The International 2024 mega thread: All TI13 news and updates

The International 2024, TI13, is upon us! It is set to occur throughout September, 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark. This is the 13th iteration of the prestigious event, with the world's best 16 teams ready to compete for a slice of the million-dollar prize pool.

Keep up with everything TI13, including the tournament overview, Secret Shop information, Compendium breakdown, and MORE in our TI13 mega thread. Scroll ahead!

Sixteen teams compete in TI 2024 - six invited and ten more qualified via Regional Qualifiers. The Group Stage begins September 4 until September 5. It features four groups of four team each. This is a round of collecting points and setting a group ranking - no teams will face disqualification.

The Seeding Decider occurs from September 6 to 7, where paired teams will play head-to-head in a BO3 series. This round will decide the Main Event bracket placement.

The Main Event consists of the Playoffs and the Finals, where the final eight teams play on stage in front of a live audience. The Playoffs is a double-elimination bracket with all series being a BO3 except for the BO5 Grand Finals.

Valve placed a base prize pool of $1.6 million for TI13. More will be contributed by 25% of the overall purchase of 2024's Compendium. At the time of writing, the total prize pool has only reached $2.3 million - 5 days before the tournament begins.

It is likely the prize pool will be lower than the previous year at TI12, which offered less than $3.4 million. We will update the official prize winning distribution below once the prize pool is finalized.

The Compendium arrived late - but it arrived. Just two weeks before TI13 begins, Valve dropped the highly anticipated Compendium with the usual set of events: Fantasy, Bingo Card, Predictions, and more!

We also get to choose teams to support with the Supporters Club program. Talents including casters and analysts also present their voicelines for the year! Here are our other articles focused on breaking down the Compendium content:

The annual TI Cosplay Competition will be brought to Copenhagen, Denmark! Register to join and be in your full cosplay for the Judging Event on September 12th. The winner will be announced on September 15, live on stage at the Royal Arena! If you have more questions about the Cosplay Competition, head to our dedicated article here!

The Secret Shop will be open during The International 2024, featuring some circus-themed merch to celebrate the release of Ringmaster! Make sure to make your purchase early as the exclusive items are limited. The Secret Shop items include:

You can head to the Secret Shop website here.

Valve dropped a bombshell to announce that teams cannot advertise their sponsors in game anymore. This means Valve will not allow sponsor names (example: BetBoom, 1win, Gaimin) on the game's interface, including team flags, banners, and logos.

Some celebrated the news as a spectator. But organizations are devastated as it may affect their economy. Gaimin Gladiators voiced out: "Now I understand why the Midas bug is still around—so we can make money from a dead game."

The CEO of Cloud9, Jack Etienne, also says that this decision is a gut punch to teams, who only knew about it days before TI13 begins. Cloud9 recently entered Dota 2, partnered with crypto casino BC.GAME.

Teams now have to study a new mini patch just 5 days before TI13 begins. Patch 7.37c delivered adjustments to 7 items and 39 heroes. This includes great buffs to Zeus, and Anti-Mage. The biggest nerfs went to Omniknight, Sven, and Tinker. But overall, the hero changes are minimal and were mainly tweaks across facets and abilities.

We will keep this page updated with more TI13 information! Make sure to stick around esports.gg for more Dota 2 news.