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TI13 direct invites, format, qualifier system, and MORE announced!
Valve just dropped massive details regarding The International 2024, also called TI13. The world’s biggest Dota 2 tournament will take a different format this year, reflecting some old school direct invites as opposed to the previous strict qualifier method. Valve also dropped the qualifier dates and teams as well as the entire format of TI13. More below!
The International 2024: Date and format
TI13 will see the massive event separated into two parts - The Road to the International and The International. A familiar format used during TI12. The Road to the International comprises the entire qualifier stage including the Group Stage and the early phase of the Playoffs that will take place in a LAN studio setting.
The International will only truly begin with the final eight teams clashing live in front of the audience at the Copenhagen’s Royal Arena. This will take place from Friday, September 13th through Sunday, September 15th. Fans looking forward to spectate the event live can purchase tickets this upcoming, June 10th.
The International 2024: Six invited teams
Valve revealed a lineup of (pretty obvious) direct invites for TI13. These teams have without a doubt dominated the first half of 2024 with consistent achievements.Teams invited to The International 2024 are Team Spirit, Xtreme Gaming, Team Falcons, Team Liquid, Gaimin Gladiators, and BetBoom Team.
All International 2024 Teams – Invited and Qualified
Sixteen teams – but only six invites. The remaining ten have to battle it out in the qualifiers.
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The International 2024 Qualifiers: How many slots per region?
With six teams already invited, only ten more slots remain at TI13. The slots will be taken over by victorious teams across regional qualifiers.
Interestingly, Valve does not include the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) region for TI13 qualifiers. This sees all MENA teams, namely Nigma Galaxy and PSG Quest, competing under the Western European region.
The International 2024 (TI13) qualifiers slot distribution for each region is as follows:
TheOpen Qualifiersfor all regions will occur from June 3rd - 8th. From then on, the Closed Qualifiers featuring invited teams will take place. The Closed Qualifier dates for each region are as follows:
All teams playing in the TI13 Closed Qualifiers
Valve also revealed a complete list of teams that will play in the Closed Qualifier of each region. You can find many notable tier 1 and tier 2 teams in this list. A couple more teams that survived the Open Qualifier will join the fight. Find out allThe International 2024 (TI13) Closed Qualifier teamsbelow.
When is The International 2024? – Group Stage, Playoffs, and Main event dates
There will be three regional qualifiers to decide the final list of teams.
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