The International 2024 Survival Guide; Groups, format, broadcasts and more!

In just over 48 hours, TI13 will kick off in Copenhagen with 16 of the best teams competing for the lion's share of the prize pool and the Aegis of Champions. 

The International 2024 is finally here and GosuGamers has you covered with a comprehensive, one-stop guide to all things TI13 to keep you in the know. 

No other event rivals The International and this year will be no exception. Prime-cut games between teams of the highest caliber, gut-wrenching action, emotional storylines, top-notch production, unique and engaging content, and perhaps a surprise or two will create the landscape that fans around the world will talk about for the rest of the year, and aspiring players will etch into their hearts as their goal and dream for next year. 

Ten days of glorious Dota 2 action will kick off on Wednesday, September 4th with the Group Stage. Sixteen will begin the journey, and only one will seize the Aegis of Champions and the lion's share of the $2+ MILLION prize pool. 

The International 2024 Teams

This is the first edition of the tournament since 2017 teams have been selected through a direct invite process, and the first since 2019 to feature open qualifiers.

• Read Valve announces the six teams getting a direct invite for The International 2024

For The International there were six regions – MENA was grouped with Western Europe. 

• Six teams invited
• Ten teams from regional qualifiers
  • Two teams each from Western Europe, China, Southeast Asia, and South America
  • One team each from Eastern Europe and North America

 Direct invites

Team Spirit 
Xtreme Gaming   
Team Falcons   
Team Liquid  
Gaimin Gladiators    
BetBoom Team 

Qualified teams

Team Zero - China  
G2 x iG - China  
nouns - North America  
Heroic - South America  
beastcoast - South America
1win - Eastern Europe  
Talon Esports  - Southeast Asia
 Aurora - Southeast Asia     
Entity - Western Europe      
Tundra Esports - Western Europe

The International 2024 Format

Similar to the previous year, The International 2024 is split into two distinct phases: The qualifiers, group stage, and playoffs (until top 8) are branded as part of The Road to The International, while the playoffs for the remaining 8 teams are branded as The International itself. 

The International 2024 Group Stage

• Group Stage - September 4 - September 5, 2024
  • Four groups of four teams each
• Seeding Decider - September 6 - September 7, 2024
  • Sixteen teams play eight Bo3 head-to-head matches to determine main event bracket placement

The International 2024 Groups

The International 2024 Group Stage Schedule:

• Group Stage - Day 1: September 4
  • Matches begin at 10:00 CEST
• Group Stage - Day 2: September 5
  • Matches begin at 10:00 CEST
• Seeding Decider - Day 3: September 6
• Seeding Decider - Day 4: September 7

The International 2024 Main Event format

• Main Event - September 8 - September 10 (Playoffs) & September 13 - September 15 (Finals), 2024
  • Sixteen teams play in a double-elimination bracket
    • Eight teams begin in the Upper Bracket, 
    • Eight in the Lower Bracket
  • All series are Best-of-three
  • Grand Final is Best-of-five

The International 2024 Prize Pool

The initial prize pool of the tournament is $1,600,000.
An additional 25% of all Compendium sales are added to the total prize pool. The current total prize pool is $2,350,919 which means $750,919 has been added.

• Read Fortune's Change; The International 2024 prize pool

For up-to-date changes in the prize pool check out the Dota 2 TI 2024 Prize Pool Tracker

The International 2024 Broadcasts

The event will be officially streamed in four different languages - English, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. In addition, there will be other streams with various languages available for fans across the globe. For the community broadcasts guidelines; click here

• Read The English talent for The International 2024 has been confirmed

English:

Twitch:  Main Channel |  Stream #2 |  Stream #3 |  Stream #4 |  Stream #5
YouTube: Main Channel

Russian:

Twitch:  Main Channel |  Stream #2 |  Stream #3 |  Stream #4 |  Stream #5
YouTube: Main Channel 

Chinese:

Twitch:  Main Channel |  Stream #2 |  Stream #3 |  Stream #4 | Stream #5
YouTube: Main Channel 
Huya: Main Channel 
Bilibili: Main Channel 

Spanish Streams:

Twitch:  Main Channel |  Stream #2 |  Stream #3 |  Stream #4 | Stream #5
YouTube: Main Channel 
FaceBook: Main Channel 

The International 2024 (TI13)

The International 2024 is set to take place in Copenhagen, Denmark in September at the Royal Arena. This will mark the second time The International is returning to Europe after TI1, but the first time when, hopefully, fans will be able to attend. The first time Valve tried to bring its most prestigious tournament back to Europe was in 2020 when the pandemic hit the world. TI10 was postponed for 2021 and moved from Sweden to Romania. Although tickets were sold, a new wave of coronavirus forced Valve to refund all tickets and hold the tournament in an empty stadium in Bucharest. Since then, TI moved to Singapore in 2022 and last year it returned home, to Seattle.

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