A double whammy from the world of esports with The Dota 2 International prize pool looking set to breach the $20m barrier and Vodafone opens a new esports channel in Spain.

Who would have thought that the boys and their toys phenomenon would have created a range of electronic sports that could one day take on physical sport in a fist fight and create a few bruises?

That’s what’s happening, only because we are in the midst of it, we can’t see it.

Dota 2’s The International is on course to smash last year’s record for the largest esports prize pool in history thanks to impressive sales of Battle Passes and Levels.