The International 2018
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The International 2018
League Information
Series:
Sponsor(s):
Type:
Offline
Venue:
Format:
Group Stage
Round-robin
Playoffs
Double-elimination
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:
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.
- Twelve Regional Single-elimination Open Qualifiers, two brackets for each region.
- 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.
- Six Regional Qualifiers.
- 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.
- All eighteen teams are divided into two groups where they play in a Round Robin format.
- 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.
- Sixteen teams play in a double-elimination format over six days.
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).[2][3]
$25,532,177 USD are spread among the participants as seen below:
Participants[edit]
Invited Teams[edit]
1 | MATUMBAMAN |
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2 | Miracle- |
3 | MinD_ContRoL |
4 | GH |
5 | KuroKy |
C | Heen |
1st | (2017)|
Preview |
Dota Pro Circuit #2 |
1 | Mushi |
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2 | Moon |
3 | iceiceice |
4 | Jabz |
5 | ninjaboogie |
C | 71 |
9th - 12th | (2011)|
Preview |
Dota Pro Circuit #5 |
Regional Qualified Teams[edit]
1 | EternaLEnVy |
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2 | Abed |
3 | UNiVeRsE |
4 | DJ |
5 | pieliedie |
C | Aui_2000 |
4th | (2016)|
Preview |
Southeast Asia |
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
Standings | ||||||
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1. | Evil Geniuses | 2-1-0 | 5 | |||
2. | Team Liquid | 1-2-0 | 4 | |||
3. | Fnatic | 1-1-0 | 3 | |||
4. | PSG.LGD | 0-3-0 | 3 | |||
4. | Mineski | 1-1-1 | 3 | |||
6. | Winstrike Team | 1-0-1 | 2 | |||
7. | Invictus Gaming | 0-2-1 | 2 | |||
8. | OG | 0-1-1 | 1 | |||
9. | VGJ.Thunder | 0-1-2 | 1 | |||
1. | Evil Geniuses | 4-1-0 | 9 | |||
2. | Fnatic ▲1 | 1-3-0 | 5 | |||
2. | Team Liquid | 1-3-0 | 5 | |||
4. | PSG.LGD | 1-3-1 | 5 | |||
5. | Invictus Gaming ▲2 | 0-4-1 | 4 | |||
5. | Mineski ▼1 | 1-2-2 | 4 | |||
7. | OG ▲1 | 1-1-2 | 3 | |||
7. | VGJ.Thunder ▲2 | 1-1-2 | 3 | |||
9. | Winstrike Team ▼3 | 1-0-3 | 2 | |||
1. | Team Liquid ▲1 | 4-3-0 | 11 | |||
2. | Evil Geniuses ▼1 | 5-1-1 | 11 | |||
3. | PSG.LGD▲1 | 3-3-1 | 9 | |||
4. | OG ▲3 | 3-2-2 | 8 | |||
5. | Fnatic ▼3 | 1-5-1 | 7 | |||
6. | VGJ.Thunder ▲1 | 2-2-3 | 6 | |||
7. | Mineski ▼2 | 1-3-3 | 5 | |||
8. | Invictus Gaming ▼3 | 0-4-4 | 4 | |||
9. | Winstrike Team | 1-1-5 | 3 | |||
1. | Team Liquid | 5-3-0 | 13 | |||
2. | Evil Geniuses | 6-1-1 | 13 | |||
3. | PSG.LGD | 4-3-1 | 11 | |||
4. | OG | 3-3-2 | 9 | |||
5. | Fnatic | 1-5-2 | 7 | |||
6. | VGJ.Thunder | 2-2-4 | 6 | |||
7. | Mineski | 1-3-4 | 5 | |||
8. | Winstrike Team ▲1 | 1-2-5 | 4 | |||
9. | Invictus Gaming ▼1 | 0-4-4 | 4 |
8th - 9th Place Tiebreaker | ||||||
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8. | Winstrike Team | 2-0 | ||||
9. | Invictus Gaming | 0-2 |
Group B[edit]
Standings | ||||||
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1. | VGJ.Storm | 2-0-0 | 4 | |||
2. | Newbee | 1-1-0 | 3 | |||
2. | Virtus.pro | 1-1-0 | 3 | |||
4. | Team Serenity | 0-2-0 | 2 | |||
4. | TNC Predator | 1-0-1 | 2 | |||
6. | paiN Gaming | 0-1-0 | 1 | |||
7. | Team Secret | 0-1-1 | 1 | |||
8. | OpTic Gaming | 0-0-1 | 0 | |||
9. | Vici Gaming | 0-0-2 | 0 | |||
1. | VGJ.Storm | 3-1-0 | 7 | |||
2. | TNC Predator ▲2 | 2-2-1 | 6 | |||
3. | Virtus.pro ▼1 | 1-3-0 | 5 | |||
4. | Newbee ▼2 | 2-1-2 | 5 | |||
5. | Team Secret ▲2 | 0-4-1 | 4 | |||
5. | Vici Gaming ▲4 | 1-2-2 | 4 | |||
