The International 2024
{{Short description|13th edition of The International}}
{{Infobox tournament
| name = The International 2024
| image =
| game = Dota 2
| start_date = September 4
| end_date = September 15, 2024
| administrator = Valve
| tournament_format = {{ubl|Round Robin (group stage)|Double elimination (playoffs)}}
| host = Denmark
| venues = Royal Arena
| participants = 16 teams
| purse = US$2,602,164
| champion = Team Liquid
| runner-up1 = Gaimin Gladiators
| runner-up2 = Tundra Esports
| previous = 2023
| next = 2025
}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Taifalos |first1=Nicholas |title=Dota 2’s The International 2024: Location, dates, tickets, invites, and more |url=https://dotesports.com/dota-2/news/dota-2s-the-international-2024-location-dates-tickets-and-more |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=Dot Esports |date=28 May 2024}} Sixteen teams competed in the tournament to win the Aegis of Champions.{{cite news |last1=Zalamea |first1=Nigel |title=The International 2024 return to its roots: Venue revealed |url=https://www.oneesports.gg/dota2/the-international-2024-venue-format/ |access-date=30 March 2024 |work=One Esports |date=9 March 2024}} 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.
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.{{cite news |last1=Guan Hao |first1=Dexter |title=Valve abolishes DOTA Pro Circuit system after 6 years |url=https://www.oneesports.gg/dota2/valve-abolishing-dota-pro-circuit/ |access-date=30 March 2024 |work=One Esports |date=15 September 2023}} The event was won by The International 2017 champions Team Liquid, who defeated the previous years' finalist Gaimin Gladiators 3–0 in the final.{{cite news |author=Luci Keleman |title=Sixth time’s the charm as Liquid denies Gaimin Gladiators the biggest Dota prize of all |url=https://dotesports.com/dota-2/news/sixth-times-the-charm-as-liquid-denies-gaimin-gladiators-the-biggest-dota-prize-of-all |access-date=19 September 2024 |work=Dot Esports |date=16 September 2024}}{{cite news |author=Mike Stubbs |title=Team Liquid Wins The International 13 ‘Dota 2’ Tournament |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikestubbs/2024/09/15/team-liquid-wins-the-international-13-dota-2-tournament/ |access-date=19 September 2024 |work=Forbes |date=16 September 2024}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Lozano |first1=Kurt |title=Dota 2's The International 2024 world championship will be hosted in the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark in September |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/dota-2s-the-international-2024-world-championship-will-be-hosted-in-the-royal-arena-in-copenhagen-denmark-in-september-230810773.html |access-date=30 March 2024 |work=Yahoo Esports Southeast Asia |date=9 March 2024}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Zalamea |first1=Nigel |title=All teams qualified for TI13: Full list of teams attending The International 2024 |url=https://www.oneesports.gg/dota2/all-teams-qualified-for-ti13/ |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=One Esports |date=28 May 2024}}
| class="wikitable" | |
| Region | Teams |
