1# The International 2021
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Date: Oct. 7-17, 2021
Game: Dota 2
Prize Pool: $40,018,195
Final positions:
1st: Team Spirit
2nd: PSG.LGD
3rd: Team Secret
The International is an annual tournament for the esports game Dota 2, held by the gaming group Valve since 2011.
The International 2021 was the 10th edition of the event, boasting the biggest esports prize pool in history with more than $40 million up for grabs. It was also the first International held since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
China-based team PSG.LGD narrowly lost to Russian squad Team Spirit 2-3 in the grand finals. The champions Team Spirit took home $18,208,300.