The International
Cologne (2011)
Seattle (2012-2017)
Vancouver (2018)
Shanghai (2019)
Stockholm (2020)The International, often abbreviated as TI, is an annual tournament organized by Valve. In 2015 Valve increased their number of hosted events, founding the Dota Major Championships which incorporates The International into its structure. The International remains the biggest and most prestigious event on the Major Championship circuit.
The first International was held in Cologne, Germany, during the trade show Gamescom, in order to unveil Dota 2 to worldwide audiences. It drew attention due to its staggering $1.6 million USD prize pool (with $1 million for the champion). 16 teams were invited to play for the title.
In 2012 The International moved to Seattle, Washington. The prize pool remained at $1.6 million USD. Only 14 teams were invited; two additional slots were awarded to the winners of regional qualifiers.
Since 2013, the Dota 2 community has been able to contribute to the prize pool. The total prize of The International 2013 grew to $2.8 million USD. The prize pool surpassed $10 million in 2014 and $20 million in 2016.
In 2018, after six years in Seattle, The International was held in Vancouver, Canada. In 2019, The International was held in Shanghai, China, the prize pool surpassed $34 million, making it the biggest esports tournament.
It was announced that The International 2020 will be held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Tournaments[edit]
TBDPrize Pool[edit]
| Tournament | Date | Prize Pool | % Of Previous Year | Fundraising Days | Average Amount Per Day1 |
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| The International 2011 | 2011 (2011.08.17-2011.08.21) | $1,600,000 | - | - | - |
| The International 2012 | 2012 (2012.08.26-2012.09.02) | $1,600,000 | 100% | - | - |
| The International 2013 | 2013 (2013.08.03-2013.08.11) | $2,874,380 | 180% | 98 | $13,004 |
| The International 2014 | 2014 (2014.07.08-2014.07.21) | $10,923,977 | 380% | 73 | $127,726 |
| The International 2015 | 2015 (2015.07.27-2015.08.08) | $18,429,613 | 169% | 101 | $166,630 |
| The International 2016 | 2016 (2016.08.03-2016.08.13) | $20,770,460 | 113% | 90 | $213,005 |
| The International 2017 | 2017 (2017.08.07-2017.08.12) | $24,787,916 | 119% | 101 | $229,583 |
| The International 2018 | 2018 (2018.08.15-2018.08.25) | $25,532,177 | 103% | 110 | $217,565 |
| The International 2019 | 2019 (2019.08.15-2019.08.25) | $34,330,068 | 134% | 110 | $297,546 |
- 1 This average does not include Valve's $1,600,000 base prize pool
Team participation[edit]
As of 2018, 63 different teams have appeared in the group stages of The International.
Every year Valve hands out direct invites to certain teams, usually the defending champion and the best performing teams in the months leading up to the tournament.
Although the first International was exclusively invitational, in 2012 Valve implemented the qualifying phase. Since then, the number of qualification spots has increased, and the number of invitations has decreased.
If a team changes its roster during a roster lock period, they are relegated to the open qualifiers, an additional tier of qualifying phase added in 2015 which allows for any team to register and play for the place at the finals.[1]
Invictus Gaming has been invited more than any other team (6 invites total).
Qualifying[edit]
| INV | Directly invited to the tournament |
| DPC | Directly qualified via DPC ranking |
| MQ | Qualified - started from the main qualifier phase |
| OQ | Qualified - started from the open qualifier phase |
| wc | Qualified as a wild card |
| - | Didn't participate |
| Team | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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16/16 | 14/16 | 13/16 | 11/16 | 10/16 | 6/16 | 6/18 | 8/18 | 12/18 |
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INV | INV | INV | INV | MQ | INV | - | - | MQ |
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INV | INV | INV | INV | INV | - | INV | MQ | - |
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- | - | - | INV | INV | INV | INV | DPC | MQ5 |
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Results by year[edit]
- WC: Qualified for the Wild Card phase, but not qualified for the Group Stage.
- NQ: Not Qualified from qualifers/open qualifers.
- - : No participate (not established, disbanded, inactive/etc.).
