Dota 2 is one of the world’s most popular competitive games. Having launched fully in 2013, the game has gone on to offer the highest esports tournament prize pool in the world.

The International, the biggest annual tournament in Dota 2, had a combined prize pool of $34.3m in 2019. It started at $1.6m, and increased via a portion of in-game purchases made by players.

It’s one of the most played titles with some 9m players as of December 2019, and is also one of the most watched games on streaming platform Twitch.

Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game like League of Legends, with players able to choose from more than 100 playable heroes. Two teams of five must compete with one another – the winner being the first to enter the opposing team’s stronghold and destroy their ancient.