At some point earlier than section two of The Worldwide 2023 ends, we lastly know the way groups might be paid out on the finish of the occasion. On high of this information coming whereas Dota 2’s largest match is already in full swing, it additionally continues to focus on how a lot the TI12 Compendium is failing the professional scene.
In response to Liquipedia, TI12 will use a barely totally different distribution proportion in comparison with earlier years and pay out each crew attending this yr’s occasion—together with an elevated drop for everybody eradicated in a tie for final place. First place will nonetheless take house the lion’s share with 45 % of the whole prize pool, adopted by 12 % for second place and eight % for third.
Sadly, whereas 20 of the groups have been battling it out for the Aegis of Champions in Seattle, the TI12 prize pool continues to flatline.
It took the TI12 prize pool over 17 days to crack the $3 million mark, placing it over $5 million behind the place TI5 was in an identical timeframe. If this tempo retains up, this yr’s occasion is more likely to finish behind TI4’s $10,923,977 last prize pool, which might be the primary time a TI has not surpassed $10 million in over a decade.
If the Compendium ended right this moment and TI12 had a prize pool of $3,019,026, first place would take house a mixed $1,358,702. For reference, Tundra Esports gained $8,518,822 at TI11 final yr and Newbee took house $5,025,029 all the way in which again at TI4.
TI10 nonetheless holds the report for the largest overall esports prize pool at $40,018,400 and, though TI11 snapped a decade-long streak of Dota’s largest stage getting a much bigger prize pool yearly, it nonetheless ended at slightly below $19 million. So what we will take away from this sharp decline is that the community’s disappointment in the Compendium’s content offerings continues to replicate on gross sales and its subsequent prize pool distribution.
The TI12 Compendium bought a bit of affection for including extra precise actions to get pleasure from throughout and after the precise match matches. Nonetheless, the dearth of cosmetics or different content material to push gamers to both grind or buy battle go ranges has severely decreased the chance for most individuals to transcend shopping for the bottom $7 bundle—in the event that they seize it in any respect.
This drop in prize pool has not impacted the significance of TI for many gamers attending the occasion, however it might slowly shift some narratives within the professional scene as Valve moves away from a dedicated Dota Pro Circuit next season. For instance, Riyadh Masters would possibly develop into much more vital to the aggressive scene because it has the ESL Professional Tour feeding into it and just posted a $15 million prize pool of its own.
We must wait and see what the TI12 prize pool appears like as soon as the occasion ends on Oct. 29 earlier than absolutely judging the Compendium’s affect, however it doesn’t seem like it’ll see elevated development until Valve provides some extra content material previous to then.
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