The International 2022

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):
  
  1. Head-to-head record between the tied participants taking only game score into account;
  2. Record vs the first team below the tied teams, continuing to each subsequent team below the tied teams til the tie is resolved;
  3. 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.