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The International 2018

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[e][h]The International 2018
League Information
Organizers:
Sponsor(s):
Type:
Offline
Location:
Canada Vancouver
Format:
Group Stage
Round-robin
Playoffs
Double-elimination
Prize Pool:
$25,532,177 USD
Start Date:
2018-08-15
End Date:
2018-08-25
Game:
Version:
Teams:
18
Liquipedia Tier:
Pro Circuit Tier:
Links
Chronology

The International 2018 was the concluding tournament of the 2017-18 season of Dota Pro Circuit and the eighth annual edition of The International. The tournament was held on Canadian soil for the first time, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada.[1] For the first time, a point system based on official sponsored Majors and Minors were used to determine invites to The International.

Format[edit]

  • Open Qualifiers - June 14th - June 17th, 2018
    • Twelve Regional Single-elimination Open Qualifiers, two brackets for each region.
      • The winners of each Open Qualifier will advance to the respective Main Qualifier.
  • Regional Qualifiers - June 18th - June 25th, 2018
    • Six Regional Qualifiers.
      • The winners of each Main Qualifier will advance directly to The International.
      • The runners-up of the China, Southeast Asia, and North America Main Qualifiers will advance directly to The International.
      • The third place team of the North America Main Qualifiers will advance directly to The International.
  • Group Stage - August 15th - August 18th, 2018
    • All eighteen teams are divided into two groups where they play in a Round Robin format.
      • All matches are played in a Bo2.
      • The top four teams in each group advance to the Upper Bracket of the Main Event.
      • The bottom team in each group is eliminated.
      • The remaining teams advance to the Lower Bracket of the Main Event.
  • Main Event - August 20th - August 25th, 2018
    • Sixteen teams play in a double-elimination format over six days.
      • Eight teams begin in the Upper Bracket, eight in the Lower Bracket.
      • First Lower Bracket round is Bo1, Grand Finals are Bo5, all others rounds are Bo3.

Broadcast Talent[edit]


1 Sweden AdmiralBulldog was invited to be part of the English talent, but could not attend the event due to visa issues.[2]
2 United States djWHEAT was announced as an additional host on August 13, 2018.[3]
3 Germany Black^ was added to the English broadcast team on August 13, 2018.[4]
  • Content Creator:
    • Ukraine Tonya (Antonina Predko)
  • Analysts:
    • Russia Dread (Andrey Golubev)
    • Belarus fng (Artsiom Barshak)
    • Ukraine Goblak (Artur Kostenko)
    • Ukraine Lil (Ilya Ilyuk)
  • Hosts:
    • China 78 (Du Junnan)
    • China BBC (Zhang Hongsheng)
  • Content Creator:
    • China Dove (Zhang Tiange)
  • Commentators:

The talent for the Spanish broadcast was announced on August 19, 2018.[5]

  • Commentators:
  • Analysts:
    • Spain Kratos (Dimas Enrique Romero Fernández)
    • Spain RoD (Alberto Polo Jordán)
    • Spain Tainim (María García)

Prize Pool[edit]

The base prize pool of the tournament was $1,600,000 USD.
An additional 25% of all Battle Pass sales were added to the total prize pool ($23,932,177 USD added).[6][7]

$25,532,177 USD are spread among the participants as seen below:

Participants[edit]

Invited Teams[edit]

Regional Qualified Teams[edit]

OG
1Australia ana
2Finland Topson
3France Ceb
4Finland JerAx
5Denmark N0tail
CRomania ppasarel
7th - 8th The International 2017The International 2017 (2017)
Preview
TNC Predator
1Philippines Raven
2Philippines Armel
3Philippines Sam_H
4Philippines Tims
5Philippines Kuku
CCanada 1437
7th - 8th The International 2016The International 2016 (2016)
1 paiN Gaming add Denmark MISERY as a coach on July 18th.[8]
2 Invictus Gaming add China BurNIng as a coach on July 27th.[9]

