The International

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[e][h]The International
Series Information
Location:
Germany Cologne
United States Seattle
Canada Vancouver
China Shanghai
Romania Bucharest
Singapore Singapore
Denmark Copenhagen
Start Date:
2011-08-17
Cumulative Prize Pool:
$206,054,582 USD
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The International, often abbreviated as TI, is an annual tournament organized by Valve. In 2015 Valve founded the Dota Major Championships which incorporates The International into its structure, with The International being the final tournament of the season. In 2017 Valve announced Dota Pro Circuit with same structure as before but including Dota Minor Championships. In 2023 Valve cancelled the Dota Pro Circuit, leaving The International as the only event to be organized and sponsored by Valve. The International is currently the longest-standing tournament on the competitive Dota 2 calendar.

The first International drew attention due to its staggering $1.6 million USD prize pool, the highest prize pool of any single esports tournament at that time. Since 2013, the community has been able to contribute to the prize pool by purchasing the Compendium or Battle Pass where 25% of the sale goes to the prize pool. As a result, each succeeding International has higher prize pool than the previous International and had the largest prize pool for any single esports tournament at the time, this record was achieved in every iteration of the tournament from 2013 to 2021 (the prize pool surpassed $10 million in 2014, $20 million in 2016, $30 million in 2019 and $40 million in 2021) until the streak was broken by The International 2022 where the prize pool is $18 million, more than half lower compared to the previous International. The International 2023 had a prize pool of $3 million, the lowest since 2013.

The International 2011 was held in Cologne, Germany, during the trade show Gamescom 2011. The International was then held in Seattle, United States for six years from 2012 to 2017 (Benaroya Hall - 2012, 2013, KeyArena - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017). Due to redevelopment on KeyArena, The International 2018 was held in Vancouver, Canada at Rogers Arena. The International 2019 was held in Shanghai, China at Mercedes-Benz Arena, taking place in Asia for the first time. The tenth International was originally scheduled to take place in Stockholm, Sweden at Avicii Arena in 2020, but was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was then relocated to Bucharest, Romania at Arena Națională due to potential issues with COVID-19 related restrictions in Sweden. The tenth International also featured artificial crowd cheer as the event was held without audience.

The International 2022 was held in Singapore at Suntec Singapore Convention Centre and Singapore Indoor Stadium, returning to Asia for the second time and the first time in Southeast Asia. It is also the first iteration where the the main event was split and held in two different venues, the first part is commonly known as Playoffs while the second part is commonly known as Finals or The International itself. The International 2023 was held in Seattle, United States at Seattle Convention Center and Climate Pledge Arena (formerly KeyArena), marking a return to the location after six years.

The International 2024 was held in Copenhagen, Denmark at Royal Arena, marking a return to Europe after 13 years for audience as The International 2021 was held without audience.

For its first five editions, the theme of The International followed a colour cycle of five power runes in-game - Red, Blue, Green, Purple, Yellow. Each installment of the tournament has featured a distinct theme and colour scheme.

To date, The International has been held in North America, Western Europe, China, and Southeast Asia.

Tournaments[edit]

S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
Sep 4 - 15, 2024
$2,776,566
Denmark Copenhagen
16 participants
Oct 12 - 29, 2023
$3,380,455
United States Seattle
20 participants
Oct 15 - 30, 2022
$18,930,775
Singapore Singapore
20 participants
Oct 7 - 17, 2021
$40,018,195
Romania Bucharest
18 participants
Aug 15 - 25, 2019
$34,330,068
China Shanghai
18 participants
 
Aug 15 - 25, 2018
$25,532,177
Canada Vancouver
18 participants
 
Aug 2 - 12, 2017
$24,787,916
United States Seattle
18 participants
Aug 2 - 13, 2016
$20,770,460
United States Seattle
16 participants
Jul 27 - Aug 8, 2015
$18,429,613
United States Seattle
16 participants
Jul 8 - 21, 2014
$10,923,977
United States Seattle
19 participants
Aug 2 - 11, 2013
$2,874,380
United States Seattle
16 participants
Aug 26 - Sep 2, 2012
$1,600,000
United States Seattle
16 participants
Aug 17 - 21, 2011
$1,600,000
Germany Cologne
16 participants

Prize Pool[edit]

The base prize pool is $1,600,000 USD.

Tournament Date Prize Pool % of Previous Prize Pool Contributed Prize Pool % Increased From Base Fundraising Days Average Per Day
The International 2011 2011.08.17-2011.08.21 $1,600,000 - - - - -
The International 2012 2012.08.26-2012.09.02 $1,600,000 100% - - - -
The International 2013 2013.08.03-2013.08.11 $2,874,380 179.649% $1,274,380 79.649% 98 $13,004
The International 2014 2014.07.08-2014.07.21 $10,923,977 380.046% $9,323,977 582.749% 73 $127,726
The International 2015 2015.07.27-2015.08.08 $18,429,613 168.708% $16,829,613 1,051.851% 101 $166,630
The International 2016 2016.08.03-2016.08.13 $20,770,460 112.702% $19,170,460 1,198.154% 89 $215,398
The International 2017 2017.08.07-2017.08.12 $24,787,916 119.342% $23,187,916 1,449.245% 102 $227,333
The International 2018 2018.08.15-2018.08.25 $25,532,177 103.003% $23,932,177 1,495.761% 111 $215,605
The International 2019 2019.08.15-2019.08.25 $34,330,068 134.458% $32,730,068 2,045.629% 111 $294,865
The International 2021 2021.10.07-2021.10.17 $40,018,195 116.569% $38,418,195 2,401.137% 138 $278,393
The International 2022 2022.10.15-2022.10.30 $18,930,775 47.305% $17,330,775 1,083.173% 58 $298,806
The International 2023 2023.10.12-2023.10.29 $3,380,455 17.857% $1,780,455 111.278% 32 $55,639
The International 2024 2024.09.04-2024.09.15 $2,776,566 82.136% $1,176,566 73.535% 25 $47,063
1 Percentage is rounded to three decimal place.
2 Average per day does not include the base prize pool.

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