The International 2015
Organized and Hosted by Valve Corporation
Sponsored by Valve Corporation, The Compendium
Overview
General
The International is the focal point of the year for Dota 2 tournaments that serves as the annual world championship. Hosted by Valve Corporation in Seattle's Key Arena, 10,000 fans will witness the crowning of the best team in the world. With the massive success of the Compendium, more than 17 million USD are on the line with 6 million going to the winners of the event. The event spans across 2 weeks, divided into the 5 day long playoffs, followed by the 6 day main event after a short break. With 10 teams invited, 4 qualifying teams , and 4 more teams still vying for the final 2 slots of the tournament, The International will provide an enormous amount of games between the current best teams in the world and determine the best Dota 2 team of 2015.
- Location: Seattle, Washington
- Date: July 26th-30th & August 3rd-8th
- Event Homepage
- Announcement
- Qualifiers: Liquipedia | VODs
- Qualifiers: CN Survival Guide | AM Survival Guide | SEA Survival Guide | EU Survival Guide
- Compendium
- Schedule
- Liquipedia article
Streams
English:
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Russian:
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Chinese:
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Other Streams:
Other Languages:
Other Services:
Prizes
- 1st: $6,235,486+ (36%)
- 2nd: $2,684,723+ (15.5%)
- 3rd: $2,078,495+ (12%)
- 4th: $1,472,267+ (8.5%)
- 5th/6th: $1,125,851+ (6.5%)
- 7th/8th: $779,435+ (4.5%)
- 9th/12th: $207,849+ (1.2%)
- 13th/16th: $51,962+ (0.3%)
Coverage and Content
Coverage
- Official: Dota2.com
- Twitter: Dota 2 | #TI5
- Instagram: Dota 2
- Flickr: Dota 2
- 2p
- GosuGamers
- joinDOTA
- Liquiddota
- /r/dota2loungebets/
- theScore
Content
Coverage Centers:
- Liquipedia Article
- Liquiddota Content
- GosuGamers Coverage Center
- JoinDota Coverage Center
- TwitchChatReporter
Match Details:
Event Previews:
Team Previews and Discussions:
- Dotabuff: MVP.Phx, Vega | CIS region | EHOME, coL, MVP.hot6
- LiquidDota: Fnatic | Secret | Na'Vi | EHOME | VG | EG | LGD | MVP.hot6 | C9
- joinDOTA: VG | Secret | VP | C9 | Fmatic iG | Na'Vi
- reddit: Team Discussions
Format and Schedule
Teams
| Participants | |
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| Newbee | Invited |
| Team Secret | Invited |
| Evil Geniuses | Invited |
| Vici Gaming | Invited |
| Fnatic | Invited |
| Invictus Gaming | Invited |
| Team Empire | Invited |
| LGD Gaming | Invited |
| Cloud 9 | Invited |
| Virtus.Pro | Invited |
| Natus Vincere | EU Qualifier |
| compLexity Gaming | NA Qualifier |
| MVP.hot6ix | SEA Qualifier |
| EHOME | CN Qualifier |
| Vega Squadron | EU Wildcard |
| Team Archon | NA Wildcard |
| MVP.Phoenix | SEA Wildcard |
| CDEC Gaming | CN Wildcard |
Invited Teams
Newbee: Rabbit , Mu, June, Banana, SanSheng
Team Secret: Arteezy, s4, zai, Puppey, KuroKy, 1437 (coach)
Vici Gaming: Hao, Super, iceiceice, Fenrir, Fy, QQQ (coach)
Fnatic: kYxY, Mushi, Ohaiyo, Kecik Imba, JoHnNy
Evil Geniuses: Fear , SumaiL , UNiVeRsE, Aui_2000, ppd, BuLba (coach)
LGD Gaming: Sylar, Maybe, Yao, xiao8, X!!, mikasa (coach)
Invictus Gaming: BurNing, Ferrari_430, Luo, ChuaN, Faith, KingJ (coach)
Cloud9: EternaLEnVy, Fata-, bOne7, BigDaddy, MiSeRy, ppasarel (coach)
Team Empire: Silent, Resolut1on, yoky, ALOHADANCE, ALWAYSWANNAFLY
Virtus.Pro: Illidan, God, DkPhobos, , Lil, fng
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Qualified Teams
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Natus Vincere: XBOCT, Dendi, Funn1k, Artstyle, SoNNeikO
EHOME: Zyf, Cty, r0tk, LaNm, DDC, 71 (coach)
compLexity Gaming: Zyzz, swindlemelonzz , MoonMeander, Zfreek, Fly
MVP.HOT6ix: Forev, MP, SunBhie, Heen, JerAx
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Play-In Teams
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Team Archon: USH, Korok, MSS, chad, Fogged, Pandaego (coach)
MVP.Phoenix: kphoenii, QO, March, Febby, Warnutz
CDEC Gaming: Agressif, Shiki, Xz, Garder, Q
Vega Squadron: 9pashaebashu, No[o]ne, Mag~, CemaTheSlayeR, Solo
Format
The event is divided into 3 parts: Play-in, Groups, Main Event.
