Dota 2's "The International 10" cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Developer of the game series Dota, Valve Software announced that this year's The International, which has one of the world's biggest price pool for any esports tournament, is not going to be organised this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

According to the company, "We have been exploring various date possibilities, but it is likely that the event will need to happen in 2021. Given the highly volatile landscape for local gathering restrictions, virus trajectory, and global travel policies, we don't expect to have enough confidence to communicate firm dates in the near future."

This year, the tournament was supposed to be held in Sweden. Fans all over the world are saddened to hear this news but they do understand that this is a necessary step in times like these. 

However, Valve announced that they will be releasing the Battle Pass like every year and that the next tournament will be funded by 25% of the sales of the Battle Pass. According to Valve, "We are planning to release soon instead of closer to the event itself. However, with our team working from home and things taking longer to complete, the release date of the Battle Pass will be at least a couple of weeks later than usual."