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Standings
1.Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses Evil Geniuses2-1-05
2.Team LiquidTeam Liquid Team Liquid1-2-04
3.FnaticFnatic Fnatic1-1-03
4.PSG.LGDPSG.LGD PSG.LGD0-3-03
4.MineskiMineski Mineski1-1-13
6.Winstrike TeamWinstrike Team Winstrike Team1-0-12
7.Invictus GamingInvictus Gaming Invictus Gaming0-2-12
8.OGOG OG0-1-11
9.VGJ.ThunderVGJ.Thunder VGJ.Thunder0-1-21
1.Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses Evil Geniuses4-1-09
2.FnaticFnatic Fnatic▲11-3-05
2.Team LiquidTeam Liquid Team Liquid1-3-05
4.PSG.LGDPSG.LGD PSG.LGD1-3-15
5.Invictus GamingInvictus Gaming Invictus Gaming▲20-4-14
5.MineskiMineski Mineski▼11-2-24
7.OGOG OG▲11-1-23
7.VGJ.ThunderVGJ.Thunder VGJ.Thunder▲21-1-23
9.Winstrike TeamWinstrike Team Winstrike Team▼31-0-32
1.Team LiquidTeam Liquid Team Liquid▲14-3-011
2.Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses Evil Geniuses▼15-1-111
3.PSG.LGDPSG.LGD PSG.LGD▲13-3-19
4.OGOG OG▲33-2-28
5.FnaticFnatic Fnatic▼31-5-17
6.VGJ.ThunderVGJ.Thunder VGJ.Thunder▲12-2-36
7.MineskiMineski Mineski▼21-3-35
8.Invictus GamingInvictus Gaming Invictus Gaming▼30-4-44
9.Winstrike TeamWinstrike Team Winstrike Team1-1-53
1.Team LiquidTeam Liquid Team Liquid5-3-013
2.Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses Evil Geniuses6-1-113
3.PSG.LGDPSG.LGD PSG.LGD4-3-111
4.OGOG OG3-3-29
5.FnaticFnatic Fnatic1-5-27
6.VGJ.ThunderVGJ.Thunder VGJ.Thunder2-2-46
7.MineskiMineski Mineski1-3-45
8.Winstrike TeamWinstrike Team Winstrike Team▲11-2-54
9.Invictus GamingInvictus Gaming Invictus Gaming▼10-4-44

Group B[edit]

Standings
1.VGJ.StormVGJ.Storm VGJ.Storm2-0-04
2.NewbeeNewbee Newbee1-1-03
2.Virtus.proVirtus.pro Virtus.pro1-1-03
4.Team SerenityTeam Serenity Team Serenity0-2-02
4.TNC PredatorTNC Predator TNC Predator1-0-12
6.paiN GamingpaiN Gaming paiN Gaming0-1-01
7.Team SecretTeam Secret Team Secret0-1-11
8.OpTic GamingOpTic Gaming OpTic Gaming0-0-10
9.Vici GamingVici Gaming Vici Gaming0-0-20
1.VGJ.StormVGJ.Storm VGJ.Storm3-1-07
2.TNC PredatorTNC Predator TNC Predator▲22-2-16
3.Virtus.proVirtus.pro Virtus.pro▼11-3-05
4.NewbeeNewbee Newbee▼22-1-25
5.Team SecretTeam Secret Team Secret▲20-4-14
5.Vici GamingVici Gaming Vici Gaming▲41-2-24
7.OpTic GamingOpTic Gaming OpTic Gaming▲11-1-23
7.paiN GamingpaiN Gaming paiN Gaming▼10-3-13
7.Team SerenityTeam Serenity Team Serenity▼30-3-13
1.VGJ.StormVGJ.Storm VGJ.Storm4-2-010
2.Virtus.proVirtus.pro Virtus.pro▲12-4-08
3.TNC PredatorTNC Predator TNC Predator▼12-3-27
4.Team SecretTeam Secret Team Secret▲11-4-16
5.NewbeeNewbee Newbee▼12-2-36
6.paiN GamingpaiN Gaming paiN Gaming▲10-5-15
6.Team SerenityTeam Serenity Team Serenity▲10-5-15
6.Vici GamingVici Gaming Vici Gaming▼11-3-25
9.OpTic GamingOpTic Gaming OpTic Gaming▼21-2-34
1.VGJ.StormVGJ.Storm VGJ.Storm5-2-112
2.Virtus.proVirtus.pro Virtus.pro3-4-110
3.Team SecretTeam Secret Team Secret▲12-4-28
4.OpTic GamingOpTic Gaming OpTic Gaming▲53-2-38
5.NewbeeNewbee Newbee3-2-38
6.TNC PredatorTNC Predator TNC Predator▼32-3-37
7.Team SerenityTeam Serenity Team Serenity▼11-5-27
8.Vici GamingVici Gaming Vici Gaming▼22-3-37
9.paiN GamingpaiN Gaming paiN Gaming▼30-5-35
Color key
Upper Bracket Seed
Lower Bracket Seed
Eliminated