|---|---|
| Direct invite | {{ubl|Team Spirit|Xtreme Gaming|Team Falcons|Team Liquid|Gaimin Gladiators|BetBoom Team}} |
| Europe | {{ubl|Entity|Tundra Esports|1win}} |
| China | {{ubl|Team Zero|G2.iG}} |
| Southeast Asia | {{ubl|Talon Esports|Aurora}} |
| North America | Nouns |
| South America | {{ubl|Heroic|Beastcoast}} |
== Bracket ==
{{16TeamBracket-2Elim
| RD1-hide = y
| boldwinner = high
| RD2-seed1 = A1
| RD2-team1 = Xtreme Gaming
| RD2-score1 = 0
| RD2-seed2 = C4
| RD2-team2 = Team Liquid
| RD2-score2 = 2
| RD2-seed3 = B1
| RD2-team3 = Cloud9
| RD2-score3 = 2
| RD2-seed4 = D3
| RD2-team4 = Aurora Gaming
| RD2-score4 = 0
| RD2-seed5 = C1
| RD2-team5 = Team Falcons
| RD2-score5 = 0
| RD2-seed6 = A3
| RD2-team6 = Tundra Esports
| RD2-score6 = 2
| RD2-seed7 = C3
| RD2-team7 = nouns
| RD2-score7 = 1
| RD2-seed8 = B3
| RD2-team8 = Gaimin Gladiators
| RD2-score8 = 2
| RD1b-seed1 = B4
| RD1b-team1 = Talon Esports
| RD1b-score1 = 1
| RD1b-seed2 = D2
| RD1b-team2 = BetBoom Team
| RD1b-score2 = 2
| RD1b-seed3 = A4
| RD1b-team3 = 1w Team
| RD1b-score3 = 2
| RD1b-seed4 = C2
| RD1b-team4 = Team Zero
| RD1b-score4 = 0
| RD1b-seed5 = D4
| RD1b-team5 = beastcoast
| RD1b-score5 = 1
| RD1b-seed6 = B2
| RD1b-team6 = HEROIC
| RD1b-score6 = 2
| RD1b-seed7 = D1
| RD1b-team7 = Team Spirit
| RD1b-score7 = 2
| RD1b-seed8 = A2
| RD1b-team8 = G2 x IG
| RD1b-score8 = 0
| RD2b-seed1 = C3
| RD2b-team1 = nouns
| RD2b-score1 = 0
| RD2b-seed2 = D2
| RD2b-team2 = BetBoom Team
| RD2b-score2 = 2
| RD2b-seed3 = A3
| RD2b-team3 = Team Falcons
| RD2b-score3 = 2
| RD2b-seed4 = C2
| RD2b-team4 = 1w Team
| RD2b-score4 = 0
| RD2b-seed5 = D3
| RD2b-team5 = Aurora Gaming
| RD2b-score5 = 2
| RD2b-seed6 = B2
| RD2b-team6 = HEROIC
| RD2b-score6 = 1
| RD2b-seed7 = C4
| RD2b-team7 = Xtreme Gaming
| RD2b-score7 = 2
| RD2b-seed8 = A2
| RD2b-team8 = Team Spirit
| RD2b-score8 = 1
| RD3-seed1 = A1
| RD3-team1 = Team Liquid
| RD3-score1 = 2
| RD3-seed2 = B1
| RD3-team2 = Cloud9
| RD3-score2 = 0
| RD3-seed3 = C1
| RD3-team3 = Tundra Esports
| RD3-score3 = 0
| RD3-seed4 = B3
| RD3-team4 = Gaimin Gladiators
| RD3-score4 = 2
| RD3b-seed1 = A1
| RD3b-team1 = BetBoom Team
| RD3b-score1 = 0
| RD3b-seed2 = C2
| RD3b-team2 = Team Falcons
| RD3b-score2 = 2
| RD3b-seed3 = C1
| RD3b-team3 = Aurora Gaming
| RD3b-score3 = 0
| RD3b-seed4 = B3
| RD3b-team4 = Xtreme Gaming
| RD3b-score4 = 2
| RD4 = Upper Bracket Finals
| RD4-seed1 = A1
| RD4-team1 = Team Liquid
| RD4-score1 = 2
| RD4-seed2 = C1
| RD4-team2 = Gaimin Gladiators
| RD4-score2 = 0
| RD4b-seed1 = B1
| RD4b-team1 = Cloud9
| RD4b-score1 = 0
| RD4b-seed2 = C2
| RD4b-team2 = Team Falcons
| RD4b-score2 = 2
| RD4b-seed3 = B3
| RD4b-team3 = Tundra Esports
| RD4b-score3 = 2
| RD4b-seed4 = C1
| RD4b-team4 = Xtreme Gaming
| RD4b-score4 = 0
| RD5b-seed1 = C2
| RD5b-team1 = Team Falcons
| RD5b-score1 = 0
| RD5b-seed2 = B3
| RD5b-team2 = Tundra Esports
| RD5b-score2 = 2
| RD6b-seed1 = C1
| RD6b-team1 = Tundra Esports
| RD6b-score1 = 1
| RD6b-seed2 = C2
| RD6b-team2 = Gaimin Gladiators
| RD6b-score2 = 2
| RD7-seed1 = A1
| RD7-team1 = Team Liquid
| RD7-score1 = 3
| RD7-seed2 = C1
| RD7-team2 = Gaimin Gladiators
| RD7-score2 = 0
}}