The battle for the Aegis of Champions is slowly approaching from the horizon, which means it is time to finalize the roster for The International 2022. <\/p>
In an expansion made to this year\u2019s format, Valve is bringing an additional two teams to Dota 2\u2019s <\/em>biggest event through use of a Last Chance Qualifier tournament\u2014upping the total number of participants to 20 teams. <\/p>
From the six main regions, 12 teams have gathered in Singapore with hopes to make one last stand and run the gauntlet from Oct. 8 to 12 to claim 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. <\/p>
After a round robin group stage and full playoff bracket, only two teams will remain standing and get to continue on to the biggest competitive stage in Dota 2<\/em>. Here is everything you need to know in order to keep up with the entire event.<\/p>