The International 2018 — 15 - 25 August 2018

General information

Tournament format

Group stage

• In the group stage, 12 teams that qualified through the Dota Pro Circuit are participating.
• Six teams, one from each region, made it to the tournament thanks to regional qualifications
• The participants are divided into two groups of nine teams each and play according to the round-robin system
• All matches are played in BO2 format.
• The top four teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs
• Teams in 5th and 8th place from each group advance to the lower bracket playoffs.
• Teams in the last places are eliminated from the tournament.

Playoff stage

• Eight teams enter the upper bracket, eight enter the lower
• The first round of the lower bracket is played in a Bo1 format.
• The grand final is played in the Bo5 format, all other matches - Bo3
• In the first round of the upper grid, the 1st place in each group of the group stage chooses an opponent from the 3rd or 4th place in the opposite group.
• In the first round of the lower bracket, the 5th place in each group of the group stage chooses an opponent from the 7th or 8th place in the opposite group.