7. | OpTic Gaming ▲1 | 1-1-2 | 3 | |||
7. | paiN Gaming ▼1 | 0-3-1 | 3 | |||
7. | Team Serenity ▼3 | 0-3-1 | 3 | |||
1. | VGJ.Storm | 4-2-0 | 10 | |||
2. | Virtus.pro ▲1 | 2-4-0 | 8 | |||
3. | TNC Predator ▼1 | 2-3-2 | 7 | |||
4. | Team Secret ▲1 | 1-4-1 | 6 | |||
5. | Newbee ▼1 | 2-2-3 | 6 | |||
6. | paiN Gaming ▲1 | 0-5-1 | 5 | |||
6. | Team Serenity ▲1 | 0-5-1 | 5 | |||
6. | Vici Gaming ▼1 | 1-3-2 | 5 | |||
9. | OpTic Gaming ▼2 | 1-2-3 | 4 | |||
1. | VGJ.Storm | 5-2-1 | 12 | |||
2. | Virtus.pro | 3-4-1 | 10 | |||
3. | Team Secret ▲1 | 2-4-2 | 8 | |||
4. | OpTic Gaming ▲5 | 3-2-3 | 8 | |||
5. | Newbee | 3-2-3 | 8 | |||
6. | TNC Predator ▼3 | 2-3-3 | 7 | |||
7. | Team Serenity ▼1 | 1-5-2 | 7 | |||
8. | Vici Gaming ▼2 | 2-3-3 | 7 | |||
9. | paiN Gaming ▼3 | 0-5-3 | 5 |
3rd - 5th Place Tiebreaker | ||||||
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3. | Team Secret | 1-0 | ||||
4. | OpTic Gaming | 1-0 | ||||
5. | Newbee | 0-2 |
Color key |
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Upper Bracket Seed |
Lower Bracket Seed |
Eliminated |
Main Event[edit]
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Upper Bracket R1 (Bo3) Upper Bracket R2 (Bo3) Upper Bracket Final (Bo3) Grand Final (Bo5) 2 0 2 0 August 20, 2018 - 11:05 PDT 28m54s 30m19s
Casters: TobiWan, 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) |
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Broadcast Talent[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.[9]
- 2018-08-08 | Dota Pro Circuit Rewind 2018 by SirActionSlacks of Valve
- The International Lowdown 2018 - Mineski by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-09 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - Optic Gaming by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-09 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - Team Liquid by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-09 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - VGJThunder by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-10 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - Winstrike by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-10 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - EG by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-10 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - VP by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-11 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - Pain Gaming by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-11 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - PSG.LGD by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-11 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - TNC Predator by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-12 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - Team Secret by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-12 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - Team Serenity by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-12 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - Invictus Gaming by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-13 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - Fnatic by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-13 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - Vici Gaming by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-13 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - OG by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-14 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - VGJ.Storm by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-14 |