| Team | ⇑ | ⇓ | TA. | TI 1 | TI 2 | TI 3 | TI 4 | TI 5 | TI 6 | TI 7 | TI 8 | TI 9 | |
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→ | 1st | 9-12 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 9-12 | 7-8 | 1st | 1st |
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→ | 1st | NQ | 7(8) | - | 9-12 | NQ | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 9-12 | 3rd | 5-6 |
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→ | 1st | NQ | 7(9) | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 7-8 | 13-16 | 13-16 | NQ | NQ | 13-16 |
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→ | 1st | NQ | 7(9) | 5-6 | 1st | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-12 | NQ | 5-6 | 17-18 | NQ |
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→ | 1st | 9-10 | 6 | - | - | 7-8 | 9-10 | - | 7-8 | 1st | 4th | 2nd |
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→ | 1st | 13-16 | 6 | - | - | - | 1st | 13-16 | 9-12 | 2nd | 13-16 | 9-125 |
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→ | 1st | NQ | 4(7) | - | - | 1st | 11-12 | NQ | 9-12 | NQ | NQ | 13-16 |
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→ | 1st | NQ | 1(2) | - | - | - | - | NQ | 1st | - | - | - |
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→ | 2nd | 9-12 | 8 | - | 3rd | 9-12 | 5-6 | 3rd | 9-12 | 4th | 2nd | 3rd |
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→ | 2nd | NQ | 4(7) | 2nd | 5-6 | - | - | 5-6 | 5-6 | NQ | NQ | NQ |
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→ | 2nd | NQ | 4(7) | - | - | NQ | 2nd | 4th | NQ | NQ | 9-12 | 5-6 |
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→ | 2nd | 17-18 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2nd | 9-12 | - | 17-18 |
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→ | 2nd | NQ | 1(5) | - | - | - | - | 2nd | NQ | NQ | NQ | NQ |
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→ | 3rd | NQ | 2(3) | - | 7-8 | 3rd | NQ | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 3rd | 3rd | 1 | 3rd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 3rd | NQ | 1(2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | NQ | - |
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→ | 4th | 17-18 | 7 | - | - | 7-8 | 13-14 | 13-16 | 4th | 17-18 | 13-16 | 13-16 |
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→ | 4th | 13-16 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 7-8 | 13-16 | 9-12 | 5-6 | 4th |
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→ | 4th | NQ | 3(4) | - | 4th | 5-6 | 4th | NQ | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 4th | NQ | 2(5) | - | 7-8 | 4th | NQ | NQ | NQ | - | - | - |
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→ | 4th | NQ | 1(2) | 4th | - | - | NQ | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 5-6 | NQ | 5(8) | - | NQ | 13-16 | WC | 5-6 | NQ | 5-6 | 5-6 | 9-12 |
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→ | 5-6 | 13-16 | 3 | - | - | - | 5-6 | 9-12 | - | 13-162 | - | - |
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→ | 5-6 | 9-12 | 2 | - | 5-6 | 9-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 5-6 | 13-16 | 2 | 5-6 | 13-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 5-6 | WC | 2(3) | - | - | - | WC | 7-8 | 5-6 | - | - | - |
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→ | 7-8 | NQ | 4(5) | - | - | - | - | NQ | 7-8 | 9-12 | 13-16 | 9-12 |
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→ | 7-8 | NQ | 3(7) | - | - | NQ | 13-14 | 9-12 | NQ | 7-8 | NQ | NQ |
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→ | 7-8 | 7-8 | 1 | 7-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 7-8 | 7-8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7-8 | - |
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→ | 7-8 | 7-8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7-8 | - |
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→ | 7-8 | 7-8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7-8 |
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→ | 7-8 | NQ | 2(4) | - | - | - | - | - | NQ | 13-16 | NQ | 7-8 |
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→ | 7-8 | NQ | 1(4) | 7-8 | NQ | NQ | NQ | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 9-12 | NQ | 3(9) | 9-12 | NQ | NQ | NQ | NQ | NQ | NQ | 9-12 | 9-12 |
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→ | 9-12 | 13-16 | 2 | 9-12 | - | 13-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 9-12 | NQ | 2(6) | - | 9-12 | - | - | 9-12 | WC | NQ | NQ | NQ |
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→ | 9-10 | 9-10 | 1 | - | - | - | 9-10 | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 9-12 | 9-12 | 1 | 9-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 9-12 | 9-12 | 1 | 9-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 9-12 | 9-12 | 1 | - | 9-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 9-12 | 9-12 | 1 | - | 9-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 9-12 | 9-12 | 1 | - | - | 9-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 9-12 | 9-12 | 1 | - | - | 9-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 9-12 | NQ | 1(2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9-12 | NQ |
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→ | 9-12 | NQ | 1(2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9-124 | NQ |
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→ | 11-12 | NQ | 3(5) | - | 13-16 | 13-16 | 11-12 | NQ | - | NQ | - | - |
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→ | 13-16 | 13-16 | 1 | 13-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 13-16 | 13-16 | 1 | 13-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 13-16 | 13-16 | 1 | 13-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 13-16 | 13-16 | 1 | 13-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 13-16 | 13-16 | 1 | - | 13-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 13-16 | 13-16 | 1 | - | - | 13-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 13-16 | 13-16 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 13-16 | - | - | - |
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→ | 13-16 | 13-16 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 13-16 | - | - | - |
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→ | 13-16 | NQ | 1(2) | - | 13-16 | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 13-16 | NQ | 1(2) | - | - | - | - | 13-16 | NQ | - | - | - |
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→ | 13-16 | NQ | 1(2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | NQ | 13-16 | - |
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→ | 13-16 | NQ | 1(2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NQ | 13-16 |
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→ | 13-16 | NQ | 1(4) | - | - | - | - | - | NQ | 13-16 | NQ | NQ |
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→ | 13-16 | NQ | 1(6) | - | - | - | NQ | NQ | WC | 13-16 | NQ | NQ |
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→ | 15-16 | 15-16 | 1 | - | - | - | 15-16 | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 15-16 | 15-16 | 1 | - | - | - | 15-161 | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 17-18 | NQ | 1(2) | - | - | - | - | NQ | - | 17-183 | - | - |
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→ | 17-18 | NQ | 1(2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17-18 | NQ |
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→ | 17-18 | NQ | 1(2) | - | - | - | - | NQ | - | - | - | 17-18 |
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→ | WC | WC | 0(1) | - | - | - | WC | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | WC | WC | 0(1) | - | - | - | - | WC | - | - | - | - |
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→ | WC | NQ | 0(2) | - | NQ | WC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | WC | NQ | 0(5) | - | - | - | - | WC | NQ | NQ | NQ | NQ |
- 1 Na`Vi North America signed the roster of North American Rejects.
