The International 2017

Overview

 

Champions Cup

 

Open Qualifiers

 

Main Qualifiers

 

Group Stage

 

Main Event

 

Special Events

 

The International 2017
Seattle
Start Date:	2 August 2017
End Date:	12 August 2017
Tier:	The International
Teams:	18
Version:	7.06e
Prize Pool:	$24,687,916 USD
Website:	Link
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The International 2017 Battle Pass The International 2017 Battle Pass - Level 75

The International 2017 was the seventh iteration of Dota 2's flagship annual championship. Hosted by Valve Corporation, it took place at the KeyArena Center in Seattle, Washington. The tournament began on 22 June 2017 with the Open Qualifiers and closed on 12 August 2017 with the Grand Final, where fan favorites Team Liquid defeated 2014 champions Newbee 3-0, becoming the first team to perform a clean sweep at the finals as well as the fourth European team to win.

With a prize pool of over US$24 million, The International 2017 is the largest tournament to ever take place in eSports, breaking the record held by its previous iteration, The International 2016, which accumulated over U$20 million. The majority of this sum is collected through several in-game items released by Valve, including the The International 2017 Battle Pass, a digital tournament pass and features bundle tied to the event that included many activities and cosmetic items. 2017 marks the fourth consecutive year that The International's prize pool outgrows its previous-year record.

The International 2017 became the first not to feature the defending champion, as Wings Gaming had disbanded the previous year. Previous champions Natus Vincere (2011) and Alliance (2013) also failed to qualify. The rest of the champions were directly invited to the event. Similar to 2016, only 6 direct invites were issued for the event, with the rest of the team securing their participation through the Open Qualifiers.

Promotions

The International 2017 Battle Pass

The International 2017 Battle Pass - Level 75

Battle Level Bundle 2017

Immortal Treasure I 2017

Immortal Treasure II 2017

Immortal Treasure III 2017

Trust of the Benefactor 2017

The International 2017 Collector's Cache

Trove Carafe 2017

Imbued Trove Carafe 2017

Treasure of the Crimson Witness 2017

Schedule and Format

Date	Event	Notes
June 20 – 21	Champions Cup	Four Regions The winner advances to the main qualifiers.
June 22 – 25	Open Qualifiers	Open to all teams. Single elimination. Winner from each region advances to regional qualifiers.
June 26 – 29	Main Qualifiers	6 Regions: North Americas, South Americas, Europe, China, CIS, and Southeast Asia. Winner from each region advances to main event. 2nd place in the Europe, China, Southeast Asia and North America Qualifier advances to the main event. 3rd place in the China and Southeast Asia Qualifier advances to the main event.
August 2 - 5	Group Stage	Two groups of nine teams. Round Robin The top four teams in each group advance to the upper bracket in the Main Event. The bottom team of each group gets eliminated. The remaining teams advance to the lower bracket in the Main Event.
August 7 – 12	Main Event	16 teams, double elimination. 8 teams begin in the upper bracket, 8 in the lower bracket. First lower bracket game is best of one, others are best of three. Grand finals are best of five.
August 10	All-Star Match	5 vs 5 The players get voted by Battle Pass owners.

Teams

Invited Teams

OG 1  n0tail 2  ana 3  s4 4  JerAx 5  Fly [C] Direct Invite [Show/Hide Roster] Virtus.pro 1  RAMZES666 2  No[o]ne 3  9pasha 4  Lil 5  Solo [C] Direct Invite [Show/Hide Roster] Evil Geniuses 1  Arteezy 2  SumaiL 3  UNiVeRsE 4  zai 5  Cr1t- [C] Direct Invite [Show/Hide Roster] Team Liquid 1  MATUMBAMAN 2  Miracle- 3  MinD_ContRoL 4  GH 5  KuroKy [C] Direct Invite [Show/Hide Roster] Invictus Gaming 1  BurNing 2  Op 3  Xxs 4  BoBoKa 5  Q [C] Direct Invite [Show/Hide Roster] Newbee 1  Moogy 2  Sccc 3  kpii 4  Kaka 5  Faith [C] Direct Invite [Show/Hide Roster]

