Australian Damien "kpii" Chok has helped his team to a second-place finish in The International 2017, an esports tournament for the game Dota 2.

The International 2017, held in Seattle, Washington, offered the largest prize pool in esports history with $US24 million ($30 million) on offer to the 18 teams.

Despite finishing second, Chok's Chinese-based team, Newbee, won $US3,936,117.

The winning team, Dutch side Team Liquid, collected more than $US10 million.