The International 2021 — 7 - 17 October 2021

General information

Tournament format

Group stage

• In the group stage, 12 teams participate who have qualified through the Dota Pro Circuit
• Six teams, one from each region, made it to the tournament thanks to regional qualifications
• Participants are divided into two groups of nine teams each, and they play according to the round-robin system
• All matches are played in Bo2 format
• The four best 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 of the playoffs.
• Teams in the last places are eliminated from the tournament.

Playoff stage

• Eight teams make it to the upper bracket, eight to the lower
• The first round of the lower bracket is played in a Best of 1 format.
• The Grand Final is played in a Best of 5 format, all other matches are Best of 3.
• In the first round of the upper grid, the first 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.