Everything you need to know about The International 2023 – the biggest Dota 2 spectacle of 2023.

The International 2023 is the biggest Dota 2 event with the best teams all over the world participating. It is a special year as 2023 is Dota 2’s official ten-year anniversary. The International will also head back to the United States this year, bringing the game’s hype back to North America. Here’s everything you need to know about The International 2023 including the participating teams, format, and more.

The International 2023: Live Score and Results

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The International 2023 Main Event

Date
Stage
Team 1
Team 2
Score
Oct 29Grand FinalsTeam SpiritGaimin Gladiators3-0
Oct 28LB FinalsGaimin GladiatorsLGD2-0
Oct 28UB FinalsTeam SpiritLGD2-0
Oct 28LB SFGaimin GladiatorsAzure Ray2-0
Oct 28LB QFTeam LiquidGaimin Gladiators0-2
Oct 28LB QFAzure RayBetBoom Team2-1
Oct 27UB SFLGDAzure Ray2-0
Oct 27UB SFTeam SpiritTeam Liquid2-1
Oct 27LB R3BetBoomVirtus.Pro2-0
Oct 27LB R3nounsGaimin Gladiators0-2
Oct 22LB R2Virtus.ProEntity2-0
Oct 22LB R2TalonBetBoom esports1-2
Oct 21LB R29PandasGaimin Gladiators0-2
Oct 21LB R2nounsTSM2-0
Oct 21LB R1Tundra EsportsEntity0-2
Oct 21LB R1KeyD StarsBetBoom Team0-2
Oct 21LB R1Evil GeniusesGaimin Gladiators0-2
Oct 21LB R1Shopify RebellionTSM0-2
Oct 20UB QFTeam SpiritVirtus.Pro2-1
Oct 20UB QFTeam LiquidTalon Esports2-0
Oct 20UB QFLGD Gaming9Pandas2-0
Oct 20UB QFnounsAzure Ray0-2

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Phase Two

Stage
Team 1
Team 2
Score
A1 vs B3/B4Team SpiritShopify Rebellion2-0
A2 vs B3/B4EntityAzure Ray0-2
B1 vs A3/A4Team LiquidEvil Geniuses2-0
B2 vs A3/A4BetBoom Team9Pandas1-2
C1 vs D3/D4LGD GamingKeyD Stars2-0
C2 vs D3/D4Gaimin GladiatorsTalon esports1-2
D1 vs C3/C4Tundra Esportsnouns0-2
D2 vs C3/C4TSMVirtus Pro0-2

Phase One

Group A

Team
Game Score
Group Score
Team Spirit4-0-08-0
Entity1-2-14-4
9Pandas1-2-14-4
Evil Geniuses0-2-23-6
Team SMG0-2-22-6
Team 1
Team 2
Score
Team Spirit9Pandas2-0
Evil GeniusesEntity0-2
Team SpiritSMG2-0
9PandasEntity1-1
Team SpiritEntity2-0
Evil GeniusesSMG1-1
9PandasSMG2-0
Team SpiritEvil Geniuses2-0
EntitySMG1-1
Evil Geniuses9Pandas1-1
EGSMG2-0
Group A matches

Group B

Team
Game Score
Group Score
Team Liquid3-1-05-1
BetBoom Team3-0-13-1
Azure Ray1-2-12-2
Shopify Rebellion0-2-21-3
Thunder Awaken0-1-31-5
Team 1
Team 2
Score
ThunderBetBoom0-2
LiquidAzure Ray1-1
ThunderShopify Rebellion1-1
LiquidBetBoom2-0
Shopify RebellionLiquid2-0
Azure RayThunder2-0
Shopify RebellionBetBoom0-2
LiquidThunder2-0
Shopify RebellionAzure Ray1-1
BetBoomAzure Ray2-0
Group B matches

Group C

Team
Game Score
Group Score
LGD Gaming3-1-07-1
Gaimin Gladiators2-1-15-3
nouns0-3-13-5
Virtus.Pro0-3-13-5
beastcoast0-2-22-6
Team 1
Team 2
Score
LGDGaimin2-0
nounsbc1-1
LGDnouns2-0
VPGaimin0-2
VPbc1-1
Gaiminnouns1-1
LGDbc2-0
LGDVP1-1
VPnouns1-1
Gaiminbc2-0
Group C matches

Group D

Team
Game Score
Group Score
Tundra Esports3-1-07-1
TSM1-2-14-4
Talon Esports2-0-24-4
KeyD Stars0-3-13-5
PSG Quest0-2-22-6
Team 1
Team 2
Score
TSMTundra0-2
TundraTalon2-0
KeyD StarsPSG Q1-1
KeyD StarsTundra1-1
TSMTalon2-0
TSMPSG Q1-1
KeyD StarsTalon0-2
TundraPSG Q2-0
KeyD StarsTSM1-1
TalonPSG Q2-0
Group D matches

What is the International 2023 format?

The International 2023 is the pinnacle of the Dota 2 esports circuit. Twelve teams will qualify for this event via the Dota Pro Circuit. The remaining eight teams qualify via the Regional qualifiers. 

Group Stage

Phase One

  • Twenty teams form four groups of five teams each
  • Single-stage round-robin format
  • All series are best-of-two (Bo2) series.
  • Top two teams in each group will get matched with opponent from either the 3rd or 4th place teams in the opposite group (A/B and C/D) for phase two
  • Bottom team from the group stage is eliminated from the event.

