Last year’s competition broke all records for anything ever, it seemed. With a final prize pool of more than $10 million, financial analysts are already expecting this year’s rewards to top $15 million. And the continued growth of the Dota 2 playerbase over the past 12 months, combined with the success of the novel

from last year’s coverage is set to make August’s event one of the biggest, and most accessible, in the history of eSports. But before that can happen, there are some deciding factors

needs to address.