The International 2016

The International 2016

Tournament information
Sport	Dota 2
Location	Seattle, Washington, United States
Dates	August 3–August 13, 2016
Administrator	Valve Corporation
Tournament format(s)	Round robin, double elimination
Host(s)	Valve Corporation
Venue(s)	KeyArena
Participants	16 teams
Purse	$20,770,460
Final positions
Champions	Wings Gaming
1st runner-up	Digital Chaos
2nd runner-up	Evil Geniuses
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The International 2016 (TI6) was the sixth iteration of The International, an annual Dota 2 esports championship tournament. Hosted by Valve Corporation, the game's developer, the tournament began in June 2016 with the qualifier phase and ended after the main event at the KeyArena in Seattle in August. The tournament awarded the biggest prize pool in esports history at over $20 million, surpassing the record set at the previous International, with the champion team, Wings Gaming, winning over $9 million.