The International 2023

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The International 2023
Tournament information
GameDota 2
DatesOctober 12–October 29, 2023
AdministratorValve
Tournament
format(s)
Host(s)United States
Venue(s)
Participants20 teams
PurseUS$3,380,455
Final positions
ChampionTeam Spirit
1st runner-upGaimin Gladiators
2nd runner-upLGD Gaming
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The International 2023 (commonly referred to as TI 2023 or TI 12) was the concluding tournament of the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game Dota 2. The International is the concluding international tournament of the Dota Pro Circuit in different regions. The tournament ran from October 12 until the Grand Finals on October 29, 2023.

A total of 20 teams qualified to compete in The International with 12 teams qualifying through the Dota Pro Circuit while 8 teams qualified through the regional qualifiers. These eight teams were subdivided into allotments from different regions with two Western European and South American teams and one team from North America, Eastern Europe, China and Southeast Asia, respectively, qualifying through the regional qualifiers.[1][unreliable source?]

TI 10 champions Team Spirit won The International 2023 following their early playoff exit during The International 2022. Team Spirit defeated North America's Gaimin Gladiators in the Finals 3-0.[2] Team Spirit is the second team in TI history to win two-world championship titles to the organization with OG being the first back-to-back world champions in 2018 and 2019.[3]

Venue[edit]

The International 2023's Group Stage were done through online live broadcasts on several platforms such as YouTube and Facebook with the Playoffs being held at the Seattle Convention Center. Meanwhile, the Grand Finals was done in the Climate Pledge Arena, also in Seattle.

United States
Seattle, Washington
Playoffs Weekend Finals Weekend
Seattle Convention Center Climate Pledge Arena
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 18,300

Format[edit]

The International 2023 followed a different approach in the Group Stage and Playoffs of the tournament. The event was split into two phases: The Road to The International and The International.

The Road to The International refers to the Group Stage where all 20 teams are set to be split into four groups to matchup into a single Round-robin tournament with Best-of-two matches. The first phase of The Road to The International was specifically made in order to determine the teams competing in Phase 2.[4]

The Top 2 teams during Phase 1 will be matching up with either the Third or Fourth Seed of a different group in a best-of-three match. Phase 2 was conducted in order to determine the placement per team in the 16-team bracket playoffs.

The International is the main playoff event. The teams that have competed in Phase 2 will be seeded accordingly in the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals while the teams who lost in Phase 2 will be seeded accordingly in the Lower Bracket's First Round.

Participating Teams[edit]

12 of the 20 participating teams qualified through the Dota Pro Circuit, a string of professional tournaments in every region to determine allocated points for teams to qualify to The International. The remaining eight teams qualified through the Regional Qualifiers.

Region Team Name
Dota Pro Circuit
Europe Team Liquid
Tundra Esports
Team Spirit
CIS BetBoom Team
9Pandas
North America TSM
Shopify Rebellion
Gaimin Gladiators
South America Evil Geniuses
beastcoast
Southeast Asia Talon Esports
China LGD Gaming
Regional Qualifiers
North America nouns
South America Keyd Stars
Thunder Awaken
Western Europe Entity
PSG Quest
Eastern Europe Virtus.pro
China Azure Ray
Southeast Asia Team SMG

Ref: [5]

Group Stage[edit]

Group Draw[edit]

The Group Stage Draw was released by Valve on 11 October 2023. The draw was not broadcast nor given prior to any eSports pages or enthusiasts. The draw featured four groups with five teams each.[6]

Group A Group B Group C Group D
9Pandas Azure Ray beastcoast PSG Quest
Entity BetBoom Team Gaimin Gladiators Talon Esports
Evil Geniuses Shopify Rebellion LGD Gaming TSM
Team SMG Team Liquid nouns Tundra Esports
Team Spirit Thunder Awaken Virtus.pro Keyd Stars

Group Stage[edit]

Phase One[edit]

The Group Stage Weekend began on the 12 October 2023 beginning with Phase One. Phase One of the Group Stage Weekend will eliminate one team per group in order to determine the sixteen teams that would qualify in The International playoff bracket itself. Teams eliminated in Phase One would not be contending for the playoffs.[7]

