Valve introduced this yr’s version of Dota 2’s The Worldwide is making a long-awaited return to Europe right this moment, with Copenhagen, Denmark revealed because the host for the thirteenth version of the top occasion.
The shock announcement got here on March 8 by way of an official weblog publish from Valve. This September’s return to the Outdated Continent will imply it’s the primary time European crowds will expertise TI for the reason that match’s inception method again in 2011, and it comes as many believed Valve had locked in Seattle because the everlasting dwelling for the match as soon as once more.
It’s the third time we’ve seen TI in Europe, however EU followers have been denied an opportunity to observe the perfect Dota groups battle it out in 2021’s version in Budapest attributable to COVID-19 restrictions. After a cease at Singapore in 2022, TI made a return to American shores in Seattle—the ancestral dwelling of the match—and plenty of assumed the town would host it as soon as extra in 2024.
Surprisingly, Valve determined in any other case, as an alternative revealing Copenhagen’s Royal Enviornment will play host to the perfect in aggressive Dota 2. It’s removed from the primary time Denmark has seen a significant esports occasion happen in Copenhagen with this yr’s Counter-Strike 2 Main additionally happening within the Royal Enviornment. It’s, nonetheless, the primary time the nation has hosted a tier-one Dota 2 occasion of any variety.
Valve additionally introduced a return to a “traditional” invitation and qualification format. With the Dota Professional Circuit wrapping up in 2023, this yr’s version of TI will see individuals each invited and qualifying for TI. “The invited groups will probably be introduced main as much as the occasion, and chosen based mostly on staff efficiency throughout the yr,” Valve stated within the weblog.
With out the DPC level system to information the best way, Valve might want to choose invitations based mostly on efficiency throughout the third-party circuit, and given TI is simply six months away, many are apprehensive this doesn’t give sufficient time for groups to separate themselves from the pack. Concern not, says Valve, who says there may be loads of Dota between now and September.
“This yr’s calendar is packed, with half a dozen main tournaments already introduced and extra on the best way, together with studio and enviornment tournaments in Europe, Asia, South America, and the Center East,” Valve stated, including that extra weight for invitations will probably be given to groups that win cross-regional occasions with their very own qualifiers, and to occasions with extra groups in attendance.
Ticketing info for TI 2024 in Copenhagen is but to be introduced, however Valve says extra particulars will probably be shared within the coming months.
