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Dota 2 The International 2015: Bracket, schedule, format and scores

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The International 5 won’t just be the biggest in Dota 2 history, it’s poised to be the largest eSports event ever. A record-breaking $18 million prize pool awaits, with the winning team taking over $6 million of the pot. The last year has been tumultuous with numerous teams changing members, while fan favorites fell off the map in the competitive scene. This makes it one of the most fascinating events ever.

The group stage was finalized after a week of play from July 27-30, and now we’re left with the main event. 16 teams remain in contention with a wide variety of nations represented. There’s no need to feel left out if you’re new to Dota 2 and The International. Here’s an explanation on how the game works, and once again Valve will be broadcasting a special stream for people new to the game. The commentary will be less in-depth and instead focus on basic concepts over high-level tactics.

This week of competition will break down like this: It is a double-elimination format, meaning teams that earned spots in the Upper Bracket out of the group stage have ample chances to redeem themselves before being eliminated. All games in the Upper Bracket are best-of-three, while the Lower Bracket is a best-of-one, with the grand final being played in a best-of-five series. Selection priority in each series will be determined by coin toss, with a separate coin toss for any winner-take-all final game.

The pool looks very different to last year’s. The main event bracket has been expanded to 16 teams from the eight we had a year ago, and of the eight teams that made the main event last year, seven are returning to the main stage. It’s after those top eight that things get interesting. Only one team from the lower eight returns in 2015, giving us seven news teams vying for the title.

Last year’s International was rather anti-climactic. Newbee were so far ahead of the meta that they had a very easy road through the main stage. Couple this with problems behind the scenes for Alliance and Na’Vi and it was clear the pool wasn’t as strong as it had been in past years. Everything has changed now. Newbee are on the outside looking in, locked in the lower bracket, while LGD gaming were dominant and look like the team to beat.

Everyone is talking about Team Secret, and rightfully so. A new team formed in the last year, Secret is made up of players who felt they’d gone as far as they could with their prior squads, breaking apart to form an All-Star team of sorts. Arteezy and zai joined from Evil Geniuses, KuroKy and Puppey came from Na’Vi and their captain is s4, who left Alliance following their International 2013 win when the team began to flounder. In many ways they are still gelling as a unit, which is terrifying for their competitors given how well they played in the group stage.

Dota 2 The International 2015: Bracket, schedule, format and scores

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The International 5 won’t just be the biggest in Dota 2 history, it’s poised to be the largest eSports event ever. A record-breaking $18 million prize pool awaits, with the winning team taking over $6 million of the pot. The last year has been tumultuous with numerous teams changing members, while fan favorites fell off the map in the competitive scene. This makes it one of the most fascinating events ever.

The group stage was finalized after a week of play from July 27-30, and now we’re left with the main event. 16 teams remain in contention with a wide variety of nations represented. There’s no need to feel left out if you’re new to Dota 2 and The International. Here’s an explanation on how the game works, and once again Valve will be broadcasting a special stream for people new to the game. The commentary will be less in-depth and instead focus on basic concepts over high-level tactics.

This week of competition will break down like this: It is a double-elimination format, meaning teams that earned spots in the Upper Bracket out of the group stage have ample chances to redeem themselves before being eliminated. All games in the Upper Bracket are best-of-three, while the Lower Bracket is a best-of-one, with the grand final being played in a best-of-five series. Selection priority in each series will be determined by coin toss, with a separate coin toss for any winner-take-all final game.

The pool looks very different to last year’s. The main event bracket has been expanded to 16 teams from the eight we had a year ago, and of the eight teams that made the main event last year, seven are returning to the main stage. It’s after those top eight that things get interesting. Only one team from the lower eight returns in 2015, giving us seven news teams vying for the title.

Last year’s International was rather anti-climactic. Newbee were so far ahead of the meta that they had a very easy road through the main stage. Couple this with problems behind the scenes for Alliance and Na’Vi and it was clear the pool wasn’t as strong as it had been in past years. Everything has changed now. Newbee are on the outside looking in, locked in the lower bracket, while LGD gaming were dominant and look like the team to beat.

Everyone is talking about Team Secret, and rightfully so. A new team formed in the last year, Secret is made up of players who felt they’d gone as far as they could with their prior squads, breaking apart to form an All-Star team of sorts. Arteezy and zai joined from Evil Geniuses, KuroKy and Puppey came from Na’Vi and their captain is s4, who left Alliance following their International 2013 win when the team began to flounder. In many ways they are still gelling as a unit, which is terrifying for their competitors given how well they played in the group stage.