Being the most dominating team through a whole season comes with a cost. Gaimin Gladiators have learned this lesson all too well. No one could matchGaimin Gladiatorsin 2023. The team went on winning all three Majors of that year and a total of six tournament trophies. Placing second at TI is a feat that many would be content with. They finished second there too and moving into the new year, Gaimin went through their toughest period....

Both teams welcomed aboard players who proved themselves to be some of the best in their roles. Nonetheless, everyone who passed the group brawl started the playoffs stage in the upper bracket. Team FalconsvsTeam Liquid Team Liquid landed in the lower bracket rounds after losing 0-2 to Team Falcons. Game two featured a late scenario as well.

The post-TI12 brutal shuffle in South America fragmented all the top teams from SA. The organisation used its full resources to change the SA mentality. Their hard work catapulted Heroic to the top of the SA scene in no time. Their best placement is a top 8 at ESL One Birmingham and top 8 at DreamLeague Season 23. Heroics most successful hero pairings before TI13 SA is notoriously known for a hyper-aggressive playstyle....

Virtus.pro suffered an early exit in the Eastern European qualifiers for The International 2024 (TI13). Top 8 at TI12 Virtus.pro went through qualifier rounds for TI last year as well. Since last year, the VP line-up hasn’t suffered any major changes. It wasL1ga Teamwho got the best out of VP on Sunday to end their TI dream this year. But although they did not qualify for The International 2024, Virtus.pro are still looking at a busy summer....

Its been almost 10 years since North America claimed the most wanted trophy in the Dota 2 scene. Fly is an integral part of nouns steady progress throughout the season. They took crucial victories through the past few days with both Yuma and Lelis playing it. The two players can also flex a Windranger, or an Alchemist if needed. A position 4 Leshrac is also something Lelis has been testing recently....

All data has been taken fromdatDota. By the 23rdof June, all 16 teams travelling to Denmark for TI13 will be finalized.

Talon Esportswere by far the best Southeast Asia team last year. They brought the best results for SEA in years and were heading to TI12 with high hopes. Fortunately, SEA got two qualifier spots and the Talon vs Aurora saga will continue at TI13. Akashi, their carry player made his competitive debut in 2021. Despite being just 21 years old, Akashi is not the youngest on the team. His youth translates perfectly into his playstyle....

The missing puzzle piece was a coach to define the teams fundamentals and help them reach their true potential. What makes this feat even more impressive is that they won all five grand finals with clean 3-0 sweeps. The support duo was able to play one of their favourite heroes throughout the entire year. Their strategies and execution were perfect to the point of almost being boring. He played 10 different heroes at that tournament, while all the team members experimented with different things....

33 is probably the best option they could have gone with to fill Zais shoes. Inconsistency defines Liquids 2024 competitive season. At the beginning of August, they also landed their first tournament victory at Elite League Season 2. That doesnt mean their players have become completely inactive.

Five debutants are looking at making The International 2024 the breakout tournament for them. 1win is a very young and full hopes team that qualified for TI13 through the Eastern European brackets.

Team Spirit are aiming this year for a three-peat on The International stage. In many aspects, this is a team cut from a different cloth. Team Spirit took the world by surprise at TI10 in 2021 when they won their first Aegis. Larl made his TI debut in 2023 and lifted his first Aegis of Champions with the team. Team Spiritroster Illya yatoro MulyarchukDenis Larl SigitovMagomed Collapse KhalilovMiroslaw Mira KolpakovYaroslav Miposhka Naidenovcoach:Silent....

Every year we keep asking ourselves how TI is different or why TI is special compared to other tournaments. For the Dota 2 fans watching the competition, the answer to that is almost always the same. Because thats where the magic happens and thats where we get to see the biggest stories unfolding. This year itsTeam Zerowho have a huge potential to write a TI5 CDEC pop in of story....

The International 2022 Champions are heading to TI once again but in a completely different formula. Defending the title went terribly wrong last year forTundra Esports. They placed only the 13-16th in Seattle, which triggered a massive overhaul of the team. Only Topson remained from the 2023 roster, and the reconstruction was made around him. In that event alone Tundra played with three different offlaners, and the saga didnt stop there....