Dota 2 Bot TI returning for its third run later this month
Beyond The Summit has revealed Bot TI is returning for its third run soon, to help smooth over the gap until TI10. The main tournament has been delayed until next year because of the pandemic and has already reached a record breaking $34 million prize pool.
The Bot TI plays out much like the regular TI tournament, which is the biggest event not only in the Dota 2 esports calendar, but one of the biggest esports tournaments full stop. The only difference is that the bot version of the tournament is played entirely by AI, and instead of the usual crowd funded, multi-million prize pool, there is no prize money. Bots don't need cash, after all.
"Bots can't get COVID so they are totally unaffected by the pandemic right now," BTS says in its announcement post on Reddit. "However, the Bots are wearing masks and social distancing as a sign of solidarity to their human Dota player brethren." The tournament will run September 23-27.
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