After weeks of speculation, the official dates for The International 2022 have finally been announced. Here are the TI11 tournament dates this year.
At the conclusion of the Stockholm Major, Valve announced that this year's The International 2022 will be held in Singapore in October. However, it took them some time to announce when the event will actually take place. Now, we finally know when the TI11 dates will be – and all the tournament dates have been revealed.
This year's The International will be the biggest so far – with 30 teams competing across an almost month-long event. That means 30 teams will be competing for the $1,6000,000.00 prize pool. Of course, this prize pool will increase the more players purchase The International Compendium / Battle Pass levels, just like before. However, this high number of teams is unprecedented in Dota 2, and it's refreshing to see Valve giving more chances to more teams this year.
Not all 30 teams will be competing in the main stage, however. Out of the twelve teams competing in the Last Chance Qualifiers, there will only be two teams headed to the Group Stage. There, the two LCQ teams will be competing against the top 18 teams in the world – 12 of the world's highest-ranked teams through the DPC System, and six more teams qualifying from Regional Qualifiers. Then out of these twenty teams, only sixteen teams will compete in front of the crowds at SunTec Convention Center – with even fewer teams playing in the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
So, to wit, here are the dates of the road to The International 2022 Finals:
The International 2022 Dates / TI11 Dates: October 8-30, 2022
Last Chance Qualifiers: October 8-12
Group Stages: October 15-18
Playoffs: October 20-23
Grand Finals: October 29-30
On top of this massive announcement, Valve also said that they will be releasing the June Dota Plus update on June 8, 2022. Check back here and watch the space at our Dota 2 Guides to find out what's in store in the new patch once it comes out.