The group stage of The International 2016 tournament has come to an end. The teams, divided into two groups over three days, fought an exciting battle for the right to get into the upper bracket of the playoff round.
The teams that, after three days of competition, took the first four places in their groups, enter the upper bracket of the playoffs. The remaining teams are accordingly placed at the bottom. And if the former have the right to make mistakes, then for representatives of the “losers” group, defeat means termination of further participation in this tournament.
More detailed information about the format of matches at this stage, as well as their broadcast, will appear on our website.
Group stage results
Group A
Natus Vincere
Team Na"Vi, the only representative of the CIS, although she showed a good game on the third day of group matches, she was unable to break into the top half of the group. Having won the match with the Chinese team Wings Gaming, Na"Vi had to fight with OG DOTA2, the favorites of this tournament. The Ukrainian team tried to act unconventionally, but failed to beat the “greens”, losing both games.Thus Born to win ended up in the lower bracket of the playoffs, where they will have to fight the team Team Liquid.
Other results
In Group A, quite predictably, the team won OG DOTA2, who has not lost a single match. Following him was the American team. Evil Geniuses, losing only to the Swedish team The Alliance. The last two places in the four winners were taken by The Alliance and the team representing China, Wings Gaming. Both teams have 8 points in their assets.At the bottom of the Group A standings are TnC Gaming, which lacked a few points, Na"Vi and LGD Gaming. The team closes the table Escape Gaming, who has only two points to his name.
Group B
In Group B, teams competed for first place EHOME And Digital Chaos, the match between them ended in a draw. Thus, the team became the leader of the group EHOME with 12 points and a mark of 0 in the defeat column. DC, having one point less, were in second position, but, like the leader, did not lose a single match. The Chinese team confidently took third place Newbee, who received a direct invitation from Valve. But the fight for the last position was fought to the last and was decided only in the last round. It was taken by the MVP Phoenix team with 6 points, which beat three teams at once: Team Liquid, Team Secret and Fnatic, who had one point less. The last place in group B went to Vici Gaming Reborn, which is only one point behind the above three.Group stage completed The International 2016, in which sixteen of the strongest teams in the world fought among themselves to reach the top of the main stage grid.
According to the competition regulations, the teams that took the first 4 places in each group received the right to continue their participation in the championship in the winners' bracket at the playoff stage. Consequently, the remaining 8 teams ended up in the losers’ bracket, where they will have to play the first round until one win and fight for their “survival” until the very end. The International 2016.
The tournament rules allowed the leaders of the group tables to choose their opponent for the first round of the playoff stage from among the teams that took 3-4 places in the opposite group: O.G. preferred to play with MVP.Phoenix, A EHOME agreed to fight with Alliance. Thus, E.G. the team got a couple Newbee, A Digital Chaos - Wings Gaming.
The teams were seeded in the lower bracket in the same way. TnC Gaming And Fnatic chose their opponents from the very bottom of the standings: the Filipinos (and DeMoN) will play in the first round with Vici Gaming Reborn, and Malaysians - with Escape Gaming. Therefore, the opponent Team Secret became a team LGD Gaming, and in pairs to Natus Vincere were appointed Team Liquid.
The exact date for The International 2016 has been announced, plus some organizational details
The new esports year 2016 is already in full swing, the winter tournament Warface Open Cup 2016 has died down, and the finals of the Wargaming.net League 2016 are planned to be held in April. Meanwhile, the exact date of one of the most important cyber tournaments of our time - The International 2016 in the Dota 2 gaming discipline - has become known.
The International 2016 will be held from August 8 to 13, as officially announced by Valve
In addition, many details regarding this event are already known. Last year's complex was chosen as the venue KeyArena, which is located in Seattle (Washington, USA). The opening of qualifying games will begin on June 21, regional battles will start on June 25.
As for the event itself, it will be possible to order tickets for visitors starting on April 7. There will be 2 types of tickets. First for 75$ gives you the opportunity to attend this competition as a spectator for 4 days in a row, from August 8 to 11.
Second type of tickets for 100$ , allows you to witness with your own eyes the final battles for the title of champion and the closing ceremony on the 12th and 13th, which will undoubtedly be a truly grandiose event. Presence throughout the event can be paid for immediately by ordering and paying for tickets online at Ticketmaster.com.
By the way, those who purchased a ticket for the first 4 days, but did not buy them for the final stage, will be able to watch it completely free of charge on a special observation deck near the KeyArena center, designed just for this event.
Interestingly, Valve will encourage Dota 2 players who attended this tournament. They will be able to receive gift items in the game
Let us remind you that the prize money for the Dota 2 discipline is the largest in the world. Last year's tournament brought together record $18 million, the organizers of this event believe that this year the total amount could reach 20 million (the accumulation of money comes from players from all over the world).