- The International Lowdown 2018 - Newbee by SirActionSlacks of Valve 2018-08-14 |
Interviews[edit]
- TI8 OpTic Gaming Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-22 |
- TI8 Mineski Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-22 |
- TI8 VGJ.Thunder Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-22 |
- TI8 Invictus Gaming Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-22 |
- TI8 Virtus.pro Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-22 |
- TI8 Fnatic Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-22 |
- TI8 VGJ.Storm Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-22 |
- TI8 Team Serenity Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-22 |
- TI8 Vici Gaming Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-22 |
- TI8 Evil Geniuses Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-22 |
- TI8 paiN Gaming Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-22 |
- TI8 Newbee Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-22 |
- TI8 Winstrike Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-22 |
- TI8 TNC Predator Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-22 |
- TI8 OG Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-22 |
- TI8 Team Secret Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-23 |
- TI8 Team Liquid Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-23 |
- TI8 PSG.LGD Interview with Kaci by Kaci Aitchison of Valve 2018-08-23 |
Team Profiles[edit]
- TI8 Team Profile - Team Liquid by Valve 2018-08-23 |
- TI8 Team Profile - PSG.LGD by Valve 2018-08-23 |
- TI8 Team Profile - Newbee by Valve 2018-08-23 |
- TI8 Team Profile - paiN Gaming by Valve 2018-08-23 |
- Dust of Appearance - Mineski by Valve 2018-08-23 |
- Dust of Appearance - Virtus.pro by Valve 2018-08-23 |
Reviews[edit]
- 2018-08-23 | TI8 Group Stage Recap by Valve
- 2018-08-24 | TI8 Day 2 Recap by Valve
- 2018-08-24 | TI8 Day 3 Recap by Valve
- 2018-08-24 | TI8 Day 4 Recap by Valve
Miscellaneous[edit]
- The International 2018 Announcement Page
- Dota 2 Prize Pool Tracker - The International 2018
- 2018-08-23 | Gabe Newell Mega-Kills Announcer by SirActionSlacks and Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2018-08-23 | Our Tour - Vancouver - with Kaci and Slacks by SirActionSlacks and Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2018-08-23 | Our Tour - Vancouver - with Kaci and Slacks by SirActionSlacks and Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2018-08-23 | The International 2018 Main Event - Opening Ceremony by Gabe Newell of Valve
- 2018-08-23 | syndereN's Puppy Predictions by Valve
- 2018-08-23 | Sheever's Story by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2018-08-23 | Sheever's Story: Live Talent Segment by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2018-08-23 | Look Back at Dendi vs. OpenAI by Valve
- 2018-08-24 | Rainha de Copas by Sheever of Valve
- 2018-08-24 | Mara Cup by SirActionSlacks of Valve
- 2018-08-25 | A Bad Lip Reading by Kaci Aitchison of Valve
- 2018-08-25 | Dota 2 in Peru by Sheever of Valve
- 2019-01-15 | True Sight : The International 2018 Finals by Valve
- 2022-09-22 | True Sight Insights : The International 2018 Finals by Valve
Additional Data[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Picks | Radiant Side | Dire Side | Bans | Picks & Bans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hero | ∑ | W | L | WR | %T | ∑ | W | L | WR | ∑ | W | L | WR | ∑ | %T | ∑ | %T | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Vengeful Spirit | 89 | 48 | 41 | 53.93% | 45.64% | 50 | 28 | 22 | 56.00% | 39 | 20 | 19 | 51.28% | 35 | 17.95% | 124 | 63.59% | Vengeful Spirit Detailed Statistics
