The International
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The International
Series Information
Organizer:
Locations:
Cologne (2011)
Seattle (2012-2017)
Vancouver (2018)
Shanghai (2019)
Bucharest (2021)Inaugurated:
August 17, 2011
Links
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 largest prize pool for any single esports tournament until it was surpassed by The International 2020.
The International 10 was originally scheduled to take place in Stockholm, Sweden in 2020, but was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the event was relocated to take place in Bucharest, Romania due to potential problems with COVID-19 related restrictions in Sweden.
Tournaments[edit]
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Date
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Location
Winner
Runner-up
Prize Pool[edit]
| Tournament | Date | Prize Pool | % Of Previous Year | Fundraising Days | Average Amount Per Day1 |
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| 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 | 179.6% | 98 | $13,004 |
| The International 2014 | 2014.07.08-2014.07.21 | $10,923,977 | 380.4% | 73 | $127,726 |
| The International 2015 | 2015.07.27-2015.08.08 | $18,429,613 | 168.7% | 101 | $166,630 |
| The International 2016 | 2016.08.03-2016.08.13 | $20,770,460 | 112.7% | 90 | $213,005 |
| The International 2017 | 2017.08.07-2017.08.12 | $24,787,916 | 119.3% | 101 | $229,583 |
| The International 2018 | 2018.08.15-2018.08.25 | $25,532,177 | 103% | 110 | $217,565 |
| The International 2019 | 2019.08.15-2019.08.25 | $34,330,068 | 134.4% | 110 | $297,546 |
| The International 10 | 2021.10.07-2021.10.17 | $40,018,195 | 116.5% | 137 | $349,256 |
- 1 This average does not include Valve's $1,600,000 base prize pool
Team participation[edit]
As of 2021, 75 different teams have appeared in the group stages of The International.
The first International was exclusively invitational, in 2012 Valve implemented the qualifying phase. In following years the number of qualification spots increased, and the number of invitations decreased. Since 2018 there have been no direct invites, instead the teams most successful in Dota Pro Circuit qualify directly, with the rest having a chance qualify through regional qualifiers.
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 | TI 1 | TI 2 | TI 3 | TI 4 | TI 5 | TI 6 | TI 7 | TI 8 | TI 9 | TI 10 |
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16/16 | 14/16 | 13/16 | 11/16 | 10/16 | 6/16 | 6/18 | 8/18 | 12/18 | 12/18 |
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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 qualifiers/open qualifiers.
- - : 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 | TI10 | |
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→ | 1st | 9-12 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 9-12 | 7-8 | 1st | 1st | 7-8 |
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→ | 1st | NQ | 7 (10) | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 7-8 | 13-16 | 13-16 | NQ | NQ | 13-16 | NQ |
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→ | 1st | NQ | 6 (7) | - | - | 7-8 | 9-10 | - | 7-8 | 1st | 4th | 2nd | NQ |
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→ | 1st | 13-16 | 6 | - | - | - | 1st | 13-16 | 9-12 | 2nd | 13-16 | 9-125 | - |
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→ | 1st | NQ | 8 (9) | - | 9-12 | NQ | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 9-12 | 3rd | 5-6 | 9-12 |
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→ | 1st | NQ | 8 (10) | 5-6 | 1st | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-12 | NQ | 5-6 | 17-18 | NQ | 4th |
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→ | 1st | NQ | 5 (8) | - | - | 1st | 11-12 | NQ | 9-12 | NQ | NQ | 13-16 | 9-12 |
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→ | 1st | NQ | 1 (2) | - | - | - | - | NQ | 1st | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 1st | NQ | 1 (5) | - | - | - | - | - | NQ | NQ | NQ | NQ | 1st |
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→ | 2nd | 9-12 | 9 | - | 3rd | 9-12 | 5-6 | 3rd | 9-12 | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd |
