The top sixteen teams in the world compete for the Dota 2 Championship
August 7 - 11, 2013
Benaroya Hall, Home of the Seattle Symphony - Seattle, Washington, USA
13 invites
2 qualifiers
1 wildcard winner
West Qualifer - May 13-19 hosted by the GD studio
East Qualifer - May 20-26 hosted by BeyondtheSummit
The first team invited to The International are the returning champions, Invictus Gaming. Twelve more teams will be announced over the coming days. Just like in last year’s event, the winners of the East and West Qualifiers will each receive an invite. As you’ve probably noticed, that only adds to 15 teams. Right before The International begins, the Wild Card event will determine the final spot in a match between the runner-ups of each qualifier.
The West Qualifier will be hosted by GDStudio from May 13th through the 19th and the East Qualifier by BeyondTheSummit from May 20th through the 26th. All matches will also be available for free through DotaTV.
For those interested in attending in person, we will be providing more info soon.
http://www.dota2.com/international/announcement
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=409657
http://www.joindota.com/en/news/8705-international-3-qualifiers-set
http://blog.dota2.com/2013/04/the-international-3/