Valve Announces Schedule For TI5 Southeast Asia Qualifier
Valve, the creators of the popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) Dota 2, have finally lifted the curtain on the schedule for the the Southeast Asia Qualifiers of this year’s The International (TI) 5.
The TI 5 SEA Qualifiers will begin on Friday, May 29 along with the European Qualifiers.
Divided into two groups of five, only two teams from each group will go to the playoffs, which will be conducted in a double-elimination format. The first placer of each group will start in the upper bracket, while the second placer of each group will start in the lower bracket.
Each match in the group stage will be done in a best-of-two format, thus creating the possibility of draws as well as tiebreakers.
For the Filipino teams who are in the qualifier, the first match for Group A will feature TnC Gaming going up against 5eva, while Group B will see Rave going up against Invasion e-Sports.
Here is the full schedule for all the games in the round robin bracket of the TI 5 SEA Qualifier:
Group A:
May 29, Friday
1:30 pm:*
G-Guard Esports versus MVP.HOT6ix
TnC Gaming versus 5eva
6:00 pm
Mineski versus G-Guard Esports
TnC Gaming versus MVP.HOT6ix
9:00 pm
5eva versus MVP.HOT6ix
TnC Gaming versus Mineski
May 30, Saturday
12:30 pm
TnC Gaming versus G-Guard Esports
5eva versus Mineski
3:00 pm
5eva versus G-Guard Esports
MVP.HOT6ix versus Mineski
Group B:
May 29, Friday
11:00 am
Invasion e-Sports versus Rave
MVP Phoenix versus Signature.Trust
4:00 pm
Rave versus Signature.Trust
Invasion e-Sports versus Can’t Say Wips
May 30, Saturday
10:00 am
MVP.Phoenix versus Rave
Signature.Trust versus Can’t Say Wips
5:30 pm
MVP.Phoenix versus Can’t Say Wips
Invasion e-Sports versus Signature.Trust
8:00 pm
Can’t Say Wips versus Rave
Invasion e-Sports versus MVP.Phoenix
The International is considered to be Dota 2’s premier event, with the total prize pool currently at $9,100,200 (P407,376,400) at the time of writing. The money pot is being increased by crowdfunding from Compendium sales and other proceeds.
Where should I watch?
For gaming enthusiasts out there who want to witness the action, here are some of the streams that will be available throughout the course of the TI 5 SEA Qualifiers:
Primary Stream (Sange)
Secondary Stream (Yasha)
Tertiary Stream (Skadi)
Lounge Stream (Mango)
Filipino Stream (MineskiTV)
*All times listed are Philippine local time, GMT+8.
Subscribe to INQUIRER PLUS to get access to The Philippine Daily Inquirer & other 70+ titles, share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on social media. Call 896 6000.
