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 coming to Europe, but the first time when, hopefully, fans will be able to attend. The first time Valve tried to bring its most prestigious tournament to Europe was in 2020 when the pandemic hit the world. TI10 was postponed for 2021 and moved from Sweden to Romania, and 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.
TI invites are back
With the Dota Pro Circuit discontinued at the end of 2023, TI invites are back on the menu. According to the official announcement made by Valve, a total of 16 teams will compete for the Aegis of Champions in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 16 slots will be filled by a mix of open qualifiers and regional qualifiers winners as well as directly invited teams. The system, says Valve will be similar to the one used prior to the DPC when the invitations were determined based on team performances at third party tournaments during the year.
Ticket sales and a detailed schedule of The International 2024 are to be announced in the next few months.
