Singapore will host The International 2022, the major Dota 2 tournament of the year, from October 15 to 30. This is the first time Southeast Asia will host a tournament of such scale, where 20 world-class teams from six regions will compete for a multimillion-dollar prize pool and the championship title. Esports Charts will tell you where to watch the matches and how to follow the viewership statistics of the event.
Tournament schedule
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Group Stage: October 15-18; First matches start at 04:00 CET (22:00 EDT). Last series starts at 12:00 CET (06:00 EDT). There will be five simultaneous matches during the group stage.
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Playoffs: October 20-23 and October 29-30.
Tournament participants
- Group A: BetBoom Team, BOOM Esports, Evil Geniuses, Gaimin Gladiators, Hokori, OG, PSG.LGD, Royal Never Give Up, Soniqs, Team Liquid.
- Group В: Beastcoast, Entity Gaming, Fnatic, Talon Esports, Team Aster, Team Secret, Team Spirit, Thunder Awaken, Team SoloMid, Tundra Esports.
Where to watch matches
The International 2022 matches will be broadcasted in five languages: English, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese and Spanish. In addition to the official broadcasts, the matches will be covered by community casters (who will cover the event in other languages, e.g. Ukrainian). Follow the tournament on the official tournament page on the Esports Charts website.
Watch The International 2022 matches & follow the tournament statistics
Tournament format
Twenty teams will play in TI: the top 12 from the Dota Pro Circuit ranking and one winner from each regional qualifiers in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, China, Southeast Asia, and North and South America. The remaining two slots went to the Last Chance winners.
The tournament participants were divided into two groups, where teams would play a series of round-robins. Two teams with poorest results in each group would leave the tournament. The top four teams will advance to the playoff upper bracket, while the remaining participants will be in the lower one. All group matches will be played in a best-of-2 format.
The first stage of the playoffs lower bracket will be traditionally played in best-of-1 format and the rest will be played in best-of-3 format. The participants of the Grand Final will play a series until three wins (best-of-5).
The International statistics (2017-2021)
The International is the largest tournament series in Dota 2 and one of the largest in the esports industry. It holds the record for the prize pool (over $40 million at The International 2021).
Each year, The International tournaments attract more and more viewers and improve in all metrics. For example, the 2021 championship accumulated over 100 million Hours Watched and drew 2.7 million Peak Viewers. That year's winner was the Russian team Team Spirit, which will defend its title in Singapore.
