The International 2023: Schedule, Standings, Results

Author: Hawk Live LLC

Last updated: 05:47, 22.12.2025

The International 2023 (TI12) promises to be bigger, better, and more exhilarating than ever. With the world's best teams, a refurbished arena, and a starting prize pool of $3 million, this TI promises to be grandiose. This comprehensive guide dives deep into what fans can expect from TI12, from its iconic location to the format and participating teams.

The International 2023 location

Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota

The International 2023 Main Event will take place at the refurbished Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, formerly known as the Key Arena. The renovated venue has a capacity of 17000- 18000 viewers. According to Valve official announcement all tournament stages will held in different locations:

Group Stage (October 12th-15th) - location unknown
Playoffs (October 20th-22nd) - Seattle Convention Center
Final stage (October 27th-29th) - Climate Pledge Arena

The International 2023 Format

The International 2023 introduces a unique format, splitting the event into two distinct phases:

Group Stage:

Phase One: (October 12 - October 15, 2023): Four groups of five teams each will compete in a round-robin format. All matches in this phase are Best of 2 (Bo2). The top two teams from each group will advance to the next phase, while the bottom team will face elimination.

Phase Two: The remaining sixteen teams will play head-to-head Best of 3 (Bo3) matches to determine the main event bracket placement.

Play-off Stage:

(October 20 - October 22, 2023): Teams will compete in a double-elimination format, with eight teams starting in the Upper Bracket and eight in the Lower Bracket.

Final Stage

Finals Weekend (October 27 - October 29, 2023): The climax of the event, where the best teams will battle it out for the Aegis of Champions. The Grand Final will be a Best of 5 (Bo5) series.

The International 2023 Playoffs bracket

The International 2023 Playoffs Schedule and Results

Friday, October 20, 2023

Time	Match	Results
17:00 UTC	Team Spirit vs Virtus.pro	2-1
20:00 UTC	Team Liquid vs Talon Esports	2-0
23:00 UTC	LGD Gaming vs 9 Pandas	2-0

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Time	Match	Results
02:00 UTC	Nouns vs Azure Ray	0-2
17:00 UTC	Shopify Rebellion vs TSM	0-2
20:00 UTC	Evil Geniuses vs Gaimin Gladiators	0-2
23:00 UTC	Nouns vs TSM	2-0

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Time	Match	Results
02:00 UTC	9 Pandas vs Gaimin Gladiators	0-2
17:00 UTC	Keyd Stars vs BetBoom Team	0-2
20:00 UTC	Tundra Esports vs Entity	0-2
23:00 UTC	Talon Esports vs BetBoom Team	1-2

Monday, October 23, 2023

Time	Match				Results
02:00 UTC	Virtus.pro vs Entity				2-0

Friday, October 27, 2023

Time	Match	Results
17:00 UTC	Nouns vs Gaimin Gladiators	0-2
20:00 UTC	BetBoom Team vs Virtus.pro	2-0
23:00 UTC	Team Spirit vs Team Liquid	2-1

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Time	Match	Results
02:00 UTC	LGD Gaming vs Azure Ray	2-0
17:00 UTC	Team Liquid vs Gaimin Gladiators	1-2
20:00 UTC	BetBoom Team vs Azure Ray	1-2
23:00 UTC	Team Spirit vs LGD Gaming	2-0

Sunday, October 29, 2023

Time	Match	Results
02:00 UTC	Gaimin Gladiators vs Azure Ray	2-0
17:00 UTC	Gaimin Gladiators vs LGD Gaming	2-0
21:00 UTC	Team Spirit vs Gaimin Gladiators	3-0

The International 2023 Group Stage Schedule and Results

October 12, 2023

Time	Series	Result
17:00 UTC	Team Spirit vs 9 Pandas	2-0
17:00 UTC	Evil Geniuses vs Entity	0-2
17:00 UTC	Thunder Awaken vs BetBoom Team	0-2
17:00 UTC	LGD Gaming vs Gaimin Gladiators	2-0
17:00 UTC	TSM vs Tundra Esports	0-2
19:00 UTC	Team Spirit vs Team SMG	2-0
19:00 UTC	Team Liquid vs Azure Ray	1-1
19:00 UTC	Thunder Awaken vs Shopify Rebellion	1-1
19:00 UTC	Nouns vs Beastcoast	1-1
19:00 UTC	Tundra Esports vs Talon Esports	2-0
21:00 UTC	9 Pandas vs Entity	1-1
21:00 UTC	Team Liquid vs BetBoom Team	2-0
21:00 UTC	LGD Gaming vs Nouns	2-0
21:00 UTC	Virtus.pro vs Gaimin Gladiators	0-2
21:00 UTC	Keyd Stars vs PSG Quest	1-1
23:00 UTC	Team Spirit vs Entity	2-0
23:00 UTC	Evil Geniuses vs Team SMG	1-1
23:00 UTC	Virtus.pro vs Beastcoast	1-1
23:00 UTC	Keyd Stars vs Tundra Esports	1-1
23:00 UTC	TSM vs Talon Esports	2-0

