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The International 2019
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The International 2019
League Information
Series:
Sponsor(s):
Type:
Offline
Venue:
Format:
Group Stage
Round-robin
Playoffs
Double-elimination
Round-robin
Playoffs
Double-elimination
Prize Pool:
$34,330,068 USD
Start Date:
2019-08-15
End Date:
2019-08-25
Game:
Version:
Teams:
18
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Chronology
The International 2019 was the concluding tournament of the 2018-19 season of Dota Pro Circuit and the ninth annual edition of The International. The tournament was held on Chinese soil for the first time, at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai.[1] Following the previous year format, a point system based on official sponsored Majors and Minors was 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 Qualifiers - July 3rd - July 6th, 2019
- Single-elimination bracket for Regional Qualifiers
- Regional Qualifiers - July 7th - July 14th, 2019
- Bo1 round-robin Group Stage to advance to Playoffs
- Double-elimination Playoffs, the winner qualifies to TI
- Group Stage - August 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.
- All eighteen teams are divided into two groups where they play in a Round Robin format.
- Main Event - August 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
- Sixteen teams play in a double-elimination format over six days.
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.
Prize Pool
[edit]The base prize pool of the tournament was $1,600,000 USD.
An additional 25% of all Battle Pass sales were added to the total prize pool ($32,730,068 USD added).[4][5]
$34,330,068 USD are spread among the participants as seen below:
Participants
[edit]Invited Teams
[edit]| 1 | |
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| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| C | |
| 1st (2017) | |
| Preview | |
| Dota Pro Circuit #5 | |
Regional Qualified Teams
[edit]| 1 | |
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| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 13th - 16th (2017) | |
| Preview | |
| South America | |
Notes
| 1 | |
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| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| C | |
| 9th - 12th (2018) | |
| Preview | |
| Southeast Asia | |
Results
[edit]Group Stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Standings | ||||||
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| 1. | Team Secret | 3-0-0 | 6 | |||
| 2. | PSG.LGD | 2-1-0 | 5 | |||
| 3. | TNC Predator | 1-1-1 | 3 | |||
| 4. | Mineski | 1-0-1 | 2 | |||
| 4. | Newbee | 1-0-1 | 2 | |||
| 6. | Keen Gaming | 1-0-2 | 2 | |||
| 6. | Team Liquid | 1-0-2 | 2 | |||
| 8. | Alliance | 0-1-1 | 1 | |||
| 9. | Chaos Esports Club | 0-1-2 | 1 | |||
| 1. | Team Secret | 4-0-0 | 8 | |||
| 2. | PSG.LGD | 3-2-0 | 8 | |||
| 3. | Mineski1 | 2-1-1 | 5 | |||
| 4. | TNC Predator1 | 1-3-1 | 5 | |||
| 5. | Alliance3 | 1-2-1 | 4 | |||
| 5. | Newbee1 | 1-2-1 | 4 | |||
| 7. | Team Liquid1 | 1-1-3 | 3 | |||
| 8. | Keen Gaming2 | 1-0-4 | 2 | |||
| 9. | Chaos Esports Club | 0-1-3 | 1 | |||
| 1. | PSG.LGD1 | 5-2-0 | 12 | |||
| 2. | Team Secret1 | 4-2-1 | 10 | |||
| 3. | Newbee2 | 2-4-1 | 8 | |||
| 4. | Mineski1 | 2-3-2 | 7 | |||
| 5. | Alliance | 1-5-1 | 7 | |||
| 5. | TNC Predator1 | 1-5-1 | 7 | |||
| 7. | Team Liquid | 2-2-3 | 6 | |||
| 8. | Keen Gaming | 2-1-5 | 5 | |||
| 9. | Chaos Esports Club | 0-2-5 | 2 | |||
| 1. | PSG.LGD | 5-3-0 | 13 | |||
| 2. | Team Secret | 4-3-1 | 11 | |||
| 3. | Newbee | 2-5-1 | 9 | |||
| 4. | TNC Predator1 | 2-5-1 | 9 | |||
| 5. | Alliance | 1-6-1 | 8 | |||
| 6. | Mineski2 | 2-4-2 | 8 | |||
| 7. | Team Liquid | 2-2-4 | 6 | |||
| 8. | Keen Gaming | 2-1-5 | 5 | |||
| 9. | Chaos Esports Club | 0-3-5 | 3 | |||
Group B
[edit]| Standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vici Gaming | 2-0-0 | 4 | |||
| 2. | OG | 1-1-0 | 3 | |||
| 2. | Virtus.pro | 1-1-0 | 3 | |||
| 4. | Fnatic | 1-0-1 | 2 | |||
| 4. | Natus Vincere | 0-2-0 | 2 | |||
