The International
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The International
Series Information
Organizer:
Location:
Cologne
Seattle
Vancouver
Shanghai
Bucharest
Singapore
CopenhagenStart Date:
2011-08-17
Cumulative Prize Pool:
$203,278,016 USD
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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 is the longest-standing and most popular event on the professional 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.
In 2024, the location of the next The International tournament was revealed as Copenhagen, Denmark.
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 instalment 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]
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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 |
| The International 2023 | 2023.10.12-2023.10.29 | $3,380,455 | 17.857% | $1,780,455 | 111.278% | 32 | $55,639 |
- 1 Percentage is rounded to three decimal place.
- 2 Average per day does not include the base prize pool.