Aug 3, 2015 -- The Main Event portion of the 2015 International Dota 2 Championships begins today at 10 am Pacific in Seattle's Key Arena, with 16 teams fighting for a spot in Saturday's final and the winner's share of the record-breaking $18 million prize pool.

This year's International is being broadcast via the Internet, television, at pubstomps, and the finals will be shown in over 400 theaters in the U.S. For local listings, please see this page:
http://www.dota2.com/international/overview/

Attendees at this year's sold out show have access to a new exhibits area at the adjacent Seattle Center/Fisher Pavilion, as well as the Secret Shop, offering Dota themed collectibles. This year ticket holders were able to browse and pre order Secret Shop items in advance. (For more info:
http://blog.dota2.com/2015/07/secret-shop-pre-orders-pubstomps/)

This is the fifth annual International Dota 2 Championship event. For more information please visit dota2.com