The International 2015 Explained

The International 2015
Sport:Dota 2
Location:Seattle, Washington, United States
Start Date:August 3
End Date:6, 2015
Administrator:Valve
Tournament Format:Group stage
Round robin
Main event
Double elimination
Host:Valve
Venues:KeyArena
Participants:16 teams
Purse:18,429,613
Champions:Evil Geniuses
Runner-Up1:CDEC Gaming
Runner-Up2:LGD Gaming
Previous:The International 2014
Next:The International 2016

The International 2015 (TI5) was the fifth edition of The International, an annual Dota 2 esports championship tournament, which took place at the KeyArena in Seattle. Hosted by Valve, the game's developer, the tournament began in May with the qualifier phase and ended after the main event in August.

The tournament awarded one of the biggest prize pools in esports tournament history, at over 18 million,[1] with the winning team, Evil Geniuses, being awarded over $6 million.[2]

Background

Valve announced The International 2015 in January 2015, again taking place at the KeyArena in Seattle.[3] Tickets went on sale in March, selling out in around 5 minutes.[4] [5]

An interactive compendium was again announced, being released in May 2015, with purchases of the compendium going towards the tournament's prize pool.[6] By June, the prize pool had passed the previous year's total of $11 million, overtaking it as the largest esports prize pool in history at the time, and with 60 days of funding remaining.[7] Valve anticipated that the total would exceed $15 million by the time of the tournament,[8] a target which was reached in July.[9] Purchasers who reach a high enough level with their compendium were sent a miniature replica International trophy.[10]

The tournament's games began on July 26, with the wild card matches, followed by four days of a round robin format group stage being played as best of two matches. The main brackets then began on August 3.[2]

During the second day of the tournament, a DDOS attack was reported to have occurred, affecting around three hours of games.[11]

Teams

Ten professional teams were directly invited to the event, with four regional winners and two 'wild card' winners also invited.[12] The 'wild card' winners were decided during the main competition in Seattle from CDEC Gaming, Team Archon, MVP Phoenix and Vega Squadron.[2]

Bracket

The tournament's first day of games began on July 26 with four teams competing for the two wild card spots.[13] The winners of the upper and lower brackets, CDEC and MVP Phoenix, gained these positions in the main tournament.[14]

Group stage

Group B

Results

(Note: Prizes are in USD)

PlaceTeamPrize Money
1Evil Geniuses$6,634,661
2CDEC Gaming$2,856,590
3LGD Gaming$2,211,554
4Vici Gaming$1,566,517
5EHOME.cn$1,197,925
Virtus.pro
7MVP Phoenix$829,333
Team Secret
9-12Team Empire$221,155
Cloud9
compLexity Gaming
Invictus Gaming
13-16Fnatic$55,289
Natus Vincere
Newbee
MVP HOT6ix

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The International 2015 prize distribution announced . July 21, 2015 . July 21, 2015 . PC Gamer . Phil Savage . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723150749/http://www.pcgamer.com/the-international-2015-prize-distribution-announced/ . July 23, 2015 . live . mdy-all .
  2. Web site: All the details on Dota 2's International 2015 and Valve's new streaming service . PCGamesN . Ben Barrett . July 19, 2015 . July 21, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150720154901/http://www.pcgamesn.com/dota-2/all-the-details-on-dota-2s-international-2015-and-valves-new-streaming-service . July 20, 2015 . live . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Valve announces dates for The International 2015 . January 7, 2015 . June 17, 2015 . . Andy Chalk . https://web.archive.org/web/20150613022729/http://www.pcgamer.com/valve-announces-dates-for-the-international-2015/ . June 13, 2015 . live . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: Dota 2 The International 2015 tickets go on sale next week . . Stephany Nunneley . March 21, 2015 . June 17, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150708183658/http://www.vg247.com/2015/03/21/dota-2-the-international-2015-tickets/ . July 8, 2015 . live . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: Dota 2 The International 2015 tickets are sold out . March 28, 2015 . June 17, 2015 . Stephany Nunneley . VG247 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010128/http://www.vg247.com/2015/03/28/dota-2-the-international-2015-tickets-are-sold-out/ . July 9, 2015 . live . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: Dota 2 International Compendium released . May 2, 2015 . June 17, 2015 . Christopher Livingston . PC Gamer . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703005404/http://www.pcgamer.com/dota-2-international-compendium-released/ . July 3, 2015 . live . mdy-all .
  7. Web site: Dota 2 International 2015 prize pool is already biggest in esports history . June 5, 2015 . June 17, 2015 . Sherif Saed . VG247 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150607194130/http://www.vg247.com/2015/06/05/dota-2-international-2015-prize-pool-is-already-biggest-in-esports-history/ . June 7, 2015 . live . mdy-all .
  8. Web site: Dota 2 breaks e-sports record again with $11.4 million prize pool . The Verge . James Vincent . June 5, 2015 . June 17, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150621214427/http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/5/8734511/dota-2-the-international-2015-prize-pool . June 21, 2015 . live . mdy-all .
  9. News: Dota 2 International Hits Prize Pool Milestone, Exceeding Super Bowl and Masters . July 1, 2015 . July 2, 2015 . GameSpot . Alex Newhouse . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703064105/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dota-2-international-hits-prize-pool-milestone-exc/1100-6428588/ . July 3, 2015 . live . mdy-all .
  10. Web site: Valve to send actual Dota 2 The International trophies to Compendium ultra hardcore . July 9, 2015 . July 10, 2015 . Wesley Yin-Poole . Eurogamer . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711053314/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-07-09-valve-to-send-actual-dota-2-the-international-trophies-to-compendium-ultra-hardcore . July 11, 2015 . live . mdy-all .
  11. News: Reported DDoS Attack Delays Dota 2 International For Three Hours . August 4, 2015 . August 8, 2015 . Patrick Klepek . Kotaku . https://web.archive.org/web/20150806161745/http://kotaku.com/reported-ddos-attack-delays-dota-2-international-for-th-1722085973 . August 6, 2015 . live . mdy-all .
  12. Web site: Dota 2 - The International 2015 . Valve . June 17, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170708192200/http://www.dota2.com/international/announcement/ . July 8, 2017 . live . mdy-all .
  13. Web site: Valve fires off The International 2015 Dota 2 Championships . July 26, 2015 . July 26, 2015 . GameZone . Michael Morella . https://web.archive.org/web/20150811045017/http://www.gamezone.com/news/valve-fires-off-the-international-2015-dota-2-championships-3422230 . August 11, 2015 . live . mdy-all .
  14. Web site: Dota 2 - The International: Replays . July 26, 2015 . Valve . https://web.archive.org/web/20150728234053/http://www.dota2.com/international/replays/1/1 . July 28, 2015 . live . mdy-all .

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