Don't Just Say Game: Esports Tournaments with Jaw-Dropping Prize Pools
We've long passed the point where people say "it's just a gaming tournament, what's the most that can happen?" Esports is now a huge industry in itself, followed by stadiums full of people with huge events. Let's take a look at the biggest esports tournaments that will only tire our jaws and make dollar signs in our eyes with their prize pools.
10. The Dota 2 Asia Championship 2015 - 3 M$
The prize pool for the championship, held in Shanghai, China, was mouth-watering with a total of $3,057,000! In the tournament, the new roster of Evil Geniuses defeated Vici Gaming 3-0.
9. Overwatch League 2019 - 3,5M$
2019 was the most rewarding year of the Overwatch League, which Blizzard entered the esports arena with high hopes but didn't quite find what it expected. In the tournament, the San Francisco Shock took down the Vancouver Titans to claim victory.
8. Fortnite Fall Skirmish Series: Kulüpler Sıralaması - 4M$
The most popular battle royale game of recent years, Fortnite's moves in the esports scene are as bold as they are in gaming. In 2019, Fortnite said it would allocate 100 million dollars for all esports tournaments and used a significant portion of this amount in this event.
7. PUBG Global Championship 2021 - 4,4$
PUBG, another popular battle royale game, is no slouch either.
6. The 2020 Call of Duty League Championship - 4,6M$
Even though the inaugural season of the Call of Duty League took place online due to the pandemic, the prize pool was far from disappointing. In the final stage, Dallas Empire defeated Atlanta FaZe to take the lion's share of the $1.5 million prize pool.
5. The 2018 League of Legends World Championship - 6,4M$
League of Legends, one of the most important games that made esports as we know it today, expected nothing less! Watched by a stadium full of fans and millions of online viewers, Invictus Gaming defeated Fnatic 3-0 and pocketed $2.4 million of the prize pool.
4. PUBG Global Invitational.S 2021 - 7.1M$
The tournament, which had one of the largest prize pools in esports history, ended with the victory of the Susquehanna Soniqs team after both online and offline legs. The team took home $1,296,189 in prize money.
3. The 2021 Honor of Kings World Champion Cup - 7,7M$
Honor of Kings, which holds the title of the world's most played mobile MOBA game, has written its name in esports history with a prize pool worthy of its name. QG Happy and Gank Gaming faced each other in the final and QG Happy emerged victorious.
2. The 2019 Fortnite World Cup Finals - 30,4M$
Yes, you read the award correctly. The opening tournament of Epic Games' first Fortnite World Cup Finals was split into two main events. Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf won $3 million in the solo finals, while David "aqua" W and Emil "Nyhrox" Bergquist Pedersen split $3 million in the duo finals.
1. The International 10 - 40M$
When it comes to massive prize pools, esports fans know that Dota 2 is the first thing that comes to mind. For 10 years, Dota 2 broke the highest prize pool records in the esports world, and with The International 10, Dota 2 took it to the next level.
