Dota 2 The International 2019 fixtures

The International 2019 (TI9) is a major tournament of the game Dota 2, taking place in Shanghai, China, with a total prize value of nearly 27 million USD.

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Dota 2 The International 2019 has a total of 18 participating teams. In which, 12 teams were invited and 6 teams passed the qualifying round. 6 qualifying areas are China, Southeast Asia North America, South America, CIS and Europe, each region has only 1 team participating.

The teams will play in a Bo2 circle format. The top 4 teams will go straight to the winning bracket, and the next 4 teams will fall into the losing bracket. The bottom team will be disqualified.

The group stage will take place from August 15 to August 18. And the official event (Main Event) will take place from August 20 to August 25. Please refer to the official schedule for the TI9 rounds in the following article:

List of teams playing The International 2019 Dota 2

• 12 teams were invited: Team Secret, Virtus.pro, Vici Gaming, Evil Geniuses, Team Liquid, PSG.LGD, Fnatic, Ninjas in Pajamas, TNC Predator, OG, Alliance, Keen Gaming.
• 8 teams passed the qualifying round: Forward Gaming, Infamous, Chaos Esports Club, Natus Vincere, Royal Never Give Up and Mineski.

Dota 2 The International 2019 qualifying schedule

Group Stage (Group Stage) schedule

August 15:

• 8:00: Series A1 (4 matches).
• 10h30: Series B1 (4 matches).
• 13:00: Series A2 (4 matches).
• 16h30: Series B2 (4 matches).
• 6h00: Series A3 (4 matches).

August 16:

• 8:00: Series B3 (4 matches).
• 10h30: Series A4 (4 matches).
• 13:00: Series B4 (4 matches).
• 16h30: Series A5 (4 matches).
• 6h00: Series B5 (4 matches).

August 17:

• 8:00: Series A6 (4 matches).
• 10:30: Series B6 (4 matches).
• 13:00: Series A7 (4 matches).
• 16h30: Series B7 (4 matches).
• 6:00: A8 Series (4 matches).

August 18:

• 8:00: Series B8 (4 matches).
• 10h30: Series A9 (4 matches).
• 13:00: Series B9 (4 matches).

Playoff Main Event Round Schedule

TI9’s Main Event will begin 2 days after the end of the group stage, from August 20 to August 25. The eight teams ranked 5th – 8th in the group stage will play the Bo1 knockout round in the first round of the lower bracket. The remaining matches will be on a Bo3 format until the final. Particularly the final will be held according to the Bo5 format.

August 20:

• Round 1 Winning Branch (Bo3): Starting from 10:00 and 12:30.
• Round 1 Loss Branch (Bo1): Starting from 14:40, 16:30, 17:30 and 9:10.

August 21:

• Round 1 Winning Branch (Bo3): Starting from 9:00 and 12:00.
• Round 2 Loss Branch (Bo3): Starting from 15h00 and 18h00.

August 22:

• Round 2 Loss Legs (Bo3): Starting from 9:00 and 12:00.
• Winning Branch Quarterfinals (Bo3): Starting from 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

August 23:

• Loss quarter-finals (Bo3): Starting at 9:40 and 13:00.
• Losing branch semifinals (Bo3): Starting at 17:00.

August 24:

• Losing branch semifinals (Bo3): Starting at 9:40.
• Winning branch finals (Bo3): Starting at 12:40.
• Ranking match 3-4: Starting at 16:40.

August 25:

• Losing branch finals (Bo3): Starting at 9:40 am.
• Grand Final (Bo5): Starting from 13:00.

You are invited to follow the TI9 fixtures so you do not miss any matches this season in 2019!