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WHAT
The International is the grandest tournament of the year. Valve pulls out all the stops to invite all the top fans, players, casters, and personalities to Seattle for a huge prize pool and accomadations at the finest hotels. Players and staff are treated like royalty while they are battling it out for Dota supremacy.
WHY
The prize pool was initially $1.6 million dollars, but the community has raised around ~$40 million dollars by purchasing TI4 Compendiums - digital books with rewards and reward points. The official prize pool is around $10,0
Most players will say that the money is not a big issue and that the pride of winning is more than mere dollars could ever achieve.
WHEN/WHERE
Preliminaries (Bellvue Westin) - July 8-14, 2014
Phase 1-3
Main Event (Key Arena) - July 18-21, 2014
Phase 4
WHO
HIGHLIGHTS
VIDEOS
FAQ
1. What is the console auto-spectate code - I can't watch games live but want to win sweet tourney items from work?
Valve has implemented a handy check box to auto watch every match.
2. Quick! When is the next match?
http://link
3. How long is a match?
The drafting/loading stage takes about 10-15 minutes - the acutal game itself can be 15-90 minutes long. So give or take 25-100 minutes with smoke breaks inbetween.
Phase 1 is Bo3
Phase 2 is Bo1
Phase 3 and 4 is Bo3
The Grand Final is Bo5
4. What's a dota?
Dota is quite complicated to explain in a few sentences, please check out the wonderful Dota OT by Artanisix for more information
5. I've never watched dota before - what's the big deal?
-Watch "the play" from TI2012. This is the climax of a game.
6. Should I buy a compendium?
Yes! Support e-sports. $10 gets you a fantastic value: 2 free couriers, wallpapers, immortal items, battle bonus
7. I'm a total dota noob - can I ask questions here?
Feel free - the dota vets will be happy to answer your questions. The Dota wiki is also a quick reference that even the pros use.
8. Any storylines to follow?
- CIS have not received thier visa's to compete
- Fnatic tried to kick one of their players over anxiety issues, he emailed Valve and said he was ready to go, but they have been using a stand-in for over a month
- Racism claimed by DK noting that only CIS and VG will scrim with them because they are not a 100% Chinese team forcing them to scrim and practice with EG
- Popular caster Draskyl rejected his invitation to TI4 due to lack of respect of the quality of games he would be able to cast
- Who will cast the finals?
- Will China avenge TI3 where no Chinese teams were able to beat Alliance.
9. Should I enable twitch chat?
No.
10. Shoot, I missed the matches where can I watch the games?
Youtube and TwitchTV links will be posted below as they happen - Dota TV in-game are usually available for download 10 minutes after the game ends
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