October 13, 2023

Time	Series	Results
01:00 UTC	9 Pandas vs Team SMG	2-0
01:00 UTC	Shopify Rebellion vs Team Liquid	0-2
01:00 UTC	Azure Ray vs Thunder Awaken	2-0
01:00 UTC	Gaimin Gladiators vs Nouns	1-1
01:00 UTC	TSM vs PSG Quest	1-1
17:00 UTC	Team Spirit vs Evil Geniuses	2-0
17:00 UTC	Shopify Rebellion vs BetBoom Team	0-2
17:00 UTC	LGD Gaming vs Beastcoast	2-0
17:00 UTC	Keyd Stars vs Talon Esports	0-2
17:00 UTC	Tundra Esports vs PSG Quest	2-0
19:00 UTC	Entity vs Team SMG	1-1
19:00 UTC	Team Liquid vs Thunder Awaken	2-0
19:00 UTC	Shopify Rebellion vs Azure Ray	1-1
19:00 UTC	LGD Gaming vs Virtus.pro	1-1
19:00 UTC	Keyd Stars vs TSM	1-1
21:00 UTC	Evil Geniuses vs 9 Pandas	1-1
21:00 UTC	BetBoom Team vs Azure Ray	2-0
21:00 UTC	Virtus.pro vs Nouns	1-1
21:00 UTC	Gaimin Gladiators vs Beastcoast	2-0
21:00 UTC	Talon Esports vs PSG Quest	2-0
Tiebreaker
00:20 UTC	Evil Geniuses vs Team SMG	2-0

The International 2023 Group stage Bracket Phase Two

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Time	Match	Results
17:00 UTC	Team Spirit vs Shopify Rebellion	2-0
20:00 UTC	TSM vs Virtus.pro	0-2
23:00 UTC	Team Liquid vs Evil Geniuses	2-0

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Time	Match	Results
02:00 UTC	Gaimin Gladiators vs Talon Esports	1-2
17:00 UTC	LGD Gaming vs Keyd Stars	2-0
20:00 UTC	BetBoom Team vs 9 Pandas	1-2
23:00 UTC	Tundra Esports vs Nouns	0-2

Monday, October 16, 2023

Time	Match				Results
02:00 UTC	Entity vs Azure Ray				0-2

The International 2023 Group Stage Standings

Group A Standings
Place	Team	W/L/D	Points
1	Team Spirit	4-0-0	8-0
2	Entity	1-2-1	4-4
3	9 Pandas	1-2-1	4-4
4	Evil Geniuses	0-2-2	2-6
5	Team SMG	0-2-2	2-6

Group B Standings
Place	Team	W/L/D	Points
1	Team Liquid	3-1-0	7-1
2	BetBoom Team	3-0-1	6-2
3	Azure Ray	1-2-1	4-4
4	Shopify Rebellion	0-2-2	2-6
5	Thunder Awaken	0-1-3	1-7

Group C Standings
Place	Team	W/L/D	Points
1	LGD Gaming	3-1-0	7-1
2	Gaimin Gladiators	2-1-1	5-3
3	Nouns	0-3-1	3-5
4	Virtus.pro	0-3-1	3-5
5	Beastcoast	0-2-2	2-6

Group D Standings
Place	Team	W/L/D	Points
1	Tundra Esports	3-1-0	7-1
2	TSM	1-2-1	4-4
3	Talon Esports	2-0-2	4-4
4	Keyd Stars	0-3-1	3-5
5	PSG Quest	0-2-2	2-6

The International 2023 Prize Pool

Place	Prize Money	Team
1st	$1,332,96	Team Spirit
2nd	$385,078	Gaimin Gladiators
3rd	$266,592	LGD Gaming
4th	$177,728	Azure Ray
5th-6th	$103,675	Team Liquid
5th-6th	$103,675	BetBoom Team
7th-8th	$74,053	Nouns
7th-8th	$74,053	Virtus.pro
9th-12th	$59,243	TSM
		9 Pandas
		Talon Esports
		Entity
13th-16th	$44,432	Shopify Rebellion
		Evil Geniuses
		Keyd Stars
		Tundra Esports
17-20th	$7,405	Team SMG
		Thunder Awaken
		Beastcoast
		PSG Quest