Dota 2 tournament now pays out more than the PGA's biggest purse

The stakes are getting enormous for The International.

The prize pool for publisher Valve’s upcoming Dota 2 tournament is now $10 million, and it’s still growing. That makes The International 4 bigger in terms of total payout than the Players’ Championship golf event on the PGA Tour, which paid $10 million in prize money this year. Running July 18 to July 21, The International will have the best teams in the world fighting it out in the action-strategy game. The winner will take the biggest chunk of the prize money, which will likely come out to more than $5 million. This is easily the biggest award in competitive-gaming history, and fans are helping to grow it larger every day by purchasing an item that will net them rewards for watching the e-sports event.