The International 10 is held in Romania from 06.10.2021 to 17.10.2021. The tournament includes 89 Dota 2 pro teams from the globe battling for the prize pool of $40,018,195.
This event is going to be split into 9 parts:
- Playoffs (Romania): 12.10.2021 – 17.10.2021. 16 Teams.
- Group A (Romania): 07.10.2021 – 10.10.2021. 9 Teams.
- Group B (Romania): 07.10.2021 – 10.10.2021. 9 Teams.
- West Europe Qualifier Playoffs (Romania): 07.07.2021 – 10.07.2021. 14 Teams.
- China Qualifier Playoffs (Romania): 06.07.2021 – 10.07.2021. 10 Teams.
- North American Qualifier Playoffs (Romania): 30.06.2021 – 04.07.2021. 12 Teams.
- Southeast Asia Qualifier Playoffs (Romania): 29.06.2021 – 03.07.2021. 15 Teams.
- South American Qualifier Playoffs (Romania): 23.06.2021 – 26.06.2021. 12 Teams.
- East Europe Qualifier Playoffs (Romania): 23.06.2021 – 26.06.2021. 14 Teams.
Make sure to refer to our predictions and guidance regarding the likely victor of every phase of The International 10 before placing your own picks and picking the favorites. At our website, we constantly update our set of forecasts, so returning to this page to get new recommendations is ever a good plan.
Organization
Valve, PGL
Info
The International 10 is the most prestigious Dota 2 tournament in the world. Its held once a year and has the status of a esports tournament with the largest prize pool in the world. The International 10 was supposed to take place in Stockholm, Sweden in 2020, but was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The final date was October 7, 2021 and the final location was Bucharest, Romania. For the first time since 2011, Europe will once again host The International.
Format
- 12 teams qualify through DPC system. It is the regular regional leagues. Each team need to earn amount of points to get to the TI through DPC system.
- 6 teams qualify through Regional Qualifiers; one team each from North America, South America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, China and Southeast Asia
- The tournament has a group stage (October 7th - October 10th, 2021) and Playoffs (October 11th - October 17th, 202
Group stage
- 18 teams which divide on two groups of 9 teams play in a round-robin bo2 format.
- The four the best teams of each group goes to Upper Bracket, the bottom two teams are eliminated, the rest of the teams goes to the Lower Bracket.
The Playoffs
- The main event will consist of 16 teams which play double elimination system.
- Eight teams begin in the Upper Bracket, eight in the Lower Bracket.
- First Lower Bracket match is Bo1, Grand Final is Bo5, all others matches are Bo3.
Additional info
The International prize pool generate through player Battle Pass sales. The starting amount guaranteed by Valve is $1,600,000. The remainder is 25% of all Battle Pass sales, as well as additional purchases within the Battle Pass. This type of crowdfunding makes The International the tournament with the largest prize pool in esports history. The International broke the records every year for the amount of money in the prize pool.