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TI 5 grand finals

The big moment everyone was waiting for has arrived.  The champions of TI5 have been crowned and it is none other than Evil Geniuses who raised the coveted Aegis of Champions at the end of the tournament.  The ... Read More...
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TI5 main event: day five

Day five of the main event in Key arena Seattle has decided which three teams will progress to the final day.  With an $18.3 million prize pool, the stakes are high.  The day would start with Virtus Pro facing ... Read More...
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TI5 main event: day four

Day four of the main event demonstrated that every team at Seattle is capable of challenging for the title.  There are no easy games at this stage of the tournament, and day four saw two huge elimination matches between Secret and Virtus Pro as well as MVP Pho... Read More...
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TI5 main event: day two

Day two of the main event at Key arena saw the rise of the Eastern teams.  The day started out with the last round one series from the upper bracket.  Evil Geniuses took on Complexity Gaming and were followed b... Read More...
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TI5 main event: day one

TI5's main event in the Key arena has now officially started.  Day one saw two series from the upper bracket as well as all 8 of the lower bracket teams playing.  In the upper bracket, Team Empire faced off aga... Read More...
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The International 5 prize pool exceeds $18m

Just hours before the start of the main event in Seattle, the prize pool for The International was able to surpass the $18 million mark.  The funds have been raised by selling compendiums, which provides in game cosmetics to the player.  25% of the profits for... Read More...
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TI5 group stage, day 4

The final results are in for the group stage of TI5.  With the conclusion of this part of the tournament, fans now look towards the main event, starting on the third of August.  While group A was a simple two h... Read More...
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TI5 group stages, day 3

At the end of the third day of the group stages, the main story is the success of CDEC Gaming.  After having to play through the wild card qualifiers, CDEC are now placed top of their group and have secured a p... Read More...
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TI group stages

The group stage for TI5 has finally begun, and it did not disappoint.  One of the most entertaining teams to watch was Cloud 9, as they produced 60+ minutes of action in their first three games, with a total of 4 rapiers being bought.  Unfortunately for the te... Read More...