The International 2019

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[e][h]The International 2019

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Location:

 Shanghai

Format:

Group Stage

Round Robin

Playoffs

Double Elimination

Prize Pool:

$34,330,068 USD

Dota TV Ticket:

Free in Dota 2 Client

The International 2019 is the concluding tournament of the Dota Pro Circuit and the ninth annual edition of The International. The tournament will be held on Chinese soil for the first time, as it moves to the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai.[1] Following the previous year format, a point system based on official sponsored Majors and Minors will be used to determine the twelve invites to The International.[2]

Format[edit]

  • Teams
    • 12 teams qualify through Dota Pro Circuit
    • 6 teams qualify through Regional Qualifiers: one team each from China, Southeast Asia, North America, South America, CIS, and Europe[3]
  • Open QualifiersJuly 3rd – July 6th, 2019
    • Single-elimination bracket for Regional Qualifiers
  • Regional QualifiersJuly 7th – July 14th, 2019
    • Bo1 round-robin Group Stage to advance to Playoffs
    • Double-elimination Playoffs, the winner qualifies to TI
  • Group StageAugust 15th – August 18th, 2019
    • All eighteen teams are divided into two groups where they play in a Round Robin format.
      • All matches are played in a Bo2.
      • The top four teams in each group advance to the Upper Bracket of the Main Event.
      • The bottom team in each group is eliminated.
      • The remaining teams advance to the Lower Bracket of the Main Event.
  • Main EventAugust 20th – August 25th, 2019
    • Sixteen teams play in a double-elimination format over six days.
      • Eight teams begin in the Upper Bracket, eight in the Lower Bracket.
      • First Lower Bracket round is Bo1, Grand Finals are Bo5, all others rounds are Bo3.
    • Click here for a detailed explanation of the Main Stage format

For the full rules, see here

  • Upper Bracket
    • Top four teams in each group of Group Stage start in the Upper Bracket.
    • The 1st place in each group of Group Stage picks their opponent from either the 3rd or 4th placed team in the opposite group.
    • The 2nd place in each group plays the team that was not picked by the 1st place.
    • All Upper Bracket games are Bo3
    • For the first round, the higher-seeded team has Selection Priority in games 1 and 3
    • In all other rounds, the first game Selection Priority is decided by a coin toss and alternates for the second game. Another coin toss decides Selection Priority in case of a game 3.
  • Lower Bracket
    • 5th-8th placed teams in each group of Group Stage start in the Lower Bracket.
    • The 5th place in each group of Group Stage picks their opponent from either the 7th or 8th placed team in the opposite group.
    • The 6th place in each group plays the team that was not picked by the 5th place.
    • First round is played in a Bo1 then all matches are played in a Bo3.
    • The higher seeded team has Selection Priority for the first round Bo1 game
    • In all other rounds, the first game Selection Priority is decided by a coin toss and alternates for the second game. Another coin toss decides Selection Priority in case of a game 3.
  • Grand Finals
    • Grand Finals is played in a Bo5 with no game advantage.

Broadcast Talent[edit]

  • English Broadcast
  • Russian Broadcast
  • Chinese Broadcast
  • Show All
  • Commentators:
  • Interviewers:
1  djWHEAT was invited as a host, but was not able to attend the event due to personal issues.[4]
  • Hosts:
  • Content Creators:
  • Group Stage Casters:

Prize Pool[edit]

The initial prize pool of the tournament is $1,600,000 USD.

An additional 25% of all Battle Pass sales are added to the total prize pool.[5] These sales include Battle Pass purchases at multiple levels as well as points purchases used to level up the Battle Pass in game.

The current total prize pool is $34,330,068 USD ($32,730,068 USD added).[5]

Place $ USD Percent Team
1st $15,620,181  45.5% OG
2nd $4,462,908  13% Team Liquid
3rd $3,089,706  9% PSG.LGD
4th $2,059,804  6% Team Secret
5th-6th $1,201,552  3.5% Evil Geniuses
Vici Gaming
7th-8th $858,252  2.5% Royal Never Give Up
Infamous
9th-12th $686,602  2% Virtus.pro
TNC Predator
Newbee
Mineski
13th-16th $514,951  1.5% Alliance
Fnatic
Keen Gaming
Natus Vincere
17th-18th $85,825  0.25% Chaos Esports Club
Ninjas in Pyjamas

Participants[edit]

Invited Teams[edit]

Qualified Teams[edit]

1 Forward Gaming ceased operations on July 21st.[6] The roster is picked up by Newbee on July 24th.[7]
2 Mineski added  Mushi as a coach on August 12th.[8]

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]


Color key
Upper Bracket Seed
Lower Bracket Seed
Eliminated
  •  Click here for more information about the Group Stage matches.

