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The International Group Stage



The Group Stage for The International 2021 starts in less than 24 hours when 18 teams face off for 16 spots at the Main Event. Two groups of nine teams each will play in a full round robin—two games against each opponent in the group—with a trip to the main stage hanging in the balance. The top four teams in each group advance directly to the winner's bracket in the Main Event. The next four must battle through the loser's bracket. And the lowest placed team in each group will be eliminated from the event. All teams deserve the recognition of earning their place in this fight, and we wish each of the competitors the best of luck.

Group A
  • Alliance
  • Team Aster
  • Evil Geniuses
  • Invictus Gaming
  • OG
  • T1
  • Thunder Predator
  • Undying
  • Virtus.Pro


Group B
  • Beastcoast
  • Elephant
  • Fnatic
  • PSG.LGD
  • Quincy Crew
  • SG Esports
  • Team Secret
  • Team Spirit
  • Vici Gaming


See www.dota2.com/esports/ti10/schedule for the full schedule.

Dota 2 team says it's practicing in cramped hotel room kitchen for TI10

Team Spirit has released a video showcasing the cramped conditions its Dota 2 roster has found itself practicing and competing in for The International 10 in Bucharest, Romania. The team's manager, Dmitry 'Korb3n' Belov, also alleges in the video that these conditions are not the same for all teams and claims organisations that qualified with fewer Dota Pro Circuit points have been allocated smaller practice rooms than those higher up the DPC rankings.


In the video, Korb3n shows the Russian-Ukrainian roster squeezed back-to-back in the kitchen area of a hotel room. He claims his players barely have enough room to recline their gaming chairs without hitting one another, and that players have knocked their heads on lighting fixtures.


Korb3n also claims that the PCs in the practice room - in which Team Spirit will also play its group stage games for TI10 - were without an internet connection.


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