Group A[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team Spirit 4 4 0 0 8 0 +8 0 Advance to Phase 2
2 Entity 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 0
3 9Pandas 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 0
4 Evil Geniuses 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 0
5 Team SMG 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 0 Eliminated
Source: https://afkgaming.com/dota2/news/ti12-playoffs-schedule-results-and-other-details[unreliable source?]
Group B[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team Liquid 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 0 Advance to Phase 2
2 BetBoom Team 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4 0
3 Azure Ray 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 0
4 Shopify Rebellion 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 0
5 Thunder Awaken 4 0 1 3 1 7 −6 0 Eliminated
Source: https://afkgaming.com/dota2/news/ti12-playoffs-schedule-results-and-other-details[unreliable source?]
Group C[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LGD Gaming 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 0 Advance to Phase 2
2 Gaimin Gladiators 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 0
3 nouns 4 0 3 1 3 5 −2 0
4 Virtus.pro 4 0 3 1 3 5 −2 0
5 beastcoast 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 0 Eliminated
Source: https://afkgaming.com/dota2/news/ti12-playoffs-schedule-results-and-other-details[unreliable source?]
Group D[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tundra Esports 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 0 Advance to Phase 2
2 TSM 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 0
3 Talon Esports 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 0
4 Keyd Stars 4 0 3 1 3 5 −2 0
5 PSG Quest 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 0 Eliminated
Source: https://afkgaming.com/dota2/news/ti12-playoffs-schedule-results-and-other-details[unreliable source?]

Phase Two[edit]

The Group Stage's Top 2 seeds will face the third or fourth seed of certain groups. Phase Two will determine the placement of each team in the playoff bracket stage with the winning team being seeded in the Upper Bracket while the Losing team in the Lower Bracket.[8] All winning teams will be seeded in the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals against each other while the losing teams would be seeded in the Lower Bracket's Round 1.

A1 vs B3/B4D2 vs C3/C4B1 vs A3/A4C2 vs D3/D4
A1Team Spirit2D2TSM0B1Team Liquid2C2Gaimin Gladiators1
B4Shopify Rebellion0C4Virtus.pro2A4Evil Geniuses0D3Talon Esports2
C1 vs D3/D4B2 vs A3/A4D1 vs C3/C4A2 vs B3/B4
C1LGD Gaming2B2BetBoom Team1D1Tundra Esports0A2Entity0
D4Keyd Stars0A39Pandas2C3nouns2B3Azure Ray2

Playoffs[edit]

  • Date of tournament: October 27–October 29
  • All qualified teams in the second phase of the Group Stage were seeded in the Upper and Lower Brackets with the winning teams in the second phase seeded in the Upper Bracket and the losing teams in the lower bracket.
  • All matches in the Upper and Lower Bracket games are Best of three (Bo3) matches and the Grand Finals is a Best of Five match (Bo5).

Bracket[edit]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper Bracket FinalsFinal
A1Team Spirit2
C4Virtus.pro1
A1Team Spirit2
B1Team Liquid1
B1Team Liquid2
D3Talon Esports0
A1Team Spirit2
C1LGD Gaming0
C1LGD Gaming2
A39Pandas0
C1LGD Gaming2
B3Azure Ray0
C3nouns0
B3Azure Ray2
A1Team Spirit3
C1Gaimin Gladiators0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower round 5Lower final
C3nouns2
B1Team Liquid1
B4Shopify Rebellion0D2TSM0
A1nouns0C2Gaimin Gladiators2
D2TSM2
C2Gaimin Gladiators2C1LGD Gaming0
A39Pandas0
C2Gaimin Gladiators2C2Gaimin Gladiators2
A4Evil Geniuses0C2Gaimin Gladiators2
B3Azure Ray0
C2Gaimin Gladiators2
D3Talon Esports1
B3Azure Ray2
D4Keyd Stars0B2BetBoom Team2
C1BetBoom Team2C1BetBoom Team1
B2BetBoom Team2
B3Virtus.pro0
C4Virtus.pro2
D1Tundra Esports0A2Entity0
A2Entity2

Ranking[edit]

Team Name Final Position Prize Pool
Team Spirit Champions $1,521,362
Gaimin Gladiators 1st Runner Up $405,637
LGD Gaming 2nd Runner Up $270,499
Azure Ray 3rd Runner Up $185,898
Team Liquid 5th-6th $109,925
BetBoom Team
nouns 7th-8th $84,489
Virtus.pro
TSM
9th-12th
$67,569
9Pandas
Talon Esports
Entity
Shopify Rebellion
13th-16th
$50,761
Evil Geniuses
Keyd Stars
Tundra Esports
Team SMG
17th-20th
$33,840
Thunder Awaken
beastcoast
PSG Quest

Ref:[9]

References[edit]

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