Main Event[edit]

Show bracket
DateRoundOpponentScorevs. Opponent
2018-08-20 18:05:002018-08-20 18:05:00 UTCUpper Bracket R1 (Bo3)Liquid Team LiquidTeam Liquid
2:0
(Bo3)
OpTic GamingOpTic Gaming OpTic
2018-08-20 20:15:002018-08-20 20:15:00 UTCUpper Bracket R1 (Bo3)VP Virtus.proVirtus.pro
0:2
(Bo3)
PSG.LGDPSG.LGD PSG.LGD
2018-08-20 22:40:002018-08-20 22:40:00 UTCLower Bracket R1 (Bo1)Fnatic FnaticFnatic
0:1
(Bo1)
Team SerenityTeam Serenity Serenity
2018-08-21 00:10:002018-08-21 00:10:00 UTCLower Bracket R1 (Bo1)TNC TNC PredatorTNC Predator
0:1
(Bo1)
MineskiMineski Mski
2018-08-21 01:40:002018-08-21 01:40:00 UTCLower Bracket R1 (Bo1)Newbee NewbeeNewbee
0:1
(Bo1)
Winstrike TeamWinstrike Team Win
2018-08-21 03:20:002018-08-21 03:20:00 UTCLower Bracket R1 (Bo1)VGJ.T VGJ.ThunderVGJ.Thunder
0:1
(Bo1)
Vici GamingVici Gaming VG
2018-08-21 17:40:002018-08-21 17:40:00 UTCUpper Bracket R1 (Bo3)VGJ.S VGJ.StormVGJ.Storm
0:2
(Bo3)
OGOG OG
2018-08-21 20:25:002018-08-21 20:25:00 UTCUpper Bracket R1 (Bo3)EG Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
2:0
(Bo3)
Team SecretTeam Secret Secret
2018-08-21 23:25:002018-08-21 23:25:00 UTCLower Bracket R2 (Bo3)OpTic OpTic GamingOpTic Gaming
2:0
(Bo3)
Team SerenityTeam Serenity Serenity
2018-08-22 01:55:002018-08-22 01:55:00 UTCLower Bracket R2 (Bo3)VP Virtus.proVirtus.pro
2:0
(Bo3)
MineskiMineski Mski
2018-08-22 17:35:002018-08-22 17:35:00 UTCLower Bracket R2 (Bo3)VGJ.S VGJ.StormVGJ.Storm
2:0
(Bo3)
Winstrike TeamWinstrike Team Win
2018-08-22 20:05:002018-08-22 20:05:00 UTCLower Bracket R2 (Bo3)Secret Team SecretTeam Secret
2:1
(Bo3)
Vici GamingVici Gaming VG
2018-08-23 01:10:002018-08-23 01:10:00 UTCUpper Bracket R2 (Bo3)Liquid Team LiquidTeam Liquid
0:2
(Bo3)
PSG.LGDPSG.LGD PSG.LGD
2018-08-23 03:15:002018-08-23 03:15:00 UTCUpper Bracket R2 (Bo3)OG OGOG
2:1
(Bo3)
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses EG
2018-08-23 17:40:002018-08-23 17:40:00 UTCLower Bracket R3 (Bo3)OpTic OpTic GamingOpTic Gaming
1:2
(Bo3)
Virtus.proVirtus.pro VP
2018-08-23 21:00:002018-08-23 21:00:00 UTCLower Bracket R3 (Bo3)VGJ.S VGJ.StormVGJ.Storm
0:2
(Bo3)
Team SecretTeam Secret Secret
2018-08-24 00:50:002018-08-24 00:50:00 UTCLower Bracket R4 (Bo3)EG Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
2:0
(Bo3)
Virtus.proVirtus.pro VP
2018-08-24 17:45:002018-08-24 17:45:00 UTCLower Bracket R4 (Bo3)Liquid Team LiquidTeam Liquid
2:0
(Bo3)
Team SecretTeam Secret Secret
2018-08-24 20:45:002018-08-24 20:45:00 UTCUpper Bracket Final (Bo3)PSG.LGD PSG.LGDPSG.LGD
1:2
(Bo3)
OGOG OG
2018-08-25 00:40:002018-08-25 00:40:00 UTCLower Bracket R5 (Bo3)EG Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
2:0
(Bo3)
Team LiquidTeam Liquid Liquid
2018-08-25 17:45:002018-08-25 17:45:00 UTCLower Bracket Final (Bo3)PSG.LGD PSG.LGDPSG.LGD
2:0
(Bo3)
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses EG
