The International 2019

Overview

 

Main Qualifiers

 

Group Stage

 

Main Event

 

The International 2019
Shanghai
Start Date:	1 August 2019
End Date:	1 August 2019
Tier:	The International
Teams:	18
Version:	7.21d
Prize Pool:	$9,701,501
Website:	Link
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The International 2019 Battle Pass

The International 2019 was the ninth iteration of Dota 2's flagship annual championship. Hosted by Valve Corporation, it took place at the Rogers Arena in ??. The tournament featured ?? teams competing for a total prize pool of $??.

Schedule and Format

Date	Event	Notes
June ?? – ??	Open Qualifiers	Open to all teams. Single elimination. Winner from each region advances to regional qualifiers.
June ?? – ??	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 16 – 18	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. If there is a tie along the Upper and Lower Bracket divider or between the lower bracket and elimination divider, more games will be played.
August 20 – 25	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.

Coverage

• The International 2019 can be viewed live for free on DotaTV in-game.

English SteamTV Official Stream 1 Official Stream 2 Official Stream 3 Official Stream 4 Official Newcomer Stream 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

Promotional items

Immortal Treasure I 2019

Immortal Treasure II 2019

Immortal Treasure III 2019

Trust of the Benefactor 2019

Trove Carafe 2019

Treasure of the Crimson Witness 2019

The International 2019 Collector's Cache

The International 2019 Collector's Cache

The International 2019 Collector's Cache II

The International 2019 Collector's Cache II

Teams

Invited Teams

TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Puppey Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster]

Qualified Teams

TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player Europe Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player CIS Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player China Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player China Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player North America Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player Southeast Asia Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player Southeast Asia Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player North America Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player North America Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] TBD 1  Player 2  Player 3  Player 4  Player 5  Player South America Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster]

Results

Open Qualifiers

• North America 1: TDB
• North America 2: TDB
• North America 3: TDB
• North America 4: TDB
• North America 5: TDB
• North America 6: TDB
• South America 1: TDB
• South America 2: TDB
• South America 3: TDB
• South America 4: TDB
• South America 5: TDB
• South America 6: TDB
• Europe 1: TDB
• Europe 2: TDBn}}
• Europe 3: TDB
• Europe 4: TDB
• CIS 1: TDB
• CIS 2: TDB
• CIS 3: TDB
• CIS 4: TDB
• CIS 5: TDB
• CIS 6: TDB
• China 1: TDB
• China 2: TDB
• China 3: TDB
• China 4: TDB
• China 5: TDB
• China 6: TDB
• China 7: TDB
• SEA 1: TDB
• SEA 2: TDB
• SEA 3: TDB
• SEA 4: TDB
• SEA 5: TDB

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 D L P 1. PSG.LGD 5 3 0 13p 2. Team Secret 4 3 1 11p 3. Newbee 2 5 1 9p 4. TNC Predator 2 5 1 9p 5. Mineski 2 4 2 8p 6. Alliance 1 6 1 8p 7. Team Liquid 2 2 4 6p 8. Keen Gaming 2 1 5 5p 9. Chaos Esports Club 0 3 5 3p 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-1 1-1 0-2 2-0 2-0 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-1 2-0 0-2 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-0 0-2 1-1 1-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 2-0 1-1 2-0 1-1 2-0 0-2 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-0 0-2 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-1

Group B

Group B Pos Team W D L P 1. OG 6 2 0 14p 2. Vici Gaming 4 3 1 11p 2. Evil Geniuses 3 3 2 9p 4. Virtus.pro 3 2 3 8p 5. Fnatic 3 1 4 7p 6. Natus Vincere 2 3 3 7p 6. Infamous 1 5 2 7p 9. Royal Never Give Up 2 2 4 6p 8. Ninjas in Pyjamas 0 3 5 3p 0-2 1-1 1-1 2-0 0-2 2-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 0-2 2-0 1-1 0-2 2-0 0-2 0-2 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 0-2 1-1 0-2 1-1 2-0 1-1 0-2 0-2 2-0 0-2 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-1 0-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 0-2 0-2 1-1 2-0 2-0 0-2 0-2 1-1 0-2 2-0 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 0-2 2-0 0-2 1-1 0-2

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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)
					PSG.LGD	2
					Virtus.pro	0
													PSG.LGD	2
													Vici Gaming	0
					Vici Gaming	2
					TNC Predator	1
																					PSG.LGD	1
																					OG	2
					OG	2
					Newbee	0
													OG	2
													Evil Geniuses	1
					Team Secret	1
					Evil Geniuses	2
																									OG	3
																									Team Liquid	1
					Virtus.pro	0
	Alliance	0
					Royal Never Give Up	2							Evil Geniuses	0
	Royal Never Give Up	1							Royal Never Give Up	0
													Team Liquid	2
									Team Liquid	2
					TNC Predator	0
	Fnatic	0																			PSG.LGD	1
					Team Liquid	2									Team Liquid	2
	Team Liquid	1																		Team Liquid	2
																		Team Secret	0
					Newbee	1
	Infamous	1
					Infamous	2							Vici Gaming	0
	Keen Gaming	0							Infamous	0
													Team Secret	2
									Team Secret	2
					Team Secret	2
	Mineski	1
					Mineski	1
	Natus Vincere	0

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Prize Allocation

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

Final Prize Pool: $9,701,501 USD
Place	Team	Winnings	Percent
A11st	TBD	$4,268,660	44%
A22nd	TBD	$1,552,240	16%
A33rd	TBD	$1,018,658	10.5%
A44th	TBD	$679,105	7%
A55th - 6th	TBD	$436,568	4.5%
A55th - 6th	TBD	$436,568	4.5%
A77th - 8th	TBD	$242,538	2.5%
A77th - 8th	TBD	$242,538	2.5%
A99th - 12th	TBD	$145,523	1.5%
A99th - 12th	TBD	$145,523	1.5%
A99th - 12th	TBD	$145,523	1.5%
A99th - 12th	TBD	$145,523	1.5%
B313th - 16th	TBD	$48,508	0.5%
B313th - 16th	TBD	$48,508	0.5%
B313th - 16th	TBD	$48,508	0.5%
B313th - 16th	TBD	$48,508	0.5%
B717th - 18th	TBD	$24,254	0.25%
B717th - 18th	TBD	$24,254	0.25%
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External links

• Official Site
• The International 2019 Announcement
• The International Ticketing FAQ
• The International Shuffle

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