The International 2023 is the concluding tournament of the current season of Dota Pro Circuit and the twelfth annual edition of The International which will take place at Seattle, Washington. The invite format is similar to the one used for the preceding International, whereby a point system based on official sponsored Regional Leagues and Majors will be used to determine the teams invited to The International.
Participants:
- Twelve teams qualify through Dota Pro Circuit;
- Eight teams qualify through Regional Qualifiers;
- One team each from North America, Eastern Europe, China and Southeast Asia;
- Two teams each from Western Europe and South America.
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
Group Stage - 12.10.2023 - 15.10.2023.
Main Event - 20.10.2023 - 22.10.2023 (Playoffs Weekend) & 27.10.2023 - 29.10.2023 (Finals Weekend), 2023.
