500px|thumb|Logo of The International. The International a tournament where Dota 2 is shown first time in public. It was held from August 17 to August 21, 2011 at gamescom in Cologne, Germany.[1] The International features the 16 best DotA teams in the world competing in the Dota 2 Championships through a group stage, double elimination playoff format over the course of Cologne’s five-day trade show.
The winning team will receive $1 million.[2]
Na`Vi won the tournament by defeating EHOME 4-1 at the Grand Finals.[3][4][5][6][7]
Build Up edit
Broadcast edit
The tournament is broadcasted in four languages (English, Chinese, Russian and German) through livestreams on the official website.[9][10] They are recorded and uploaded to YouTube and youku.[11][12]
Squad edit
EHOME E-Sports Club edit
Zou "820" Yitian- Yao "357" Yi
- Lei "X!!" Zengrong
- Zhang "PLT" Zhicheng
- Shen "FCB" Jiaqi
GosuGamers.net edit
Mehran Salehi "KuroKy" Takhasomi
Jesper Tomas "Miracle" Nyhlén
Nikolay "Azen" Belyakov- Rene "Kebap" Werner
- Kevin "Kev-" Stegemann
- Roman "rmN" Paley
Invictus Gaming edit
- Wang "SanSheng" Zhaohui
- Chen "zhou" Yao
- Zhang "xiao8" Ning
- Luo "430" Feichi
Leong "DDC" Fatmeng
Moscow Five edit
- Yaroslav Vladimirovich "NS" Kuznetsov
- Andrey Vyacheslavovich "Dread" Golubev
- Sergey Antonovich "Ars-Art" Revin
- Alexander Sergeevich "Santa" Koltan
- Sergey Alexandrovich "GoD" Bragin
Mineski.Infinity edit
James "Wootz" Inabangan- Julius "Julz" Sto. Domingo
- John "John" Roxas
- Joshua "Owa" Dela Serna
- Jessie "VASH*" Cuyco
MiTH-Trust edit
Aphinan "l3nu" Phasue- Trai "TrinaKub" Akaravinak
- Pipat "LaKelz" Prariyachat
- Noppadon "Lookballz" Paopongprapun
- Chanon "aabBAA" Chiwpreecha
MUFC edit
Lim "SilverCross" Chang Sheng- Lim "Net" Wai Pern
- Raymond Wong "Sharky" Kie Yong
- Sim "xiaoLing" Woi Cheong
- Lee "KyxY" Kong Yang
MeetYourMakers edit
Rasmus Berth "MiSeRy" Fillipsen- Brian "MaNia" Strandby
- Amel "PlaymatE" Barudzija
- Jacob "Maelk" Toft-Andersen
Jimmy "DeMoN" Ho
Natus Vincere edit
Ivan "ArtStyle" Antonov- Dmitriy “LighTofHeaveN” Kupriyanov
- Aleksander “XBOCT” Dashkevich
Clement “Puppey” Ivanov- Danylo “Dendi” Ishutin
Next Evolution ESC edit
- Troels Lyngholt "syndereN" Nielsen
- Martin "AngeL" Olsen
- Mikkel "miGGel" Berg
- Christoffer "Borregaard" Ryze Winther
- Andreas Lottrup "eatenfish" Windahl
Online Kingdom Nirvana China edit
- Wang "banana" Jiao
- Yang "seaking" Tao
- Chen "ksssssss" Bin
- Yao "xiaoD" Zhengzheng
- Luo "xiaoluo" Yinqi
Online Kingdom Nirvana International edit
- Clinton "Fear" Loomis
Dominik "Lacoste" Stipiæ
Craciunescu "ComeWithMe" Alexandru- Pelle "Pajkatt" Olsson Lille
- Saahil "UNiVeRsE" Arora
Sivatheeban "1437" Sivanathapillai
Scythe Gaming edit
Benedict Lim "hyhy" Han Yong- Toh "xy" Wai Hong
- Wong "Chawy" Xing Lei
- Royston Chee "Roy" Jin Sheng
- Daryl Koh "iceiceice" Pei Xiang
Storm Games Clan edit
Petr "craNich" Meluzín- Jan "Iacek" Hrùza
- Tomas "Tonci" Sitko
Michal "Tulex" Zima- Martin "Warlog" Zima
TyLoo Gaming edit
- Ye "aWoke" Liang
- Zhao "kabu" Kai
- Xie "DD" Bin
- Chen "Hao" Zhihao
- Zeng "Faith" Hongda
Virus Gaming edit
Stum "Maldejambes" Yoan- Borie "VladTepes" Fabian
- Merloz "Socks" Titouan
- Toussaint "Pseudo" Iannis
- Petiet "Ph0eniX" Pierre-Baptiste
Group Stage edit
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 EHOME
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| iG
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 SGC
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Mineski.Infinity
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 August 2011 10:00 CET | |||
| iG |
0 – 1 | EHOME |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| Mineski.Infinity |
0 – 1 | SGC |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| 17 August 2011 11:15 CET | |||
| Mineski.Infinity |
0 – 1 | iG |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| EHOME |
1 – 0 | SGC |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| 17 August 2011 12:30 CET | |||
| SGC |
0 – 1 | iG |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| EHOME |
1 – 0 | Mineski.Infinity |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 OK.Nirvana.int
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| TyLoo
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| OK.Nirvana.cn
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Virus
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 August 2011 10:00 CET | |||
| TyLoo |
1 – 0 | OK.Nirvana.cn |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| OK.Nirvana.int |
1 – 0 | Virus |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| 17 August 2011 11:15 CET | |||
| TyLoo |
0 – 1 | OK.Nirvana.int |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| OK.Nirvana.cn |
1 – 0 | Virus |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| 17 August 2011 12:30 CET | |||
| Virus |
0 – 1 | TyLoo |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| OK.Nirvana.int |
