THE INTERNATIONAL MOVES TO SHANGHAI IN 2019, THE FIRST TIME OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA IN 7 YEARS.

On the last day of Dota 2’s  world championship, The International (TI) 2018, developer Valve announced that the event will be held in Shanghai, China next year. This will be the first time The International has taken place outside of North America since the first TI at Gamescom in 2011.

In 2012, The International moved to Seattle, Washington, remaining there through 2017. In 2018, the event relocated to the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.