Get ready for the Group Stage!

The group stage of The International officially begins this Thursday! The players have arrived in Seattle all week and have been preparing for what promises to be a very exciting round of matchups, and with group stage eliminations now on the table, especially tense.

In this year's group stage format, four groups of five teams will play round-robin matches over two days, with the bottom team in each group being eliminated. Discover all the information by entering here.