*Dota 2's year-end event the International (International Invitational Tournament) announced that it would be held in Singapore in October this year *. Although valve has held international competitions in the United States, Canada, China, Germany and Romania in the past, this is the first time that this global E-sports competition has been held in Southeast Asian countries.
Valve announced the upcoming event in a tweet, but did not provide any details other than the location and date. The event is known for its very generous rewards. Last year's champion team won part of the $40 million prize. This huge amount of money comes from the crowdfunding funds purchased by dota2 community in the game, which has been increasing for many years. We don't know how much money there will be in this year's competition, but we may not have to wait too long to know.
Due to the COVID-19, the activities held in Stockholm, Sweden in 2020 were forced to be postponed; Last year, the international was going to be held in Sweden, but due to the problems of the Swedish authorities, the plan failed again, and valve had to move the event to Bucharest, Romania.
However, the activities in Bucharest were not carried out as planned. Due to the increase of covid-19 cases, valve finally held the game without a live audience. It is unclear whether valve will take any covid-19 precautions in this year's competition. Valve did not immediately respond to the verge's request for comment.