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2 | Tiny | 78 | 32 | 46 | 41.03% | 40.00% | 29 | 14 | 15 | 48.28% | 49 | 18 | 31 | 36.73% | 95 | 48.72% | 173 | 88.72% | Tiny Detailed Statistics
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3 | Mirana | 74 | 40 | 34 | 54.05% | 37.95% | 27 | 22 | 5 | 81.48% | 47 | 18 | 29 | 38.30% | 66 | 33.85% | 140 | 71.79% | Mirana Detailed Statistics
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4 | Wraith King | 67 | 34 | 33 | 50.75% | 34.36% | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 39 | 16 | 23 | 41.03% | 63 | 32.31% | 130 | 66.67% | Wraith King Detailed Statistics
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5 | Dark Willow | 66 | 37 | 29 | 56.06% | 33.85% | 33 | 23 | 10 | 69.70% | 33 | 14 | 19 | 42.42% | 34 | 17.44% | 100 | 51.28% | Dark Willow Detailed Statistics
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195 games played | 107W - 88L (54.87%) | 88W - 107L (45.13%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Click here for complete statistics table |
Country Representation[edit]
# | Country / Region | Representation | Players |
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1 | China | 27 / 90 (30%) | Agressif, Ame, BoBoKa, Chalice, Faith, Fenrir, zhizhizhi, Fade, fy, Kaka, Freeze, LaNm, Moogy, eLeVeN, Ori, Paparazi灬, Pyw, Q, Sccc, Somnus丶M, Srf, Sylar, XCJ, XinQ, Xxs, Yang, Zyd |
2 | Philippines | 8 / 90 (9%) | Abed, Armel, DJ, Kuku, ninjaboogie, Raven, Sam_H, Tims |
3 | United States | 7 / 90 (8%) | MSS, Peterpandam, CCnC, Sneyking, SVG, UNiVeRsE, YS |
4 | Russia | 6 / 90 (7%) | 9pasha, nongrata, RAMZES666, RodjER, Silent, Solo |
5 | Brazil | 4 / 90 (4%) | Duster, hFn, Kingrd, tavo |
5 | Malaysia | 4 / 90 (4%) | MidOne, Moon, Mushi, xNova |
5 | Sweden | 4 / 90 (4%) | Pajkatt, pieliedie, s4, zai |
5 | Ukraine | 4 / 90 (4%) | ALWAYSWANNAFLY, Iceberg, No[o]ne, Resolut1on |
9 | Denmark | 3 / 90 (3%) | Ace, Cr1t-, N0tail |
9 | Finland | 3 / 90 (3%) | JerAx, MATUMBAMAN, Topson |
11 | Australia | 2 / 90 (2%) | ana, kpii |
11 | Canada | 2 / 90 (2%) | rtz, EternaLEnVy |
11 | Germany | 2 / 90 (2%) | Fata, KuroKy |
11 | Israel | 2 / 90 (2%) | 33, Fly |
11 | Jordan | 2 / 90 (2%) | Miracle-, YapzOr |
16 | Bulgaria | 1 / 90 (1%) | MinD_ContRoL |
16 | Estonia | 1 / 90 (1%) | Puppey |
16 | France | 1 / 90 (1%) | Ceb |
16 | Lebanon | 1 / 90 (1%) | GH |
16 | Macau | 1 / 90 (1%) | ddc |
16 | Non-representing | 1 / 90 (1%) | Nofear |
16 | Pakistan | 1 / 90 (1%) | SumaiL |
16 | Romania | 1 / 90 (1%) | w33 |
16 | Singapore | 1 / 90 (1%) | iceiceice |
16 | Thailand | 1 / 90 (1%) | Jabz |
TI Appearances[edit]
- See here for the complete list.
References[edit]
- ↑ Dota Team (15 March 2018). "The International 2018 Tickets and Venue". Valve Corporation. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ "The International Battle Pass 2018". Valve Corporation.
- ↑ "The International". Valve Corporation.
- ↑ painGamingBR (18 July 2018). "Welcome, @MiSeRyDOTA !".
- ↑ BurNIng徐志雷 (27 July 2018). "Coaching iG".
- ↑ AdmiralBulldog (10 August 2018). "Update on TI8". Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ↑ Wykrhm Reddy (13 August 2018). "Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham will be joining the elite list of hosts for The International this year.". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ↑ ESLspain (2018-08-19). "Notición increíble - ¡Somos los casters oficiales del The International 8!".
- ↑ Dota Team (2018-08-08). "Dota Pro Circuit Rewind & The International Lowdown". dota2.com. Retrieved 2018-08-09.