The International
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The International
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Location:
Cologne 2011
Seattle 2012-2017
Vancouver 2018
Shanghai 2019
Bucharest 2021
Singapore 2022Start Date:
2011-08-17
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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 Dota Pro Circuit.
The first International was held in Cologne, Germany, during the trade show Gamescom 2011, in order to unveil Dota 2 to worldwide audiences. It 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 Dota 2 community has been able to contribute to the prize pool by purchasing the Battle Pass where 25% of the sale goes to the prize pool. The prize pool surpassed $10 million in 2014, $20 million in 2016, $30 million in 2019 and $40 million in 2021.
The International was held in Seattle, Washington for six years from 2012 to 2017. In 2018, 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 largest prize pool for any single esports tournament until it was surpassed by The International 2021 where it had a $40 million prize pool.
The tenth International was originally scheduled to take place in Stockholm, Sweden in 2020, but was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was then relocated to take place in Bucharest, Romania due to potential problems with COVID-19 related restrictions in Sweden. The International 2022 was held in Singapore, and with $18 million prize pool it was the first time prize pool was smaller than at the previous International.
Currently The International has been held in North America, Western Europe, China, and Southeast Asia.
Tournaments[edit]
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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 |
- 1 Percentage is rounded to three decimal place.
- 2 Average per day does not include the base prize pool.
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