The International 2021

The International 10 is the concluding tournament of the Dota Pro Circuit 2021 and the tenth annual edition of The International which returns to Europe for the first time since 2011. The tournament will be held in Avicii Arena, Stockholm, Sweden. The invite format is similar to the format used for the preceding International, whereby a point system based on official sponsored Regional Leagues and Majors will be used to determine the teams invited to The International.

Note: Tournament was originally scheduled from August 18th to 23rd, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Valve delayed the event to 2021 tentatively. On May 12th of 2021, Valve announced that the event will take place on August 5th to 15th.

Format

 * Participants
 * 12 teams qualify through Dota Pro Circuit
 * 6 teams qualify through Regional Qualifiers; one team each from North America, South America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, China and Southeast Asia
 * Group Stage - August 5th - August 8th, 2021
 * Main Event - August 10th - August 15th, 2021

Coverage

 * The International 10 can be viewed live for free on DotaTV in-game.

Group Stage
In the Group Stage, teams are divided into two groups of nine and compete in a best-of-two round robin tournament. The top four teams (in green) advance to the upper bracket of the main event, the lower four teams (in yellow) advance to the lower brackets, and the team in last place (in red) is eliminated.

Main Event
The Main Event is a double-elimination tournament with the top four teams from each group starting in the upper bracket, whilst the bottom four teams start in the lower bracket. Matches in the first round of the lower bracket are best-of-one, while the grand finals are best-of-five. All other matches are best-of-three. Click here to update.