| Tournaments are competitive events featuring professional and amateur teams from around the world. Most tournaments are divided into two separate phases: Qualifiers, where teams play against each other to grab a spot at the tournament; and the Main Event, where qualified teams play in either single or double-elimination brackets to become the tournament`s champions. Additionally, tournaments can be distributed among three main groups: Premier tournaments, or those which generally include a significant prize pool and LAN Finals broadcasted live; Minor tournaments, or those which are mostly played online-only by regional teams with a significantly smaller prize pool; and the Majors, which are three Valve-sponsored tournaments plus The International The official The International announcement banner The International is an annual double-elimination LAN tournament hosted by Valve. 16 invited professional DotA teams fight for the title of best Dota 2 team. Winners of The International  , all of which featureSpecial attraction huge prize pools, compendiums, merchandise, and more. Although all tournaments include a base prize pool, most premier tournaments (as well as some selected minor tournaments) increase their prize pool through the sale of tournament bundles Bundles are packages of items that can be bought at the Dota 2 Store. Buying a bundle of items is cheaper than it would be to buy each item separately from the store but you , item sets, treasure chests Treasures Changelogs Treasures are purchasable boxes that contain cosmetic items. They are obtained through the Dota 2 Store, charms, or the item drop system. Each treasure can be opened once to and compendiums The International 2015 Compendium Compendiums are self-updating, interactive booklets that track statistics for certain tournaments. Compendiums usually come with tournament tickets, and allows its owner to make predictions on the tournament s outcome. Some compendiums may . Valve-sponsored tournaments usually include the releaseAnnounce of special Immortal Immortal Treasure II 2015, released on May 28, 2015 as part of The International 2015 The following list contains all items that are classified as of Immortal rarity. These items are usually released alongside Valve-organized items that can only be obtained during the event by buying either the compendium or selected merchandise during the LAN Finals. As of 2015, there is no other game featuring as many tournaments as Dota 2. The game`s flagship annual championship, The International, is the biggest tournament to ever take place in esports with a collective prize pool of more than US$30 million throughout five editions. | |
