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Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51456 Posts

August 20 2018 08:48 GMT

The International 8

Monday, Aug 20 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

(Wiki)

The International/2018/Main Event

Streams

Main Stream

Format

Sixteen teams in a double-elimination bracket.
Upper Bracket
Top four teams in each group of Group Stage start in the Upper Bracket.
The 1st place in each group of Group Stage picks their opponent from either the 3rd or 4th placed team in the opposite group.
The 2nd place in each group plays the team that was not picked by the 1st place.
All Upper Bracket games are Bo3
For the first round, the higher seeded team has Selection Priority in games 1 and 3
In all other rounds, the first game Selection Priority is decided by coin toss and alternates for the second game. Another coin toss decides Selection Priority in case of a game 3.
Lower Bracket
5th-8th placed teams in each group of Group Stage start in the Lower Bracket.
The 5th place in each group of Group Stage picks their opponent from either the 7th or 8th placed team in the opposite group.
The 6th place in each group plays the team that was not picked by the 5th place.
First round is played in a Bo1 then all matches are played in a Bo3.
The higher seeded team has Selection Priority for the first round Bo1 game
In all other rounds, the first game Selection Priority is decided by coin toss and alternates for the second game. Another coin toss decides Selection Priority in case of a game 3.
Grand Finals
Grand Finals is played in a Bo5 with no game advantage.

Teams & Players

Matches

Upper Bracket Round 1
Monday, Aug 20 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

Monday, Aug 20 8:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

Lower Bracket Round 1
Monday, Aug 20 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

Tuesday, Aug 21 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)

Tuesday, Aug 21 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)

Tuesday, Aug 21 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)

Results

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Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51456 Posts

August 20 2018 08:50 GMT

Poll: Team Liquid vs Optic Gaming

Team Liquid Win (51)

94%

Optic Gaming Win (3)

6%

54 total votes

Your vote: Team Liquid vs Optic Gaming

(Vote): Team Liquid Win
(Vote): Optic Gaming Win

Poll: Virtus Pro vs PSG.LGD

Virtus Pro Win (30)

59%

PSG.LGD Win (21)

41%

51 total votes

Your vote: Virtus Pro vs PSG.LGD

(Vote): Virtus Pro Win
(Vote): PSG.LGD Win

Poll: Fnatic vs Team Serenity

Fnatic Win (29)

69%

Team Serenity Win (13)

31%

42 total votes

Your vote: Fnatic vs Team Serenity

(Vote): Fnatic Win
(Vote): Team Serenity Win

Poll: TNC vs Mineski

Mineski Win (24)

56%

TNC Win (19)

44%

43 total votes

Your vote: TNC vs Mineski

(Vote): TNC Win
(Vote): Mineski Win

Poll: Newbee vs Winstrike

Newbee Win (33)

77%

Winstrike Win (10)

23%

43 total votes

Your vote: Newbee vs Winstrike

(Vote): Newbee Win
(Vote): Winstrike Win

Poll: Vici Gaming Thunder vs Vici Gaming

Vici Gaming Win (30)

81%

Vici Gaming Thunder Win (7)

19%

37 total votes

Your vote: Vici Gaming Thunder vs Vici Gaming

(Vote): Vici Gaming Thunder Win
(Vote): Vici Gaming Win

Olli

Austria24417 Posts

August 20 2018 09:35 GMT

What's with Australia in the header?

emperorchampion

Canada9496 Posts

August 20 2018 09:49 GMT

The matches today are insane, looking forward to both upper bracket matches.

opterown

Australia54784 Posts

August 20 2018 10:02 GMT

let's go newbee!

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51456 Posts

August 20 2018 10:51 GMT

On August 20 2018 18:35 Olli wrote:
What's with Australia in the header?

Some German levels of humour for Plexa xD

melkor3

Austria50 Posts

August 20 2018 10:57 GMT

Why do you see the Australian map if you hover over the banner image?

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

August 20 2018 11:30 GMT

for pure dota exp i think fnatic vs serenity will be the game to watch.

for pure high level dota LGD vs VP would be lit

Savatage

Italy182 Posts

August 20 2018 12:06 GMT

ready for some fEEfty/fEEfty? :-D

opterown

Australia54784 Posts

August 20 2018 12:28 GMT

#10

On August 20 2018 19:51 Pandemona wrote:

Show nested quote +

Some German levels of humour for Plexa xD

aka https://www.reddit.com/r/MapsWithoutNZ/

zeo

Serbia6276 Posts

August 20 2018 12:32 GMT

#11

No bracket contest this year?

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51456 Posts

August 20 2018 12:33 GMT

#12

On August 20 2018 21:28 opterown wrote:

Show nested quote +

aka https://www.reddit.com/r/MapsWithoutNZ/

Haha yes you got it Optown

Koerage

Netherlands1220 Posts

August 20 2018 13:43 GMT

#13

On August 20 2018 21:32 zeo wrote:
No bracket contest this year?

indeed

Dracolich70

Denmark3820 Posts

August 20 2018 13:43 GMT

#14

Hope Winstrike wins today. Look forward to tomorrow.

Oukka

Finland1683 Posts

August 20 2018 13:54 GMT

#15

My body is ready for another deep run by Liquid. #LetsGoLiquid

MetalMercury

United States1161 Posts

August 20 2018 14:05 GMT

#16

Mineski please!

nojok

France15845 Posts

August 20 2018 14:19 GMT

#17

On August 20 2018 22:54 Oukka wrote:
My body is ready for another deep ***. #LetsGoWet

It's only doto dude.

plasmidghost

Belgium16168 Posts

August 20 2018 14:36 GMT

#18

I'm extra hyped for today.
Head:
Liquid 2-1 OpTic
VP 2-1 LGD
Fnatic 1-0 Serenity
TnC 0-1 Mineski
Newbee 0-1 Winstrike
VG 1-0 VGJ.Thunder

Heart:
Liquid 1-2 OpTic
VP 2-1 LGD
Fnatic 1-0 Serenity
TnC 1-0 Mineski
Newbee 1-0 Winstrike
VG 0-1 VGJ.Thunder

Achaian

United States3369 Posts

August 20 2018 14:46 GMT

#19

I've been doubting, but somehow optic are always managing to make it through by the skin of their teeth. They got the hardest spot in the upper bracket yet I still want to believe. Let's go optic!

Papercappu

Canada2210 Posts

August 20 2018 15:06 GMT

#20

stream is going to die during opening ceremony. im calling it