Largest single first prize in an eSports tournament

Largest single first prize in an eSports tournament
Who
The International 2017, Team Liquid
What
10,862,683 US dollar(s)
Where
Not Applicable ()
When

The European eSports outfit Team Liquid scooped a record-breaking $10,862,683 when they took first place at the seventh The International Dota 2 Championships on 2–12 August 2017 in the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington, USA. Their winnings were part of a total prize haul of $24,787,916 – the largest prize pool in eSports. Team Liquid beat China's Team Newbee in the grand final.


Although originally founded in Netherlands, Team Liquid's victorious Dota 2 team of 2017 comprised players of multiple nationalities, from Finland, Jordan, Bulgaria, Germany and Lebanon.