1 – 0 | OK.Nirvana.cn |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
Group C edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 MYM
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 M5
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 MiTH-Trust
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 MUFC
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 August 2011 10:00 CET | |||
| MYM |
0 – 1 | M5 |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| MiTH-Trust |
1 – 0 | MUFC |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| 17 August 2011 11:15 CET | |||
| MiTH-Trust |
0 – 1 | MYM |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| M5 |
1 – 0 | MUFC |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| 17 August 2011 12:30 CET | |||
| MUFC |
0 – 1 | MYM |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| M5 |
0 – 1 | MiTH-Trust |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
Group D edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Na`Vi
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
 Scythe.SG
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| nevo
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 GGnet
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 August 2011 10:00 CET | |||
| GGnet |
0 – 1 | Na`Vi |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| nevo |
0 – 1 | Scythe.SG |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| 17 August 2011 11:15 CET | |||
| Na`Vi |
1 – 0 | Scythe.SG |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| GGnet |
0 – 1 | nevo |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| 17 August 2011 12:30 CET | |||
| Na`Vi |
1 – 0 | nevo |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
| Scythe.SG |
1 – 0 | GGnet |
Koelnmesse, Cologne |
Knockout Stage edit
Winners Bracket edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 August - 10:00 CET | ||||||||||
| EHOME | 1 | |||||||||
| 19 August - 15:15 CET | ||||||||||
| TyLoo | 0 | |||||||||
| EHOME | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 August - 19:00 CET | ||||||||||
| Scythe.SG | 1 | |||||||||
| MYM | 0 | |||||||||
| 20 August - 14:00 CET | ||||||||||
| Scythe.SG | 1 | |||||||||
| Scythe.SG | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 August - 12:30 CET | ||||||||||
| Na`Vi | 2 | |||||||||
| OK.Nirvana.int | 0 | |||||||||
| 19 August - 16:30 CET | ||||||||||
| iG | 1 | |||||||||
| iG | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 August - 16:30 CET | ||||||||||
| Na`Vi | 1 | |||||||||
| Na`Vi | 1 | |||||||||
| M5 | 0 | |||||||||
Losers Bracket edit
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| Virus
|
0 | MYM
|
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| SGC
|
0 | MYM
|
1 | iG
|
0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Virus
|
1 | MYM
|
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| MiTH-Trust
|
0 | MYM
|
0 | EHOME
|
2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MiTH-Trust
|
1 | EHOME
|
1 | Scythe.SG
|
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MiTH-Trust
|
1 | TyLoo
|
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| GGnet
|
0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mineski.Infinity
|
0 | M5
|
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| OK.Nirvana.cn
|
0 | M5
|
1 | EHOME
|
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mineski.Infinity
|
1 | M5
|
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| OK.Nirvana.int
|
0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MUFC
|
0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| nevo
|
0 | OK.Nirvana.int
|
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| MUFC
|
1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Finals edit
| Final | ||
| 21 August - 13:00 CET | ||
| Na`Vi | 3 | |
| EHOME | 1 | |
Prize Allocation edit
- 1st - Natus Vincere $1,000,000
- 2nd - EHOME E-Sports Club $250,000
- 3rd - Scythe Gaming $150,000
- 4th - MeetYourMakers $80,000
- ~5th - Moscow Five $35,000
- ~5th - Invictus Gaming $35,000
- ~7th -
Online Kingdom Nirvana International $25,000 - ~7th - MiTH-Trust $25,000
References edit
- ^ "'Dota 2' And 'League Of Legends' Finals Set For GamesCom".
- ^ "Valve's "The International" Dota 2 Tournament Comes With a $1 Million Prize".
- ^ "First Ever Dota 2 Championship Winner Revealed".
- ^ "Dota 2 tournament $1 million finals won by Na'vi".
- ^ "Gaming for the gold: Na'vi take the first International Dota 2 Championships title".
- ^ "DotA 2 Tournament Ends With Ukrainians on Top".
- ^ "Na'Vi wins inaugural Dota 2 championships".
- ^ Miozzi, CJ (August 1, 2011). "Valve Announces DOTA 2 Gamescom Tournament".
- ^ "Dota 2 tournament happening right now, has character details".
- ^ "Watch the DOTA 2 championship taking place at gamescom".
- ^ "Watch Dota 2 in action for the first time via tournament replays right now".
- ^ "See 40 minutes of gamescom DOTA 2 stream".