- 2 Cloud9 signed the roster of Team NP.
- 3 HellRaisers signed the roster of Planet Dog.
- 4 Winstrike Team signed the the roster of FlyToMoon.
- 5 Newbee signed the the roster of former Forward Gaming.
Player participation[edit]
Most Tournament Appearances[edit]
| Player | TA. | TI 1 | TI 2 | TI 3 | TI 4 | TI 5 | TI 6 | TI 7 | TI 8 | TI 9 | |
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- * UNiVeRsE was part of team Online Kingdom during The International 2011 but didn't compete.
All Time Records[edit]
| All Stages | Main Event | Grand Final | |||||||||||
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| Games Played | Games Won | Games Played | Games Won | Games Played | Games Won | ||||||||
| KuroKy
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170 | KuroKy
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96 | KuroKy
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62 | KuroKy
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33 | Puppey
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12 | N0tail
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169 | Puppey
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92 | Puppey
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61 | Puppey
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31 |  Dendi
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12 |  JerAx
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| ddc
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155 | ddc
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88 | Super
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53 | Super
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31 | XBOCT
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12 |  Ceb
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| UNiVeRsE
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144 | Super
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84 | MMY!
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46 | fy
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25 | KuroKy
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12 | KuroKy
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| Faith
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143 | UNiVeRsE
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83 | Faith
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46 | Hao
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24 | fy
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9 |  ana
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| iceiceice
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133 | Faith
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81 | Yao
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42 | Faith
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24 | N0tail
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9 | Topson
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| LaNm
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132 | Yao
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80 | ddc
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41 | Dendi
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22 | JerAx
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9 | Puppey
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| Super
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126 | xiao8
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78 | Dendi
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41 | XBOCT
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22 | Ceb
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9 | Dendi
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| Yao
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126 | Sylar
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73 | iceiceice
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41 | s4
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22 | ana
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9 | XBOCT
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124 | LaNm
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71 | Sylar
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41 | Somnus丶M
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22 | Topson
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9 | 3 players | 4 | ||
*All Stages and Main Event updated as of The International 2018 *Grand Final Records updated as of The International 2019
Participants by nation[edit]
| Nation/Region | TI1 | TI2 | TI3 | TI4 | TI5 | TI6 | TI7 | TI8 | TI9 | Total Ap. |
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| China
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19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 201 |
 Malaysia
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5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 60 |
| United States
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2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 58 |
| Ukraine
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3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 48 |
 Russia
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7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 48 |
| Sweden
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2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 48 |
 Philippines
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5 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 43 |
| Denmark
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9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 32 |
| Germany
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3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 32 |
| Canada
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1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
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| Singapore
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5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Finland
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| France
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5 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Australia
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- | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Israel
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- | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Estonia
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
 Peru
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 4 | 9 |
| Macau
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
 Jordan
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- | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
 Pakistan
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- | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
 Thailand
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5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
 Romania
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1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Bulgaria
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- | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Brazil
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
 Czech Republic
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3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
 Lebanon
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Netherlands
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- | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
 Belarus
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- | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
 Croatia
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1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
 Kyrgyzstan
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
 Macedonia
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- | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
 Slovakia
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2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
 Bolivia
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
 Greece
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
 Mexico
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- | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
 Norway
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
 Poland
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
 Serbia
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Team performances[edit]
OG is the first two-time and back-to-back TI winner (2018, 2019). Natus Vincere came closest to adding to their win in 2011 by reaching the finals in 2012 and 2013. LGD Gaming have placed the most times inside the top four (5 times). Evil Geniuses, Vici Gaming, Team DK, Newbee and Team Liquid are the only other teams with multiple top four finishes.
