Get ready for the ultimate clash for the Aegis of Champions because The International 2023 is back! It’s the big Dota 2 showdown you’ve been waiting for, and we’ve got the lowdown on all things TI 2023.

This year, The International 2023 will bring together a whopping 20 of the world’s finest Dota 2 teams. These teams have battled it out in a gruelling Dota Pro Circuit season, complete with three tours that led up to the grand Major event.

Hold on to your seats, folks, because the twelfth instalment of The International is set to go down in Seattle, right in the heart of Valve’s headquarters. This marks a triumphant return to North American soil for the event, the first since 2018, and a nostalgic homecoming to Seattle, which had been the host city from 2012 to 2017.

In case you missed it, last year’s epic showdown in Singapore crowned Tundra Esports as the world champions. They pulled off a jaw-dropping victory over Team Secret in the grand finals and walked away with a staggering US$8.5 million in prize money. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, as the total prize pool for the event reached a jaw-dropping US$18,930,775!

So, if you’re hungry for all things TI 2023, you’re in the right place. Keep an eye on this article because we’ll be dishing out updates as soon as they roll in. Let’s dive into the world of Dota 2’s biggest tournament!

NOTE: All Times & Dates will be in (UTC+8)

Details

Date: 12–29 October (UTC+8)
Prizepool: US$2,918,950
Venues:

• [Playoffs] Seattle Convention Center’s Summit, 900 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98101, United States
• [Finals] Climate Pledge Arena, 334 1st Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109, United States

Format

• Participants
  • Twelve teams qualify through Dota Pro Circuit
  • Eight teams qualify through Regional Qualifiers;
    • One team each from North America, Eastern Europe, China and Southeast Asia
    • Two teams each from Western Europe and South America

• Group Stage – 12–15 October
  • Phase One
    • Four groups of five teams each
    • Single round-robin
    • All series are Best of 2
    • Top two teams in each group will get matched with opponent from either the 3rd or 4th place teams in the opposite group (A/B and C/D) for phase two
    • Bottom team in each group is eliminated
  • Phase Two
    • Remaining sixteen teams play eight Best of 3 head to head matches to determine main event bracket placement

• Main Event – 20–22 October (Playoffs Weekend) & 27–29 October (Finals Weekend)
  • Sixteen teams play in a double-elimination bracket
    • Eight teams begin in the Upper Bracket, eight in the Lower Bracket
  • Grand Final is Best of 5, all other series are Best of 3

Final Results

Teams

• Team Liquid – Dota Pro Circuit #1
• Gaimin Gladiators – Dota Pro Circuit #2
• Tundra Esports – Dota Pro Circuit #3
• 9Pandas – Dota Pro Circuit #4
• Evil Geniuses – Dota Pro Circuit #5
• LGD Gaming – Dota Pro Circuit #6
• Shopify Rebellion – Dota Pro Circuit #7
• Talon Esports – Dota Pro Circuit #8
• beastcoast – Dota Pro Circuit #9
• Team Spirit – Dota Pro Circuit #10
• TSM – Dota Pro Circuit #11
• BetBoom Team – Dota Pro Circuit #12
• nouns – North America
• Keyd Stars – South America
• Thunder Awaken – South America
• Entity – Western Europe
• PSG Quest – Western Europe
• Virtus.pro – Eastern Europe
• Azure Ray – China
• Team SMG – Southeast Asia

Group Stage

Matches

Group Stage – Phase 1

13 October

1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Team Spirit [2] vs [0] 9Pandas (Group A)
1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Evil Geniuses [0] vs [2] Entity (Group A)
1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Thunder Awaken [0] vs [2] BetBoom Team (Group B)
1:00 AM (UTC+8) – LGD Gaming [2] vs [0] Gaimin Gladiators (Group C)
1:00 AM (UTC+8) – TSM [0] vs [2] Tundra Esports (Group D)

3:00 AM (UTC+8) – Team Spirit [2] vs [0] Team SMG (Group A)
3:00 AM (UTC+8) – 9Pandas [1] vs [1] Entity (Group A)
3:00 AM (UTC+8) – Team Liquid [1] vs [1] Azure Ray (Group B)
3:00 AM (UTC+8) – Thunder Awaken [1] vs [1] Shopify Rebellion (Group B)
3:00 AM (UTC+8) – nouns [1] vs [1] beastcoast (Group C)
3:00 AM (UTC+8) – Tundra Esports [2] vs [0] Talon Esports (Group D)

5:00 AM (UTC+8) – 9Pandas [1] vs [1] Entity (Group A)
5:00 AM (UTC+8) – Team Liquid [2] vs [0] BetBoom Team (Group B)
5:00 AM (UTC+8) – LGD Gaming [2] vs [0] nouns (Group C)
5:00 AM (UTC+8) – Virtus.pro [0] vs [2] Gaimin Gladiators (Group C)
5:00 AM (UTC+8) – Keyd Stars [1] vs [1] PSG Quest (Group D)

7:00 AM (UTC+8) – Team Spirit [2] vs [0] Entity (Group A)
7:00 AM (UTC+8) – Evil Geniuses [1] vs [1] Team SMG (Group A)
7:00 AM (UTC+8) – Virtus.pro [1] vs [1] beastcoast (Group C)
7:00 AM (UTC+8) – TSM [2] vs [0] Talon Esports (Group D)

