竞技

Based on the data of Escorenews, over 2000 esports tournaments have been held in the world over the past year. Their total prize pool exceeded $100 million, which is 40% more than the previous year. The best results were shown by Chinese players, they earned 14% of all prize money. The five strongest countries also included players from Russia, Korea, Ukraine and the USA. Almost half of the prize money was won in the Dota 2 discipline. The prize fund of the main tournament of the year - The International - reached $40 million. Next came Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and PUBG.