The International 2018 finals are being held from August 15- 25th August and the prize pool currently stands at $24,246,140 USD with the winner bringing home 44% of the total pool. ($10,668,302 USD).The winner will be crowned this Saturday at the Rogers Arena after long process of Open Qualifers were held from June 14th – June 17th with 12 Regional Single-elimination Open Qualifiers, two brackets for each region.                                                   

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The International 2018, the concluding tournament of the Dota Pro Circuit and the eighth annual edition of The International, is being played out at Rogers Arena in Vancouver this year. The tournament is being held on Canadian soil for the first time.

And also for the first time, a point system based on official sponsored Majors and Minors were used to determine invites to The International. This time around, The International 2018 finals are being held from August 15- 25th August and the prize pool currently stands at $24,246,140 USD with the winner bringing home 44% of the total pool. ($10,668,302 USD).

The winner will be crowned this Saturday at the Rogers Arena after long process of Open Qualifers were held from June 14th – June 17th with 12 Regional Single-elimination Open Qualifiers, two brackets for each region. The winners of Six Regional Qualifiers advanced directly to The International. The runners-up of the China, Southeast Asia, and North America Main Qualifiers also advanced directly to The International. The third place team of the North America Main Qualifiers also advanced directly to The International.

After all that – the winners of each of the above qualifiers have advanced to the Main Event from August 20th – August 25th in Vancouver, where 16 teams play in a double-elimination format over six days for the over $10 million USD prize.

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