Gamescom proved to be an astounding triumph for Valve and the Action RTS community, as Dota 2's public unveiling was met with a massive online audience of well over four million users at once. The DotA squad of Natus Vincere had an equally historic showing, as they played a nearly-flawless tournament, in which they only lost one session, but not a single match. As a result, the team secured the grand prize pot of one million dollars- the equivalent of nearly four times the total earnings of their Counter-Strike counterparts.

Na'Vi proved to be the most-aggressive of the teams, relying heavily upon the accumulated personal talent and their infamous mind games. By the time of the loser bracket final between Scythe Gaming and EHOME , Valve had already posted on their perception of Na'Vi as "rolling". Going into the grand final with a BYE match, the steamroller's only obstacle was EHOME, who managed to secure a session in the second scheduled, (first played), match. Na'Vi leveled the playing field once more, however, through two grueling hour-long matches and a final 42-minute skirmish.

The International Final Standings:
1. Natus Vincere - $1,000,000
2. EHOME - $250,000
3. Scythe Gaming - $150,000
4. MeetYourMakers - $80,000
5/6. Invictus Gaming - $35,000
5/6. Moscow Five - $35,000
7/8. MiTH.Trust - $25,000
7/8. Online Kingdom Nirvana.int - $25,000

According to IceFrog, The International will return next year at Gamescom 2012. Whether or not the prize purse will match this magnitude remains to be seen.

Source: Dota 2 Blog (1), (2), IceFrog's Blog