Week-long video gaming tournament kicks off, with a hefty prize

Amelia Havanec

Amelia Havanec Jul 1, 2025

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h2><p>Today kicks off Valve's Dota 2 week-long tournament at Key Arena in Seattle, where 16 five-person teams compete for a greater share of a $18 million prize pool. Dota 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer video game, in which teams try to protect their territory on a map while</p></h2>
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            <p>Today kicks off <a href="http://www.geekwire.com/2015/more-than-18m-in-prize-money-on-the-line-as-valves-huge-dota-2-tournament-kicks-off-in-seattle/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Valve's Dota 2 week-long tournament</a> at Key Arena in Seattle, where 16 five-person teams compete for a greater share of a <a href="http://www.dota2.com/international/overview/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">$18 million prize pool</a>. Dota 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer video game, in which teams try to protect their territory on a map while taking out another team's stronghold. This year's prize money sets the record for biggest payout in eSports history, influencing spectator tickets to sell out within one hour. You can watch Valve's live-stream <a href="http://www.dota2.com/watch/76561198198486997?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">here</a>.</p>
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Today kicks off Valve's Dota 2 week-long tournament at Key Arena in Seattle, where 16 five-person teams compete for a greater share of a $18 million prize pool. Dota 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer video game, in which teams try to protect their territory on a map while taking out another team's stronghold. This year's prize money sets the record for biggest payout in eSports history, influencing spectator tickets to sell out within one hour. You can watch Valve's live-stream here.

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By Amelia Havanec

Amelia Havanec is Crosscut's Science and Tech Fellow. She came to Washington from her home state of Connecticut by way of New York, Florida, California and Michigan in pursuit of the perfect pint. Sh