Main Event[edit]

Show bracket

Date Round Team Score Vs. Team
August 20, 0908603917:45 PSG.LGD 2 : 0 VP
August 20, 0908603917:30 VG 2 : 1 TNC
August 20, 0908603917:00 [A] 0 : 1 RNG
August 20, 0908603917:30 Fnatic 0 : 1 Liquid
August 20, 0908603917:20 INF 1 : 0 KG
August 20, 0908603917:30 Mski 1 : 0 Na`Vi
August 21, 0908603917:00 OG 2 : 0 Newbee
August 21, 0908603917:45 Secret 1 : 2 EG
August 21, 0908603917:10 VP 0 : 2 RNG
August 21, 0908603917:30 TNC 0 : 2 Liquid
August 22, 0908603917:00 Newbee 1 : 2 INF
August 22, 0908603917:45 Secret 2 : 1 Mski
August 22, 0908603917:45 PSG.LGD 2 : 0 VG
August 22, 0908603917:30 OG 2 : 1 EG
August 23, 0908603917:15 RNG 0 : 2 Liquid
August 23, 0908603917:20 INF 0 : 2 Secret
August 23, 0908603917:15 EG 0 : 2 Liquid
August 24, 0908603917:10 VG 0 : 2 Secret
August 24, 0908603917:20 PSG.LGD 1 : 2 OG
August 24, 0908603917:20 Liquid 2 : 0 Secret
August 25, 0908603917:20 PSG.LGD 1 : 2 Liquid
August 25, 0908603917:30 OG 3 : 1 Liquid

Show schedule

Upper Bracket R1 (Bo3)

The International 2019The International 2019 PSG.LGD

2

PSG.LGD

Virtus.pro

August 20, 0908603917:45 CST

45m04s

42m31s

Casters:  ODPixel,  Fogged

The International 2019The International 2019 Virtus.pro

The International 2019The International 2019 Vici Gaming

2

Vici Gaming

TNC Predator

August 20, 0908603917:30 CST

76m42s

61m13s

34m42s

Casters:  Tobiwan,  Synderen

The International 2019The International 2019 TNC Predator

1

The International 2019The International 2019 OG

2

OG

Newbee

August 21, 0908603917:00 CST

27m33s

34m13s

Casters:  Tobiwan,  Synderen

The International 2019The International 2019 Newbee

The International 2019The International 2019 Team Secret

1

Team Secret

Evil Geniuses

August 21, 0908603917:45 CST

48m24s

63m10s

41m43s

Casters:  Lyrical,  TrentPax

The International 2019The International 2019 Evil Geniuses

2

Upper Bracket R2 (Bo3)

The International 2019The International 2019 PSG.LGD

2

PSG.LGD

Vici Gaming

August 22, 0908603917:45 CST

42m10s

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42m41s

Casters:  ODPixel,  Fogged

The International 2019The International 2019 Vici Gaming

The International 2019The International 2019 OG

2

OG

Evil Geniuses

August 22, 0908603917:30 CST

30m44s

42m03s

27m54s

Casters:  Tobiwan,  Synderen

The International 2019The International 2019 Evil Geniuses

1

Upper Bracket Final (Bo3)

The International 2019The International 2019 PSG.LGD

1

PSG.LGD

OG

August 24, 0908603917:20 CST

44m47s

22m27s

41m49s

Casters:  Capitalist,  Blitz

The International 2019The International 2019 OG

2

Lower Bracket R1 (Bo1)

The International 2019The International 2019 Alliance

Alliance

Royal Never Give Up

August 20, 0908603917:00 CST

43m17s

Casters:  Lyrical,  TrentPax

The International 2019The International 2019 Royal Never Give Up

1

The International 2019The International 2019 Fnatic

Fnatic

Team Liquid

August 20, 0908603917:30 CST

40m41s

Casters:  Lyrical,  TrentPax

The International 2019The International 2019 Team Liquid

1

The International 2019The International 2019 Infamous

1

Infamous

Keen Gaming

August 20, 0908603917:20 CST

34m24s

Casters:  Capitalist,  Blitz

The International 2019The International 2019 Keen Gaming

The International 2019The International 2019 Mineski

1

Mineski

Natus Vincere

August 20, 0908603917:30 CST

60m53s

Casters:  Capitalist,  Blitz

The International 2019The International 2019 Natus Vincere

Lower Bracket R2 (Bo3)

The International 2019The International 2019 Virtus.pro

Virtus.pro

Royal Never Give Up

August 21, 0908603917:10 CST

29m49s

32m59s

Casters:  Capitalist,  Blitz

The International 2019The International 2019 Royal Never Give Up

2

The International 2019The International 2019 TNC Predator

TNC Predator

Team Liquid

August 21, 0908603917:30 CST

33m00s

45m50s

Casters:  ODPixel,  Fogged

The International 2019The International 2019 Team Liquid

2

The International 2019The International 2019 Newbee

1

Newbee

Infamous

August 22, 0908603917:00 CST

25m20s

40m28s

40m01s

Casters:  Lyrical,  TrentPax

The International 2019The International 2019 Infamous

2

The International 2019The International 2019 Team Secret

2

Team Secret

Mineski

August 22, 0908603917:45 CST

35m39s

53m42s

46m51s

Casters:  Capitalist,  Blitz

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The International 2019The International 2019 Mineski

