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| Game | Dota 2 |
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| Founded | 2011 |
| Administrator | Valve |
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| Most recent champion(s) | Team Liquid, 2024 |
| Most titles | OG, Team Spirit, Team Liquid (2) |
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| Official website | dota2.com/esports |
The International (TI) is an annual esports world championship for the five-on-five video game Dota 2. Produced by the game's developer Valve, the International is the final event of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) and consists of 20 teams: 12 based on final results from the DPC; six from North America, South America, Southeast Asia, China, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe regional leagues; and two from last-chance qualifiers. The International was first held in Germany at the 2011 Gamescom to promote the game's release. It was then held in Seattle, where Valve is headquartered, until it began to be hosted internationally again starting with The International 2018 in Vancouver.
The tournament's prize pool has been crowdfunded via a battle pass system within the game since 2013, with a quarter of all revenue from it directly going towards it. Internationals have the largest single-tournament prize pool of any esport event, with largest reaching US$40 million. The most recent champion is Team Liquid, who won The International 2024, with OG, Team Spirit, and Team Liquid each having won two Internationals since its inception.