| 6. | Evil Geniuses | 0-1-1 | 1 | |||
| 6. | Royal Never Give Up | 0-1-1 | 1 | |||
| 8. | Infamous | 0-0-1 | 0 | |||
| 8. | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 0-0-1 | 0 | |||
| 1. | OG1 | 4-1-0 | 9 | |||
| 2. | Natus Vincere2 | 2-3-0 | 7 | |||
| 2. | Vici Gaming1 | 3-1-1 | 7 | |||
| 4. | Evil Geniuses2 | 2-1-2 | 5 | |||
| 5. | Infamous3 | 1-2-1 | 4 | |||
| 6. | Fnatic2 | 1-1-2 | 3 | |||
| 6. | Virtus.pro4 | 1-1-2 | 3 | |||
| 8. | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 0-1-3 | 1 | |||
| 8. | Royal Never Give Up2 | 0-1-3 | 1 | |||
| 1. | OG | 6-1-0 | 13 | |||
| 2. | Vici Gaming | 3-2-1 | 8 | |||
| 3. | Natus Vincere1 | 2-3-2 | 7 | |||
| 4. | Evil Geniuses | 2-2-2 | 6 | |||
| 5. | Fnatic1 | 2-1-3 | 5 | |||
| 5. | Infamous | 1-3-2 | 5 | |||
| 5. | Royal Never Give Up3 | 2-1-3 | 5 | |||
| 5. | Virtus.pro1 | 2-1-3 | 5 | |||
| 9. | Ninjas in Pyjamas1 | 0-2-4 | 2 | |||
| 1. | OG | 6-2-0 | 14 | |||
| 2. | Vici Gaming | 4-3-1 | 11 | |||
| 3. | Evil Geniuses1 | 3-3-2 | 9 | |||
| 4. | Virtus.pro1 | 3-2-3 | 8 | |||
| 5. | Infamous | 1-5-2 | 7 | |||
| 6. | Fnatic1 | 3-1-4 | 7 | |||
| 7. | Natus Vincere4 | 2-3-3 | 7 | |||
| 8. | Royal Never Give Up3 | 2-2-4 | 6 | |||
| 9. | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 0-3-5 | 3 | |||
| Color key |
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| Upper Bracket Seed |
| Lower Bracket Seed |
| Eliminated |
Main Event
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Upper Bracket R1 (Bo3) Upper Bracket R2 (Bo3) Upper Bracket Final (Bo3) Grand Final (Bo5) 2 0 August 20, 2019 - 10:45 CST 2:0(Bo3) 45:04 42:31 Bans Game 1 Game 2 Casters: 1 2 Lower Bracket R1 (Bo1) Lower Bracket R2 (Bo3) Lower Bracket R3 (Bo3) Lower Bracket R4 (Bo3) Lower Bracket R5 (Bo3) Lower Bracket Final (Bo3) 2 1 |
Additional Content
[edit]Streams
[edit]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.
Broadcast Talent
[edit]Interviews
[edit]Team Interviews
[edit]- 2019-08-20 | Alliance Interview with Kaci - The International 2019 by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2019-08-20 |
Royal Never Give Up Interview with Dove - The International 2019 (EN Sub) by Dove of Valve
- 2019-08-20 | Fnatic Interview with Kaci - The International 2019 by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2019-08-20 | Team Liquid Interview with Kaci - The International 2019 by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2019-08-20 | Infamous Interview with Kaci - The International 2019 by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2019-08-20 |
Keen Gaming Interview with Dove - The International 2019 (EN Sub) by Dove of Valve
- 2019-08-20 | Mineski Interview with Kaci - The International 2019 by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2019-08-20 | Na'Vi Interview with Kaci - The International 2019 by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2019-08-21 | Virtus.pro Interview with Kaci - The International 2019 by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2019-08-21 | TNC Predator Interview with Kaci - The International 2019 by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2019-08-21 | Newbee Interview with Kaci - The International 2019 by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2019-08-21 | Team Secret Interview with Kaci - The International 2019 by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2019-08-22 |
PSG.LGD Interview with Dove - The International 2019 (EN Sub) by Dove of Valve
- 2019-08-22 | Chaos Esports Interview with Kaci - The International 2019 by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2019-08-22 | Ninjas in Pyjamas Interview with Kaci - The International 2019 by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2019-08-23 | Evil Geniuses Interview with Kaci - The International 2019 by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2019-08-23 |
Vici Gaming Interview with Dove - The International 2019 (EN Sub) by Dove of Valve
Recap
[edit]- 2019-08-20 | The International 2019 Group Stage Recap by Dota 2
