The International 2024

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The International 2024
Tournament information
Game Dota 2
DatesSeptember 4–September 15, 2024
Administrator Valve
Tournament
format(s)
Host(s) Denmark
Venue(s) Royal Arena
Participants16 teams
PurseUS$2,602,164
Final positions
Champion Team Liquid
1st runner-upGaimin Gladiators
2nd runner-up Tundra Esports
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The International 2024 (also known as TI 13 and TI 2024), was the 13th edition of The International, the annual Dota 2 world championship esports tournament hosted by Valve, the game's developer. The tournament was held at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark. [1] Sixteen teams competed in the tournament to win the Aegis of Champions. [2] TI 2024 returned to its early format, with direct invites based on team rankings from global tournaments following the cancellation of the Dota Pro Circuit.

Contents

This was the first edition of the tournament that has return to the format it had in the early years, in which direct invites will be given out to the teams following their rankings throughout separate tournaments being held globally, following the abolition of the Dota Pro Circuit after the 2023 edition of The International had concluded. [3] The event was won by The International 2017 champions Team Liquid, who defeated the previous years' finalist Gaimin Gladiators 3–0 in the final. [4] [5]

Background

Valve announced that Copenhagen would play host to the crowning event of the Dota 2 competitive season around September 2024, but they are yet to release further details about the format of the tournament, scheduling, and how rankings from tournaments across the world will affect rankings and secure direct invitations for the teams participating. [6]

Teams

The direct invites for the tournament were announced on May 27, with 6 teams earning their spots in the tournament based on the performances in the previous tournaments during the year. [7]

RegionTeams
Direct invite
Europe
  • Entity
  • Tundra Esports
  • 1win
China
Southeast Asia
North America Nouns
South America
  • Heroic
  • Beastcoast

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper Bracket FinalsFinal
A1Xtreme Gaming0
C4Team Liquid2
A1Team Liquid2
B1Cloud90
B1Cloud92
D3Aurora Gaming0
A1Team Liquid2
C1Gaimin Gladiators0
C1Team Falcons0
A3Tundra Esports2
C1Tundra Esports0
B3Gaimin Gladiators2
C3nouns1
B3Gaimin Gladiators2
A1Team Liquid3
C1Gaimin Gladiators0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower round 5Lower final
C3nouns0
B1Cloud90
B4Talon Esports1D2BetBoom Team2
A1BetBoom Team0C2Team Falcons2
D2BetBoom Team2
C2Team Falcons2C1Tundra Esports1
A3Team Falcons2
C2Team Falcons0C2Gaimin Gladiators2
A41w Team2C21w Team0
B3Tundra Esports2
C2Team Zero0
D3Aurora Gaming2
B3Tundra Esports2
D4beastcoast1B2HEROIC1
C1Aurora Gaming0C1Xtreme Gaming0
B2HEROIC2
B3Xtreme Gaming2
C4Xtreme Gaming2
D1Team Spirit2A2Team Spirit1
A2G2 x IG0


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