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Here's what Dota 2's Team Spirit could buy with its $18 million TI10 prize

Yesterday, Dota 2's Team Spirit completed its dark horse storyline by toppling PSG.LGD in the final of The International 10, netting $18,208,300 in the process. It's the biggest prize ever awarded to a single esports team, and Team Spirit's Russian and Ukrainian players theoretically take home $3,641,660 each. Tidy.

We say theoretically, of course, because with taxes on winnings, potentially splits for coaches and other staff members, and maybe even a cut to the organisation depending on contracts, it's not like every dime of that prize money will end up neatly in the players' pockets. However, such a sensational storyline, resulting in a sensational amount of cash, requires a sensational bit of coverage to go with it.

So, we thought we'd take a look at just what Team Spirit's players could theoretically buy with their hard earned $18.2 million. While they will likely do smart and sensible things like invest in their futures (yawn), here we'll put into perspective just how much dough Team Spirit walked away with after a magical night in Bucharest by suggesting some less-sensible ways to blow that prize money.

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Vladimir Putin congratulates Russian Dota 2 team for world championship win

Moscow-based Team Spirit claimed the crown at The International 2021 this weekend, earning a prize payout of more than $18 million in the process—the biggest in esports history. The team also got an official letter of congratulations from Russian president Vladimir Putin...
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Marci from the DOTA: Dragon's Blood anime will join Dota 2 later this year

Valve has announced that the next hero joining the ranks in Dota 2 will be Marci, the silent companion to Mirana from the DOTA: Dragon's Blood anime.

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Team Spirit wins $18M Dota 2 championship in close finals

Dota 2's Aegis trophy has come back to Eastern Europe for the first time since the inaugural tournament in 2011 as Team Spirit has won The International 2021 and been crowned world champions. After blowing a 2-0 lead early in the best of 5 finals, including a brutal fourth-game loss that left the record at 2-2, Team Spirit took the team to championship a win in the final game...
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Dota 2's next hero is Marci, coming ahead of Dragon's Blood: Book Two in January

While I will be forever grumpy that Netflix continues to call animated series made outside of Japan 'anime', I will not be upset that Dota: Dragon's Blood is now influencing Valve's own MOBA. As part of The International this weekend, Valve announced that the next hero for Dota 2 will be Marci, who debuted in Netflix's Dota: Dragon's Blood show.

The trailer says that "Marci joins the fight this fall", and if you haven't checked your calendar lately, we are in the autumn season - so expect Marci to appear in-game sometime before December 21. No details yet on her abilities, but as the official announcement puts it, you'll be able to "unleash the dauntless strength of Marci as she proves some loyalties transcend barriers and takes her place amongst the most stalwart heroes in Dota 2."

A second season of Dota: Dragon's Blood was also announced with a new trailer this weekend too. Studio Mir is once again taking the reins for Book Two, which is set to hit Netflix in January 2022.

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