{"id":8032,"date":"2019-08-26T00:51:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T00:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=8032"},"modified":"2019-08-26T02:00:40","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T02:00:40","slug":"tnc-predator-exit-ti9-with-685k-prize-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/tnc-predator-exit-ti9-with-685k-prize-money\/","title":{"rendered":"TNC Predator exit TI9 with $685k prize money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/dota-2\/the-international\/\" title=\"The International Dota 2 betting\">The International 2019<\/a> came to a close on Sunday, August 25, with OG writing history by emerging victorious for the second year in the row. <\/p>\n<p>While all the spotlight is on the European powerhouse, <a href=\"\/the-international-2019-prize-pool-tops-30m\/\" title=\"TI9 prize pool tops $30 million\">who walked away with a record-breaking US $15,609,853 in prize money<\/a>, top Philippine team TNC Predator can also be extremely happy with their 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