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→ | 2nd | NQ | 5 (8) | - | - | NQ | 2nd | 4th | NQ | NQ | 9-12 | 5-6 | 5-6 |
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→ | 2nd | NQ | 4 (8) | 2nd | 5-6 | - | - | 5-6 | 5-6 | NQ | NQ | NQ | NQ |
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→ | 2nd | 17-18 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2nd | 9-12 | - | 17-18 | - |
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→ | 2nd | NQ | 1 (6) | - | - | - | - | 2nd | NQ | NQ | NQ | NQ | NQ |
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→ | 3rd | 13-16 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 7-8 | 13-16 | 9-12 | 5-6 | 4th | 3rd |
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→ | 3rd | NQ | 2 (3) | - | 7-8 | 3rd | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 3rd | NQ | 1 (2) | 3rd | - | - | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 3rd | NQ | 1 (2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | NQ | - | - |
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→ | 4th | NQ | 3 (4) | - | 4th | 5-6 | 4th | NQ | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 4th | 17-18 | 8 | - | - | 7-8 | 13-14 | 13-16 | 4th | 17-18 | 13-16 | 13-16 | 9-12 |
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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 | 6 (9) | - | NQ | 13-16 | WC | 5-6 | NQ | 5-6 | 5-6 | 9-12 | 5-6 |
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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 | WC | 2 (3) | - | - | - | WC | 7-8 | 5-6 | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 5-6 | 13-16 | 2 | 5-6 | 13-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 7-8 | NQ | 4 (6) | - | - | - | - | NQ | 7-8 | 9-12 | 13-16 | 9-12 | NQ |
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→ | 7-8 | NQ | 3 (8) | - | - | NQ | 13-14 | 9-12 | NQ | 7-8 | NQ | NQ | NQ |
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→ | 7-8 | NQ | 2 (5) | - | - | - | - | - | NQ | 13-16 | NQ | 7-8 | NQ |
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→ | 7-8 | 7-8 | 1 | 7-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 7-8 | NQ | 1 (4) | 7-8 | NQ | 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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→ | 9-10 | 9-10 | 1 | - | - | - | 9-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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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→ | 9-12 | 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 (3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9-124 | NQ | 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 | NQ | 1 (2) | - | - | - | - | 13-16 | NQ | - | - | - | - |
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→ | 13-16 | NQ | 1 (5) | - | - | - | - | - | NQ | 13-16 | NQ | NQ | NQ |
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→ | 13-16 | NQ | 1 (7) | - | - | - | NQ | NQ | WC | 13-16 | NQ | 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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→ | 17-18 | NQ | 1 (3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NQ | NQ | 17-18 |
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→ | 17-18 | NQ | 1 (4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | NQ | NQ | NQ | 17-18 |
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- 1 TI 4 - Na`Vi North America signed the roster of North American Rejects.
- 2 TI 7 - Cloud9 signed the roster of Team NP.
- 3 TI 7 - HellRaisers signed the roster of Planet Dog.
- 4 TI 8 - Winstrike Team signed the the roster of FlyToMoon.
- 5 TI 9 - 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 | TI 10 | |
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 | Puppey | 10 |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | iceiceice | 9 | | | | | | | |  | | |
| KuroKy | 9 | | | | | |  |   | | | |
| LaNm | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
 | ddc | 8 | |  | | | | | | | ||
 | Fly | 8 |  | |  |  | |   | | | ||
 | N0tail | 8 | | | | | | | | | ||
 | s4 | 8 |  | | | | | | | | ||
| Arteezy | 7 |  | | | | | | | |||
| Faith | 7 | | | | | | | | |||
| Fata | 7 | | | | | | | | |||
| MISERY | 7 | | |  | | |  | | |||
| UNiVeRsE | 7 | | | | | | | | |||
| zai | 7 | | | | | | | |
- See here for the complete list.