2018-08-25 21:05:002018-08-25 21:05:00 UTCGrand Final (Bo5)OG OGOG
3:2
(Bo5)
PSG.LGDPSG.LGD PSG.LGD
Show schedule
Upper Bracket R1 (Bo3)
Upper Bracket R2 (Bo3)
Upper Bracket Final (Bo3)
Grand Final (Bo5)
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
2
OpTic GamingOpTic GamingOpTic
0
August 20, 2018 - 11:05 PDT
Wraith King
Dark Willow
Lich
Clinkz
Alchemist
28m54s
Abaddon
Dragon Knight
Tiny
Weaver
Io
Vengeful Spirit
Broodmother
Earth Spirit
Batrider
Ursa
30m19s
Phantom Lancer
Crystal Maiden
Necrophos
Nature's Prophet
Tiny
Casters: Australia TobiWan, Denmark syndereN
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
0
PSG.LGDPSG.LGDPSG.LGD
2
August 20, 2018 - 13:15 PDT
Tiny
Bane
Kunkka
Enigma
Visage
39m38s
Storm Spirit
Undying
Necrophos
Vengeful Spirit
Drow Ranger
Mirana
Bane
Kunkka
Wraith King
Alchemist
35m21s
Lina
Terrorblade
Tusk
Silencer
Weaver
Casters: United States Lyrical, Canada TrentPax
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
0
PSG.LGDPSG.LGDPSG.LGD
2
August 22, 2018 - 18:10 PDT
Enchantress
Earthshaker
Lich
Necrophos
Phantom Lancer
32m52s
Leshrac
Tiny
Bane
Gyrocopter
Io
Io
Gyrocopter
Undying
Ursa
Alchemist
31m47s
Bloodseeker
Phantom Lancer
Earthshaker
Tiny
Silencer
Casters: United States Capitalist, United States Blitz
VGJ.StormVGJ.StormVGJ.S
0
OGOGOG
2
August 21, 2018 - 10:40 PDT
Enchantress
Earthshaker
Jakiro
Dragon Knight
Weaver
44m30s
Zeus
Lina
Winter Wyvern
Phantom Lancer
Chen
Nature's Prophet
Phoenix
Earth Spirit
Ursa
Storm Spirit
35m49s
Venomancer
Winter Wyvern
Troll Warlord
Lina
Chen
VGJ.Storm are not allowed to use a coach during the draft and have a level 2 draft time penalty.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000CE-QINU`"'
Casters: United States Lyrical, Canada TrentPax
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEG
2
Team SecretTeam SecretSecret
0
August 21, 2018 - 13:25 PDT
Vengeful Spirit
Weaver
Phoenix
Alchemist
Ursa
42m38s
Morphling
Phantom Lancer
Earth Spirit
Winter Wyvern
Mirana
Vengeful Spirit
Weaver
Undying
Drow Ranger
Gyrocopter
58m09s
Tinker
Rubick
Necrophos
Ogre Magi
Mirana
Casters: Australia TobiWan, Denmark syndereN
OGOGOG
2
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEG
1
August 22, 2018 - 20:15 PDT
Nature's Prophet
Drow Ranger
Earthshaker
Enigma
Invoker
32m36s
Templar Assassin
Phantom Lancer
Earth Spirit
Necrophos
Vengeful Spirit
Ursa
Silencer
Tusk
Arc Warden
Lycan
43m32s
Gyrocopter
Spirit Breaker
Phoenix
Drow Ranger
Enchantress
Io
Spectre
Bane
Zeus
Centaur Warrunner
53m27s
Tiny
Vengeful Spirit
Phoenix
Gyrocopter
Enchantress
Casters: United Kingdom ODPixel, United States Fogged
PSG.LGDPSG.LGDPSG.LGD
1
OGOGOG
2
August 24, 2018 - 13:45 PDT
Weaver
Drow Ranger
Winter Wyvern
Witch Doctor
Huskar
48m55s
Wraith King
Pugna
Enchantress
Gyrocopter
Io
Enchantress
Earthshaker
Crystal Maiden
Storm Spirit
Clinkz
37m02s
Invoker
Magnus
Lina
Bloodseeker
Silencer
Enchantress
Terrorblade
