The International (Dota 2)

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Dota 2 tournament Valve event annual sporting event esports tournament world championship

The International (Dota 2) is Valve’s annual premier Dota 2 world championship tournament, renowned for its massive crowdfunded prize pools and status as one of esports’ most prestigious events.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
The International (Dota 2) canonical	1
The International 2011	1
The International 2012	1
The International 2013	1
The International 2014	1
The International 2015	1
The International 2016	1
The International 2017	1
The International 2018	1
The International 2019	1
The International 2021	1
The International 2022	1
The International 2023	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7639260 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The International (Dota 2)
Context triple: [Intel Extreme Masters, competesInMarketWith, The International (Dota 2)]

A. Dota
Dota is a rural canton in Costa Rica’s San José Province known for its mountainous landscapes, coffee production, and ecotourism.
B. Call of Duty League
Call of Duty League is a professional franchised esports league featuring city-based teams competing in the Call of Duty video game series.
C. Riot
Riot is the first name of Riot Rose Mayers, the daughter of singer Rihanna and rapper A$AP Rocky.
D. C9 League
The C9 League is an elite alliance of nine top Chinese universities recognized for their leading roles in research, education, and academic excellence.
E. Heads Up International
Heads Up International is a jazz-focused record label known for releasing albums by contemporary artists such as Esperanza Spalding.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The International (Dota 2)
Target entity description: The International (Dota 2) is Valve’s annual premier Dota 2 world championship tournament, renowned for its massive crowdfunded prize pools and status as one of esports’ most prestigious events.

A. Dota
Dota is a rural canton in Costa Rica’s San José Province known for its mountainous landscapes, coffee production, and ecotourism.
B. Call of Duty League
Call of Duty League is a professional franchised esports league featuring city-based teams competing in the Call of Duty video game series.
C. Riot
Riot is the first name of Riot Rose Mayers, the daughter of singer Rihanna and rapper A$AP Rocky.
D. C9 League
The C9 League is an elite alliance of nine top Chinese universities recognized for their leading roles in research, education, and academic excellence.
E. Heads Up International
Heads Up International is a jazz-focused record label known for releasing albums by contemporary artists such as Esperanza Spalding.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dota 2 tournament ⓘ Valve event ⓘ annual sporting event ⓘ esports tournament ⓘ world championship ⓘ
basedOn	Dota 2 ⓘ
broadcastOn	Steam TV ⓘ Twitch ⓘ YouTube ⓘ
competitionType	professional ⓘ
developerOfGame	Valve ⓘ
firstEditionCountry	Germany ⓘ
firstEditionEvent	Gamescom 2011 ⓘ
firstEditionLocation	Cologne ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
fundingSource	Valve base contribution ⓘ in-game cosmetic sales ⓘ
gameMode	5v5 team competition ⓘ
genre	esports ⓘ
hasAudience	online viewers worldwide ⓘ
hasEdition	The International 2011 ⓘ linked to: The International (Dota 2) The International 2012 ⓘ linked to: The International (Dota 2) The International 2013 ⓘ linked to: The International (Dota 2) The International 2014 ⓘ linked to: The International (Dota 2) The International 2015 ⓘ linked to: The International (Dota 2) The International 2016 ⓘ linked to: The International (Dota 2) The International 2017 ⓘ linked to: The International (Dota 2) The International 2018 ⓘ linked to: The International (Dota 2) The International 2019 ⓘ linked to: The International (Dota 2) The International 2021 ⓘ linked to: The International (Dota 2) The International 2022 ⓘ linked to: The International (Dota 2) The International 2023 ⓘ linked to: The International (Dota 2)
hasFormatElement	double-elimination playoffs ⓘ grand finals ⓘ group stage ⓘ
hasGenre	competitive gaming ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	English ⓘ
hasSideEvent	1v1 mid tournament ⓘ All-Star match ⓘ linked to: All-Star games
hasTrophy	Aegis of Champions ⓘ
inception	2011 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableFor	crowdfunded prize pools ⓘ large prize pools ⓘ prestige in esports ⓘ
organizer	Valve ⓘ
participantType	professional Dota 2 teams ⓘ
platform	PC ⓘ
prizePoolCharacteristic	record-breaking amounts in esports ⓘ
publisherOfGame	Valve ⓘ
qualificationMethod	Dota Pro Circuit points ⓘ regional qualifiers ⓘ
region	global ⓘ
sport	MOBA ⓘ
symbol	Aegis of Champions ⓘ
typicalTeamSize	5 players ⓘ
usesFundingMechanism	Battle Pass crowdfunding ⓘ
winnerReceives	Aegis of Champions ⓘ championship title ⓘ majority share of prize pool ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Intel Extreme Masters → competesInMarketWith → The International (Dota 2) ⓘ

subject linked to: Intel Extreme Masters esports tournaments

The International (Dota 2) → hasEdition → The International 2011 ⓘ