- 2019-08-23 | The International 2019 Main Event - Day 1 (Part 1/2) by Dota 2
- 2019-08-22 | The International 2019 Main Event - Day 1 (Part 2/2) by Dota 2
- 2019-08-22 | The International 2019 Main Event - Day 2 (Part 1/2) by Dota 2
- 2019-08-22 | The International 2019 Main Event - Day 2 (Part 2/2) by Dota 2
- 2019-08-23 | Day Two Recap - The International 2019 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-24 | The International 2019 Main Event - Day 4 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-25 | The International 2019 Main Event - Day 5 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-29 | The International 2019 Main Event - Day 6 by Dota 2
Miscellaneous
[edit]Late Game
- 2019-08-21 | Late Game - The International 2019 - Main Event Day 1 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-22 | Late Game - The International 2019 - Main Event Day 2 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-23 | Late Game - The International 2019 - Main Event Day 3 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-24 | Late Game - The International 2019 - Main Event Day 4 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-25 | Late Game - The International 2019 - Main Event Day 5 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-26 | Late Game - The International 2019 - Main Event Day 6 by Dota 2
Other
- Dota 2 Prize Pool Tracker - The International 2019
- 2019-08-20 | Opening Ceremony - The International 2019 Main Event by Dota 2
- 2019-08-20 | The International 2019 - Show Open by Dota 2
- 2019-08-20 | Shanghai Tour - The International 2019 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-20 | The International 2019 - Daily Open by Dota 2
- 2019-08-20 | Kaci and Jake's Mandarin Lessons - The International 2019 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-20 |
Dust of Appearance - Vici Gaming (EN Sub) by Dota 2
- 2019-08-20 | Looking Spicy - Alliance by Dota 2
- 2019-08-20 | Kaci and KuroKy Massage - The International 2019 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-21 | Film Contest - The International 2019 Main Event by Dota 2
- 2019-08-21 | Tea with Dove - The International 2019 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-21 | Kaci and s4 Massage - The International 2019 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-21 | An OG Vacation - The International 2019 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-21 |
Virtus.pro About the Town - The International 2019 (EN Sub) by Dota 2
- 2019-08-21 |
Changsha Tour with Dove - The International 2019 (EN Sub) by Dota 2
- 2019-08-21 |
Old Boys of Chinese Dota - The International 2019 (EN Sub) by Dota 2
- 2019-08-22 | Puppey and KuroKy Interview with Kaci - The International 2019 by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2019-08-22 | Making Friends - The International 2019 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-22 | The Dumpling Show - The International 2019 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-22 | Looking Spicy - Fogged and OD by Dota 2
- 2019-08-22 |
Dota Dads - The International 2019 (EN Sub) by Dota 2
- 2019-08-22 | Dust of Appearance - Evil Geniuses by Dota 2
- 2019-08-22 | Arcana Vote - The International 2019 Main Event by Dota 2
- 2019-08-23 | Dota 2 – Snapfire by Dota 2
- 2019-08-23 |
Dota Stories from GL and Mumu - The International 2019 (EN Sub) by Dota 2
- 2019-08-23 | Australian Dota - The International 2019 by Dota 2
- 2019-08-24 | Coaches Interview with Kaci - The International 2019 by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2019-08-24 | Cosplay Contest - The International 2019 Main Event by Dota 2
- 2019-08-24 | Dota 2 – Void Spirit by Dota 2
- 2019-08-25 | TI10 Location Announcement by Dota 2
- 2019-09-25 |
Virtus.pro at The International 2019 (EN Sub) by Virtus.pro
- 2019-10-06 |
PSG. LGD Journey of LGD Dota 2 at TI9 飞师傅 (EN Sub) by PSG.LGD
- 2020-01-03 | True Sight : The International 2019 Finals Trailer by Dota 2
- 2020-01-28 | True Sight : The International 2019 Finals by Dota 2
