Last Updated on October 6, 2021 8:56 pm by Erwin Noguera
DOTA 2: The International 10 is the concluding tournament of the Dota Pro Circuit and the tenth annual edition of The International which returns to Europe for the first time since 2011.
The tournament will take place from October 7th to 17th in Arena Națională in Bucharest, Romania, and this time we jump into Day 2 (Oct 8) so hang tight.
The group phase is split into two groups, and each group will play 9 Series of 4 matches each, which means we will have 72 Matches in the Group Phase.
The groups will play 5 series on Day 1, 5 on Day 2, 5 on Day 3, and 3 on Day 4.
2021 DOTA 2: The International 10 – Group Phase Preview and Predictions.
The Groups:
Group A
- Evil Geniuses
- Alliance
- Invictus Gaming
- OG
- T1
- Team Aster
- Team Undying
- Thunder Predator
- Virtus.Pro
Group B
- Beastcoast
- Elephant
- Fnatic
- PSG.LGD
- Quincy Crew
- SG esports
- Team Secret
- Team Spirit
- Vici Gaming
The Group Stage:
As mentioned before, in the Group Stage, teams are divided into two groups of nine and compete in a best-of-two round-robin tournament.
The top four teams (in green) advance to the upper bracket of the main event, the lower four teams (in yellow) advance to the lower brackets, and the team in last place (in red) is eliminated.
Day 2 Matches:
Series B3 – 3 am ET
- PSG.LGD vs. Team Secret
- Elephant vs. Vici Gaming
- Quincy Crew vs. beastcoast
- Fnatic vs. SG esports
Series A4 – 5 am ET
- OG vs. Team Aster
- Virtus.Pro vs. T1
- Evil Geniuses vs. Alliance
- Invictus Gaming vs. Thunder Predator
Series B4 – 7 am ET
- Elephant vs. Team Spirit
- PSG.LGD vs. Fnatic
- Vici Gaming vs. Quincy Crew
- Team Secret vs. SG esports
Series A5 – 9 am ET
- Invictus Gaming vs. Virtus.Pro
- Team Aster vs. Alliance
- Undying vs. Thunder Predator
- OG vs. T1
Series B5 – 11 am ET
- Team Secret vs. Elephant
- Vici Gaming vs. Team Spirit
- beastcrew vs. SG esports
- Quincy Crew vs. Fnatic
Quick Tip – The Darkhorse: OG
On paper, it’s unfathomable to put the reigning, defending back-to-back champions OG as the darkhorse for TI10.
The title comes due to this being the hardest road OG has had to take since TI8.
They didn’t qualify for either of the two Majors this year and have looked quite mediocre throughout the Dota Pro Circuit season.
Even their victory over Tundra Esports in the last chance qualifier tournament was a close shave as the series went the distance.
But as we’ve learned over the last two editions of The International, underestimating OG’s mental fortitude in the biggest esports tournament of all time will always be a huge mistake.
Nothing fazes them at this point, and we believe this will remain true in Bucharest.
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