Valve has released The International Dota 2 Championships 2018 brackets for the group-stage that's about to begin in less than two days. The pinnacle event in the history of Dota 2 will take place on August 15, 2018 with teams competing for the biggest chunk of the $24 million prize-pool at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada.

The International 2018 Groups. #TI8 pic.twitter.com/6XnLP7IHKE

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The group-stage is divided into two groups of nine teams wherein teams play every other team in their group in a best-of-two format. Top four teams in each group advance to the Upper Bracket of the Main Event whilst teams in the bottom four will relegate down to the Lower Bracket. The last team in each group will face an early exit from the tournament without having the chance to proceed to the main event. Get ready for the most hyped tournament in the history of Dota 2!

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