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Day 4 Of The Dota 2 International Features Lower Bracket Rounds, All-Start Match
Update: After an incredible series between The United States's Evil Geniuses and China's EHOME, the fourth day of the International will have a lot to live up to. Today's matches should be good ones, though, as all three have hardened teams fighting in the lower bracket for survival.
The full schedule for today's matches is as follows. Matches begin at approximately 10am PST on Twitch (times vary depending on the total number and length of matches):
Lower Bracket
TNC Gaming (Philippines) vs. Digital Chaos (Americas/Europe) (best of three)
Fnatic (Malaysia) vs. Team Liquid (Europe) (best of three)
EHOME vs. TNC Gaming OR Digital Chaos (best of three)
Special Event
All-Star Match (rosters TBA)
Original story posted August 06, 2016 at 12:00 PM
With an exciting group stage week behind us, the sixteen teams participating in Valve's Dota 2 The International this year have claimed their upper and lower bracket slots for the week ahead.
With the wild card and group stage complete, the action will now move to teams having their tournament life on the line for real during main week of action, kicking off Monday August 8 at 10 AM PST and continuing all week leading to the grand finals on Saturday, August 13.
At the time of this writing, the prize pool is the biggest in esports history, a massive $19,822,120. With community funding that offers players access to special cosmetics, the annual tournament's purse is primarily fueled by player contributions to the massive prize pool.
Check out all the teams and get up to date information on each game, including multiple ways to watch (even VR watching this year!) at the official The International site.
Our Take
The International is a real joy to watch each year, and as always I'm looking forward to crazy draft picks, amazing team plays, and a lot of great action. While watching esports isn't for everybody, check out my watching guide for some tips on how to fire up the grill for watching some of the coolest moments in gaming each year.
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