In less than 24 hours, TI10 will kick off in Bucharest with 18 of the best teams from around the world competing for the lion's share of the $40M+ prize pool.
TI10 is finally here and GosuGamers has you covered with a comprehensive, one-stop guide to all things TI10 to keep you in the know.
No other event rivals The International and TI10 will be no exception. Staggering prize pools, prime cut games between teams of the highest caliber, gut-wrenching action, emotional storylines, top-notch production, unique and engaging content, and perhaps a surprise or two will create the landscape that fans around the world will talk about for the rest of the year and aspiring players will etch into their hearts as their goal and dream for next year.
Ten days of glorious Dota 2 will kick off tomorrow with the Group Stage. Eighteen teams will begin, only one will seize the Aegis of Champions and the lion's share of the more than $40 MILLION prize pool.
TI10 Teams
The TI10 invited teams
Evil Geniuses
PSG.LGD
Virtus.pro
Quincy Crew
Invictus Gaming
T1
Vici Gaming
Team Secret
Team Aster
Alliance
beastcoast
Thunder Awaken
The TI10 qualified teams
Team Spirit
Fnatic
SG esports
Team Undying
Elephant
OG
TI10 Group Stage
18 teams will start the journey to the grand finals tomorrow, October, 7th. Over the course of four days teams will battle it out for the main event seeding and two teams will fail to realize their TI9 dreams.
Group Stage - October 7th - October 10th, 2021
- All eighteen teams are divided into two groups where they play in a Round Robin format.
- All matches are played in a Bo2.
- The top four teams in each group advance to the Upper Bracket of the Main Event.
- The bottom team in each group is eliminated.
- The remaining teams advance to the Lower Bracket of the Main Event.
Schedule:
- Group Stage - Day 1: October 7th
- Group Stage - Day 2: October 8th
- Group Stage - Day 3: October 9th
- Group Stage - Day 4: October 10th
TI10 Main Event
Main Event -October 12th - October 17th, 2021
- Sixteen teams play in a double-elimination format over six days.
- Eight teams begin in the Upper Bracket, eight in the Lower Bracket.
- First Lower Bracket round is Bo1, Grand Finals are Bo5, all other rounds are Bo3.
Schedule:
- Main Event - Day 1 (UB Quarter Finals, LB Round 1): October 12th
- Main Event - Day 2 (UB Quarter Finals, LB Round 2): October 13th
- Main Event - Day 3 (UB Semifinals, LB Round 2): October 14th
- Main Event - Day 4 (LB Round 3 & 4, All-Star Match): October 15th
- Main Event - Day 5 (UB Finals, LB Round 4 & 5): October 16th
- Main Event - Day 6 (LB Finals, Grand Finals): October 17th
TI10 Prize Pool
The final total for the TI10 prize pool has clocked in at $40,018,195 when the crowdfunding and Battle Pass purchases ended this past weekend. That is a 2401.14% increase from the original base amount of $1.6 million.
Only 25% of the sales contribute to the prize pool meaning that $153,672,780 has been spent on purchases by fans across the globe.
The previous year, The International 9 prize pool reached $34,330,068 ($32,730,068 added).
TI10 Streams
The event will be officially streamed in five different languages - English, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese. In addition, there will be other streams with various languages available for fans across the globe.
In 2019, the peak concurrent viewership on Twitch.tv of the DOTA 2 TI9 championships reached almost 1.08 million, up from 735 thousand viewers a year earlier.
English:
Twitch: Main Channel | Stream #2 | Stream #3 | Stream #4 | Stream #5
Russian:
Twitch: Main Channel | Stream #2 | Stream #3 | Stream #4 | Stream #5
Chinese:
Twitch: Main Channel | Stream #2 | Stream #3 | Stream #4 | Stream #5
Spanish Streams:
Twitch: Main Channel | Stream #2 | Stream #3 | Stream #4 | Stream #5
Portuguese Streams:
Twitch: Main Channel | Stream #2 | Stream #3 | Stream #4 | Stream #5
There will not be Spectator Cheering.
When watching a match in-client, and soon via Twitch, simply click on the team logos at the top of the screen to send a cheer for your team. We take all of the cheers from the entire audience and sum them up, then represent them visually on screen as well as with the roar of the crowd. So while we can't hear you in person, your passion and voices will still have an impact on the event. If you are a Supporter's Club member, then your cheers will not only join the roar of the crowd, they will also be represented visually as Bronze/Silver/Gold team logos showing as part of the cheering stream.
New for this year, Valve has partnered with bukka and SUNSfan, the creators of the Dota 2 Tooltips Twitch Extension, to enhance the spectator experience while watching on Twitch.
- Looking to clarify how an ability or item works? Simply mouse over it to see the full in-game tooltip information.
- Complete in-game predictions, the same as in the Dota 2 client. At the beginning of the match, you will be presented with 4 questions to predict the outcome to—get them right and earn Compendium Points to further your progress along the Compendium Reward Line.
- Cheer for your favorite teams by clicking their logos at the top of the screen.
- And finally, we're also bringing back Twitch Drops—simply watch 1 hour of any of the matches throughout the tournament on Twitch and you will receive a free drop of The International 2021 Lineage Treasure.
Log into your Twitch account, navigate to the Connections section of Twitch Settings, and bind your Steam ID in order to access these features.
The International 10
The International 10 is now expected to take place in October with the group stage matches unfolding October 7 - 10, the playoffs set to kick off on the 12th of the month, and the grand finals scheduled for October 17.
