The largest Dota 2 tournament of the year, the International 9 will be for the first time held in China. The event prize pool stands at a whopping USD 31 million (LKR 5,453,520,000), making it officially the largest prize pool at a single Esports event ever. The competition begins on August 15 and continues on till August 25 with the crowdfunded prize pool expected to grow even further.