There are so many questions and narratives surrounding the competition: How is the competition shaping up?
Which region will this years likely champions hail from?
Will a region get its first TI championship this year?
TI 2024 is looking no different, as the three biggest favourites are all from Europe.
Eastern Europe may be the lesser of the two, but not as much as most would think.
A historic third Aegis for them is still a likely possibility.
The rest of the field in Eastern Europe isnt quite up to snuff, though.
To sum it up, Europe should remain the top dogs at TI.
But theres no guarantee, and other regions causing an upheaval is not out of the question.
Can China cause an upset?
If there is one region that could upset Europes dominance over the scene, it will be China.
Before 2017, the Chinese reigned supreme over Dota 2 with three titles under their belts.
But since then, the region has been supplanted by the West.
However, thats not to say that China is no longer a contender.
Throughout Europes run of dominance, two Chinese teams still finished as runners-up.
TI 2024 is looking like it will play out similarly.
Will this finally be Ame’s year?
Most players brains would say no, but their hearts will defiantly whisper yes.
Just like last year, China doesnt seem like it will make a lot of noise heading into TI.
But then they had two teams finish in the Top 4.
With that said, the Chinese teams are firmly behind their European counterparts in the title race.
North America has one title to its name, won way back in 2015.
The Aegis continues to elude Southeast Asia and South America, but they have gotten fairly close before.
It’s also emblematic of the state of the Dota 2 pro scenes in those places.
Southeast Asia has been stagnant, no longer producing the breakout stars it once did before.
After their surge to competitiveness in 2022, South America has seemingly lost its momentum.
North America is on life support, but at least it has 2015 to look back on.
But this is just me being a realist, not a pessimist.
This delusional Southeast Asian Dota fan humbly apologises for his bluntness.
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