That's it, ladies and gentlemen! That's about it as far as The International 2018 Group Stage matches are concerned. They're done and dealt with, which means that we have all 16 of our contestants. 16 teams which have made their way through to the TI8 Main Event. As you all know, the spectacle of The International 2018 is just starting so just sit back, relax and get comfortable – you're going to be in for one heck of a ride! As the majority of you already knows, Invictus Gaming and paiN Gaming left the tournament early, failing to qualify to the main event. Others… well, others will battle it out against each other starting from 20th August!

Main Event TI8 | Tournament Facts

• Dates: 08/20 – 08/25/2018
• Location: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada
• Main Event:
  • 8 top teams go to upper bracket
  • 8 remaining ones go to lower bracket
  • double elimination bracket
  • Bo1, Bo3, and Bo5 matches
• Ti8 Teams:
  • 18 teams in total
    • 8 invited
    • 10 qualified
• TI8 betting odds available here
• Tune in to the Livestream
• Check out predictions for the TI8 main event

 Tournament Brackets | The International 2018

Upper bracket

Round 1 (Bo3)		Round 2 (Bo3)		Round 3 (Bo3)
Team Liquid	2
OpTic Gaming	0	Team Liquid	0
		vs.		PSG.LGD	1
Virtus.pro	0	PSG.LGD	2
PSG.LGD	2			vs.
VGJ.Storm	0			OG	2
OG	2	OG	2
		vs.
Evil Geniuses	2	Evil Geniuses	1
Team Secret	0

Lower Bracket

Round 1 (Bo1)		Round 2 (Bo3)		Round 3 (Bo3)		Round 4 (Bo3)		Round 5 (Bo3)
	0		2
	1		0		1		2
				vs.			0		2
	0		2		2
	1		0
								vs.
	0		2
	1		0		0		2
				vs.			0		0
	0		2		2
	1		1

 TI8 Main Event | Schedule & Results

Main Event (Grand Finals) ─ Saturday, 25th | Day 6 

 LB Finals 

Lb Finals:  PSG vs. EG     2 : 0 
August 25th, 2018: 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET / 19:00 CEST

 TI8 ─ Grand Finals 

Grand Finals:  OG vs. PSG     3 : 2
August 25th, 2018: 14:00 PT / 17:00 ET / 23:00 CEST

>>Click here to see detailed predictions for this match<<

 TI8 Main Event Betting Odds

For those of you who don't like watching the matches without some money being involved, we're proud to present you with TI8 Main Event betting odds. Of course, these Dota 2 betting odds are coming from the most popular eSports bookies of today, including the likes of Bet365!

BET365

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TI8 Main Event Format

As far as the format is concerned, you are looking at the exact copy of last year's Dota 2 The International tournament. That means all the teams will be divided into upper and lower bracket, depending on their placement after the 8 group stage matches. Top placing teams advance to upper while bottom placing teams advance to the lower bracket… not counting the 2 eliminated teams mentioned in the introductory paragraph. In terms of the matchups, we're talking about double elimination bracket system in which the grand finals are scheduled to be played in Bo5 manner. All other tournament rounds, with Lower Bracket Round 1 being the only exception, are going to be played as Bo3.

 Live Streaming

Tune in to the official Dota 2 TI8 Twitch livestream down below: