Maelstorm believes that The International 2026 may have a good prize pool for current times

Dota 2 caster Vladimir Maelstorm Kuzminov assessed the prospects for growth of the prize fund of The International 2026 against the backdrop of the first day of sales of bundles for the tournament. He shared his thoughts on Telegram.

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It seems that we are waiting for a very good prize money for these times. Starting sales of bundles are 4 times better than last year. This is what happens when you write down 6-7 instead of one... 6-7.

The base prize pool for TI15 was set at $1.6 million. At the time of publication of the material, the amount up for grabs reached $2,015,778 due to sales of in-game content dedicated to the tournament. At the same time, less than a day has passed since the release of materials. For example, the prize pool of the previous tournament in the series increased from $1.6 million to $2 million three days later.