Qualified Teams

Team Secret 1  MP 2  MidOne 3  KheZu 4  YapzOr 5  Puppey [C] Europe Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] HellRaisers1 1  Swiftending 2  Keyser 3  33 4  j4 [C] 5  MiLAN Europe Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] Team Empire3 1  Resolut1on [S] 2  fn 3  Ghostik 4  RodjER 5  Miposhka [C] CIS Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] iG Vitality 1  Paparazi灬 2  Sakata 3  InJuly [C] 4  super 5  dogf1ghts China Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] LGD.Forever Young 1  Monet 2  Super 3  Inflame 4  Ahfu 5  ddc [C] China Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] LGD Gaming 1  Ame 2  Maybe 3  old eLeVeN 4  Yao [C] 5  Victoria China Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] TNC Pro Team 1  Raven 2  Kuku 3  Sam_H 4  Tims 5  1437 [C] Southeast Asia Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] Fnatic 1  Ahjit 2  QO 3  Ohaiyo 4  DJ [C] 5  Febby Southeast Asia Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] Execration 1  Nando 2  James 3  Raging Pot… 4  RR 5  Kim0 [C] Southeast Asia Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] Cloud92 1  EternaLEnVy [C] 2  FATA- 3  MSS 4  Aui_2000 5  pieliedie North America Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] Digital Chaos 1  mason 2  Abed 3  Forev 4  BuLba [C] 5  DuBu North America Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] Infamous 1  Benjaz 2  Timado 3  Kingteka [C] 4  Matthew 5  Accel South America Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster]

¹ Planet Dog were picked up by HellRaisers.

² Team NP were picked up by Cloud9.

³ Chappie was replaced by Resolut1on due to visa issues.

Coverage

The International 2017 can be viewed live for free on DotaTV in-game.

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English Official Stream 1 Official Stream 2 Official Stream 3 Official Stream 4 Official Newcomer Stream shaneomad Official Replays

Russian Official Stream 1 Official Stream 2 Official Stream 3 Official Stream 4

Chinese Official Stream 1 Official Stream 2 Official Stream 3

Others Official Spanish Stream Official Portuguese Stream MineskiTV womboxcombo MineskiTV_TH FroggedTV SaphiraTV

Cameras Crowd Cam

Results

All-Star Match

Team Radiant		53	23	Team Dire
RAMZES666					n0tail
SumaiL					Miracle-
s4					Universe
BoBoKa					Kaka
KuroKy					Solo

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Group Stage

In the Group Stage, all 18 teams are divided into two groups of nine. Within each group, teams competed in a best-of-two round robin tournament, with the top four teams (denoted in Green) advancing to the Upper Bracket of the main event, the teams ranked 5-8 (denoted in Yellow) advancing to the Lower Bracket of the former, and the team in last place (denoted in Red) being eliminated.

Group A

Group A Pos Team W L 1. Team Liquid 13 3 2. PSG.LGD 12 4 3. Evil Geniuses 11 5 4. TNC Pro Team 9 7 5. Team Secret 7 9 6. iG Vitality 7 9 7. Team Empire 6 10 8. Infamous 5 11 9. Fnatic 2 14 2 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 2 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 2 0 - 2 0 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 2 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 1 2 - 0 0 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 2 1 - 1 2 - 0 2 - 0 0 - 2 2 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 1 2 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 0 0 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 1

Group B

Group B Pos Team W L 1. LGD.Forever Young 14 2 2. Newbee 11 5 3. Virtus.pro 10 6 4. Invictus Gaming 10 6 5. OG 9 7 6. Cloud9 6 10 7. Digital Chaos 6 10 8. Execration 5 11 9. HellRaisers 1 15 2 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 0 0 - 2 0 - 2 0 - 2 0 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 2 2 - 0 2 - 0 0 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 2 0 - 2 0 - 2 0 - 2 2 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 0 0 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 1 2 - 0

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Main Event

The Main Event is a double-elimination tournament with the top four teams from each group starting off in the Upper Bracket whilst those who received 5th to 8th place starting off in the Lower (The teams that received 9th place in each group were eliminated). Most matches in the tournament are best-of-three, with the only exceptions being the matches in the 1st round of the Lower Bracket being best-of-one and the Grand Finals being best-of-five.

If any team in the Upper Bracket were to have lost their round, they will be placed within the Lower Bracket, giving them a second chance to make it to the grand finals. If any team were to be eliminated from the Lower Bracket, they are eliminated from play.

