The International (esports)

The International

Sport	Dota 2
Founded	2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Administrator	Valve
No. of teams	16 teams (2011–2016, 2024–present) 18 teams (2017–2021) 20 teams (2022–2023)
Most recent champion(s)	Team Spirit, 2023
Most titles	OG and Team Spirit (2)
Tournament format	Group stage Round robin Main event Double elimination
Official website	dota2.com/esports

The International (TI) is an annual esports world championship for the five-on-five video game Dota 2. Produced by the game's developer Valve, the International is the final event of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) and consists of 20 teams: 12 based on final results from the DPC; six from North America, South America, Southeast Asia, China, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe regional leagues; and two from last-chance qualifiers. The International was first held in Germany at the 2011 Gamescom to promote the game's release. It was then held in Seattle, where Valve is headquartered, until it began to be hosted internationally again starting with The International 2018 in Vancouver.

The tournament's prize pool has been crowdfunded via a battle pass system within the game since 2013, with a quarter of all revenue from it directly going towards it. Internationals have the largest single-tournament prize pool of any esport event, with largest reaching US$40 million. The most recent champion is Team Spirit, who won the 2023 iteration. OG and Team Spirit are the only repeat winners in the tournament's history, winning two each.