The International 2015
2015 esports tournament
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- The International 2015 ( TI5 ) was the fifth edition of The International, an annual Dota 2 esports championship tournament, which took place at the KeyArena in Seattle.
- The tournament awarded one of the biggest prize pools in esports tournament history, at over US$ 18 million, with the winning team, Evil Geniuses, being awarded over $6 million.
- Tickets went on sale in March, selling out in around 5 minutes.
- By June, the prize pool had passed the previous year's total of $11 million, overtaking it as the largest esports prize pool in history at the time, and with 60 days of funding remaining.
- Purchasers who reach a high enough level with their compendium were sent a miniature replica International trophy.
The International 2015 (TI5) was the fifth edition of The International, an annual Dota 2 esports championship tournament, which took place at the KeyArena in Seattle. Hosted by Valve, the game's developer, the tournament began in May with the qualifier phase and ended after the main event in August.
The tournament awarded one of the biggest prize pools in esports tournament history, at over US$18 million, with the winning team, Evil Geniuses, being awarded over $6 million.
Background
Valve announced The International 2015 in January 2015, again taking place at the KeyArena in Seattle. Tickets went on sale in March, selling out in around 5 minutes.
An interactive compendium was again announced, being released in May 2015, with purchases of the compendium going towards the tournament's prize pool. By June, the prize pool had passed the previous year's total of $11 million, overtaking it as the largest esports prize pool in history at the time, and with 60 days of funding remaining. Valve anticipated that the total would exceed $15 million by the time of the tournament, a target which was reached in July. Purchasers who reach a high enough level with their compendium were sent a miniature replica International trophy.
The tournament's games began on July 26, with the wild card matches, followed by four days of a round robin format group stage being played as best of two matches. The main brackets then began on August 3.
During the second day of the tournament, a DDOS attack was reported to have occurred, affecting around three hours of games.
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