eSports in a stadium. Players from all over the world. With a prize money of currently $ 175.925 (it's rising)!



"On the 28th and 29th of June, thousands of fans from around the world will gather in a football stadium filled to watch the very best compete in one game - Dota 2. The Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt, Germany, will be transformed into a haven for Dota 2 fans from all over the world. The eight best teams in the world will fight it out for a prize pool of US $150,000, set to be increased by community funding through an in-game compendium.

The eight teams will be made up of two invited teams Alliance and Natus Vincere, The International 3 finalists, along with six more teams from all around the world. Three of these will be attending from Europe, two more from Asia and the last slot belonging to America. These six teams will have to make their way through very difficult qualifiers and defeat the best in the world to earn their position at ESL One Frankfurt."

source: http://www.esl-one.com/dota2/frankfurt-2014/the-event/

With tickets starting from 19,90 € up to 179,90 € you can get access to this event. Despite such high prices for this event, the first wave of tickets is already sold-out!

On the Facebook event already 5000 participants are noticed.

They have also some kind of betting system called the compendium.

Will add more info later.