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  • ESPN's report on Dota 2's The International is a step in the right direction

    We're used to mainstream media not quite getting eSports. Most reports revolve around the "OMG people get paid to do this?!" angle and the inevitable "this isn't a real sport" quip.
    Here, the people behind SportsCenter - the daily sports news television program and the flagship program of ESPN - don't quite get The International - Valve's hugely popular Dota 2 tournament that wrapped up over the weekend - but at least they make an attempt to understand what's going on - and their interest comes across as pretty genuine.
    The International offered an incredible $18.3m prize pot, with the winning team taking home $6.6m. This, ESPN's SportsCenter points out, is more money than Wimbledon, The Masters and The Kentucky Derby currently offer.
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