Bane
Clockwerk
Mirana
58m09s
Arc Warden
Pugna
Earthshaker
Silencer
Spectre
Casters: Australia TobiWan, Denmark syndereN
Lower Bracket R1 (Bo1)
Lower Bracket R2 (Bo3)
Lower Bracket R3 (Bo3)
Lower Bracket R4 (Bo3)
Lower Bracket R5 (Bo3)
Lower Bracket Final (Bo3)
FnaticFnaticFnatic
0
Team SerenityTeam SerenitySerenity
1
August 20, 2018 - 15:40 PDT
Mirana
Bane
Phoenix
Visage
Ursa
44m35s
Gyrocopter
Lina
Tiny
Ogre Magi
Necrophos
Casters: United States Capitalist, United States Blitz
OpTic GamingOpTic GamingOpTic
2
Team SerenityTeam SerenitySerenity
0
August 21, 2018 - 16:25 PDT
Vengeful Spirit
Brewmaster
Jakiro
Storm Spirit
Spectre
38m24s
Ember Spirit
Silencer
Elder Titan
Phantom Lancer
Mirana
Vengeful Spirit
Phoenix
Nyx Assassin
Alchemist
Ursa
38m48s
Bloodseeker
Phantom Lancer
Storm Spirit
Tiny
Lich
Casters: United Kingdom ODPixel, United States Fogged
TNC PredatorTNC PredatorTNC
0
MineskiMineskiMski
1
August 20, 2018 - 17:10 PDT
Silencer
Tiny
Earth Spirit
Clinkz
Pugna
49m22s
Shadow Fiend
Spectre
Brewmaster
Dark Willow
Undying
Casters: United States Capitalist, United States Blitz
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
2
MineskiMineskiMski
0
August 21, 2018 - 18:55 PDT
Weaver
Vengeful Spirit
Treant Protector
Clinkz
Invoker
51m37s
Dragon Knight
Necrophos
Undying
Wraith King
Dark Willow
Silencer
Ursa
Earthshaker
Clinkz
Enigma
35m36s
Troll Warlord
Storm Spirit
Vengeful Spirit
Wraith King
Dark Willow
Casters: United States Capitalist, United States Blitz
OpTic GamingOpTic GamingOpTic
1
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
2
August 23, 2018 - 10:40 PDT
Bane
Necrophos
Clinkz
Elder Titan
Huskar
31m12s
Enchantress
Dragon Knight
Oracle
Gyrocopter
Io
Vengeful Spirit
Drow Ranger
Jakiro
Alchemist
Batrider
42m46s
Bloodseeker
Broodmother
Bane
Dark Willow
Tiny
Ursa
Bane
Clinkz
Undying
Lina
25m53s
Necrophos
Nature's Prophet
Tiny
Wraith King
Dark Willow
Casters: Australia TobiWan, Denmark syndereN
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEG
2
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
0
August 23, 2018 - 17:50 PDT
Chen
Drow Ranger
Silencer
Storm Spirit
Pugna
35m20s
Tiny
Elder Titan
Mirana
Crystal Maiden
Necrophos
Vengeful Spirit
Mirana
Lich
Venomancer
Alchemist
46m41s
Winter Wyvern
Pugna
Tiny
Bane
Ursa
Casters: United Kingdom ODPixel, United States Fogged
NewbeeNewbeeNewbee
0
Winstrike TeamWinstrike TeamWin
1
August 20, 2018 - 18:40 PDT
Mirana
Bane
Dark Willow
Gyrocopter
Dragon Knight
55m22s
Clockwerk
Phantom Lancer
Vengeful Spirit
Tiny
Undying
Casters: United Kingdom ODPixel, United States Fogged
VGJ.StormVGJ.StormVGJ.S
2
Winstrike TeamWinstrike TeamWin
0
August 22, 2018 - 10:35 PDT
Mirana
Drow Ranger
Bane
Winter Wyvern
Underlord
33m05s
Zeus
Lycan
Tusk
Weaver
Silencer
Drow Ranger
Weaver
Ogre Magi
Phoenix
Venomancer
27m40s
Centaur Warrunner
Troll Warlord
Vengeful Spirit
Tiny
Silencer