Performance by rank[edit]
First Place[edit]
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Invictus Gaming
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- | Wings Gaming
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Second Place[edit]
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EHOME
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- | CDEC Gaming
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- | Digital Chaos
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Third Place[edit]
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Scythe Gaming
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- | Orange Esports
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- | LGD.Forever Young
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Fourth Place[edit]
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- | TongFu
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- | Fnatic
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- | Team Secret
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Performance by region[edit]
Four different regions have provided a winning team: China, CIS, Europe and North America. Europe has been the most successful, its teams having won most tournaments (4). And China has the most teams placed inside top four (17).
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Performance by Champions[edit]
| Edition | Champion | Qual. | Games | Series | Group Position |
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CIS | INV | 9/10 | 90% | 7/7 | 100% | 1st/4 | - | 2nd |
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China | INV | 24/31 | 77% | 11/13 | 85% | 1st/8 | 5 - 6th | 5 - 6th |
| TI 3 |
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Europe | INV | 23/26 | 88% | 11/11 | 100% | 1st/8 | - | 11 - 12th |
| TI 4 |
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China | INV | 20/32 | 63% | 13/21 | 62% | 9th/16 | - | 13 - 16th |
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N. America | INV | 19/27 | 70% | 7/12 | 58% | 1st/8 | 3rd | 3rd |
| TI 6 |
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China | MQ | 17/25 | 68% | 7/11 | 64% | 3rd/8 | NQ | - |
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Europe | INV | 27/35 | 77% | 11/15 | 73% | 1st/9 | 7 - 8th | 4th |
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Europe | OQ | 18/29 | 62% | 7/12 | 58% | 4th/9 | 7 - 8th | 1st |
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Europe | DPC | 23/28 | 82% | 10/12 | 83% | 1st/9 | 1st | |
Player performances[edit]
ana, Topson, Ceb, JerAx and N0tail set a record in 2019 to win The International twice in a row.
Individual performances[edit]
First Place[edit]
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ana
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- | Ceb
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- | JerAx
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Puppey
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Dendi
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LighTofHeaveN
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xiao8
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Mu
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ArtStyle
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- | Zhou
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- | Ferrari_430
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- | YYF
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- | ChuaN
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| Loda
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- | AdmiralBulldog
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- | Akke
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- | EGM
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- | Faith_bian
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Second Place[edit]
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LaNm
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Ars-Art
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- | Funn1k
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- | 820
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- | Crystal
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- | QQQ
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- | Agressif
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- | Shiki
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- | Xz
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| Q
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- | garder
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- | Resolut1on
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- | Moo
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- | Saksa
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- | Moogy
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- | Sccc
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- | kpii
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Third Place[edit]
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hyhy
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- | Chawy
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- | lovequinny
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- | xy-
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- | DD
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- | kYxY
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- | XtiNcT
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- | Net
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- | Monet
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- | Inflame
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- | Ahfu
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- | Cr1t-
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- | Fly
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Fourth Place[edit]
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BurNIng
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Zippo
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- | LongDD
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- | MaNia
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- | PlaymatE
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- | Maelk
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- | DeMoN
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- | KingJ
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- | DJ
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| 343
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- | eLeVeN
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- | Victoria
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- | Nisha
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- | YapzOr
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Performance by nation[edit]
Out of 106 different players placing inside top four, 45 have been from China. Sweden and Finland come in second in terms of most wins (5). Ukraine and the USA are the only other nations that have multiple winning players (3).
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| China
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14 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 75 | 45 | |
| Sweden
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5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |
| Finland
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5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| Ukraine
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3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |
| United States
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3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
| Denmark
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2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
| Australia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| France
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Estonia
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1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Germany
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1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Russia
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1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Malaysia
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1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 10 | |
| Jordan
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Bulgaria
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Lebanon
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Canada
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1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Pakistan
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1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Romania
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0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Macedonia
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Singapore
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0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
| Macau
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0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Israel
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Philippines
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Announcement by Valve". Valve Corporation.
- ↑ Valve Corporation. "The International 2011". blog.dota2.com. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ Valve Corporation. "The International 2012". blog.dota2.com. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ Valve Corporation. "The International 2013". blog.dota2.com. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ Valve Corporation. "The International 2014". blog.dota2.com. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ GosuGamers. "The International 2015". GosuGamers. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ GosuGamers. "The International 2016". GosuGamers. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ Dota Team (August 27, 2018). "The International Grand Champions". Valve. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ↑ Dota Team (August 14, 2017). "The International Grand Champions". Valve. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ↑ Dota Team (August 30, 2019). "The International Grand Champions". Valve.
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