The International Group Stage is almost upon us. As the teams, fans, and broadcast crews make their final preparations for the crowning esports event of the year, it's time to unveil some of the final details for everyone watching.

Tournament News

Head over to the in-game Compendium for a complete list of Casters and Talent for this years event. Dont forget to fill out your predictions for hero picks, team results, player performance, and tournament meta. Predictions lock before the start of Group Stage play.

Weve also launched the official tournament website for The International 2019 as a hub for keeping up with the daily tournament proceedings. As the Group Stage and Main Event progress, youll be able to see updated standings and new social media content posted each day from Shanghai.

• Group Stage: August 15th August 18th, 2019 As before, two best-of-two groups of nine teams. Top four teams in each group advance to Upper Bracket, five eight advance to Lower Bracket, bottom in each group is eliminated.




• Main Event: August 20th August 25th, 2019 The tradition continues as 16 teams battle through a best-of-three double elimination playoff. Lower bracket first round is best-of-one, Grand Finals are best-of-five.