Dota 2’s The Global will desire feature in Southeast Asia for the major time
Dota 2’s annual match, The Global, will desire feature in Singapore this October. Whereas Valve has held The Global within the US, Canada, China, Germany, and Romania within the past, this is the major time the global esports rivals is heading to a rustic in Southeast Asia.
Valve teased the upcoming match in a tweet but didn’t provide any additional valuable substances moreover a residing and date. The match is valuable for its very generous rewards, with final’s years winning team getting a a part of the $40 million prize pool. That mountainous sum is crowdfunded by in-sport purchases made by the Dota 2 neighborhood and has finest persisted to amplify over the years. We do not know the map great is up for grabs at this yr’s rivals, but we likely received’t must wait for a long way longer to search out out.
After suspending the 2020 match in Stockholm, Sweden attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Global used to be feature to lastly grasp its Swedish debut final yr. On the other hand, components with Swedish authorities brought about plans to descend thru, and Valve had to switch the match to Bucharest, Romania. Issues didn’t hobble as planned in Bucharest both, as Valve ended up retaining the rivals with out a stay viewers attributable to an uptick in COVID-19 cases. It’s not certain if Valve will likely be taking any COVID-19 precautions at this yr’s rivals, and Valve didn’t without prolong reply to The Verge’s question for comment.
