The International is here, bringing with it a major format change and other surprises as 20 teams compete to hoist the Aegis of Champions in Seattle.

Even with all of the rough edges surrounding it, this is still the pinnacle of Dota 2, and it will require viewers to lock in to keep up with TI 2023’s schedule, scores, and standings.

Valve is trying something new this year, pivoting away from the traditional battle pass and format Dota fans have grown used to—leading to some backlash and disappointment along the way with its new Compendium. It has also negatively impacted TI12’s prize pool, with it showing the slowest growth in almost a decade.

Nevertheless, the highest level of competition is still drawing eyes as teams from around the world put on a show as they fight for the Aegis. So if you want to keep up with all of the Dota 2 action, we have put together a full coverage guide for TI 2023, including live updates for schedules, scores, standings, and more. 

The International 2023: All TI 2023 Dota 2 schedules, scores, and standings

Place Team Prize
1st TBD Over $1 million
2nd TBD TBD
3rd TBD TBD
4th TBD TBD
5th/6th TBD TBD
7th/8th TBD TBD
9th to 12th TBD TBD
13th to 16th TBD TBD
17th to 20th Team SMG, Thunder Awaken, beastcoast, PSG Quest TBD

The International 2023: All TI 2023 dates, times, and details

The International 2023 began on Oct. 12 but has been split into two distinct phases across three weekends.

The full event will run from Oct. 12 to 15 for The Road to The International, Oct. 20 to 22 for the playoffs, and Oct. 27 to 29 for finals weekend.

Matches will have varying start times, but most of the first Dota 2 series for each day begins around 12pm CT, with pre-show coverage starting a bit before the matches—though we still don’t have specific match times for the playoffs yet.

How does The International 2023’s new Dota 2 format work?

Valve has shuffled several major elements of The International around for TI 2023, reworking the group stage to feature four groups of five and adding an additional seeding stage for the playoffs. The entire event has also been split into two distinct parts—The Road to The International and The International itself.

The Road to TI includes two phases, the group stage and the seeding decider, which runs on the first weekend. That is followed by the TI 2023 Main Event, which includes both playoffs and finals weekends back-to-back.

In Phase One of the Road to The International, each of the four groups plays out four round-robin best-of-twos each over two days. The fifth-placed team at the end of this phase will be eliminated from the tournament—with tiebreakers decided in best-of-three series until a clear fifth place is named.

The remaining four teams from each group will be reseeded into a final best-of-three matchup, with the top two teams playing one of the third/fourth-ranked teams in another group. The winners of these best-of-threes will start their playoff run in the upper bracket, while the losers must face the lower bracket of The International immediately thereafter—putting them one loss away from elimination.

After that, the playoffs will run like a standard Dota tournament for the remaining 16 teams, with eight teams in the upper bracket and lower bracket. Every series in the playoffs will be best-of-three, which is a change from previous TI formats.

The International itself doesn’t officially start until Oct. 27, with the final eight teams stepping onto the stage in Climate Pledge Arena for one last run to the Aegis. Only the grand finals will be a best-of-five, as is standard in most Dota events.

The International 2023 Main Event: All TI 2023 Dota 2 playoffs schedules, scores, and standings

The initial playoff seeding for TI12.

The International 2023 playoffs won’t begin until Oct. 20, but the full seeding for the bracket has already been completed. Only the top eight teams from this bracket will advance to finals weekend, which Valve is now referring to as simply The International.

TI 2023: Playoffs scores and standings

Friday, Oct. 20

  • 12pm
    • Team Spirit 2-1 Virtus.pro
  • 3pm
    • Team Liquid 2-0 Talon Esports
  • 6pm
    • LGD Gaming 2-0 9Pandas
  • 9pm
    • nouns 0-2 Azure Ray

The International 2023: All Road to TI 2023 Dota 2 schedules, scores, and standings

TI 2023: Phase One — Group Stage scores and standings

All match times below are listed in Central U.S. time (CT).

