The International 2019

Overview

 

Main Qualifiers

 

Group Stage

 

Main Event

 

The International 2019
Shanghai
Start Date:	20 August 2019
End Date:	25 August 2019
Tier:	The International
Teams:	18
Venue:	Mercedes-Benz Arena
Version:	7.22f
Prize Pool:	$34,292,599
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 Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China, being the first to be celebrated in Asia. The tournament began on 3 July 2019 with the Open Qualifiers and closed on 25 August 2019 with the Grand Finals, where OG successfully defended their title by defeating 2017 champions Team Liquid 3-1, becoming the first team to win two championships.

With a prize pool of over US$34.3 million, The International 2019 was at the time the largest tournament to ever take place in eSports, breaking the record briefly held by the Fortnite World Cup 2019, which awarded $30 million. It was eventually surpassed by The International 10. The majority of the money awarded during the event is collected through several in-game items released by Valve, including the The International 2019 Battle Pass, a digital tournament pass and features bundle tied to the event that included many activities and cosmetic items. 2019 marks the fifth consecutive year that The International's prize pool outgrows its previous-year record. However, it is the first year the record is held by a non-Dota 2 tournament, albeit briefly.

The International 2019 became the third consecutive event won by a European team. The event also saw several new records being set, and some old records being broken. OG's back-to-back victory is the first-ever in the event's history. Their win also made Europe the region with the most tournament wins, with 4 titles. The team also became the first one to return to the Grand Finals, and win a second time, with the original champion roster. Natus Vincere, Newbee and Team Liquid had experienced roster changes before they reached the Grand Finals again. OG also became the first champion since Natus Vincere to make it to the Grand Finals the following year.

Team Liquid became the first team to run through the entire Lower Bracket, with the most number of series won during the Main Stage. Their victory against PSG.LGD in the Lower Bracket final meant that two previous champions would meet in the Grand Finals, killing the chances of a new team winning the championship. The International 2019 saw an increase in the number of previous champions attending the event. Natus Vincere and Alliance came back after two years without qualifying. Only two champions did not make it: 2012 winners Invictus Gaming, who fell during the regional qualifiers, and 2016 winners Wings Gaming, who disbanded shortly after winning the championship.

Schedule and Format

Date	Event	Notes
July 03 – 07	Open Qualifiers	Open to all teams. Single elimination. Winner from each region advances to regional qualifiers.
July 08 – 14	Main Qualifiers	6 Regions: North Americas, South Americas, Europe, China, CIS, and Southeast Asia. Winner from each region advances to main event.
August 15 – 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

Collector's Cache 2019

Collector's Cache II 2019

Teams

Invited Teams

Team Secret 1  Nisha 2  MidOne 3  zai 4  YapzOr 5  Puppey Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] Virtus.pro 1  RAMZES666 2  Noone 3  9pasha 4  RodjER 5  Solo Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] Vici Gaming 1  Paparazi灬 2  Ori 3  Yang 4  Fade 5  Dy Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] Evil Geniuses 1  Arteezy 2  SumaiL 3  s4 4  Cr1t- 5  Fly Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] Team Liquid 1  Miracle- 2  w33 3  MinD_ContRoL 4  GH 5  KuroKy Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] PSG.LGD 1  Ame 2  Somnus丶M 3  Chalice 4  fy 5  xNova Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] Fnatic 1  Jabz 2  Abed 3  iceiceice 4  DJ 5  DuBu Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] Ninjas in Pyjamas 1  Ace 2  Fata 3  33 4  Saksa 5  ppd Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] TNC Predator 1  Gabbi 2  Armel 3  Kuku 4  Tims 5  eyyou Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] OG 1  ana 2  Topson 3  7ckngMad 4  JerAx 5  N0tail Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] Alliance 1  miCKe 2  qojqva 3  Boxi 4  Taiga 5  iNSaNia Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster] Keen Gaming 1  old chicken 2  一 3  eLeVeN 4  Kaka 5  dark Dota Pro Circuit [Show/Hide Roster]

Qualified Teams

Chaos Esports Club 1  vtFαded 2  MATUMBAMAN 3  KheZu 4  MiLAN 5  MISERY Europe Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] Natus Vincere 1  Crystallize 2  MagicaL 3  Blizzy 4  Zayac 5  SoNNeikO CIS Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] Royal Never Give Up 1  Monet 2  Setsu 3  Flyby 4  LaNm 5  ah fu China Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] Newbee 1 1  YawaR 2  CCnC 3  Sneyking 4  MSS 5  pieliedie North America Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] Mineski 1  Nikobaby 2  Moon 3  kpii 4  Bimbo 5  ninjaboogie Southeast Asia Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster] Infamous 1  K1 2  Chris Luck 3  Wisper 4  Scofield 5  Stinger South America Qualifier [Show/Hide Roster]

¹ Ex- Forward Gaming players were picked up by Newbee.

Results

Open Qualifiers

North America 1: Team Xolotl North America 2: Kookaburra North America 3: Black Sheep North America 4: Old Suck Gaming South America 1: SG e-sports South America 2: FURIA Esports South America 3: EgoBoys South America 4: Gorillaz-Pride

Europe 1: Epic Name Europe 2: Anti-MagE- Europe 3: Hippomaniacs Europe 4: Bald Europe 5: six eight two Europe 6: Singularity Esports

CIS 1: FlyToMoon CIS 2: Vega Squadron CIS 3: Nemiga Gaming

China 1: Invictus Gaming China 2: CDEC Gaming China 3: Team Serenity China 4: Newbee

SEA 1: Team Jinesbrus SEA 2: Team Adroit SEA 3: EVOS Esports SEA 4: 496 Gaming SEA 5: Team Amplfy SEA 6: Resurgence

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.

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 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.

	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: $34,292,599 USD
Place	Team	Winnings	Percent
A11st	OG	$15,603,133	45.5%
A22nd	Team Liquid	$4,458,038	13%
A33rd	PSG.LGD	$3,086,334	9%
A44th	Team Secret	$2,057,556	6%
A55th - 6th	Vici Gaming	$1,200,241	3.5%
A55th - 6th	Evil Geniuses	$1,200,241	3.5%
A77th - 8th	Infamous	$857,315	2.5%
A77th - 8th	Royal Never Give Up	$857,315	2.5%
A99th - 12th	Mineski	$685,852	2%
A99th - 12th	Newbee	$685,852	2%
A99th - 12th	TNC Predator	$685,852	2%
A99th - 12th	Virtus.pro	$685,852	2%
B313th - 16th	Natus Vincere	$514,389	1.5%
B313th - 16th	Keen Gaming	$514,389	1.5%
B313th - 16th	Fnatic	$514,389	1.5%
B313th - 16th	Alliance	$514,389	1.5%
B717th - 18th	Ninjas in Pyjamas	$85,731	0.25%
B717th - 18th	Chaos Esports Club	$85,731	0.25%
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Gallery

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External links

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

References

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