9:00 AM (UTC+8) – 9Pandas [2] vs [0] Team SMG (Group A)
9:00 AM (UTC+8) – Shopify Rebellion [2] vs [0] Team Liquid (Group B)
9:00 AM (UTC+8) – Azure Ray [2] vs [0] Thunder Awaken (Group B)
9:00 AM (UTC+8) – Gaimin Gladiators [1] vs [1] nouns (Group C)
9:00 AM (UTC+8) – TSM [1] vs [1] PSG Quest (Group D)

14 October

1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Team Spirit [2] vs [0] Evil Geniuses (Group A)
1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Shopify Rebellion [0] vs [2] BetBoom Team (Group B)
1:00 AM (UTC+8) – LGD Gaming [2] vs [0] beastcoast (Group C)
1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Keyd Stars [0] vs [2] Talon Esports (Group D)
1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Tundra Esports [2] vs [0] PSG Quest (Group D)

3:00 AM (UTC+8) – Entity [1] vs [1] Team SMG (Group A)
3:00 AM (UTC+8) – Team Liquid [2] vs [0] Thunder Awaken (Group B)
3:00 AM (UTC+8) – LGD Gaming [1] vs [1] Virtus.pro (Group C)
3:00 AM (UTC+8) – Keyd Stars [1] vs [1] TSM (Group D)

5:00 AM (UTC+8) – Evil Geniuses [1] vs [1] 9Pandas (Group A)
5:00 AM (UTC+8) – BetBoom Team [2] vs [0] Azure Ray (Group B)
5:00 AM (UTC+8) – Gaimin Gladiators [2] vs [0] beastcoast (Group D)
5:00 AM (UTC+8) – Talon Esports [2] vs [0] PSG Quest (Group D)

8:00 AM (UTC+8) – Evil Geniuses [2] vs [0] Team SMG (Group A – Tiebreaker)

Group Stage – Phase 2

15 October

1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Team Spirit [2] vs [0] Shopify Rebellion (A1 vs B3/B4)

4:00 AM (UTC+8) – TSM [0] vs [2] Virtus.pro (D2 vs C3/C4)

7:00 AM (UTC+8) – Team Liquid [2] vs [0] Evil Geniuses (B1 vs A3/A4)

10:00 AM (UTC+8) – Gaimin Gladiators [1] vs [2] Talon Esports (C2 vs D3/D4)

16 October

1:00 AM (UTC+8) – LGD Gaming [2] vs [0] Keyd Stars (C1 vs D3/D4)

4:00 AM (UTC+8) – BetBoom Team [1] vs [2] 9Pandas (B2 vs A3/A4)

7:00 AM (UTC+8) – Tundra Esports [0] vs [2] nouns (D1 vs C3/C4)

10:00 AM (UTC+8) – Entity [0] vs [2] Azure Ray (A2 vs B3/B4)

Playoffs

21 October

1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Team Spirit [2] vs [1] Virtus.pro (Upper Bracket Quarterfinal)
4:00 AM (UTC+8) – Team Liquid [2] vs [0] Talon Esports (Upper Bracket Quarterfinal)
7:00 AM (UTC+8) – LGD Gaming [2] vs [0] 9Pandas (Upper Bracket Quarterfinal)
10:00 AM (UTC+8) – nouns [0] vs [2] Azure Ray (Upper Bracket Quarterfinal)

22 October

1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Shopify Rebellion [0] vs [2] TSM (Lower Bracket Round 1)
4:00 AM (UTC+8) – Evil Geniuses [0] vs [2] Gaimin Gladiators (Lower Bracket Round 1)

7:00 AM (UTC+8) – nouns [2] vs [0] TSM (Lower Bracket Round 2)
10:00 AM (UTC+8) – 9Pandas [0] vs [2] Gaimin Gladiators (Lower Bracket Round 2)

23 October

1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Keyd Stars [0] vs [2] BetBoom Team (Lower Bracket Round 1)
4:00 AM (UTC+8) – Tundra Esports [0] vs [2] Entity (Lower Bracket Round 1)

7:00 AM (UTC+8) – Talon Esports [1] vs [2] BetBoom Team (Lower Bracket Round 2)
10:00 AM (UTC+8) – Virtus.pro [2] vs [0] Entity (Lower Bracket Round 2)

28 October

1:00 AM (UTC+8) – nouns [0] vs [2] Gaimin Gladiators (Lower Bracket Round 3)
4:00 AM (UTC+8) – BetBoom Team [2] vs [0] Virtus.pro (Lower Bracket Round 3)

7:00 AM (UTC+8) – Team Spirit [2] vs [1] Team Liquid (Upper Bracket Semifinal)
10:00 AM (UTC+8) – LGD Gaming [2] vs [0] Azure Ray (Upper Bracket Semifinal)

29 October

1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Team Liquid [1] vs [2] Gaimin Gladiators (Lower Bracket Quarterfinal)
4:00 AM (UTC+8) – Azure Ray [2] vs [1] BetBoom Team (Lower Bracket Quarterfinal)

7:00 AM (UTC+8) – Team Spirit [2] vs [0] LGD Gaming (Upper Bracket Final)

12:00 AM (UTC+8) – Gaimin Gladiators [2] vs [0] Azure Ray (Lower Bracket Semifinal)

30 October

1:00 AM (UTC+8) – LGD Gaming [0] vs [2] Gaimin Gladiators (Lower Bracket Final)

4:00 AM (UTC+8) – Team Spirit [3] vs [0] Gaimin Gladiators (Grand Final)

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