Dota 2 The International Playoffs: Schedule, prize pool, results, where to watch, and more

With the Group Stage done and dusted, Dota 2 fans are eagerly waiting for The International 2023 Playoffs to commence. Out of the 20 teams that had qualified for the event, four have already bid farewell. The remaining 16 will participate in the playoffs for a chance to claim the hallowed Aegis of Champions in the Grand Final.

Dota 2 The International 2023 was held in Seattle, United States of America. The Playoffs will take place in the Seattle Convention Center's Summit and the Finals Weekend will be held in the Climate Pledge Arena.

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Everything you need to know about Dota 2 The International 2023 Playoffs

Schedule, format, and prize pool

The International 2023 Playoffs will run from October 20 to October 22, with the Finals weekend (including matches from Lower Bracket Round 3) being held from October 27 to October 29. The Playoffs format will be a double-elimination brack of Bo3, with eight teams each in Upper Bracket and Lower Bracket. Only the Grand Final will be a Bo5 affair.

The current prize pool of The International 2023 is $3,063,684. The base prize pool was $1,600,000, with $1,463,684 being added from 25% of all Compendium sales.

Place	$USD	Percent	Team
1st	$1,378,800	45%	Team Spirit
2nd	$367,626	12%	Gaimin Gladiators
3rd	$245,152	8%	LGD Gaming
4th	$168,478	5.50%	Azure Ray
5th-6th	$99,625	3.25%	Team Liquid BetBoom Team
7th-8th	$76,572	2.50%	nouns Virtus.pro
9th-12th	$61,237	2%	TSM 9Pandas Talon Esports Entity
13th-16th	$46,004	1.50%	Shopify Rebellion Evil Geniuses Keyd Stars Tundra Esports
17th-20th	$30,669	1%	Team SMGThunder AwakenbeastcoastPSG Quest

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Dota 2 Riyadh The International 2023 Playoffs and Finals schedule

October 20

• Upper Bracket Round 1: Team Spirit vs Virtus.pro: 2-1
• Upper Bracket Round 1: Team Liquid vs Talon Esports: 2-0
• Upper Bracket Round 1: LGD Gaming vs 9Pandas: 2-0
• Upper Bracket Round 1: nouns vs Azure Ray: 0-2

October 21

• Lower Bracket Round 1: Shopify Rebellion vs TSM: 0-2
• Lower Bracket Round 1: Evil Geniuses vs Gaimin Gladiators: 0-2
• Lower Bracket Round 2: nouns vs TSM: 2-0
• Lower Bracket Round 2: 9Pandas vs Gaimin Gladiators: 0-2

October 22

• Lower Bracket Round 1: KeyD Stars vs BetBoom Team: 0-2
• Lower Bracket Round 1: Tundra Esports vs Entity: 0-2
• Lower Bracket Round 2: Talon Esports vs BetBoom Team: 2-1
• Lower Bracket Round 2: Virtus.pro vs Entity: 2-0

October 27

• Lower Bracket Round 3: nouns vs Gaimin Gladiators: 0-2
• Lower Bracket Round 3: BetBoom Team vs Virtus.pro: 2-0
• Upper Bracket Semifinals: Team Spirit vs Team Liquid: 2-1
• Upper Bracket Semifinals: LGD Gaming vs Azure Ray: 2-0

October 28

• Lower Bracket Quarterfinals: Team Liquid vs Gaimin Gladiators: 1-2
• Lower Bracket Quarterfinals: Azure Ray vs BetBoom Team: 2-1
• Upper Bracket Final: Team Spirit vs LGD Gaming: 2-0
• Lower Bracket Semifinal: Gaimin Gladiators vs Azure Ray: 2-0

October 29

• Lower Bracket Final: LGD Gaming vs Gaimin Gladiators: 0-2
• Grand Final: Team Spirit vs Gaimin Gladiators: 3-0

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Dota 2 The International 2023 livestream details

You can catch the live proceedings of The International 2023 on the official Twitch and YouTube channels of the event. The matches will also be shown in-game and on Steam TV.