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The International 2013 | |
Seattle, Washington, United States | |
Start Date | 2 Aug. 2013 |
End Date | 11 Aug. 2013 |
Teams | 16 |
Version | 6.78c Version 6.78c(Full list) Nerfed several heroes. Release Date Dota 2:2013-07-03 DotA:2013-06-30 ← 6.78b6.79 → General edit] Team 2 now bans second instead of first in Ban Phase #2. (All other phases and orders are the |
Prize Pool | $2,874,407 USD |
Website | Link |
International 2013 Ticket |
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This item is an invitation to personally attend the Dota 2 International Tournament, Aug. 7⃢₀ₓ11, 2013, at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA. Attendees will receive preferential seating on the show floor. This ticket must be activated from your in-game backpack. Once activated, the ticket will be consumed and removed from your backpack and registered on your Steam account. Ticket information will be emailed no later than Jun. 30th, 2013 to the emailE-mail (electronic mail) is the exchange of computer-stored messages by telecommunication address associated with your Steam account. This purchase also includes a International 2013 Interactive Compendium and Smeevil See the courier. For the race in Dota 2 lore, see Smeevils. Smeevil Courier Rarity: LegendarySlot: Courier Buy Now on Market Tis said among artisan and warrior alike that there is no Courier. |
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Teams
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- Due to LGD Gaming.cn LGD Gaming China Created: 2009 Team Information Captain: Coach(es): Wang "Banana" Jiao Manager(s): Pan "Fei" Fei Sponsor(s): Guizhou Laogandie Food Taobao Razer Kingston HyperX ZhanqiTV Harbin Beer Links Website: Facebook: lgddota Twitter: LGDgaming Weibo: teamlgd `s roster change, TongFu TongFu China Created: 2012 Team Information Captain: Coach(es): Manager(s): Tong "CuZn" Xin Sponsor(s): TongFu Porridge Links Website: Facebook: TongFudota SanSheng, Hao, Banana, KingJ, and Mu at The International 2013. TongFu is a Chinese eSports Organization. was given their invite slot, and LGD Gaming.cn LGD Gaming China Created: 2009 Team Information Captain: Coach(es): Wang "Banana" Jiao Manager(s): Pan "Fei" Fei Sponsor(s): Guizhou Laogandie Food Taobao Razer Kingston HyperX ZhanqiTV Harbin Beer Links Website: Facebook: lgddota Twitter: LGDgaming Weibo: teamlgd was given a qualifier slot.
- dd became Quantic Gaming Quantic Gaming United States Created: 2012-02-21 Disbanded: 2013-11-14 Team Information Captain: Coach(es): Sponsor(s): NEED for SEAT AVerMedia Powered By Alienware ROCCAT Links Website: quanticgaming.com Twitter: QuanticGaming Quantic Gaming (Quantic) is an organization formed by its after the West Qualifier.
Videos
Prelims
- BeyondTheSummit
- D2L
- joinDOTA Red
- Sheever Gaming
Main Event
- English
- Chinese
- Korean
- Russian
Analyst Desk
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English
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Format
- Qualifiers - May 13th - May 30th, 2013
- Two Regional Qualifiers.
- The winner of each Regional Qualifier will join the other invited teams in Seattle.
- The runner-up of each Qualifier will be invited to Seattle to compete in the wildcard match.
- Two Regional Qualifiers.
- Wild Card - August 2nd, 2013
- One best-of-five match.
- Winner advances to group stage.
- One best-of-five match.
- Group Stage - August 3rd - August 5th, 2013
- Two groups of eight teams.
- Teams play every other team in their group in a best of 2
- Top four teams in each group advance to upper bracket of the Main Event.
- Bottom four teams in each group advance to lower bracket of the Main Event.
- Two groups of eight teams.
- Main Event - August 7th - August 11th, 2013
- Sixteen teams play in a double elimination format over six days.
- Eight teams begin in the upper bracket, eight in the lower bracket .
- First three lower bracket games are best of one, Grand Finals are best of five, all others are best of three.
- Sixteen teams play in a double elimination format over six days.
Broadcast Talent
- EN Host:
- ₠2GD₠(James Harding)
- EN Panelists:
- ₠Merlini₠(Ben Wu)
- ₠Bruno₠(Bruno Carlucci)
- ₠Maelk₠(Jacob Toft-Andersen)
- ₠GoDz₠(David Parker)
- EN Commentators:
- ₠TobiWan₠(Toby Dawson)
- ₠Wagamama₠(Niklas Hgstrm)
- ₠LD₠(David Gorman)
- ₠Luminous₠(David Zhang)
- ₠Ayesee₠(Aaron Chambers)
- ₠Draskyl₠(Andy Stiles)
- EN Interviewer:
- ₠Kaci Aitchison₠(Kaci Aitchison)
Prize Pool
The base prize pool was the same as the one used at the first and second Internationals. However, 25% of the revenue generated by the sale of the Interactive Compendium was redirected to the prize pool. The final prize pool was $2,874,380 ($1,274,380 added) USD.
Place | $ USD | Percent | Team |
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1st | $1,437,190 | ₠50% | Alliance |
2nd | $632,364 | ₠22% | Natus Vincere |
3rd | $287,438 | ₠10% | Orange Esports |
4th | $201,207 | ₠7% | TongFu |
5th-6th | $114,975 | ₠4% | Invictus Gaming |
Team DK | |||
7th-8th | $43,116 | ₠1.5% | Team Liquid |
Fnatic.EU | |||
9th-12th | - | - | Team Dignitas |
LGD International | |||
LGD Gaming | |||
Team Zenith | |||
13th-16th | - | - | RattleSnake |
mousesports | |||
MUFC | |||
Virtus.pro |
Invite Procedure
13 teams were selected by Valve and were sent personal invitations to compete in the tournament and were announced during the week of April 23rd - 30th. The teams who were not directly invited had a chance to qualify through two qualifiers divided by geographical region. These invitational tournaments were appropriately named the Eastern Qualifiers and the Western Qualifiers. The winners of these qualifiers were directly invited to the tournament while the runner-ups of each tournament were flown to compete for the final spot in the tournament through a qualification game in Seattle.
Invite Timeline
- April 23rd - Invictus Gaming
- April 26th - LGD Gaming, Orange Esports, Alliance, Fnatic.EU, Team Liquid
- April 29th - Natus Vincere, Team Zenith, Team Dignitas, Virtus.Pro, DK
- April 30th - MUFC, LGD International
- May 19th - TongFu (Replacing LGD Gaming)
- May 19th - Mousesports (Winner of Western Qualifier)
- May 30th - LGD Gaming (Winner of Eastern Qualifier)
- August 2nd - RaTtLeSnAkE (Winner of Wildcard Match)
Participating Teams
1 | ₠Zhou₠ |
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2 | ₠Ferrari 430₠ |
3 | ₠YYF₠ |
4 | ₠ChuaN₠ |
5 | ₠Faith₠ |