The International 2015
Tournament information
SportDota 2
LocationSeattle, Washington, United States
DatesAugust 3–6, 2015
AdministratorValve
Tournament
format(s)
Group stage
Round robin
Main event
Double elimination
Host(s)Valve
Venue(s)KeyArena
Participants16 teams
PurseUS$18,429,613
Final positions
ChampionsEvil Geniuses
1st runner-upCDEC Gaming
2nd runner-upLGD Gaming

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 US$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]

Direct invitation
Regional qualifier winners
Wild card winners

Bracket

The International 2015 at the KeyArena in Seattle.

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]

Wild card

Round one Round two
    
CDEC 2
Vega Squadron 1
CDEC 2
Winner's bracket
MVP Phoenix 0
MVP Phoenix 2
Archon 1
MVP Phoenix 2
Loser's bracket
Vega Squadron 1
Vega Squadron 2
Archon 0

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts
1 LGD Gaming 7 5 2 0 17 Seeded in Winner's quarterfinals with choosing rights
2 Team Secret 7 4 3 0 15 Seeded in Winner's quarterfinals without choosing rights
3 Complexity Gaming 7 4 1 2 13 Unseeded in Winner's quarterfinals
4 Cloud 9 7 3 1 3 10
5 MVP Phoenix 7 1 3 3 6 Seeded in Loser's Round of 16 with choosing rights
6 Invictus Gaming 7 1 3 3 6 Seeded in Loser's Round of 16 without choosing rights
7 Fnatic 7 0 4 3 4 Unseeded in Loser's Round of 16
8 Natus Vincere 7 0 3 4 3

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts
1 Evil Geniuses 7 3 4 0 13 Seeded in Winner's quarterfinals with choosing rights
2 CDEC Gaming 7 4 1 2 13 Seeded in Winner's quarterfinals without choosing rights
3 EHOME 7 2 5 0 11 Unseeded in Winner's quarterfinals
4 Team Empire 7 2 3 2 9
5 Virtus.pro 7 2 3 2 9 Seeded in Loser's Round of 16 with choosing rights
6 Vici Gaming 7 1 4 2 7 Seeded in Loser's Round of 16 without choosing rights
7 Newbee 7 0 6 1 6 Unseeded in Loser's Round of 16
8 MVP HOT6ix 7 0 2 5 2

Main event

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalGrand Finals
A1LGD Gaming2
B4Team Empire1
A1LGD Gaming0
B2CDEC Gaming2
B2CDEC Gaming2
C4Cloud 90
B2CDEC Gaming2
B1Evil Geniuses0
B1Evil Geniuses2
C3Complexity Gaming0
B1Evil Geniuses2
B3EHOME1
A2Team Secret0
B3EHOME2
B2CDEC Gaming1
B1Evil Geniuses3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower round 5Lower final
B4Team Empire0
B3EHOME0
A5MVP Phoenix1A5MVP Phoenix2
A5MVP Phoenix0B6Vici Gaming2
B7Newbee0
B6Vici Gaming2B1Evil Geniuses2
A4Cloud 90
B6Vici Gaming1A1LGD Gaming0
B6Vici Gaming1B6Vici Gaming2
A1LGD Gaming2
A8Natus Vincere0
A3Complexity Gaming1
A1LGD Gaming2
B5Virtus.pro1B5Virtus.pro2
B5Virtus.pro2B5Virtus.pro0
A7Fnatic0
A2Team Secret1
A2Team Secret2
A6Invictus Gaming1B6Invictus Gaming1
B8MVP Hot6ix0

Results

The International 2015 grand final in the KeyArena in Seattle.

(Note: Prizes are in USD)

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

References

  1. ↑ Phil Savage (July 21, 2015). "The International 2015 prize distribution announced". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Ben Barrett (July 19, 2015). "All the details on Dota 2's International 2015 and Valve's new streaming service". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Andy Chalk (January 7, 2015). "Valve announces dates for The International 2015". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ Stephany Nunneley (March 21, 2015). "Dota 2 The International 2015 tickets go on sale next week". VG247. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ Stephany Nunneley (March 28, 2015). "Dota 2 The International 2015 tickets are sold out". VG247. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ Christopher Livingston (May 2, 2015). "Dota 2 International Compendium released". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ Sherif Saed (June 5, 2015). "Dota 2 International 2015 prize pool is already biggest in esports history". VG247. Archived from the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ James Vincent (June 5, 2015). "Dota 2 breaks e-sports record again with $11.4 million prize pool". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ Alex Newhouse (July 1, 2015). "Dota 2 International Hits Prize Pool Milestone, Exceeding Super Bowl and Masters". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  10. ↑ Wesley Yin-Poole (July 9, 2015). "Valve to send actual Dota 2 The International trophies to Compendium ultra hardcore". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  11. ↑ Patrick Klepek (August 4, 2015). "Reported DDoS Attack Delays Dota 2 International For Three Hours". Kotaku. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Dota 2 - The International 2015". Valve. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  13. ↑ Michael Morella (July 26, 2015). "Valve fires off The International 2015 Dota 2 Championships". GameZone. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Dota 2 - The International: Replays". Valve. Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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