page_title: The International 2014
section_title: Teams
hierarchical_section_title: The International 2014 / Teams
caption_attribution_description: English: The crowd at KeyArena watching The International 2014.
context_page_description: The International 2014 was the fourth edition of The International, an annual esports Dota 2 championship tournament, which took place at the KeyArena in Seattle. Hosted by Valve, the tournament began on July 8 with the Playoffs phase and closed on July 21 with the Grand Final. The 2014 edition of The International featured nineteen Dota 2 professional gaming teams that competed for a Grand Prize of over US$5.0 million. Overall, US$10.93 million were awarded at the event, making it the largest esports event by prize money until it was topped by the next International.
  The championship used a double-elimination tournament. The current format put teams against each other on a best-of-three basis, with winners and losers moving onto two brackets for the knockout stage. The Grand Final was decided on a best-of-five match.
  All previously-winning teams were invited to the event. Defending champions Alliance were eliminated on Phase Two of the Playoffs, while 2011 and 2012 winners Natus Vincere and Invictus Gaming were eliminated during the Lower Bracket's Round One. The tournament was broadcast on streaming platform Twitch as well as ESPN3.
context_section_description: A total nineteen professional teams from across the globe were invited to the event:
  Direct invitation
   Alliance
   Evil Geniuses
   Invictus Gaming
   Natus Vincere
   Titan
   Fnatic
   NewBee
   ViCi Gaming
   Team DK
   Cloud9
   Team Empire
  Regional qualifier winners
   Natus Vincere America (Americas)
   Arrow Gaming (Southeast Asia)
   LGD Gaming (China)
   Mousesports (Europe)
  Wild card teams
   Team Liquid (Americas runner-up)
   MVP Phoenix (Southeast Asia runner-up)
   CIS Game (China runner-up)
   Virtus.Pro (Europe runner-up)
caption: The crowd at The International 2014
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