Time’s up: TI is back! Dota 2’s The International 2024 is the pinnacle event in the Dota competitive calendar. The undisputed top 16 teams in the world will converge in Denmark for the next two weeks, battling it out to become the 14th team to lift the Aegis of Champions.
The Aegis has belonged to Team Spirit for two of the last three years—can the Russian squad win a third trophy in the Royal Arena later this September, or will another rise and claim victory (and the lion’s share of the crowdfunded prize pool) on the biggest stage of all?
Here’s everything you need to know about Dota 2’s TI 2024.
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Dota 2 TI 2024 format and teams
This year’s edition of Dota 2 TI is split into three main sections. The group stage and seeding deciders will determine the order the top 16 teams will play out the main event bracket. The Road to The International consists of the first two sections as well as the opening matches of the playoff bracket, while The International itself sees just the top eight finish the main bracket.
- Group stage
- Teams are sorted into four groups of four and will play out a best-of-two round-robin format.
- All teams will qualify for the next stage.
- Seeding Deciders
- The top team from Group A will pick an opponent running either third or fourth in Group B; then, they’ll play a best-of-three to determine who begins the main event in the upper bracket.
- This is repeated across each group (Group B winner vs. Group A 3rd/4th, Group A 2nd vs. remaining Group B 3rd/4th, Group C winner vs. Group D 3rd/4th, etc.).
- The winners of the Bo3s begin in the upper bracket of the main event; all losers begin in the lower bracket.
- Main Event
- Double-elimination bracket; all matches Bo3.
- The top eight through the upper and lower brackets play into The International.
- The grand final is a best-of-five.
Here are the teams that qualified for TI 2024 and how they got there.
| Qualification | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Direct Invites Teams that earned enough ranking points to automatically qualify for TI 2024. | Team Spirit Xtreme Gaming Team Falcons Team Liquid Gaimin Gladiators BetBoom Team |
| Regional Qualifiers Each major Dota regions’ final qualifier. | Western Europe: Cloud9, Tundra Eastern Europe: 1win China: G2 x iG, Team Zero Southeast Asia: Talon Esports, Aurora North America: Nouns South America: HEROIC, Beastcoast |
Dota 2 TI 2024 schedule and results
Group stage
The match schedule for TI 2024’s group stage is to be determined.
Seeding Deciders
The match schedule for TI 2024’s seeding deciders is to be determined.
Main event
The schedule for TI 2024’s main event is to be determined.
Dota 2 TI 2024 streams: How to watch
The Dota 2 TI 2024 tournament will be streamed live on Twitch and YouTube. If you missed the action, you’ll be able to watch back the main broadcast via the above Twitch channel with spoiler-free VODs posted after each matchday.
Dota community streamers are permitted to stream TI 2024—check out the Dota category on Twitch for all streams broadcasting the tournament. A list of alternate broadcasters in other languages will be provided on the event’s Liquipedia page.
Published: Sep 2, 2024 02:48 am