Casters: United States Lyrical, Canada TrentPax
VGJ.ThunderVGJ.ThunderVGJ.T
0
Vici GamingVici GamingVG
1
August 20, 2018 - 20:20 PDT
Terrorblade
Necrophos
Lion
Windranger
Magnus
45m43s
Arc Warden
Lina
Nature's Prophet
Earthshaker
Silencer
Casters: United Kingdom ODPixel, United States Fogged
Team SecretTeam SecretSecret
2
Vici GamingVici GamingVG
1
August 22, 2018 - 13:05 PDT
Chen
Vengeful Spirit
Lina
Venomancer
Ember Spirit
58m52s
Terrorblade
Batrider
Templar Assassin
Earthshaker
Silencer
Vengeful Spirit
Clinkz
Wraith King
Chen
Zeus
32m15s
Batrider
Terrorblade
Lina
Earthshaker
Silencer
Vengeful Spirit
Phoenix
Ursa
Invoker
Enigma
33m41s
Huskar
Oracle
Clinkz
Tiny
Necrophos
Casters: Australia TobiWan, Denmark syndereN
VGJ.StormVGJ.StormVGJ.S
0
Team SecretTeam SecretSecret
2
August 23, 2018 - 14:00 PDT
Wraith King
Mirana
Undying
Keeper of the Light
Templar Assassin
32m58s
Meepo
Necrophos
Earthshaker
Silencer
Clinkz
Mirana
Dark Willow
Ogre Magi
Tiny
Medusa
55m20s
Terrorblade
Clinkz
Elder Titan
Silencer
Vengeful Spirit
Casters: United States Capitalist, United States Blitz
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
2
Team SecretTeam SecretSecret
0
August 24, 2018 - 10:45 PDT
Broodmother
Earth Spirit
Winter Wyvern
Bloodseeker
Batrider
51m38s
Alchemist
Storm Spirit
Earthshaker
Necrophos
Chen
Wraith King
Dark Willow
Winter Wyvern
Broodmother
Invoker
42m15s
Pugna
Monkey King
Lina
Phantom Lancer
Chen
Casters: United States Lyrical, Canada TrentPax
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEG
2
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
0
August 24, 2018 - 17:40 PDT
Weaver
Ursa
Lich
Storm Spirit
Dark Willow
64m17s
Chaos Knight
Venomancer
Ogre Magi
Enchantress
Io
Wraith King
Dark Willow
Spectre
Lich
Timbersaw
34m41s
Viper
Terrorblade
Brewmaster
Nature's Prophet
Vengeful Spirit
Casters: United States Capitalist, United States Blitz
PSG.LGDPSG.LGDPSG.LGD
2
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEG
0
August 25, 2018 - 10:45 PDT
Enchantress
Earthshaker
Tiny
Bane
Spectre
43m25s
Venomancer
Alchemist
Undying
Gyrocopter
Io
Wraith King
Dark Willow
Warlock
Luna
Kunkka
32m24s
Rubick
Necrophos
Mirana
Lich
Spectre
Casters: United States Lyrical, Canada TrentPax
OGOGOG
3
PSG.LGDPSG.LGDPSG.LGD
2
August 25, 2018 - 14:05 PDT
Earthshaker
Spectre
Winter Wyvern
Monkey King
Treant Protector
34m38s
Bloodseeker
Elder Titan
Crystal Maiden
Storm Spirit
Enchantress
Io
Gyrocopter
Invoker
Underlord
Disruptor
38m05s
Kunkka
Phantom Lancer
Bane
Earthshaker
Enchantress
Chen
Phantom Lancer
Winter Wyvern
Lina
Morphling
34m26s
Brewmaster
Alchemist
Phoenix
Vengeful Spirit
Weaver
Io
Phantom Lancer
Chen
Invoker
Axe
65m21s
Bloodseeker
Brewmaster
Tusk
Morphling
Enchantress
Nature's Prophet
Rubick
Magnus
Ember Spirit
Zeus
36m28s
Batrider
Kunkka
Silencer
Terrorblade
Earthshaker
Casters: United Kingdom ODPixel, United States Fogged, United States Merlini

