The International 2011

The International is a double-elimination live tournament between 16 professional DOTA teams, with a first-place prize of $1 million USD. The event takes place between 17-21 August 2011 in Cologne, Germany - at the Gamescon convention. The International is the first public viewing of Dota 2.

Teams
The roster for The International is as follows:


 * GGnet
 * MYM
 * Na`Vi
 * CCM
 * VirusLGD were originally lined up to compete but were replaced by Virus due to visa problems.
 * TyLoo
 * OK.Nirvana.int
 * M5
 * MiTH-Trust
 * EHOME
 * StarsBoBa
 * OK.Nirvana.cn
 * nevo
 * Scythe.SG
 * MUFC
 * Mineski.Infinity

Coverage
The tournament will be broadcast in 4 different languages: English, Chinese, German and Russian.