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'''''The International 2014''''' is the fourth annual [[electronic sports]] ''[[Dota 2]]'' [[championship]] tournament, currently taking place at the [[KeyArena|KeyArena Center]] in [[Seattle, Washington]]. Hosted by [[Valve Corporation]], the tournament began on July 8 with the Playoffs phase and will end on July 21 with the Grand Final. The 2014 edition of ''The International'' features nineteen ''Dota 2'' professional gaming teams competing for a Grand Prize of over [[US$]]4.7 million. Overall, US$10.85 million will be awarded at the event, making it the largest electronic sports event to date. |
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The championship, designed as a [[double-elimination tournament]], is disputed by playing and winning matches of ''Dota 2'', a popular free-to-play [[multiplayer online battle arena]] video game developed by Valve Corporation and first released for Microsoft Windows in 2013. It is the sequel to ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]'', a popular mod for ''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]'' and ''[[Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]]''. The current format puts teams against each other on a [[Best-of-three playoff|best-of-three]] basis, with winners and losers moving onto two brackets (Upper and Lower) for the knockout stage. |
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'''''The International 2014''''' is an [[electronic sports]] ''[[Dota 2]]'' [[championship]] tournament hosted by [[Valve Corporation]] in July 2014; the fourth annual ''[[The International (video gaming)|The International]]''. The tournament is held at [[KeyArena]] in [[Seattle]] and has the largest prize pool in electronic sports history at over $10.85 million dollars. Playoffs began on 8 July with the main tournament taking place between 18 and 21 July. |
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The tournament is being broadcast on streaming platform [[Twitch (website)|Twitch]] as well as [[ESPN3]]. A preview of the |
All previously-winning teams were invited to the event. Defending champions Alliance were eliminated on Phase Two of the Playoffs, while 2011 and 2012 winners [[Natus Vincere]] and [[Invictus Gaming]] are still in the competition. The tournament is being broadcast on streaming platform [[Twitch (website)|Twitch TV]] as well as [[ESPN3]]. A preview of the Grand Final will be broadcast on [[ESPN2]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chalk|first1=Andy|title=The International 2014 will be broadcast on ESPN|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/07/17/the-international-2014-will-be-broadcast-on-espn/|website=PC Gamer|accessdate=17 July 2014|date=17 July 2014}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 05:47, 19 July 2014
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| The International 2014 | |
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| Genre | PC gaming |
| Date(s) | July 8-21, 2014 |
| Venue | KeyArena |
| Location(s) | Seattle, Washington |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 2011 |
| Most recent | Present |
| Organized by | Valve Corporation |
| Filing status | Corporate |
| Website | dota2.com |
The International 2014 is the fourth annual electronic sports Dota 2 championship tournament, currently taking place at the KeyArena Center in Seattle, Washington. Hosted by Valve Corporation, the tournament began on July 8 with the Playoffs phase and will end on July 21 with the Grand Final. The 2014 edition of The International features nineteen Dota 2 professional gaming teams competing for a Grand Prize of over US$4.7 million. Overall, US$10.85 million will be awarded at the event, making it the largest electronic sports event to date.
The championship, designed as a double-elimination tournament, is disputed by playing and winning matches of Dota 2, a popular free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena video game developed by Valve Corporation and first released for Microsoft Windows in 2013. It is the sequel to Defense of the Ancients, a popular mod for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. The current format puts teams against each other on a best-of-three basis, with winners and losers moving onto two brackets (Upper and Lower) for the knockout stage.
All previously-winning teams were invited to the event. Defending champions Alliance were eliminated on Phase Two of the Playoffs, while 2011 and 2012 winners Natus Vincere and Invictus Gaming are still in the competition. The tournament is being broadcast on streaming platform Twitch TV as well as ESPN3. A preview of the Grand Final will be broadcast on ESPN2.[1]
History
The International 2014 was announced by Valve Corporation in March 2014 to be taking place in the new venue of KeyArena in Seattle.[2] The 10,000 tickets went on sale soon after and sold out within an hour of going on sale.[3] Eleven teams automatically qualified for the event, with four further places being played for in regional qualifiers and one place played for in playoffs made up of the regional runner-ups.[4]
Valve again revealed an interactive compendium book for the tournament. A quarter of its revenue goes towards the tournament's overall prize pool. When certain prize pool milestones were met, rewards were unlocked, including a new Dota 2 game mode and visuals.[5] Eleven days after the compendium went on sale the prize pool had been increased from Valve's $1.6 million to over $6 million, with all the rewards having been unlocked.[6] By June the total prize pool reached over $10 million, the biggest electronic sports prize pool in history and a larger prize pool than both the Super Bowl and 2014 Masters Tournament.[7] The winning team will receive at least $4 million.[8]
