The International 2024 viewer’s guide
It’s that time of the year again when the best Dota 2 esports teams in the world compete for a massive prize pool and the chance to become the next world champion. We are, of course, talking about The International 2024, the crowning annual event that no Dota 2 esports fan should miss out on. Here’s what you need to know.
The International 2024 details
From PGL and Valve comes The International 2024, where the best 16 teams will compete for their share of the growing prize pool. At the time of writing, it’s already at $2,353,662, which is roughly R42.7 million at the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate.
Teams are competing in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the finals will be held at the iconic Royal Arena venue. The International 2024 starts this week with the Group Stage. The event runs from 4 to 15 September 2024. Check out the list of teams competing, alongside how they qualified below.
- Team Falcons(Direct Invite)
- Xtreme Gaming(Direct Invite)
- Team Liquid(Direct Invite)
- Gaimin Gladiators(Direct Invite)
- Team Spirit(Direct Invite)
- BetBoom Team(Direct Invite)
- 1win (Eastern Europe Qualifier)
- Team Zero (China Qualifier)
- G2 x iG(China Qualifier)
- Talon Esports(Southeast Asia Qualifier)
- Aurora(Southeast Asia Qualifier)
- Entity (Western Europe Qualifier)
- Tundra Esports(Western Europe Qualifier)
- Nouns (North America Qualifier)
- HEROIC (South America Qualifier)
- beastcoast(South America Qualifier)
The Group Stage runs from 4 to 5 September, where four groups of four teams each is the format, and all matches are BO2. The top team from each group picks their next opponent from either the 3rd or 4th-placed teams in the opposite group (A vs. B and C vs. D) for the playoffs seeding matches. Then, from 6 to 7 September 2024, the seeding decider matches take place, where the 16 teams compete in head-to-head BO3 matches to determine the seeding for The International 2024’s main event.
The main event (first portion of the playoffs) of The International 2024 takes place from 8 to 10 September 2024, and the Finals will take place from 13 to 15 September 2024. We will see eight teams start in the Upper Bracket and eight in the Lower Bracket, based on their performance in the Group Stage. All matches in the Playoffs Stage are BO3, except the Grand Final, which is BO5.
The winner on 15 September will walk away with the lion’s share of the massive prize pool, and lift the Aegis of Champions. You can watch all the Dota 2 esports action from The International 2024 on the official Dota2Ti Twitch channel. Alternatively, tune in to the main Dota 2 YouTube channel.
Header image via Valve.