Thursday, Oct. 12

  • 12pm
    • Group A: Spirit 2-0 9Pandas | EG 0-2 Entity
    • Group B: Thunder Awaken 0-2 BetBoom
    • Group C: LGD 2-0 Gaimin
    • Group D: TSM 0-2 Tundra
  • 2pm
    • Group A: Spirit 2-0 SMG
    • Group B: Liquid 1-1 Azure Ray | Thunder Awaken 1-1 Shopify Rebellion
    • Group C: nouns 1-1 beastcoast
    • Group D: Tundra 2-0 Talon
  • 4pm
    • Group A: 9Pandas 1-1 Entity
    • Group B: Liquid 2-0 BetBoom
    • Group C: LGD 2-0 nouns | VP 0-2 Gaimin
    • Group D: Keyd Stars 1-1 PSG Quest
  • 6pm
    • Group A: Spirit 2-0 Entity | EG 1-1 SMG
    • Group C: VP 1-1 beastcoast
    • Group D: Keyd Stars 1-1 Tundra | TSM 2-0 Talon
  • 8pm
    • Group A: 9Pandas 2-0 SMG
    • Group B: Shopify Rebellion 0-2 Liquid | Azure Ray 2-0 Thunder Awaken
    • Group C: Gaimin 1-1 nouns
    • Group D: TSM 1-1 PSG Quest

Friday, Oct. 13

  • 12pm
    • Group A: Spirit 2-0 EG
    • Group B: Shopify Rebellion 0-2 BetBoom
    • Group C: LGD 2-0 beastcoast
    • Group D: Keyd Stars 2-0 Talon | Tundra 2-0 PSG Quest
  • 2pm
    • Group A: Entity 1-1 SMG
    • Group B: Liquid 2-0 Thunder Awaken | Shopify Rebellion 1-1 Azure Ray
    • Group C: LGD 1-1 VP
    • Group D: Keyd Stars 1-1 TSM
  • 4pm
    • Group A: EG 1-1 9Pandas
    • Group B: BetBoom 2-0 Azure Ray
    • Group C: VP 1-1 nouns | Gaimin 2-0 beastcoast
    • Group D: Talon 2-0 PSG Quest
  • 6pm
    • Tiebreakers
      • Group A: EG 2-0 SMG

TI 2023: Phase Two — Playoff Seeding scores and standings

A final overview for the playoff seeding phase at TI12.

Saturday, Oct. 14

  • 12pm: Spirit 2-0 Shopify Rebellion
  • 3pm: TSM 0-2 VP
  • 6pm: Liquid 2-0 EG
  • 9pm: Gaimin 1-2 Talon

Sunday, Oct. 15

  • 12pm: LGD 2-0 Keyd Stars
  • 3pm: BetBoom 1-2 9Pandas
  • 6pm: Tundra 0-2 nouns
  • 9pm: Entity 0-2 Azure Ray

How to watch the The International 2023: TI 2023 schedule and stream guide

Valve will once again utilize the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quarternary TI-branded streams to cover the group stage before switching to just the main channel for the playoffs.

There are also official casts for Chinese, Russian, and Spanish languages hosted on their respective TI hubs. We have included the full list of streams Valve mentioned below, though you can always find other streamers like Gorgc hosting watch parties for the event too.

  • English TI 2023 broadcast
    • Twitch main channel
    • Twitch streams two, three, four, and five. (Only for the group stage)
    • YouTube main hub
  • Chinese TI 2023 broadcast
    • Twitch
    • Bilibili
  • Russian TI 2023 broadcast
    • Twitch
    • YouTube
  • Spanish TI 2023 broadcast
    • Twitch
    • YouTube
    • Facebook
  • SteamTV Options
  • Valve also has a list of SteamTV hubs you can use for each language featured on the Dota 2 blog.

This article will be updated throughout Dota 2’s The International.