The International 2015

The International 2015 was the fifth 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 16 May 2015 with the Open Qualifiers and closed on 8 August 2015 with the Grand Final, where became the first American team (and the third Western team) to be crowned champions after defeating Wild Card winner. The 2015 edition of The International featured sixteen Dota 2 professional teams from all over the world.

With a prize pool of over US$18 million, The International 2015 is the second-largest tournament to ever take place in eSports, breaking the record held by its previous iteration, The International 2014, which accumulated U$10.93 million. The majority of this sum is collected through several in-game items released by Valve, including The International Compendium 2015, a digital book tied to the event that came with many activities and cosmetic items.
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Unlike all previous versions of the event, The International 2015 became the first not to feature all previous champions, as was unable to qualify for the event. 2012 and 2014 champions and  were directly invited to participate, whereas 2011 champion  earned their spot through the European Qualifiers. The International 2015 is also the first edition to include an Open Qualifier, available to all amateur and professional teams that weren't invited to either the Main Event or the Regional Qualifiers.

Coverage
The International 2015 can be viewed live for free on DotaTV in-game.

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Special Events

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Wild Card Series

 * Top 2 teams advance to the group stage.


 * Top 5 Ti5 Wildcard Plays

Group Stage

 * 16 teams are split into two groups.
 * Top 4 teams from each group advance to the upper bracket.
 * Bottom 4 teams from each group advance to lower bracket.

Main Event

 * Round 1 lower bracket matches are best of one.

Prize Allocation

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