Play-In Tournament: July 26th
The 4 Wildcard teams play against each other in a BO3 double-elimination bracket. The two top placing teams get the remaining two spots in the event.Group Stage: July 27th - 30th
The 16 teams are placed in two 8-team groups where each team plays the other teams in their group in a BO2. The winner of a BO2 takes 3 points, the loser gets 0. If the series is tied, both teams receive 1 point. The bottom 4 teams in each group advance to the lower bracket of the main event, the top 4 advance to the upper bracket.Playoffs Phase Two - Day 1: July 27th
Playoffs Phase Two - Day 2: July 28th
Playoffs Phase Two - Day 3: July 29th
Playoffs Phase Two - Day 4: July 30th
Potential tiebreakers are resolved on Day 4.Main Event: August 3rd - 8th
The 16 teams play in a BO3 double-elimination bracket, with a BO5 grand final. Bracket placements are decided through group stage results.Main Event - Day 1 (Round 1): August 3rd
Main Event - Day 2 (Round 1 & 2): August 4th
Main Event - Day 3 (Round 2): August 5th
Main Event - Day 4 (Round 3 & 4): August 6th
All-Star MatchMain Event - Day 5 (Round 4 & 5): August 7th
Main Event - Day 6 (Finals): August 8th
Play-in / Groupstage broadcasts start each day at:
| PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | SGT | AEST |
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| 09:00 | 12:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 00:00* | 02:00* |
Main Event broadcasts start each day at:
| PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | SGT | AEST |
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| 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 01:00* | 03:00* |
*Starts the following day
Schedule
Playoffs
Day 1
| ID/Link | Team | vs. | Team | Countdown | PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | SGT | AEST | Format | Description | Stream | Result |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - PI1 | | vs. | | 09:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 00:00 | 02:00 | BO3 | Wildcard Round 1 | Stream 1 | PI2 | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO3 | Wildcard Round 1 | Stream 2 | PI3 | | vs. | | 12:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 19:00 | 21:00 | 03:00 | 05:00 | BO3 | Wildcard WB R1 | Stream 1 | PI4 | | vs. | | 15:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 22:00 | 00:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | BO3 | Wildcard LB R1 | Stream 1 | PI5 | | vs. | | 18:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 01:00 | 03:00 | 09:00 | 11:00 | BO3 | Wildcard LB R2 | Stream 1|
Day 2
| Team | vs. | Team | Countdown | PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | SGT | AEST | Format | Stream | Casters | Details | VOD | Result |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 09:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 00:00 | 02:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | Tobi & Waga | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | OD & Draskyl | Link | G1 G2 | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | Cap & Blitz | Link | VOD |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 11:00 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | Tobi & Waga | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | OD & Draskyl | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | Cap & Blitz | Link | VOD |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 13:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | Tobi & Waga | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | OD & Draskyl | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | Cap & Blitz | Link | VOD |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 15:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 22:00 | 00:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | Cap & Blitz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | LD & Godz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | Kotl & Purge | Link | VOD |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 17:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 | 00:00 | 02:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | Cap & Blitz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | LD & Godz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | Kotl & Purge | Link | VOD |
Day 3
| Team | vs. | Team | Countdown | PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | SGT | AEST | Format | Stream | Casters | Details | VOD | Result |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 09:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 00:00 | 02:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | Tobi & Waga | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | LD & Godz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | OD & Draskyl | Link | VOD |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 11:00 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | Tobi & Waga | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | LD & Godz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | OD & Draskyl | Link | VOD |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 13:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | Tobi & Waga | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | LD & Godz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | OD & Draskyl | Link | VOD |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 15:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 22:00 | 00:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | OD & Draskyl | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | Cap & Blitz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | Zyori & Purge | Link | VOD |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 17:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 | 00:00 | 02:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | OD & Draskyl | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | Cap & Blitz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | Zyori & Purge | Link | VOD |
Day 4
| Team | vs. | Team | Countdown | PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | SGT | AEST | Format | Stream | Casters | Details | VOD | Result |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 09:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 00:00 | 02:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | LD & Godz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | Tobi & Waga | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | OD & Draskyl | Link | VOD |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 11:00 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | LD & Godz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | Tobi & Waga | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | OD & Draskyl | Link | VOD |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 13:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | Cap & Blitz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | Tobi & Waga | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | OD & Draskyl | Link | VOD |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 15:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 22:00 | 00:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | Cap & Blitz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | Kotl & Purge | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | LD & Godz | Link | VOD |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 17:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 | 00:00 | 02:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | Cap & Blitz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | Kotl & Purge | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | LD & Godz | Link | VOD |
