One of the highest honours for Dota 2 players is to compete at The International.
This year 22 new players will make their TI debut.
Break-out players and teams made a splash on the international scene from around the world.
A total of nine teams out of 16 have at least one debutant on the roster more than half!
This year’s International promises to be a thrilling blend of seasoned veterans and fresh talent.
The year started slowly with no major qualifier victories or any notable results.
When they finally clinched a ticket to a LAN tournament, a visa mishmash had their slot revoked.
Talon flipped the narrative and secured the first SEA spot at The International 2024 after a 2:0 sweep overAurora.
Despite being just 21 years old, Akashi is not the youngest on the team.
Lorenof made his first appearance with the team at DreamLeague Season 22.
I played with him at PuckChamp and I can tell you that he is a very tryhard player.
He has his own way of playing the game and his mechanical skills are what makes him so special.
AuroradebutantArtem Lorenof Melnick
China Debutants
Only six invites were bestowed directly to the teams.
Of those, it was onlyXtreme Gamingfrom China that received one.
The rest of China was left to battle things out.
Xm started the season playing for Azure Ray.
He played for Wild Card Gaming at that time, taking 7-8th place.
Since then he played for just a handful of NA teams before heading over to South America with Heroic.
Speaking six languages certainly has its advantages!
HeroicdebutantCedric Davai Lama Deckmyn
Western Europe Debutants
It really has become the year of the Falcon.
The MENA-based team started the season strong and has maintained its momentum event after event.
The team has become synonymous with championship titles.
He was the best fit as everyone who was now on the Falcons roster had previously played with Malr1ne.
Team FalconsdebutantStanislav Malr1ne Potorak
Tundra Esportshad a rough year after winning TI11.
But this Russian player is definitely a clutch player who has come in for Tundra time and time again.
To top things off, they were awarded only one slot via qualifiers.
An underwhelming performance at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 brought about a roster change for nouns.
Yuma “Yuma” Langlet for nouns is also a debutant for The International.
He is aNicaraguan/Belgian/Germanplayer who started his professional career only three years ago playing for D2Hustlers.
TI10 was postponed for 2021 and moved from Sweden to Romania.
Since then, TI moved to Singapore in 2022 and last year it returned home, to Seattle.
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