The International Betting
The International is Dota 2's flagship tournament and the most prestigious event in the game, famous for hosting the largest prize pools in all of esports. For bettors it is the headline event of the year: the outright champion market is the biggest Dota 2 outright on the board, and the deep field and double-elimination format make for a long, swinging tournament to bet through. The road to it runs through the DPC and Majors circuit across the season.
The International betting
- WinnerBet the outright champion of The International. How futures prices move through the group stage and upper and lower bracket, plus each-way, all in rand.
- Format & TeamsHow The International works with the group stage into a double-elimination bracket, direct invites and regional qualifiers, and what it means.
- PredictionsHow to read The International with meta and patch, form, draft tendencies and variance. A framework for probabilities, not a tip. Fixed odds in rand.
Why The International is the headline event
The scale is the story. The International draws the strongest teams from every region and has built a reputation for record-breaking prize pools, much of it crowd-funded by the community over the years. That prestige concentrates betting interest: the outright winner market is the most heavily backed Dota 2 outright of the season, and it stays live from the group stage right through the bracket. Greats of past eras are remembered as much for a single International run as for anything else they won.
The event sits at the end of a season-long road. The DPC and Majors circuit shapes which teams arrive in form and which earn direct invites, so the storylines you bet at The International are written months earlier. Read the futures in depth on winner betting and learn the structure on format & teams.
Markets to bet at The International
The flagship market is the outright champion, where you back a team to win the whole event at futures prices that move as the tournament unfolds. Around it sit individual series markets once the bracket is live — match betting, map handicaps and total maps on each Bo3 and the Bo5 finals. For a feel of how to weigh the field, see The International predictions.
All markets are fixed odds in rand and settle once results are official. Team line-ups, qualifiers and current futures prices change throughout the season, so always defer to the live sportsbook for who is in and what they are priced at. Betting is 18+ — stake responsibly. New to the game? Start with how to bet on Dota 2.
Frequently asked questions
Why is The International such a big betting event?
It is Dota 2's flagship tournament, famous for the largest prize pools in esports, and it draws the best teams from every region. That makes its outright champion market the biggest Dota 2 outright on the board.
What is the main market at The International?
The outright champion future — backing a team to win the whole event. Series markets like match betting, map handicaps and total maps open on each Bo3 and the Bo5 finals once the bracket is live.
How do teams get to The International?
Through the season-long DPC and Majors circuit, which feeds direct invites and regional qualifiers. The format and teams page covers qualification and the bracket in detail. Check the live sportsbook for the confirmed field.