The International 2015 prize distribution announced

The prize pool for The International 2015 is big to the tune of $17,087,016. It's now bigger than all previous International tournaments combined.

Here's how it stands at the time of writing:

1st place: $6,151,326
2nd: $2,648,487
3rd: $2,050,442
4th: $1,452,396
5th: $1,110,656
6th: $1,110,656
7th: $768,916
8th: $768,916
9th: $205,044
10th: $205,044
11th: $205,044
12th: $205,044
13th: $51,261
14th: $51,261
15th: $51,261
16th: $51,261

As yet, only 14 of the 16 teams have been confirmed. The four runner-up teams of the regional qualifiers—CDEC Gaming, Team Archon, MVP Phoenix and Vega Squadron—will fight it out for the two remaining "wildcard" spots. They'll join the regional winners EHOME, compLexity Gaming, MVP HOT6ix and Natus Vincere; and the invited teams Vici Gaming, Evil Geniuses, Team Secret, Invictus Gaming, LGD Gaming, Cloud9, Team Empire, Virtus.pro, Newbee and Fnatic.

The International group stage runs from July 27-30, with the tournament itself taking place from August 3--8. You'll be able to watch on Twitch, YouTube, or Dota 2's broadcast page. This year, those unfamiliar with Dota 2 can look forward to a daily "Newcomer Show"—a once-a-day event that will seemingly replace last year's newcomer stream.

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