No[o]ne talked about how the cancellation of Majors affected the level of professional Dota 2

Although Vladimir “No[o]ne” Minenko is proud of Virtus.pro's victories at Valve's Majors, the player believes that they were not too different from modern Dota 2 tournaments.

The player spoke about this on Twitch.

"Yes and no. They were no different, except that the prize pool was bigger. The Kiev Major 2017 was practically no different from ESL One Hamburg 2017.

Was The International 2021, which Spirit won with a prize pool of $40 million, any different from The International 2023? Yes and no. The level of play is always improving. It's just that there was more hype much earlier."

Moreover, comparing The International tournaments for 2021 and 2023, the player noted that the level of play had even increased, despite the decrease in hype around the event.

The prize pool for The International 2021 was over $40 million, of which the winners, Team Spirit, received over $18 million. In 2023, the TI prize pool dropped to $3.38 million.

We would like to remind you that earlier, Vladimir “No[o]ne” Minenko expressed his assumptions about the size of the prize pool for The International 2025.