The International 2023 qualifiers are set to begin in just mere weeks.
That was nearly the entire new generation of Chinese professional players.
But it could also be the fact that China just hasn’t been performing as the region once had.
This will be the least amount of Chinese teams to represent the region at The International ever.
For China, the battle begins August 17 only about 9 days after the new patch was dropped.
Xtreme Gaming
Xtreme Gaminglost Kaka to Team Aster earlier this month.
So they havetaken onfree agent and highly decorated veteran Zhao “XinQ” Zixing into the fold.
They are hoping to use his experience and insight into the game to make them a stand-out team.
But then Zhang “Eurus/Paparazi” Chengjun officially moved into retirement following Riyadh Masters.
But as with most retirements in Dota 2, it seems it was only a hiatus.
From there on, each year TI went to different parts of the globe.
Key Arena, which now is Climate Pledge arena from Seattle will be the home for The International 2023.