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 |  Dendi
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12 |  ana
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| Puppey
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169 | Puppey
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92 | Puppey
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61 | Puppey
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31 | KuroKy
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12 |  Ceb
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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 | Puppey
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12 |  JerAx
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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 | XBOCT
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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 | ana
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9 | N0tail
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6 | ||
| iceiceice
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133 | Faith
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81 | Yao
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42 | Faith
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24 | Ceb
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9 | Topson
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6 | ||
| LaNm
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132 | Yao
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80 | ddc
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41 | Dendi
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22 | Faith_bian
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9 | Puppey
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5 | ||
| Super
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126 | xiao8
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78 | Dendi
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41 | XBOCT
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22 | fy
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9 | Dendi
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5 | ||
| Yao
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126 | Sylar
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73 | iceiceice
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41 | s4
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22 | JerAx
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9 | XBOCT
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| Hao
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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 | N0tail
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9 | Faith_bian
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| 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 10
Participants by nation[edit]
| Nation/Region | TI1 | TI2 | TI3 | TI4 | TI5 | TI6 | TI7 | TI8 | TI9 | TI10 | Total Ap. |
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| China
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19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 223 |
 Malaysia
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5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 64 |
| United States
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2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 61 |
 Russia
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7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 55 |
| Sweden
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2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 52 |
| Ukraine
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3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 50 |
 Philippines
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5 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 48 |
| Denmark
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9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 34 |
| Canada
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1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
| Germany
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3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 32 |
| Singapore
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5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
 South Korea
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- | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 19 |
 Peru
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| Finland
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- | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| France
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5 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Australia
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- | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 12 |
| Israel
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- | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Estonia
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
 Brazil
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | 10 |
 Thailand
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5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
 Pakistan
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- | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
 Jordan
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- | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Macau
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| Romania
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1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
 Bulgaria
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- | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Czech Republic
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3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
 Netherlands
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- | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
 Belarus
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- | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
 North Macedonia
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- | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Lebanon
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
 Slovakia
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2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
 Croatia
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1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
 Kyrgyzstan
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
 Bolivia
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Poland
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Indonesia
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
 Mexico
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- | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
 Greece
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
 Serbia
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
 Norway
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
 Moldova
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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 (PSG.LGD) have placed the most times inside the top four (6 times).
Performance by rank[edit]
First Place[edit]
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Alliance
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- | Wings Gaming
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- | Team Spirit
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Second Place[edit]
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Vici Gaming
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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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Performance by region[edit]
Four different regions have provided a winning team: China, Eastern Europe, Western 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 (18).
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Performance by Champions[edit]
| Edition | Champion | Qual. | Games | Series | Group Position |
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E. Europe | 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 |
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W. Europe | INV | 23/26 | 88% | 11/11 | 100% | 1st/8 | - | 11 - 12th |
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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 | - |
| TI 7 |
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W. Europe | INV | 27/35 | 77% | 11/15 | 73% | 1st/9 | 7 - 8th | 4th |
| TI 8 |
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W. Europe | OQ | 18/29 | 62% | 7/12 | 58% | 4th/9 | 7 - 8th | 1st |
| TI 9 |
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W. Europe | DPC | 23/28 | 82% | 10/12 | 83% | 1st/9 | 1st | 7 - 8th |
| TI 10 |
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E. Europe | MQ | 24/36 | 67% | 11/15 | 73% | 4th/9 | NQ | |
Player performances[edit]
Individual performances[edit]
- ana, Topson, Ceb, JerAx, and N0tail of OG are the only players to win The International twice. They are also the only players to successfully defend their championship.
- fy and w33 are the only players to finish in second place twice, without having won.
- zai is the only player to finish in 3rd place, three times.
- Puppey has placed the most times inside the top four (5 times), which means he's finished in top 4 at half of all TIs.