- 2020-01-29 | Player Reactions: True Sight 2019 Grand Finals by Dota 2
Additional Data
[edit]Statistics
[edit]| Picks | Radiant Side | Dire Side | Bans | Picks & Bans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hero | ∑ | W | L | WR | %T | ∑ | W | L | WR | ∑ | W | L | WR | ∑ | %T | ∑ | %T | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 75 | 42 | 33 | 56.00% | 38.86% | 35 | 15 | 20 | 42.86% | 40 | 27 | 13 | 67.50% | 60 | 31.09% | 135 | 69.95% | Show
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| 2 | 70 | 39 | 31 | 55.71% | 36.27% | 27 | 14 | 13 | 51.85% | 43 | 25 | 18 | 58.14% | 83 | 43.01% | 153 | 79.27% | Show
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| 3 | 62 | 33 | 29 | 53.23% | 32.12% | 34 | 18 | 16 | 52.94% | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 32 | 16.58% | 94 | 48.70% | Show
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| 4 | 62 | 27 | 35 | 43.55% | 32.12% | 32 | 14 | 18 | 43.75% | 30 | 13 | 17 | 43.33% | 64 | 33.16% | 126 | 65.28% | Show
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| 5 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 61.54% | 26.94% | 28 | 17 | 11 | 60.71% | 24 | 15 | 9 | 62.50% | 53 | 27.46% | 105 | 54.40% | Show
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| 193 games played | 89W - 104L (46.11%) | 104W - 89L (53.89%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country Representation
[edit]| # | Country / Region | Representation | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 / 90 (20%) | Ame, Chalice, dark, Dy, Flyby, Fade, fy, Kaka, LaNm, Monet, old chicken, eLeVeN, Ori, Paparazi灬, Setsu, Somnus丶M, 一, Yang | |
| 2 | 9 / 90 (10%) | Abed, Armel, DJ, Eyyou, Gabbi, Kuku, ninjaboogie, ragingpotato, Tims | |
| 3 | 6 / 90 (7%) | Boxi, iNSaNiA, miCKe, pieliedie, s4, zai | |
| 4 | 5 / 90 (6%) | ah fu, MidOne, Moon, vtFαded, xNova | |
| 4 | 5 / 90 (6%) | 9pasha, RAMZES666, RodjER, Solo, SoNNeikO | |
| 4 | 5 / 90 (6%) | MSS, ppd, CCnC, Sneyking, YawaR | |
| 7 | 4 / 90 (4%) | Ace, Cr1t-, MISERY, N0tail | |
| 7 | 4 / 90 (4%) | Fata, KheZu, KuroKy, qojqva | |
| 7 | 4 / 90 (4%) | Chris Luck, K1, Scofield, Stinger | |
| 10 | 3 / 90 (3%) | JerAx, MATUMBAMAN, Topson | |
| 10 | 3 / 90 (3%) | 33, Fly, MagicaL | |
| 12 | 2 / 90 (2%) | ana, kpii | |
| 12 | 2 / 90 (2%) | MinD_ContRoL, Nikobaby | |
| 12 | 2 / 90 (2%) | Miracle-, YapzOr | |
| 12 | 2 / 90 (2%) | Blizzy, Zayac | |
| 12 | 2 / 90 (2%) | Crystallize, No[o]ne | |
| 17 | 1 / 90 (1%) | Wisper | |
| 17 | 1 / 90 (1%) | MiLAN | |
| 17 | 1 / 90 (1%) | Arteezy | |
| 17 | 1 / 90 (1%) | Puppey | |
| 17 | 1 / 90 (1%) | Ceb | |
| 17 | 1 / 90 (1%) | GH | |
| 17 | 1 / 90 (1%) | Saksa | |
| 17 | 1 / 90 (1%) | Taiga | |
| 17 | 1 / 90 (1%) | SumaiL | |
| 17 | 1 / 90 (1%) | Nisha | |
| 17 | 1 / 90 (1%) | w33 | |
| 17 | 1 / 90 (1%) | iceiceice | |
| 17 | 1 / 90 (1%) | DuBu | |
| 17 | 1 / 90 (1%) | Jabz |
TI Appearances
[edit]Trivia
[edit]- OG became the first team to win The International both for the second time and twice in a row.
- Team Liquid became the first team to reach the Grand Final entirely through the Lower Bracket.
References
[edit]- ↑ Wykrhm Reddy (25 August 2018). "The International 2019 comes to China". Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Dota Team (30 June 2019). "The International Invites". Valve. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ↑ Valve. "Dota Pro Circuit 2018 – 2019". Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ↑ "The International Battle Pass 2019". Valve Corporation.
- ↑ "The International". Valve Corporation.
- ↑ David Dashtoyan (2019-07-21). "The website crashed.". Retrieved 2019-07-21.
- ↑ NewbeeCN (2019-07-24). "Acquisition of former Forward Gaming Lineup". Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ↑ Mushi (2019-08-12). "I will be coaching Team Mineski for this TI".
- ↑ djWHEAT (2019-08-17). "With a heavy heart I must announce that I won't be able to join The International Late Game team at TI9 in Shanghai.".
- ↑ Gijexstudio (2019-08-12). "Les presento a los convocados!" (in Spanish).