The International 2025 to be hosted in Hamburg, Germany

valve Announce International 2025the biggest Dota 2 tournament of the year, will be held in Hamburg, Germany.

Specifically, the event will be hosted with a capacity of 16,000 people Barclays Stadium From 11 to 14 September.

This is the first time The International has been held in Germany since its inaugural tournament in 2011. The first tournament was held during Gamescom in Cologne.

In the following years, the tournament has been held around the world in locations such as Seattle, Vancouver, Bucharest, Shanghai, Singapore and, most recently, Copenhagen.

Along with the location reveal, Valve announced that the 16 teams will once again be a mix of direct invitationals, open qualifiers, and regional qualifiers. Details of invitations and qualifications have not yet been revealed.

The game developer also asked fans to “stay tuned” for ticket information and event scheduling.

Dota 2 is one of the biggest eSports in the world. The 2024 edition of The International recorded its highest viewership of 1.43 million during the grand finals between Team Liquid and Wrestlers Jaemin. Last year, Valve also made the decision to showcase There are no ads or sponsorships within the game During the tournament. This was in an attempt to remove distractions from players and viewers.

Last year’s finalists will compete against each other across several tournaments before The International 2025. Both teams are among the participants in Peace Blast II The event will take place from February 3 to 9, 2025.

2025 is set to be a busy year for Dota 2 events run by several event organisers, including the likes ESL FACEIT GROUP.

Along with the ESL Pro Tour, Valve’s MOBA title will return to the Esports World Cup PGL It will host three seasons of Wallachia competition and large-scale LAN competitions.

in AdvertisementValve stated: “The stars have aligned and the stage has once again been set for cosmic battle. And this time, that fight is back where it began: Germany, site of The International’s modest debut on the world stage, where dozens of people watched in person.

“Now, fourteen years later, The International returns to Germany, at the Barclays Arena in Hamburg from September 11-14 – in front of a slightly larger crowd, we think, this time.”