Additional Content[edit]

Streams[edit]

Viewing parties[edit]

Not every fan can make the journey to Vancouver to witness the tournament in person. To help fans around the world connect with each other for their own celebratory Dota event - an official listing of Pubstomp viewing events is provided by Barcraft United.

Previews[edit]

Starting on August 8th, Valve released a series of videos recapping the 18 teams' path to The International 2018.[10]

Interviews[edit]

Team Profiles[edit]

Reviews[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

Additional Data[edit]

Statistics[edit]

PicksRadiant SideDire SideBansPicks & Bans
HeroWLWR%TWLWRWLWR%T%TDetails
1Vengeful Spirit Vengeful Spirit89484153.93%45.64%50282256.00%39201951.28%3517.95%12463.59%
Vengeful Spirit Vengeful Spirit Detailed Statistics
Played By Teams
TeamWLWR
1Team LiquidTeam Liquid Liquid118372.73%
2OpTic GamingOpTic Gaming OpTic117463.64%
3MineskiMineski Mski93633.33%
4Winstrike TeamWinstrike Team Win82625.00%
5VGJ.ThunderVGJ.Thunder VGJ.T74357.14%
Played With
HeroWLWR
1Mirana Mirana2416866.67%
2Weaver Weaver21101147.62%
3Tiny Tiny145935.71%
4Clinkz Clinkz137653.85%
5Phantom Lancer Phantom Lancer116554.55%
Played Against
HeroWLWR
1Tiny Tiny3021970.00%
2Wraith King Wraith King22121054.55%
3Winter Wyvern Winter Wyvern2114766.67%
4Silencer Silencer1771041.18%
5Crystal Maiden Crystal Maiden169756.25%
2Tiny Tiny78324641.03%40.00%29141548.28%49183136.73%9548.72%17388.72%
Tiny Tiny Detailed Statistics
Played By Teams
TeamWLWR
1Virtus.proVirtus.pro VP95455.56%
2Team SerenityTeam Serenity Serenity84450.00%
3PSG.LGDPSG.LGD PSG.LGD76185.71%
4Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses EG73442.86%
5Winstrike TeamWinstrike Team Win72528.57%
Played With
HeroWLWR
1Vengeful Spirit Vengeful Spirit145935.71%
2Bane Bane125741.67%
3Winter Wyvern Winter Wyvern125741.67%
4Mirana Mirana123925.00%
5Crystal Maiden Crystal Maiden116554.55%
Played Against
HeroWLWR
1Vengeful Spirit Vengeful Spirit3092130.00%
2Mirana Mirana2151623.81%
3Ursa Ursa179852.94%
4Necrophos Necrophos136746.15%
5Dark Willow Dark Willow135838.46%
3Mirana Mirana74403454.05%37.95%2722581.48%47182938.30%6633.85%14071.79%
Mirana Mirana Detailed Statistics
Played By Teams
TeamWLWR
1VGJ.StormVGJ.Storm VGJ.S119281.82%
2TNC PredatorTNC Predator TNC76185.71%
3Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses EG64266.67%
4OpTic GamingOpTic Gaming OpTic64266.67%
5Team SecretTeam Secret Secret62433.33%
Played With
HeroWLWR
1Vengeful Spirit Vengeful Spirit2416866.67%
2Dark Willow Dark Willow1310376.92%
3Bane Bane138561.54%
4Wraith King Wraith King137653.85%
5Tiny Tiny123925.00%
Played Against
HeroWLWR
1Tiny Tiny2116576.19%
2Weaver Weaver2112957.14%
3Silencer Silencer1981142.11%
4Wraith King Wraith King1710758.82%
5Dark Willow Dark Willow169756.25%
4Wraith King Wraith King67343350.75%34.36%28181064.29%39162341.03%6332.31%13066.67%
Wraith King Wraith King Detailed Statistics
Played By Teams
TeamWLWR
1MineskiMineski Mski82625.00%
2VGJ.StormVGJ.Storm VGJ.S65183.33%
3Team LiquidTeam Liquid Liquid550100.00%
4Team SecretTeam Secret Secret550100.00%
5FnaticFnatic Fnatic53260.00%
Played With
HeroWLWR
1Dark Willow Dark Willow26161061.54%
2Mirana Mirana137653.85%
3Winter Wyvern Winter Wyvern126650.00%
4Necrophos Necrophos114736.36%
5Tiny Tiny94544.44%
Played Against
HeroWLWR
1Vengeful Spirit Vengeful Spirit22101245.45%
2Clinkz Clinkz1881044.44%
3Mirana Mirana1771041.18%
4Earthshaker Earthshaker135838.46%
5Silencer Silencer134930.77%
5Dark Willow Dark Willow66372956.06%33.85%33231069.70%33141942.42%3417.44%10051.28%
Dark Willow Dark Willow Detailed Statistics
Played By Teams
TeamWLWR
1TNC PredatorTNC Predator TNC85362.50%
2Virtus.proVirtus.pro VP76185.71%
3VGJ.StormVGJ.Storm VGJ.S64266.67%
4MineskiMineski Mski62433.33%
5Team SecretTeam Secret Secret54180.00%
Played With
HeroWLWR
1Wraith King Wraith King26161061.54%
2Mirana Mirana1310376.92%
3Tiny Tiny116554.55%
4Weaver Weaver108280.00%
5Vengeful Spirit Vengeful Spirit107370.00%
Played Against
HeroWLWR
1Vengeful Spirit Vengeful Spirit169756.25%
2Mirana Mirana167943.75%
3Tiny Tiny138561.54%
4Necrophos Necrophos116554.55%
5Ursa Ursa106460.00%
195 games played107W - 88L (54.87%)88W - 107L (45.13%)
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Country Representation[edit]

