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Fnatic officially qualifies for TI11.
Valve has confirmed via Twitter that the DPC website reflects the official standings for the 2021-22 season, which means that Fnatic is the 12th and final team with a direct invite to The International 2022. Of course, Outsiders will not be too happy as this means they will need to go through the TI qualifiers instead.
This comes after the conclusion of the PGL Arlington Major that saw Fnatic lose to beascoast, which solidified Evil Geniuses' place at TI. They initially lost the spot to Outsiders by 0.5 points, a devastating blow to the organisation that has been a long-standing attendee at TI. According to Liquipedia, Outsiders placed above Fnatic but on the DPC website, it told a different story.
The main reason behind it is down to simple math and how both the DPC website and Liquipedia calculate the points. You can read more about it here.
Fnatic has also since updated on their official Facebook page that they have qualified for TI11, noting the emotional rollercoaster they have been on the past few weeks. This also makes it the team's ninth consecutive TI appearance, dating back to TI3. While Fnatic remains one of SEA's best and brightest, their international form has still been fairly inconsistent.
The International 2022 qualifiers
The remaining spots will be decided through regional qualifiers, taking place September 3rd - 18th.
All teams that participated in the third tour of the regional leagues have a chance to qualify through the regional qualifiers provided that they do not replace more than two players from their third tour's roster. As in the previous season, there will not be any Open Qualifiers. However, all Regional Leagues will have an Open Qualifier tournament for their Division II spots meaning that the third tour's open qualifiers will essentially act as TI Open Qualifiers.
In addition, it was announced that the second and third-place teams from each region's qualifiers will compete in the Last Chance Qualifier LAN event prior to The International to decide the final two qualification spots - thus expanding The International 2022 from 18 to 20 teams.
The International 2022
The International in Singapore will be the largest Dota tournament in history featuring 30 world-class teams battling out on the road to the Aegis of Champions across 4 consecutive weekends.
- Read more about the schedule and format changes for The International 2022.
International 2022 is expected to be held in Singapore from October 8th (starting with the offline/LAN last chance qualifiers) through to October 30th with the grand finals.
