The battle for the Aegis of Champions is just around the corner, which means the time to finalize the roster for The International 2022 is here. Before the Main Event kicks off in a few weeks, the Dota community is going to be treated to TI11 Last Chance Qualifiers (LCQ). With 18 teams already set to compete in The International 11 in Singapore, two more teams are left to snag a place in Dota’s largest tournament of the year.
Valve made an expansion to this year’s The International format, where two additional teams will join Dota 2’s biggest Event through the use of a Last Chance Qualifier tournament—upping the total number of participants to 20 teams.
Twelve teams have gathered in Singapore from the six main regions, in the hopes of making one last stand and running the gauntlet from October 8 to October 12 and claiming one of the last two TI11 tickets.
This includes Puppey and Team Secret fighting to keep the longest TI attendance record intact; Ana and Topson leading a restructured T1; and Xtreme Gaming looking to make up for mistakes made under a different name.
Following a round-robin group stage and full playoff bracket, only two teams will get to continue on to the biggest competitive stage in Dota 2. Here is everything you need to know about Dota 2 The International 2022: Teams, format, schedule, prize pool, and more.
The International 2022 Participating Teams
20 teams will be competing this year from all over the world in TI11. Here are the teams that will form a part of the Dota 2 The International 2022 roster:
Invited Teams:
- PSG.LGD
- OG
- Team Spirit
- Beastcoast
- Team Aster
- Thunder Awaken
- BOOM esports
- TSM
- Tundra Esports
- Gaimin Gladiators
- Evil Geniuses
- Fnatic
Regional Qualified Teams
- Soniqs
- Hokori
- Entity
- BetBoom Team
- Royal Never Give Up
- Talon Esports
Last Chance Qualifier Teams
- Undecided
- Undecided
Format:
TI11 LCQ is going to run through a full Group Stage and Playoff bracket before sending two teams to the Main Event. The group stage will run from October 8 to October 9, and the Playoffs will run from October 10 to October 12.
Group Stage LCQ Format:
- Two groups of six teams each
- Round-robin format of best-of-two games
- The top 4 teams from each group will be placed in the Upper bracket of playoffs
- The bottom two teams will be placed in the Lower Bracket of the Main event
No teams will be eliminated during the group stage, giving everyone a chance to bounce back in the playoffs.
Playoffs LCQ Format:
The playoffs will feature the standard best-of-three, double-elimination bracket. However, instead of having grand finals, the team that makes it all the way out of the upper bracket finals will instantly qualify for TI11, with the same applying to the winner of the lower bracket finals after that.
Here is a full list of the teams competing in the LCQ, split up into their groups.
| Region | Group A | Group B |
| Western Europe | Team Secret | Team Liquid |
| Eastern Europe | Natus Vincere | Virtus.pro |
| China | Vici Gaming | Xtreme Gaming |
| Southeast Asia | Polaris Esports | T1 |
| North America | nouns | Wildcard Gaming |
| South America | Tempest | Infamous |
This is the first time that the main event at The International 11 will take place at two different venues. The main Group Stage action is set to kick off on October 15 with the best Dota 2 teams in action.
Group Stage Format:
- Two groups of 10 teams each
- Single round-robin format
- The top four teams will be placed in the main event’s Upper bracket
- 5-8th place teams will be placed in the Lower Bracket of the Main event
- The remaining teams will be eliminated
Main Event Format:
The TI11 Main Event will take place at two different venues:
- TI Playoffs – Suntec Singapore
- TI Finals Weekend – Singapore Indoor Stadium
Group Stage LCQ Schedule
The group stage will run from October 8 to October 9, with matches being streamed across multiple broadcasts each day. The playoffs will pick up on some of these same channels on October 10.
The International 11 Prize Pool:
The International 11 will feature a community-funded prize pool. Valve will chip in the basic $1.6 million, while the remaining amount is provided by the community. The TI11 prize pool will have received 25% of all Battle Pass sales.
This year, the Dota 2 Battle Pass is divided into two parts:
- Part 1: September 1 – November 2
- Part 2: November 3 onwards
As of October 8, 2022, the TI11 prize pool stands at $13,334,692.