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500px|thumb|Logo of The International. The International a tournament where Dota 2 is shown first time in public. It was held from August 17 to August 21, 2011 at gamescom in Cologne, Germany. The International features the 16 best DotA teams in the world competing in the Dota 2 Championships through a group stage, double elimination playoff format over the course of Cologne’s five-day trade show.

The winning team will receive $1 million.

Na`Vi won the tournament by defeating EHOME 4-1 at the Grand Finals.

Build Up
Valve announced the tournament on August 2011.

Broadcast
The tournament is broadcasted in four languages (English, Chinese, Russian and German) through livestreams on the official website. They are recorded and uploaded to YouTube and youku.

EHOME E-Sports Club

 * 🇨🇳 Zou "820" Yitian
 * 🇨🇳 Yao "357" Yi
 * 🇨🇳 Lei "X!!" Zengrong
 * 🇨🇳 Zhang "PLT" Zhicheng
 * 🇨🇳 Shen "FCB" Jiaqi

GosuGamers.net

 * 🇩🇪 Mehran Salehi "KuroKy" Takhasomi
 * 🇸🇪 Jesper Tomas "Miracle" Nyhlén
 * 🇷🇺 Nikolay "Azen" Belyakov
 * 🇩🇪 Rene "Kebap" Werner
 * 🇩🇪 Kevin "Kev-" Stegemann
 * 🇩🇪 Roman "rmN" Paley

Invictus Gaming

 * 🇨🇳 Wang "SanSheng" Zhaohui
 * 🇨🇳 Chen "zhou" Yao
 * 🇨🇳 Zhang "xiao8" Ning
 * 🇨🇳 Luo "430" Feichi
 * 🇲🇴 Leong "DDC" Fatmeng

Moscow Five

 * 🇷🇺 Yaroslav Vladimirovich "NS" Kuznetsov
 * 🇷🇺 Andrey Vyacheslavovich "Dread" Golubev
 * 🇷🇺 Sergey Antonovich "Ars-Art" Revin
 * 🇷🇺 Alexander Sergeevich "Santa" Koltan
 * 🇷🇺 Sergey Alexandrovich "GoD" Bragin

Mineski.Infinity

 * James "Wootz" Inabangan
 * Julius "Julz" Sto. Domingo
 * John "John" Roxas
 * Joshua "Owa" Dela Serna
 * Jessie "VASH*" Cuyco

MiTH-Trust

 * 🇹🇭 Aphinan "l3nu" Phasue
 * 🇹🇭 Trai "TrinaKub" Akaravinak
 * 🇹🇭 Pipat "LaKelz" Prariyachat
 * 🇹🇭 Noppadon "Lookballz" Paopongprapun
 * 🇹🇭 Chanon "aabBAA" Chiwpreecha

MUFC

 * Lim "SilverCross" Chang Sheng
 * Lim "Net" Wai Pern
 * Raymond Wong "Sharky" Kie Yong
 * Sim "xiaoLing" Woi Cheong
 * Lee "KyxY" Kong Yang

MeetYourMakers

 * Rasmus Berth "MiSeRy" Fillipsen
 * Brian "MaNia" Strandby
 * Amel "PlaymatE" Barudzija
 * Jacob "Maelk" Toft-Andersen
 * 🇺🇸 Jimmy "DeMoN" Ho

Natus Vincere

 * 🇺🇦 Ivan "ArtStyle" Antonov
 * 🇷🇺 Dmitriy “LighTofHeaveN” Kupriyanov
 * 🇺🇦 Aleksander “XBOCT” Dashkevich
 * 🇪🇪 Clement “Puppey” Ivanov
 * 🇺🇦 Danylo “Dendi” Ishutin

Next Evolution ESC

 * Troels Lyngholt "syndereN" Nielsen
 * Martin "AngeL" Olsen
 * Mikkel "miGGel" Berg
 * Christoffer "Borregaard" Ryze Winther
 * Andreas Lottrup "eatenfish" Windahl

Online Kingdom Nirvana China

 * 🇨🇳 Wang "banana" Jiao
 * 🇨🇳 Yang "seaking" Tao
 * 🇨🇳 Chen "ksssssss" Bin
 * 🇨🇳 Yao "xiaoD" Zhengzheng
 * 🇨🇳 Luo "xiaoluo" Yinqi

Online Kingdom Nirvana International

 * 🇺🇸 Clinton "Fear" Loomis
 * Dominik "Lacoste" Stipiæ
 * Craciunescu "ComeWithMe" Alexandru
 * 🇸🇪 Pelle "Pajkatt" Olsson Lille
 * 🇺🇸 Saahil "UNiVeRsE" Arora
 * 🇨🇦 Sivatheeban "1437" Sivanathapillai

Scythe Gaming

 * Benedict Lim "hyhy" Han Yong
 * Toh "xy" Wai Hong
 * Wong "Chawy" Xing Lei
 * Royston Chee "Roy" Jin Sheng
 * Daryl Koh "iceiceice" Pei Xiang

Storm Games Clan

 * 🇨🇿 Petr "craNich" Meluzín
 * 🇨🇿 Jan "Iacek" Hrùza
 * 🇨🇿 Tomas "Tonci" Sitko
 * 🇸🇰 Michal "Tulex" Zima
 * 🇸🇰 Martin "Warlog" Zima

TyLoo Gaming

 * 🇨🇳 Ye "aWoke" Liang
 * 🇨🇳 Zhao "kabu" Kai
 * 🇨🇳 Xie "DD" Bin
 * 🇨🇳 Chen "Hao" Zhihao
 * 🇨🇳 Zeng "Faith" Hongda

Virus Gaming

 * 🇫🇷 Stum "Maldejambes" Yoan
 * 🇫🇷 Borie "VladTepes" Fabian
 * 🇫🇷 Merloz "Socks" Titouan
 * 🇫🇷 Toussaint "Pseudo" Iannis
 * 🇫🇷 Petiet "Ph0eniX" Pierre-Baptiste

Prize Allocation

 * 1st - 🇺🇦 Natus Vincere $1,000,000
 * 2nd - 🇨🇳 EHOME E-Sports Club $250,000
 * 3rd - Scythe Gaming $150,000
 * 4th - MeetYourMakers $80,000
 * ~5th - 🇷🇺 Moscow Five $35,000
 * ~5th - 🇨🇳 Invictus Gaming $35,000
 * ~7th - 🇺🇳 Online Kingdom Nirvana International $25,000
 * ~7th - 🇹🇭 MiTH-Trust $25,000