No matter what anyone says, it was Dota that made e-sports popular all over the world. The upcoming The International 2016 promises to be simply a grandiose event, fortunately the growth limit has not yet been reached.
Thanks to everyone's efforts, the community managed to increase the prize pool of The International 6 to ten million US dollars in record time. If this dynamic continues over the next couple of months, a new world record will be set before our eyes!
In about 18 days, the prize pool for potentially the biggest championship in eSports history has been increased by over 500%! Together, the community managed to increase the prize money from the starting amount of $1,600,000, which Valve themselves invested in the tournament. The International 6 up to ten million US dollars.
It took the community a month to reach the same level last year, but in 2014 it took 39 days to reach the same height. Thus, the growth rate of prize money The International 2016 ahead of last year; therefore, if such dynamics continue for the next couple of months, a new world record will be set before our eyes - TI6 will have the largest prize pool not only in the history of competitive Dota 2, but in the entire eSports industry! Let us remind you that last year the growth in prize money stopped at $18,429,613.
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In addition, if you beat the previous record, each owner of The International 2016 Battle Pass will receive three special Trust of the Benefactor chests, containing this year's Immortal Treasure, a random Hero Pack, an Arcana rarity, or an even greater reward. If you can correctly predict the amount at which the prize money will stop growing The International 6, you will also receive an additional ten levels of Battle Pass.
The slight uptick in prize money growth (visible on the graph) was caused by the recent release of the Treasury, available to owners of The International 2016 Battle Pass for $1.99. Collector's Cache contains 16 new item sets, including the first custom items for heroes such as Bane and Zeus. As you may have guessed, 25% of the proceeds from sales of this chest go to the championship prize fund.
In addition, Dota 2 fans are waiting for the second and third Immortal chests, which will undoubtedly have a positive impact on the growth dynamics of prize money.
Let us remind you that the fundraiser will continue until the end. The International 6, which will run from August 8 to 13. 16 of the strongest teams in the world will take part in the tournament.
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A few minutes ago, the final match of the main tournament of the season in American Seattle ended. In the decisive match in the best-of-three series, the American team Digital Chaos and representatives of the Celestial Empire Wings Gaming met.
Let us remember that earlier several favorites dropped out of the tournament and were predicted to have a place in the finals. The only representatives of the CIS were among the first to leave the tournament. Natus Vincere, as well as champions Shanghai Major Team Secret and one of the strongest teams in the Celestial Empire Vici Gaming Reborn.
The tournament also ended unexpectedly early for two other Chinese teams — NewBee And LGD Gaming, as well as the main contenders for the world championship from Team OG. Also, as expected, they failed to make it into the top eight. The Alliance And Escape Gaming.
On the contrary, the teams from the SEA region surprised experts and spectators: all three representatives of the Asian scene entered the top eight — So, TnC Gaming led by an eSports veteran DeMoN were able to take 7-8 place, knocking them out of the tournament O.G., Koreans from MVP.Phoenix again chose the 5-6th line, and Fnatic climbed to last place in the top four.
Teams left the event surprisingly early EHOME And Team Liquid. The first were able to advance to the main stage from wild card, but showed themselves excellently at the tournament itself, but did not reach the final battles. Europeans are from Liquid were among the favorites of the tournament, but could not get through the thorns of the lower bracket to the stars.
On the final day, three teams continued for the championship: the defending champions Evil Geniuses fought with other representatives of the American scene from Digital Chaos for the right to play in the grand final with the last Chinese team Wings Gaming. In the very first game, Rasmus Phillipsen's team quite confidently and brilliantly outplayed their opponent in 35 minutes: after a glimpse of a good game in the opening, the “evil geniuses” were unable to show anything and decided to give up.
The second game pleased with an unexpected peak — in the penultimate match the pick was finally made. It's all the more interesting that DC.w33 played him on the center line, but this did not bring success to the team. The tactics intended for early dominance were not carried out, and five of them Evil Geniuses managed to drag out the game to the point where Sven there was no chance left.
The decisive meeting between the American teams turned out to be the most cautious: both teams clearly did not want to leave the tournament before the super final and tried to show their maximum capabilities. After the start of active actions, the game acquired a bright character, but we still turned out to be a little more skilled Digital Chaos.
The final The International 2016 started two hours late, which turned out to be beneficial DC: the guys got a chance to rest at least a little after an exhausting match with the ex-champions before the main game of the season. It is all the more surprising that the tired players of the American team simply had a great time in the first game and the second confrontation. Both teams surprised with their picks in the series debut - on Pudge from Wings The Western team responded with another interesting hero on the center line: .
However, after this experiment, it became much more difficult for the “winged” to play: and if on the second map the guys from DC almost didn’t show, then they lost the third game quite quickly, and in the last confrontation they made too many mistakes and could not jump above their heads. Thus, Digital Chaos remain second, and the champion title again, following the even-year rule, goes to the Celestial Empire.
