The International 11 tournament promises to be an exciting event where teams will compete for a prize pool of $15,961,800 . The venue is Singapore.
Participants:
- Twelve teams qualify through Dota Pro Circuit;
- Six teams qualify through Regional Qualifiers;
- Two teams qualify through the Last Chance Qualifier.
Group Stage - 15.10.2022 - 18.10.2022:
- Two groups of ten teams each;
- Single round-robin;
- All series are Bo2;
- Top four teams in each group advance to the Upper Bracket of the Main Event;
- 5th-8th place teams advance to the Lower Bracket of the Main Event;
- Remaining teams in each group are eliminated.
Tiebreaker rules:
- If the tie is over a position of significance;
- Two teams - a Bo3 will be played;
- Three teams or more - a Bo1 round-robin will be played;
- If the tiebreaker does not resolve following the first round of the round robin:
- Three teams - the tiebreaker will be replayed;
- Four teams or more - the matrix listed below will be used to resolve the tie, adding the information from the tiebreaker matches to those gathered during the group stage.
- For ties that are not over positions of significance (in order of importance):
- Head-to-head record between the tied participants taking only game score into account;
- Record vs the first team below the tied teams, continuing to each subsequent team below the tied teams til the tie is resolved;
- coin toss
Main Event - 20.10.2022 - 23.10.2022(Playoffs), 29.10.2022 - 30.10.2022(Finals):
- Sixteen teams play in a double-elimination bracket;
- Eight teams begin in the Upper Bracket, eight in the Lower Bracket;
- For Upper Bracket Round 1, the 1st place in each group of Group Stage picks their opponent from either the 3rd or 4th place finish in the opposite group;
- For Lower Bracket Round 1, the 5th place in each group of Group Stage picks their opponent from either the 7th or 8th place finish in the opposite group;
- Lower Bracket Round 1 are Bo1, Grand Final is Bo5, all other series are Bo3.
