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The International 2011
The International 2011
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor:
Version:
Type:
Offline
Location:
Cologne Venue:
Koelnmesse
Dates:
Aug 17 - 21, 2011
Teams:
16
Format:
Group Stage
Double-elimination Playoffs
Double-elimination Playoffs
Prize Pool:
$1,600,000 USD
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Overview[edit]
The International Dota 2 Championships was a double-elimination offline tournament organized by Valve and took place during the five day trade show GamesCom in Cologne, 2011. The venue was used by Valve to unveil Dota 2 to the worldwide audience and offered a staggering $1.6 million prize pool to 16 invited DotA teams from around the world. The game itself was given to the 16 teams some time before the event to prepare for what would be an incredible tournament promising to grab the eSport world's attention.
Na`Vi defeated EHOME in the Grand Finals 3-1 with a 1-game advantage, and took home $1,000,000 in prize money.
Format[edit]
- Group Stage
- 16 teams divided into four groups of 4.
- Best of 1 series.
- Top 2 are seeded into Winner’s bracket R1.
- Bottom 2 are seeded into Loser’s bracket R1.
- Playoff
- 16 teams split into winners- and loser’s bracket.
- Best of 1 series.
- Winners-, losers- and consolidation final best of three series.
- Championship final best of five series.
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Commentator:
v1lat (Vitalii Volochai)
Prizepool[edit]
A total of $1,600,000 was competed for in The International 2011 at GamesCom in Cologne, Germany. It was spread as seen below:
| Place | $ USD | Percent | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1st
|
$1,000,000 | 62.5% |  Natus Vincere
|
 2nd
|
$250,000 | 15.625% |  EHOME
|
 3rd
|
$150,000 | 9.375% |  Scythe Gaming
|
 4th
|
$80,000 | 5% |  Meet Your Makers
|
| 5th-6th | $35,000 | 2.1875% |  Moscow Five
|
 Invictus Gaming
| |||
| 7th-8th | $25,000 | 1.5625% |  Nirvana.int
|
 MiTH.Trust
| |||
| 9th-12th | - | - |  Virus Gaming
|
 TyLoo
| |||
 Mineski
| |||
 MUFC
| |||
| 13th-16th | - | - |  Storm Games Clan
|
 GosuGamers
| |||
 OK.Nirvana.cn
| |||
 Next Evolution
|
Participants[edit]
Invited Teams[edit]
Reserve Team[edit]
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
| Group A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | EHOME
|
3-0 | ||||
| 2. | Invictus Gaming
|
2-1 | ||||
| 3. | Storm Games Clan
|
1-2 | ||||
| 4. | Mineski
|
0-3 | ||||
| Group A Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| iG | 0 | 1 | EHOME |
| Mski | 0 | 1 | SGC |
| Mski | 0 | 1 | iG |
| EHOME | 1 | 0 | SGC |
| SGC | 0 | 1 | iG |
| EHOME | 1 | 0 | Mski |
Group B[edit]
| Group B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nirvana.int
|
3-0 | ||||
| 2. | TyLoo
|
2-1 | ||||
| 3. | OK.Nirvana.cn
|
1-2 | ||||
| 4. | Virus Gaming
|
0-3 | ||||
| Group B Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TyLoo | 1 | 0 | Nirvana |
| OK | 1 | 0 | Virus |
| TyLoo | 0 | 1 | OK |
| Nirvana | 1 | 0 | Virus |
| Virus | 0 | 1 | TyLoo |
| OK | 1 | 0 | Nirvana |
Group C[edit]
| Group C | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Meet Your Makers
|
2-1 | ||||
| 2. | Moscow Five
|
2-1 | ||||
| 3. | MiTH.Trust
|
2-1 | ||||
| 4. | MUFC
|
0-3 | ||||
| Group C Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| MYM | 0 | 1 | M5 |
| MiTH | 1 | 0 | MUFC |
| MiTH | 0 | 1 | MYM |
| M5 | 1 | 0 | MUFC |
| MUFC | 0 | 1 | MYM |
| M5 | 0 | 1 | MiTH |
Group D[edit]
| Group D | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Natus Vincere
|
3-0 | ||||
| 2. | Scythe Gaming
|
2-1 | ||||
| 3. | Next Evolution
|
1-2 | ||||
| 4. | GosuGamers
|
0-3 | ||||
| Group D Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| GG | 0 | 1 | Na`Vi |
| NeVo | 0 | 1 | Scythe |
| Na`Vi | 1 | 0 | Scythe |
| GG | 0 | 1 | NeVo |
| Na`Vi | 1 | 0 | NeVo |
| Scythe | 1 | 0 | GG |
Note: Meet Your Makers and Moscow Five qualified ahead of MiTH.Trust due to superior time ranking.
Playoffs[edit]
Upper Bracket R1 (Bo1)
Upper Bracket R2 (Bo1)
Upper Bracket Final (Bo3)
Lower Bracket R1 (Bo1)
Lower Bracket R2 (Bo1)
Lower Bracket R3 (Bo1)
Lower Bracket R4 (Bo1)
Lower Bracket R5 (Bo3)
Lower Bracket Final (Bo3)
Grand Final (Bo5)
Natus Vincere
3
August 21, 2011
Default
55m01s
56m22s
33m50s
Natus Vincere has a 1-0 lead as the upper bracket winner.
EHOME
1
Additional Data[edit]
Country Representation[edit]
| # | Country/Region | #P | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China
|
19 | Awoke, Kabu, DD, Hao, Faith, SanSheng, Zhou, xiao8, Ferrari_430, 820, QQQ, X!!, LaNm, SJQ, insence, ksssssss, Banana, Yao, seaking |
| 2 |  Denmark
|
9 | MiSeRy, MaNia, PlaymatE, Maelk, syndereN, AngeL, MiGGel, Ryze, eatenfish |
| 3 |  Russia
|
7 | LighTofHeaveN, Azen, NS, Dread, ARS-ART, Santa, God |
| 4 |  France
|
5 | Maldejambes, VladTepes, Sockshka, Pseudo, Ph0eniX |
| 4 |  Malaysia
|
5 | SilverCross, Net, Sharky, xiaoling, kYxY |
| 4 |  Singapore
|
5 | Hyhy, Xy-, ToFu, Chawy, Roy |
| 4 |  Thailand
|
5 | 13nu, TnK, LaKelz, Lookball, aabBAA |
| 4 |  Philippines
|
5 | Wootz, Julz, John, Owa, VASH |
| 9 | Ukraine
|
3 | Artstyle, Dendi, XBOCT |
| 9 | Germany
|
3 | KuroKy, Kebap, Kev- |
| 9 |  Czech Republic
|
3 | CraNich, lacek, Tonci |
| 12 |  United States
|
2 | DeMoN, Fear |
| 12 |  Sweden
|
2 | Pajkatt, Mirakel |
| 12 |  Slovakia
|
2 | Tulex, Warlog |
| 15 |  Canada
|
1 | 1437 |
| 15 |  Croatia
|
1 | Lacoste |
| 15 |  Estonia
|
1 | Puppey |
| 15 |  Macau
|
1 | DDC |
| 15 |  Romania
|
1 | ComeWithMe |
References[edit]
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