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Dota 2 The International 2025 Preview
The International 2025 is expected to follow suit as the 2024 tournament which saw a lot of changes from previous years, this will be confirmed closer to the start of the tournament.
Participants
- Six teams invited
- Ten teams from regional qualifiers
- Two teams each from Western Europe, China, Southeast Asia and South America
- One team each from Eastern Europe and North America
Group Stage
- Four groups made up of four teams each
- All matches are Bo2
- Top two teams in each group will be matched with opponent from either the 3rd or 4th place teams in the opposite group (A vs B and C vs D) for seeding matches
Seeding Decider
- Sixteen teams play eight Bo3 head-to-head matches to determine main event bracket placement
Main Event
- Sixteen teams play in a double-elimination bracket
- Eight teams begin in the Upper Bracket, eight in the Lower Bracket
- Grand Final is Bo5, all other series are Bo3
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Where can I watch Dota 2 The International?
The Official dota2 YouTube channel is the place to be for all of the action, watch the tournament live or catch up on past matches with videos saved on the channel as well as team interviews throughout the tournament.
Where can I find the Dota 2 The International Schedule and Standings?
The best place to keep up-to-date over the qualifying stages and the final tournament itself is the Dota 2 The International Liquipedia page, once the final details are tied up, you will be able to find the upcoming matches, results and standings for The International 2024 tournament all on there.
Where can I bet on the Dota 2 The International?
On OLBG, we have a dedicated guide looking at the best eSports betting sites, so head over to find a site that suits your betting needs.
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Who are the Previous Dota 2 The International Winners?
There have been a few dual winners of the International, the first to do so was OG who after their win in 2018 also won the tournament a year later in 2019.
TSpirit were the next time to notch up dual wins, their first win came in 2021 and then two years later they defeated GG in the 2023 Grand Final.
The third and final team to have won dual championships is Liquid, their first win came in 2017 and they had to wait seven years for their second title in 2024.
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The Returning Champions
Up until 2019, the reigning champions didn't have the greatest of records for the following year, Natus Vincere went on to finish runner-up after winning it in 2011 but the next three winners returned to finish 5th-6th, 11th-12th & 13th-16th so unable to defend their titles, Evil Geniuses did put in a better performance after their win in 2015 to finish third in 2016.
The Wings didn't compete after their title and then Liquid finished fourth and OG won so as time has gone on, the champions have been putting up better defences of their titles although on their attempt for a third title OG failed to finish in the top six in 2021.
Team Spirit who won it in 2021 could only finish 6th in their group in 2022 and then lost to BOOM in round one of the lower brackets. The 2022 winner Tundra returned to finish top of their group but lost in their seeding decider which put them in the lower bracket where they went out in round one losing to Entity.
The 2023 champions Team Spirt went on to top their group in 2024, however, lost in their seeding decider match which put them in the lower bracket and after making it through the first round they ended up being knocked out in the second round by Xtreme Gaming.
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The Last 10 International Winners
| Tournament | Prize | Top 2 |
|---|---|---|
| The International 2024 Copenhagen | $2,602,164 | 1: Liquid 2: GG |
| The International 2023 Seattle | $3,322,896 | 1: TSpirit 2: GG |
| The International 2022 Singapore | $18,930,775 | 1: Tundra 2: Secret |
| The International 2021 Bucharest | $40,018,195 | 1: TSpirit 2: PSG.LCD |
| The International 2019 Shanghai | $34,330,068 | 1: OG 2: Liquid |
| The International 2018 Vancouver | $25,532,177 | 1: OG 2: PSG.LGD |
| The International 2017 Seattle | $24,787,916 | 1: Liquid 2: Newbee |
| The International 2016 Seattle | $20,770,460 | 1: Wings 2: DC |
| The International 2015 Seattle | $18,429,613 | 1: EG 2: CDEC |
| The International 2014 Seattle | $10,923,977 | 1: Newbee 2: VG |
What is Dota 2?
Published and developed by Valve, Dota 2 was released in 2013, four years after development started on the game. The game is a MOBA that stands for 'Multiplayer Online Battle Arena' and falls into the same category as the likes of League of Legends (LoL).
The aim of the game is pretty simple and there is no need to overcomplicate it, there are two teams each consisting of five players, and each player takes control of what is called a 'Hero' which are characters with different skills and weaknesses, there are 120 different 'Heroes' to pick from.
So, it's 5 vs 5 and the main aim of the game is to defend your own 'Ancient' whilst also trying to destroy the other teams 'Ancient', to put that in understandable terms, there are two teams of five players, defend your own castle whilst also trying to destroy your opponents, destroy theirs first and you win, an 'Ancient' as previously mentioned is a large structure.
During the match, each 'hero' can pick up 'experience points' as well as items that will help them in their attempt to defeat their opponents, things that can be improved are areas such as health, attack speed and so on.
Below you can find a YouTube video to help you better understand what Dota 2 is, how the game is played and much more.
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