First Place[edit]
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- | Ceb
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- | JerAx
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- | N0tail
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Dendi
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- | GH
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LighTofHeaveN
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- | Faith
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- | Faith_bian
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- | y`
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- | UNiVeRsE
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- | ppd
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- | SumaiL
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Mu
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- | Banana
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- | SanSheng
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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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- | Aui_2000
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- | bLink
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- | iceice
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- | Collapse
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- | Mira
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- | TORONTOTOKYO
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- | Yatoro
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Second Place[edit]
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LaNm
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- | rOtK
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- | Fenrir
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- | MISERY
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- | Kaka
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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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- | 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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- | XinQ
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Third Place[edit]
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ddc
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- | Nisha
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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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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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- | Emo
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- | flyfly
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- | JT-
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- | Oli
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Royal Roaders[edit]
The following 17 players have managed to win The International at their first appearance, so called Royal Roaders1:
| TI 2012 | YYF
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| TI 2013 | AdmiralBulldog
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| TI 2015 | SumaiL
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| TI 2016 | shadow
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| TI 2017 | GH
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| TI 2018 | Topson
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| TI 2021 | Collapse
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- 1 TI 2011 champions are excluded from the list, as it was the first TI.
Rampages[edit]
There have been a total of eight rampages in all TI main events to date. To date, Yatoro is the only player to achieve more than one rampage at a TI main event, with three rampages total at TI 2021. TI 2021 was also the only TI to ever feature more than one rampage.
| Tournament | Player | Team | Opponent | Game | Hero | Link | Notes |
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Natus Vincere
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Team DK
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Upper Bracket Round 1 (Game 3) |  Anti-Mage
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First ever Rampage at TI |
| TI 2013 | Mu
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TongFu
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 Invictus Gaming
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Lower Bracket Round 4 (Game 2) |  Weaver
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Double Rampage |
| TI 2015 | Hao
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Vici Gaming
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 LGD Gaming
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Lower Bracket Round 5 (Game 1) |  Queen of Pain
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| TI 2017 | Ame
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 Digital Chaos
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Lower Bracket Round 2 (Game 2) | Anti-Mage
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| TI 2019 | Topson
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OG
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 Team Liquid
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Grand Finals (Game 2) |  Monkey King
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First Rampage in a Grand Final |
| TI 2021 | Yatoro
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 Team Spirit
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Invictus Gaming
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Upper Bracket Round 1 (Game 1) |  Morphling
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| Lower Bracket Round 5 (Game 2) |  Drow Ranger
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Lower Bracket Finals (Game 3) |  Sven
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Performance by nation[edit]
Out of 119 different players placing inside top four, 50 have been from China. Sweden, Finland, and Ukraine come in second in terms of most wins (5). Russia (4) and the USA (3) are the only other nations that have multiple winning players.
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| China
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14 | 27 | 16 | 25 | 82 | 50 | |
| Ukraine
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5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | |
| Sweden
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5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
| Finland
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5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
| Russia
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4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 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 | |
| Malaysia
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1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 13 | |
| Estonia
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Germany
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1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Jordan
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 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 | |
| North 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 | |
| Poland
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Israel
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Philippines
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gallery[edit]
The International Champions[edit]
The International 2011 Champion Na'Vi:
LightOfHeaven, ArtStyle, XBOCT, Dendi, and Puppey.
The International 2012 Champion Invictus Gaming:
Chuan, YYF, Ferrari_430, Faith, and Zhou.
The International 2013 Champion Alliance:
s4, EGM, Loda, Akke, and AdmiralBulldog.
The International 2015 Champion Evil Geniuses:
UNiVeRsE, Aui_2000, ppd, Fear, SumaiL.
The International 2016 Champion Wings Gaming:
Faith_bian, iceice, shadow, y` and bLink.
The International 2017 Champion Team Liquid:
Miracle-, MATUMBAMAN, KuroKy, MinD_ContRoL and GH
The International 10 Champion Team Spirit:
Mira, Collapse, Miposhka, TORONTOTOKYO, and Yatoro.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The International (October 18, 2021). "The International Grand Champions". twitter.com.
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