Update: Fan Contributions to Worlds Prize Pool

Riot·Oct 28, 2016·2 votes·73,777 views

It’s been an incredible month of games leading up to the Finals at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Thanks for following us on the road across North America and supporting the best teams in the World on their journey to lift the Summoner’s Cup!

On the eve of Finals, here’s an update on the total prize pool that teams will take home, including all proceeds from fan purchases of Championship Zed and Championship ward skins.

Over the last few weeks, our total prize pool has been raised to $5.07MM - remember that you can still support the prize pool through November 6th, and we’ll announce the final total just after!

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Check out our previous post for a breakdown of how this pool will be distributed amongst competing teams.

Thanks again for helping to support the best pro play in LoL esports. See you at the Finals!

72 Comments

PYROJKLOct 28, 201637 votes

Current Prize pool breakdown: 1st: $2.03 M 2nd: $761 K 3rd/4th: $380 K 5-8: $203 K 9-12: $114 K 13-16: $63 K

delta12Oct 28, 201625 votes

That's a lot of RP

GGdaysOct 28, 201612 votes

And we give all these money to Korean. Feels bad man.[zombie-nunu-bummed]

bro0rtegaOct 28, 20163 votes

I think the contribution of the sales from the skins to the prize pool are from global sales of the skins. At least that would make sense to me.

Laser TornadoOct 29, 201626 votes

They earned it.

GoodwineOct 29, 201614 votes

It means the other regions need to git gud

LatetotheRaceOct 29, 20169 votes

Well there's evidence that assassins sell skins. Rip Star guardian Urgot.

Kitty StarkOct 30, 20163 votes

My heart breaks ;-; Urgot [slayer-pantheon-rainbows]

MrMooseanatorOct 28, 20168 votes

[zombie-nunu-hearts] Nice job everyone, let's hope Riot does this every year from now on

FabzzOct 29, 20164 votes

very nice, now we're only 15M away from catching up to dota, we can do it guys, don't give up!

EwreckshinOct 29, 20164 votes

Just keep in mind this is off 1 skin and 1 ward. Dota's prize pools are off all sales from their game total. I'm sure LoL could catch them if they did the same.

SPEN1S1SOct 29, 20161 votes

100% false again

Maj0rNov 1, 20162 votes

which part is false? and could you please correct it. I honestly do know know and want to know. But just saying false on all the posts doesnt help me.

lapiopoopNov 6, 20161 votes

Not all the items, only items relating to the Compendium are included towards the prize pool of the International Championship. Just like how league only has certain items that if bought, will contribute to the Worlds prizepool

MoccáNov 1, 20163 votes

Also, dota prize pool had 100 days to stack up, this had a few weeks....

SPEN1S1SNov 15, 20161 votes

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Also, dota prize pool had 100 days to stack up, this had a few weeks....

good looks like u did ur homework and corrected to 100 days

Jesus Is My KingOct 28, 20163 votes

leave akali alone :(

TFBaamOct 28, 20161 votes

TamuutOct 28, 20162 votes

Meanwhile the DOTA 2 prize pool is a little over $20 million without having to rely on players...

Poark BallyOct 28, 201612 votes

You're kidding right?

PYROJKLOct 28, 20164 votes

He is, another thing I forgot to point out is, Riot would have made 12 million on just this championship skin and ward. If they added the total earnings to the winnings, then the prize pools would be similar but no business is just going to write an extra 9 million dollar check for "advertising" as most people would look at it. Their investors would be firing quit a few people at Riot if that happened.

XcyathorpeOct 28, 20164 votes

That was my math on it too. 12 million in sales of two items in a 5 week period. I am definitely in the wrong business.

Assass1n0pOct 28, 20165 votes

2 virtual items dont forget. Pretty amazing to think that they made 12 million is sales from some strings of code that make up a virtual item

XcyathorpeOct 31, 20161 votes

Don't forget the pixels of art required as well.....

I used to model and texture Neverwinter Nights placeables, so the art side is more important to me than the code behind the scenes.

RaldridOct 29, 20161 votes

They look at the amount of RP it takes to buy lets say a skin. They then convert that into like the pricing, do you think stores get LOL cards for free. No, look at the pricing of rp to like $25 and its unerstandable. 12 Million though, not as understandable.