1

Lower Bracket R3 (Bo3)

The International 2019The International 2019 Royal Never Give Up

Royal Never Give Up

Team Liquid

August 23, 0908603917:15 CST

35m24s

78m05s

Casters:  ODPixel,  Fogged

The International 2019The International 2019 Team Liquid

2

The International 2019The International 2019 Infamous

Infamous

Team Secret

August 23, 0908603917:20 CST

57m51s

34m19s

Casters:  Capitalist,  Blitz

The International 2019The International 2019 Team Secret

2

Lower Bracket R4 (Bo3)

The International 2019The International 2019 Evil Geniuses

Evil Geniuses

Team Liquid

August 23, 0908603917:15 CST

43m40s

30m43s

Casters:  Tobiwan,  Synderen

The International 2019The International 2019 Team Liquid

2

The International 2019The International 2019 Vici Gaming

Vici Gaming

Team Secret

August 24, 0908603917:10 CST

23m32s

21m52s

Casters:  Tobiwan,  Synderen

The International 2019The International 2019 Team Secret

2

Lower Bracket R5 (Bo3)

The International 2019The International 2019 Team Liquid

2

Team Liquid

Team Secret

August 24, 0908603917:20 CST

27m42s

39m58s

Casters:  Lyrical,  TrentPax

The International 2019The International 2019 Team Secret

Lower Bracket Final (Bo3)

The International 2019The International 2019 PSG.LGD

1

PSG.LGD

Team Liquid

August 25, 0908603917:20 CST

52m23s

59m05s

36m34s

Casters:  Tobiwan,  Synderen

The International 2019The International 2019 Team Liquid

2

Grand Final (Bo5)

The International 2019The International 2019 OG

3

OG

Team Liquid

August 25, 0908603917:30 CST

48m34s

32m25s

23m23s

24m34s

Casters:  ODPixel,  Fogged

The International 2019The International 2019 Team Liquid

1

Additional Content[edit]

Streams[edit]

  • Table
  • List
  • Show All
  • The International live menu on Steam.tv
  • The International live menu on Dota2.com.cn
    • Douyu | Huya | BiliBili | Huomao
  • Twitch Dota 2:
    • Main, #2, #3, #4, #5
    • Main, #2, #3, #4, #5
    • Main, #2, #3, #4, #5
    • Main
    • Main

Viewing parties[edit]

Valve have partnered up with Barcraft to allow the general public to find pubstomps in their local area that will be screening this years International. Their official landing page has launched and can be found here.

Interviews[edit]

Team Interviews[edit]

Recap[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

Additional Data[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Country Representation[edit]

# Country / Region #P ΔTI8 Players
1 China 18 -9 Ame, Chalice, dark, Dy, eLeVeN, Fade, Flyby, fy, kaka, LaNm, Monet, old chicken, Ori, Paparazi灬, Setsu, Somnus丶M, Yang, 一
2 Philippines 9 +1 Abed, Armel, Bimbo, DJ, eyyou, Gabbi, Kuku, ninjaboogie, Tims
3 Sweden 6 +2 Boxi, iNSaNiA, miCKe, s4, zai, pieliedie
4 Malaysia 5 +1 ah fu, MidOne, Moon, vtFαded, xNova
4 Russia 5 -2 RAMZES666, RodjER, Solo, SoNNeikO, 9pasha
6 Denmark 4 +1 Ace, Cr1t-, MISERY, N0tail
6 Germany 4 +2 Fata, KheZu, KuroKy, qojqva
6 Peru 4 +4 Chris Luck, K1, Scofield, Stinger
6 United States 4 -2 CCnC, MSS, ppd, Sneyking
10 Finland 3 0 JerAx, MATUMBAMAN, Topson
10 Ukraine 3 -1 Crystallize, MagicaL, No[o]ne
12 Australia 2 0 ana, kpii
12 Bulgaria 2 +1 MinD_ContRoL, Nikobaby
12 Israel 2 0 Fly, 33
12 Jordan 2 0 Miracle-, YapzOr
12 Kyrgyzstan 2 +2 Blizzy, Zayac
12 Pakistan 2 0 SumaiL, YawaR
18 Bolivia 1 +1 Wisper
18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 +1 MiLAN
18 Canada 1 -1 Arteezy
18 Estonia 1 0 Puppey
18 France 1 0 7ckngMad
18 Lebanon 1 0 GH
18 North Macedonia 1 +1 Saksa
18 Norway 1 +1 Taiga
18 Poland 1 +1 Nisha
18 Romania 1 0 w33
18 Singapore 1 0 iceiceice
18 South Korea 1 +1 DuBu
18 Thailand 1 0 Jabz

Viewership Stats[edit]

Viewership Stats
Peak Viewers 0908603917
Average Viewers 726 754
Hours Watched 0908603917

*Viewership stats for this page does not include the Chinese streams except Twitch

External links[edit]

  • The International 9 Announcement Page
  • Viewing party listing (Pubstomps)
  • Dota 2 Prize Pool Tracker – The International 2019

References[edit]

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