#Country / RegionRepresentationPlayers
1China China27 / 90 (30%)Agressif, Ame, BoBoKa, Chalice, eLeVeN, Fade, Faith, Fenrir, Freeze, fy, Kaka, LaNm, Moogy, Ori, Paparazi灬, Pyw, Q, Sccc, Somnus丶M, Srf, Sylar, XCJ, XinQ, Xxs, Yang, zhizhizhi, Zyd
2Philippines Philippines8 / 90 (9%)Abed, Armel, DJ, Kuku, ninjaboogie, Raven, Sam_H, Tims
3United States United States7 / 90 (8%)CCnC, MSS, Peterpandam, Sneyking, SVG, UNiVeRsE, YS
4Russia Russia6 / 90 (7%)9pasha, nongrata, RAMZES666, RodjER, Silent, Solo
5Brazil Brazil4 / 90 (4%)Duster, hFn, Kingrd, tavo
5Malaysia Malaysia4 / 90 (4%)MidOne, Moon, Mushi, xNova
5Sweden Sweden4 / 90 (4%)Pajkatt, pieliedie, s4, zai
5Ukraine Ukraine4 / 90 (4%)ALWAYSWANNAFLY, Iceberg, No[o]ne, Resolut1on
9Denmark Denmark3 / 90 (3%)Ace, Cr1t-, N0tail
9Finland Finland3 / 90 (3%)JerAx, MATUMBAMAN, Topson
11Australia Australia2 / 90 (2%)ana, kpii
11Canada Canada2 / 90 (2%)EternaLEnVy, rtz
11Germany Germany2 / 90 (2%)Fata, KuroKy
11Israel Israel2 / 90 (2%)33, Fly
11Jordan Jordan2 / 90 (2%)Miracle-, YapzOr
16Bulgaria Bulgaria1 / 90 (1%)MinD_ContRoL
16Estonia Estonia1 / 90 (1%)Puppey
16France France1 / 90 (1%)Ceb
16Lebanon Lebanon1 / 90 (1%)GH
16Macau Macau1 / 90 (1%)ddc
16Non-representing Non-representing1 / 90 (1%)Nofear
16Pakistan Pakistan1 / 90 (1%)SumaiL
16Romania Romania1 / 90 (1%)w33
16Singapore Singapore1 / 90 (1%)iceiceice
16Thailand Thailand1 / 90 (1%)Jabz

Viewership Stats[edit]

Viewership Stats
Peak Viewers 1 205 979
Average Viewers 537 678
Hours Watched 63 983 648

References[edit]

  1. Dota Team (15 March 2018). "The International 2018 Tickets and Venue". Valve Corporation. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. AdmiralBulldog (10 August 2018). "Update on TI8". TwitLonger. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. Wykrhm Reddy (13 August 2018). "Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham will be joining the elite list of hosts for The International this year.". twitter.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. Wykrhm Reddy (13 August 2018). "Dominik "Black^" Reitmeier will be attending The International 2018 as a part of the English Broadcast Team.". twitter.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. ESLspain (2018-08-19). "Notición increíble - ¡Somos los casters oficiales del The International 8!". twitter.com.
  6. "The International Battle Pass 2018". Valve Corporation.
  7. "The International". Valve Corporation.
  8. painGamingBR (18 July 2018). "Welcome, @MiSeRyDOTA !". Twitter.
  9. BurNIng徐志雷 (27 July 2018). "Coaching iG". Sina Weibo.
  10. Dota Team (2018-08-08). "Dota Pro Circuit Rewind & The International Lowdown". dota2.com. Retrieved 2018-08-09.