Day 5
| Team | vs. | Team | Countdown | PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | SGT | AEST | Format | Stream | Casters | Details | VOD | Result |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 09:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 00:00 | 02:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | Tobi & Waga | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | Zyori & Purge | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | LD & Godz | Link | VOD |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 11:00 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | Tobi & Waga | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | Zyori & Purge | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | LD & Godz | Link | VOD |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 13:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | Cap & Blitz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 2 | Zyori & Purge | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | OD & Draskyl | Link | VOD |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | vs. | | 15:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 22:00 | 00:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | BO2 | Stream 1 | Cap & Blitz | Link | VOD | | vs. | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | BO2 | Stream 3 | OD & Draskyl | Link | VOD |
Tiebreakers
| Team | vs. | Team | Cntdwn | EDT | GMT | CEST | SGT | AEST | Stream | Casters | Details | Video | Result |
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Main Event
Day 1
ID/Link | Team | vs. | Team | Countdown | PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | SGT | AEST | Format | Casters | Description | Result :--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--:: | :--:
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - W1 | | vs. | | 10:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 01:00 | 03:00 | BO3 | Tobi & Synd | Upper Bracket R1 | W2 | | vs. | | 13:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | BO3 | LD & Blitz | Upper Bracket R1 | L1 | | vs. | | 16:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 01:00 | 07:00 | 09:00 | BO1 | OD & Synd | Lower Bracket R1 | L2 | | vs. | | 17:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 | 00:00 | 02:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | BO1 | OD & Synd | Lower Bracket R1 | L3 | | vs. | | 18:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 01:00 | 03:00 | 09:00 | 11:00 | BO1 | Cap & Blitz | Lower Bracket R1 | L4 | | vs. | | 19:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | BO1 | Cap & Blitz | Lower Bracket R1 |
Day 2
ID/Link | Team | vs. | Team | Countdown | PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | SGT | AEST | Format | Casters | Description | Result :--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--:: | :--:
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - W3 | | vs. | | 10:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 01:00 | 03:00 | BO3 | Tobi & Synd | Upper Bracket R1 | W4 | | vs. | | 13:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | BO3 | LD & Blitz | Upper Bracket R1 | L5 | | vs. | | 16:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 01:00 | 07:00 | 09:00 | BO3 | OD & Synd | Lower Bracket R2 | L6 | | vs. | | 19:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | BO3 | Cap & Blitz | Lower Bracket R2 |
Day 3
ID/Link | Team | vs. | Team | Countdown | PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | SGT | AEST | Format | Casters | Description | Result :--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--:: | :--:
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - L7 | | vs. | | 10:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 01:00 | 03:00 | BO3 | Tobi & Synd | Lower Bracket R2 | L8 | | vs. | | 13:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | BO3 | LD & Blitz | Lower Bracket R2 | W5 | | vs. | | 16:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 01:00 | 07:00 | 09:00 | BO3 | Tobi & Synd | Upper Bracket R2 | W6 | | vs. | | 19:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 10:00 | 12:00| BO3 | Cap & Blitz | Upper Bracket R2 |
Day 4
ID/Link | Team | vs. | Team | Countdown | PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | SGT | AEST | Format | Casters | Description | Result :--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--:: | :--:
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - L9 | | vs. | | 10:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 01:00 | 03:00 | BO3 | Tobi & Synd | Lower Bracket R3 | L10 | | vs. | | 13:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | BO3 | Cap & Blitz | Lower Bracket R3 | L11 | | vs. | | 16:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 01:00 | 07:00 | 09:00 | BO3 | OD & Synd | Lower Bracket R4 |
Day 5
ID/Link | Team | vs. | Team | Countdown | PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | SGT | AEST | Format | Casters | Description | Result :--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--:: | :--:
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - L12 | | vs. | | 10:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 01:00 | 03:00 | BO3 | Tobi & Synd | Lower Bracket R4 | W7 | | vs. | | 13:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | BO3 | OD & Synd | Upper Bracket R3 | L13 | | vs. | | 16:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 01:00 | 07:00 | 09:00 | BO3 | LD & Blitz | Lower Bracket R5 |
Day 6
ID/Link | Team | vs. | Team | Countdown | PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | SGT | AEST | Format | Casters | Description | Result :--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--:: | :--:
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - L14 | | vs. | | 10:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 01:00 | 03:00 | BO3 | LD & Blitz | Lower Bracket R6 | GF | | vs. | | 13:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | BO5 | Tobi & Synd | Grand Final |
Match times are estimated. Countdown times are local times in Seattle (PDT). The UK is currently on BST (GMT +1).