The International is Here

For five straight days, sixteen teams have slugged their way (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJoja9QxaYo&list=PLxkyNsoBqOdDOJcC2lRNu89Rdag1AtPWO), and eight teams have earned a coveted spot at the main event: Team Liquid, Cloud9, Tundra Esports and Gaimin Gladiators in the upper bracket, and BB Team, Team Falcons, Aurora Gaming and Xtreme Gaming in the lower bracket.

Congratulations to all eight teams as they vie to capture the Aegis at The International — only at Copenhagen's Royal Arena, starting on the luckiest day of the year, Friday, September 13th!

Watching The International Live

Schedule

The International Pre-show starts at 9:30 AM CEST, with the Opening Ceremony starting at 10 AM CEST and the first match between BB Team and Team Falcons starting soon after. Click here for the full schedule.

Getting In

Arena doors open at 8 AM CEST daily, two hours before every day's first match at 10 AM CEST, Friday through Sunday. Be ready to scan your Ticketmaster pass to gain entry (you can save it to your Android/Apple phone wallet for convenience). Make sure to get it scanned again anytime you leave, so you can use the same pass to re-enter.

Getting To The Royal Arena

Here are directions to the Royal Arena. There are Metro stations and a train station just a few minutes walk from the arena. Visit Rejseplanen.dk for timetables.

Crimson Witness Treasure Drops

Inside the venue, there are two locations where you can show your ticket and pick up that day's commemorative badge, one near the ground floor entrance and another near the first floor main entrance. Each day has a unique badge, and you'll have to link that day's badge to be eligible for Crimson Witness treasures, which will be dropped randomly for attendees with bound badges at the first blood of every game. This year’s event-exclusive treasure includes updated Immortal items for Night Stalker, Meepo, Disruptor, Luna and Templar Assassin!

Watching The International Online

If you're one of the millions of Dota fans around the globe planning to watch The International online, check out the list below. From Twitch to YouTube to SteamTV, The International will be streamed on multiple platforms in multiple languages.

• English: Twitch, SteamTV, YouTube

• Spanish: Twitch, Facebook, SteamTV, YouTube

• Russian: Twitch, SteamTV, YouTube

• Chinese: Twitch, SteamTV, Bilibili

The Secret Shop

The Secret Shop has two separate storefronts this year, depending on what part of the globe you're buying from— We Are Nations offers both (https://na.dota2secretshop.com/) and international deliveries, and Perfect World offers domestic China deliveries and international deliveries. The stores have different items, so be sure to check out both.

Get Caught Up

If you’d like to see how the top eight teams got to where they are in the standings, you can catch up on Playoffs matches here!