This yearly occurrence would eventually also culminate in shattering the esports record for the biggest tournament prize pool at each turn too, including TI10 being the first esports event ever to crack a $40 million prize pool last year. But with TI11\u2019s battle pass starting later than usual, receiving heavy criticism, and being split into two parts\u2014where one doesn\u2019t even support the event at all\u2014it is looking increasingly likely this is the end for that run.\u00a0<\/p>
As currently projected, if Valve doesn\u2019t infuse some life into the current battle pass in the coming weeks TI11\u2019s prize pool curve is threatening to flatline and eventually be surpassed by the growth of TI7 and TI8 by early October. This is unlikely because Valve is likely to release the first set of new Level Bundles before that happens, and even without that boost the sales would need to slow further and not see any bumps to allow for the previous events to catch up.<\/p>