	Lower Bracket Round 1 (Bo1)				Upper Bracket Round 1 (Bo3) Lower Bracket Round 2 (Bo3)				Lower Bracket Round 3 (Bo3)				Upper Bracket Round 2 (Bo3) Lower Bracket Round 4 (Bo3)				Lower Bracket Round 5 (Bo3)				Upper Bracket Finals (Bo3) Lower Bracket Finals (Bo3)				Grand Finals (Bo5)
					Team Liquid	1
					Invictus Gaming	2
													Invictus Gaming	1
													Newbee	2
					Newbee	2
					Evil Geniuses	0
																					Newbee	2
																					LGD.Forever Young	1
					LGD.Forever Young	2
					TNC Pro Team	0
													LGD.Forever Young	2
													Virtus.pro	0
					PSG.LGD	0
					Virtus.pro	2
																									Newbee	0
																									Team Liquid	3
					Team Liquid	2
	Team Secret	1
					Team Secret	1							Virtus.pro	1
	Execration	0							Team Liquid	2
													Team Liquid	2
									Team Empire	0
					Evil Geniuses	0
	Cloud9	0																			LGD.Forever Young	1
					Team Empire	2									Team Liquid	2
	Team Empire	1																		Team Liquid	2
																		PSG.LGD	0
					TNC Pro Team	0
	OG	1
					OG	2							Invictus Gaming	0
	Infamous	0							OG	0
													PSG.LGD	2
									PSG.LGD	2
					PSG.LGD	2
	iG Vitality	0
					Digital Chaos	0
	Digital Chaos	1

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Prize Allocation

As with previous Internationals, the winning team is also awarded the Aegis of Champions.

Final Prize Pool: $24,687,916 USD
Place	Team	Winnings	Percent
A11st	Team Liquid	$10,862,683	44%
A22nd	Newbee	$3,950,067	16%
A33rd	LGD.Forever Young	$2,592,231	10.5%
A44th	PSG.LGD	$1,728,154	7%
A55th - 6th	Invictus Gaming	$1,110,956	4.5%
A55th - 6th	Virtus.pro	$1,110,956	4.5%
A77th - 8th	OG	$617,198	2.5%
A77th - 8th	Team Empire	$617,198	2.5%
A99th - 12th	Digital Chaos	$370,319	1.5%
A99th - 12th	TNC Pro Team	$370,319	1.5%
A99th - 12th	Evil Geniuses	$370,319	1.5%
A99th - 12th	Team Secret	$370,319	1.5%
B313th - 16th	iG Vitality	$123,440	0.5%
B313th - 16th	Infamous	$123,440	0.5%
B313th - 16th	Cloud9	$123,440	0.5%
B313th - 16th	Execration	$123,440	0.5%
B717th - 18th	Fnatic	$61,720	0.25%
B717th - 18th	HellRaisers	$61,720	0.25%
Crowdfunding 25% The International 2017 Battle Pass 25% The International 2017 Battle Pass - Level 75 25% The International 2017 - 5 Battle Pass Levels 25% The International 2017 - 11 Battle Pass Levels 25% The International 2017 - 24 Battle Pass Levels 25% The International 2017 Weekend Battle Cup Ticket 25% The International 2017 Collector's Cache 25% Battle Level Bundle 2017

Gallery

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  TobiWan arriving

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  Juggernaut statue

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  KeyArena

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  Cloud9

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  The Aegis of Champions

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  Team Liquid

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  S4

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  Purge

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  Backstage

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  Ana

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  Player cams

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  Crowd

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  Crowd

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  Broadcaster's desk

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  Analyst's desk

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  Execration

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  Invictus Gaming

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  Virtus.pro

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  Finals

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  Winners

Cosplay

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External links

• Official Site
• The International 2017 Announcement
• The International Ticketing FAQ
• The International Shuffle

References

Dota Major Championships The International 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Majors Frankfurt Major 2015 Shanghai Major 2016 Manila Major 2016 Boston Major 2016 Kiev Major 2017 2017 Tournaments Major tournaments Kiev Major 2017 The International 2017 ESL One Hamburg 2017 DreamLeague Season 8 Premier tournaments ESL One Genting 2017 World Electronic Sports Games 2016 Dota Pit League Season 5 Elimination Mode 3.0 Mr. Cat Invitational Season 2 StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3 Dota 2 Asia Championships 2017 Mr. Cat Invitational Europe StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 2 The Manila Masters ZOTAC Cup Masters EPICENTER 2017 Galaxy Battles Dota Summit 7 Mars Dota 2 League 2017 StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 3 PGL Open Bucharest AMD SAPPHIRE Dota PIT League Midas Mode Perfect World Masters China Top 2017 MDL Macau Dota Summit 8