In June two invited Asian teams, CIS Game and Arrow Gaming, announced they had been denied entry visas to the United States to compete in the tournament but would be applying again.[9] Arrow Gaming later received their visa and after 3 denied attempts CIS Game received theirs.[10] The tournament is streamed on the Twitch streaming website with a number of different channels showing different languages, multiple games, and a stream aimed at new players.[11]
Playoffs
Phase One of the playoffs for The International 2014 began on 8 July 2014, with teams Virtus.Pro, MVP, Liquid, and CIS Game competing for the last spot for the next phase.[12] Phase Two of the playoffs was a round-robin group stage in which all 16 qualified teams played each other. The top two teams progressed straight to the main event's upper bracket, while the next eight teams entered a third playoff phase and the bottom six were eliminated.[13] In Phase Three of the playoffs the eight teams who did not progress to the upper bracket and were not eliminated will play to decide which six teams enter the upper and lower brackets, with two teams eliminated from the tournament.[14]
Phase One
July 8, 2014
| Round One | Round Two | ||||||||
| Virtus.Pro | 0 | ||||||||
| MVP | 2 | ||||||||
| MVP | 0 | ||||||||
| Liquid | 2 | ||||||||
| CIS Game | 0 | ||||||||
| Liquid | 2 | ||||||||
Phase Two
July 9-12, 2014
| Team | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| ViCi | 12 | 3 |
| Evil Geniuses | 11 | 4 |
| Team DK | 10 | 5 |
| iG | 9 | 6 |
| Na'vi | 8 | 7 |
| Cloud9 | 8 | 7 |
| Liquid | 8 | 7 |
| Titan | 8 | 7 |
| NewBee | 7 | 8 |
| LGD | 7 | 8 |
| Mousesports | 7 | 8 |
| Alliance | 6 | 9 |
| Empire | 6 | 9 |
| Fnatic | 6 | 9 |
| Na'vi US | 5 | 10 |
| Arrow | 2 | 13 |
Phase Three
July 13, 2014
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July 14, 2014
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Main event
July 18: Upper Bracket (UB)
The Upper Bracket consisted of two rounds to decide one of the two teams to dispute the 2014 Grand Final. The first round comprised two matches between the top two teams of Phase Two against the two winners of Phase Three. Matches were decided on a best-of-three basis. The first match was held between Chinese teams ViCi and Newbee, with the latter winning 2-1. The second match was held between American team Evil Geniuses and Chinese team Team DK, with the former winning 2-0. The second round match for a place in the Grand Final was disputed by first round winners Newbee and Evil Geniuses; the match was won by the former with two straight victories.
| Round One | Round Two | ||||||||
 ViCi
| 1 | ||||||||
| Newbee
| 2 | ||||||||
| Newbee
| 2 | ||||||||
 Evil Geniuses
| 0 | ||||||||
| Evil Geniuses
| 2 | ||||||||
| Team DK
| 0 | ||||||||
July 19-20: Lower Bracket (LB)
The Lower Bracket consist of four rounds to decide the remaining team to dispute the 2014 Grand Final. Matches are decided on a best-of-three basis. Round One comprises two matches between the four losers of matches B, C, E and F of Phase Three (Cloud 9, Natus Vincere, Invictus and LGD). Round Two comprises two matches between the winners of the first round against the losers of Upper Bracket's Round One (ViCi and Team DK). Round Three comprises two matches between the winners of the second round, while Round Four puts the winner of Round Three against the loser of Upper Bracket's Round Two (Evil Geniuses).
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Grand Final (July 21)
| UB/LB Winners | Finals | ||||||||
| Newbee
| 2 | ||||||||
| Evil Geniuses
| 0 | ||||||||
| Newbee
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| Evil Geniuses
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| Winner Match 4 LB | |||||||||
References
- ^ Chalk, Andy (17 July 2014). "The International 2014 will be broadcast on ESPN". PC Gamer. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ Williams, Katie (31 March 2014). "Valve announces dates, location, and ticket prices for The International 2014". IGN. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Williams, Katie (5 April 2014). "Tickets to The International Dota 2 championships sold out in an hour". IGN. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Lahti, Evan (30 April 2014). "The International 2014 teams announced for Dota 2 championship". PC Gamer. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Jackson, Leah (10 May 2014). "Dota 2: The International 2014 compendium revealed". IGN. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Savage, Phil (20 May 2014). "Dota 2's Compendium raises over $6 million for the International 2014, all stretch goals unlocked". PC Gamer. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Newhouse, Alex (27 June 2014). "$10 Million Dota 2 International Exceeds Super Bowl, Masters, and Tour de France Prizes". GameSpot. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Campbell, Evan (4 July 2014). "Dota 2's International winning team gets at least $4 million". IGN. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Prescott, Shaun (25 June 2014). "Two Asian teams denied US visas for Dota 2 International championships". PC Gamer. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Nick (25 June 2014). "UPDATED: CIS-Game & Arrow Gaming denied visas into the US for the Dota 2 International". PCGamesN. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Savage, Phil (4 July 2014). "Dota 2's The International prize pool distribution revealed, newcomer streams promised". PC Gamer. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Savage, Phil (8 July 2014). "Dota 2's The International starts today". PC Gamer. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Ong, Larry (9 July 2014). "Dota 2 The International Playoffs Phase Two: Live Stream, Brackets, Schedule, Teams, Date, Start Time, Results (+Twitch Stream)". Epoch Times. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Nick (13 July 2014). "Six teams eliminated from the Dota 2 International; TI3 champions Alliance among them". PCGamesN. Retrieved 13 July 2014.