Dota 2 record
Richest Dota 2 title of the season
Team Spirit, winner of The International 2026, was paid $1,660,200 — more than the winner of any other event this season.
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- events that started between Jun 1, 2025 and Jan 31, 2027, not counting ones that did not take place, the first-place prize from the placement table
Dota 2 record “Richest Dota 2 title of the season”: $1,660,200 for first place. Team Spirit, winner of The International 2026, was paid $1,660,200 — more than the winner of any other event this season. Among 44 finished season events with a named winner; sample: events that started between Jun 1, 2025 and Jan 31, 2027, not counting ones that did not take place, the first-place prize from the placement table. Sqady, https://sqady.com/dota2/records/richest-titles/
every event by winner’s prize
44 finished season events with a named winner
This table by host country (19 tournaments with a region or no venue named are left out):
- Russia — 6 tournaments; highest — Esports League Super Cup Media Division, 36th place.
- China — 5 tournaments; highest — The International 2026, 1st place.
- Romania — 5 tournaments; highest — PGL Wallachia Season 5, PGL Wallachia Season 6, PGL Wallachia Season 7, PGL Wallachia Season 8 and PGL Wallachia Season 9, 11th place (shared by 5).
- Denmark — 1 tournament: BLAST SLAM VII, 5th place (shared by 4).
- France — 1 tournament: Esports World Cup 2026, 4th place.
- Germany — 1 tournament: The International 2025, 2nd place.
- India — 1 tournament: Asia Pacific Predator League 2026, 29th place.
- Kazakhstan — 1 tournament: Games of the Future 2026, 9th place (shared by 2).
- Saudi Arabia — 1 tournament: Esports World Cup 2025, 3rd place.
- Serbia — 1 tournament: FISSURE PLAYGROUND 2, 9th place (shared by 2).
- United Arab Emirates — 1 tournament: Games of the Future 2025, 30th place.
- United Kingdom — 1 tournament: ESL One Birmingham 2026, 16th place (shared by 3).
how this is counted
The winner’s prize is the first-place prize money from the event’s placement table. Listed are finished season events with a known winner and prize: events that started between Jun 1, 2025 and Jan 31, 2027, not counting cancelled or postponed ones. Equal prizes share a place.
Facts and records
The second-richest title: $1,224,732 at The International 2025 (won by Team Falcons).
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The two Internationals top this table, and the winner’s prize grew from $1,224,732 in 2025 to $1,660,200 in 2026 as the pool rose by about a million dollars. The Esports World Cup 2025 had a larger pool than The International 2025, $3 million, but paid its winner less, $1 million.
Team Yandex won five titles worth $244,000 or more, BLAST SLAM VII and VIII, PGL Wallachia Seasons 7 and 9 and DreamLeague Season 27, the most of any club. Tundra Esports won four worth $290,000 or more: two BLAST SLAMs, DreamLeague Season 28 and ESL One Birmingham 2026.
BLAST SLAM VIII in October paid its winner $270,000, less than the $400,000 of each of the four BLAST SLAMs before it: its pool was $750,000 instead of $1 million, and first place took a smaller part of it.