The International: Dota 2 Championships
The International (abbreviated as "TI") is the largest tournament in Dota 2 esports. It is an annual tournament hosted by the game's developer, Valve Corporation. The first tournament took place 2011 at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, shortly after the public reveal of Dota 2 with a total prize pool of $1.6 million. It is notable for its multi-million dollar prize pool, funded with an initial $1.6 million from Value and and additional 25% through crowd-funding via the Compendium sales. These tournaments have the largest prize pools in the history of esports, with the total prize pool increasing year-after-year.
Eighteen teams compete in The International; eight teams seeded based on points acquired through the Dota Major Championships, Minor Championships and other qualifying events throughout the year, and another ten teams from regional qualifiers.
Largest Prize Pools
| Tournament Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | » The International 2021 | $40,018,400.00 |
| 2. | » The International 2019 | $34,330,069.00 |
| 3. | » The International 2018 | $25,532,177.00 |
| 4. | » The International 2017 | $24,687,919.00 |
| 5. | » The International 2016 | $20,770,460.00 |
| 6. | » The International 2022 | $18,930,256.00 |
| 7. | » The International 2015 | $18,429,613.05 |
| 8. | » The International 2014 | $10,931,103.00 |
| 9. | » The International 2023 | $3,380,904.00 |
| 10. | » The International 2013 | $2,874,381.00 |
| 11. | » The International 2024 | $2,581,982.00 |
| 12. | » The International 2011 | $1,600,000.00 |
| 13. | » The International 2012 | $1,600,000.00 |
| 14. | » The International 2017 All-Star Match | $100,000.00 |
Top Players
| Player ID | Player Name | Total (League) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  N0tail | Johan Sundstein | $5,813,945.47 |
| 2. |  Topson | Topias Taavitsainen | $5,627,589.40 |
| 3. | JerAx | Jesse Vainikka | $5,609,217.57 |
| 4. |  Ceb | Sébastien Debs | $5,570,967.80 |
| 5. |  ana | Anathan Pham | $5,494,307.40 |
| 6. |  Miposhka | Yaroslav Naidenov | $4,136,477.60 |
| 7. | Collapse | Magomed Khalilov | $4,013,038.00 |
| 8. |  Mira | Miroslaw Kolpakov | $4,013,038.00 |
| 9. | Yatoro | Ilya Mulyarchuk | $4,013,038.00 |
| 10. |  KuroKy | Kuro Takhasomi | $3,942,605.72 |
| 11. | TORONTOTOKYO | Alexander Khertek | $3,733,335.80 |
| 12. | Matumbaman | Lasse Urpalainen | $3,712,086.40 |
| 13. |  MinD_ContRoL | Ivan Ivanov | $3,526,421.00 |
| 14. |  Miracle- | Amer Al-Barkawi | $3,484,880.00 |
| 15. |  GH | Maroun Merhej | $3,422,568.60 |
| 16. |  y` | Zhang, Yiping | $3,054,888.80 |
| 17. | Faith_bian | Zhang, Ruida | $3,000,789.00 |
| 18. | Ame | Wang, Chunyu | $2,971,665.20 |
| 19. |  SumaiL | Sumail Hassan | $2,833,761.74 |
| 20. |  Saksa | Martin Sazdov | $2,652,924.00 |
| 21. |  Puppey | Clement Ivanov | $2,595,295.92 |
| 22. |  Zai | Ludwig Wåhlberg | $2,506,489.52 |
| 23. | Somnus | Lu, Yao | $2,499,249.51 |
| 24. | fy | Xu, Linsen | $2,221,424.02 |
| 25. |  ppd | Peter Dager | $2,115,628.54 |
Top Games
| Game Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | » Dota 2 | $205,767,264.05 |
Online/LAN Breakdown
| Location | Prize Money | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Online Only | $2,581,982.00 | 1.25% |
| Offline/LAN | $203,185,282.05 | 98.75% |
Top Countries
| Country Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  China | $56,826,735.80 |
| 2. |  Finland | $24,254,492.45 |
| 3. |  Russian Federation | $18,071,678.11 |
| 4. |  United States | $14,618,197.26 |
| 5. |  Ukraine | $14,236,437.57 |
| 6. |  Denmark | $13,038,835.24 |
| 7. |  Sweden | $10,228,279.48 |
| 8. |  Germany | $10,168,499.41 |
| 9. |  Jordan | $8,561,530.25 |
| 10. |  Malaysia | $8,357,872.03 |