Phase Two

The remaining two teams from Phase one will play eight head-to-head best-of-three matches to determine their placement in the main bracket.

Main Event

The Main event takes place across two parts. The first part runs across three days from October 20-22, 2023. The second part, the Finals weekend will take place from October 27-29, 2023.

  • Sixteen teams
  • Double elimination bracket
  • Grand Final is bo5
  • All other matches are bo3

Which teams are part of The International 2023?

There are twenty teams in all that will take part in The International 2023. This list includes twelve invites and eight teams from the qualifiers. 

Team Liquid

  • Michael "miCKe" Vu
  • Michał "Nisha" Jankowski
  • Ludwig "zai" Wåhlberg
  • Samuel "Boxi" Svahn
  • Aydin "iNSaNiA" Sarkohi

Gaimin Gladiators

  • Anton "dyrachyo" Shkredov
  • Quinn "Quinn" Callahan
  • Marcus "Ace" Christensen
  • Erik "tOfu" Engel 
  • Melchior "Seleri" Hillenkamp

Tundra Esports

  • Oliver "skiter" Lepko
  • Leon "Nine" Kirilin
  • Neta "33" Shapira
  • Martin "Saksa" Sazdov
  • Jingjun "Sneyking" Wu

9Pandas

  • Roman "RAMZES666" Kushnarev
  • Gleb "kiyotaka" Zyryanov
  • Matvey "MieRo`" Vasyunin
  • Vladislav "Antares" Kertman
  • Alexey "Solo" Berezin

Evil Geniuses

  • Crhistian "Pakazs" Savina
  • Jean Pierre "Chris Luck" Salazar
  • Adrián "Wisper" Dobles
  • Farith "Matthew" Puente
  • Jose "Panda" Padilla

PSG.LGD

  • Guo "shiro" Xuanang
  • Cheng "NothingToSay" Jin Xiang
  • Li "niu" Kongbo
  • Lin "planet" Hao
  • Zhang "y`" Yiping

Shopify Rebellion

  • Artour "Arteezy" Babaev
  • Abed "Abed" Yusop
  • Jonáš "SabeRLight-" Volek
  • Andreas "Cr1t-" Nielsen
  • Tal "Fly" Aizik

Talon esports

  • Nuengnara "23savage" Teeramahanon
  • Rafli "Mikoto" Fathur Rahman
  • Anucha "Jabz" Jirawong
  • Worawit "Q" Mekchai 
  • Chan "Oli" Chon Kien

Beastcoast

  • David "Parker" Nicho Flores
  • Gonzalo "DarkMago" Herrera
  • Rafael "Sacred" Yonatan
  • Elvis "Scofield" Peña
  • Steven "StingeR" Vargas


Team Spirit

  • Illya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk 
  • Denis "Larl" Sigitov
  • Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov
  • Myroslav "Mira" Kolpakov
  • Yaroslav "Miposhka" Naidenov

TSM

  • Enzo "Timado" Gianoli
  • Jonathan "Bryle" Santos
  • Ilyas "kasane" Gainullin 
  • Matthew "Ari" Walker
  • Matthew "Whitemon" Filemon

BetBoom

  • Egor "Nightfall" Grigorenko
  • Danil "gpk" Skutin
  • Ivan "Pure" Moskalenko
  • Vitalie "Save-" Melnic
  • Alexander "TORONTOTOKYO" Khertek

Nouns

  • Héctor "K1" Rodríguez
  • Nicolas "Gunnar" Lopez
  • David "Moo" Hull
  • Rodrigo "Lelis" Santos
  • Luke "Yamsun" Wang

KeyD stars

  • Guilherme "Costabile" Costábile
  • João "4nalog" Giannini
  • Gustavo "fcr" Ribeiro
  • Danylo "Kingrd" Nascimento
  • Matheus "KJ" Diniz

Thunder Awaken

  • Romel "Mjz" Quinteros
  • Aliaksei "Smiling Knight" Svirydau
  • Jordan "SLATEM$" Vega
  • Mario "LittleBoy" Valdivia
  • Rodrigo "n1ght" Cruz 

Entity

  • Alimzhan "watson" Islambekov
  • Daniel "Stormstormer" Schoetzau
  • Kim "Gabbi" Santos
  • Vladislav "Kataomi`" Semenov 
  • Dzmitry "Fishman" Palishchuk

Quest Esports

  • Aybek "TA2000" Tokayev
  • Tony "No!ob" Assaf 
  • Tobias "Tobi" Buchner
  • Omar "OmaR" Moughrabi 
  • Oleh "kaori" Medvedok

Virtus.Pro

  • Ilya "Kiritych" Ulyanov
  • Ilya "squad1x" Kuvaldin
  • Evgeniy "Noticed" Ignatenko
  • Oleg "sayuw" Kalenbet
  • Artsiom "Fng" Barshak

Azure Ray

  • Lou "Lou" Zhen
  • Lu "Somnus" Yao
  • Yang "Chalice" Shenyi
  • Xu "fy" Linsen
  • Jiang "天命" An

Team SMG

  • Yeik "MidOne" Nai Zheng
  • Volodymyr "No[o]ne-" Minenko
  • Natthaphon "Masaros" Ouanphakdee 
  • Tue "ah fu" Soon Chuan
  • Jaunuel "Jaunuel" Arcilla

Where can I watch The International 2023?

The International 2023 will be live-streamed on Twitch and YouTube. We have embedded the stream below for your convenience. 

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