The International Dota 2 Tournament
Popular Dota 2 tournaments.
The largest tournament in this discipline is The International. In 2021, Bucharest will host the 10th anniversary competition of the world's strongest esports teams. In 2011, there were 16 of them at the tournament, since 2017 the number has been expanded to 18 participants. The prize money increased from $1,600,000 in the first tournament to $34,300,000 in 2019. In 2020, the tournament was not held due to coronavirus, and in 2021, a new record for prize money is expected - more than $ 40 million.
The International Dota 2 Tournament - ti10
Dota 2 esports betting
In the betting world of esports, Dota 2 occupies an honorable second place in terms of betting volume after Counter Strike. More and more offices give a detailed painting on the Dota in their lines, organize Live streams from the skating rink, which further spurs the interest of bettors.
The former are generally focused on esports, in which Dota occupies a leading place, and in the "eights" they love this particular discipline and provide it with a wide and diverse painting.
The most popular markets:
The outcome of the skating rink;
Accurate card bill;
Handicap on the cards;
Total cards;
Even/odd on cards;
Even/odd by frags;
Total frags (kills);
Race to N frags;
Odds on frags;
IT fragments;
First blood (who will kill the enemy hero first).
In the expanded painting, it is suggested to guess the team that will destroy the enemy's defensive tower or barracks first, kill Roshan first (the strongest neutral on the map), in some lines bets are offered on the total minutes played. Also, almost all of these bets are available in the context of each card.
By the way, the rink, as a rule, is played to victory in two cards, that is, the possible accounts are limited to four: 2:0, 2:1, 1:2, 0:2. But sometimes there are rinks to win in three cards or the BO2 format, in which a draw is possible 1:1.
The margin for all esports in legal offices is about the same level - from 5 to 8%. On average, 6-7% can be considered the norm.