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Schedule

American Qualifier: 11th of August - 17th of August- 2 teams



European Qualifier: 18th of August - 24th of August - 2 teams



Chinese Qualifier: 25th of August - 31st of August - 2 teams



Lan Finals: 4th of September - 7th of September

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The prize-pool can be increased via three different ways - but not through the usual system provided by ValvE.has partnered up with a Chinese crowdfunding site , where people can add funds repeatedly. 70% of the funds will then flow into the prize pool. However,will also increase the prizepool by 1RMB for each person registering on their site and following them on Wechat, andalso puts 1 RMB on top for every time a person adds funds.Like most LAN events, this tournament will consist of both online and offline phases: In the online phase, three different regional qualifiers are hosted. Respectively, two teams from Europe, America and China can qualify for the LAN Finals, where they will be joined from two Chinese teams which will be invited as fan favorites based on a poll. Sign-Ups for the tournament can be found here English Coverage for the first event after the International will be provided by the two casting studios side by side. Similar to the past coverages such as theyou will be able to watch all the action on both streams - which caster you prefer is up to you to decide! All games will also be available onfor free, and coverage will be easy to access here at joinDOTA.com.This article was written byChristian Baltes, joinDOTA's Senior Writer. Chris.Warrior has been at joinDOTA for nearly two years, making him our most senior editor. Besides living for DOTA 2, he is currently studying Media&Communication and has lived in the UK,France and Thailand for a longer period of time. Follow him on @chrissibaldi