CavemanteroOct 31, 20161 votes

yep...learn to sucker idiots and you'll be rich.

PYROJKLOct 28, 201613 votes

Maybe I misread the part where it said contributed prize pool but it sure looks like Valve only puts out 1.6mil while league does 2 mil. http://dota2.prizetrac.kr/international2016

ChrisCrossedOct 28, 20162 votes

Valve has always started the pool at 1.6 million. Been like that since the first year.

EmlnenceOct 28, 201610 votes

1.6 million prize pool, cs 1.6 best game, hl3 confirmed.

lapiopoopNov 6, 20161 votes

Unless we're talking about the Majors that Valve puts up. They put in 3 million each major with their 4th major this December, but are not crowdfunded

Lv100 ZapdosOct 28, 201617 votes

http://www.dota2.com/international/battlepass/

Dota2 prize pool right now is at $20.7 million. However, it is very reliant on player purchases. While it is clearly a lot more than LoL, Riot only included just champ zed and ward purchases. If they included ALL sales I'm sure it woukd shoot through the roof just because of the sheer size of community league has over dota.

DarkEcho6Nov 2, 20161 votes

I didn't buy the skin because I do not own zed, and it was not interesting enough. If chests contributed, I would have contributed. I bought 18 champion chests. But Rito only uses 2 things for prize pool.

Prince RoxasOct 28, 20168 votes

dota 2 does use a percentage of income from players to their prize pool they just do that all year and for everything not one skin. so considering 1 skin and 1 wardskin got riot 5 mil. well lol just saying.

CactusJackLovesNov 3, 20162 votes

Dota only uses proceeds from the compendium sales

SPEN1S1SNov 15, 20161 votes

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Dota only uses proceeds from the compendium sales

glad u did ur homework and fixed to 'compendium' and they also throw in a clean mil for shits n giggles

SPEN1S1SNov 15, 20161 votes

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dota 2 does use a percentage of income from players to their prize pool they just do that all year and for everything not one skin. so considering 1 skin and 1 wardskin got riot 5 mil. well lol just saying.

its not 'throughout the year'. this is where u lol %%%s learn ur wrong. yes im also a lol %%%

TBakesOct 28, 20162 votes

[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

rtbf63656846Oct 28, 20162 votes

Any chance RIOT would reimburse me paying for internet services just to play Leauge? It isn't cheap living in the middle of nowhere and having to pay more just so you don't have 400+ ping. #thestruggle #feelsbadman

EnduringOct 28, 201612 votes

dude, i played a game with you yesterday. lol

Deanmachine1188Oct 29, 20162 votes

No get a job or steal money from your mom

rtbf63656846Oct 29, 20161 votes

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No get a job or steal money from your mom

If I didn't have a job I wouldn't want to be reimbursed? It's no big deal lol. I just stop playing for awhile or painfully play ARAM.

StexeOct 29, 20161 votes

Has anyone figured out how much RP and $ people spent to get that total?

ntbcoolOct 29, 20161 votes

total prize pool - 2mil times 4 and there is your answer

StexeOct 29, 20162 votes

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total prize pool - 2mil times 4 and there is your answer

Uh, how did you get that number? The original prize pool was $2,000,000? And it is now $5,070,000.

That means 3,070,000 was added. Which means the total in sales was $12,280,000 from sales. That's just from Championship Zed and the Championship Ward skin. However, they sell for RP which means it isn't directly relatable to $ amounts. Just wondering how much that would be in RP spent and such.

PrayForParisPlsOct 29, 20161 votes

More prize money won't change the fact that Worlds are not as hyped as in 2014's season. SSW was the shit. Now it's just drama and trying to create hype really is getting redundant .

Kitty StarkOct 30, 20164 votes

I was pretty hype and I'm fairly sure I had moderate heart palpitations between the ROX/SKT semifinal and the actual final. It was very back and forth and to say it was all just staged for drama must make you a pretty over-serious person. Just enjoy the action, stop trying to say they fake it for attention or anything. These teams have worked impossibly hard to get this far and deserve every penny of prize money.