for the First time in the history of eSports The International Dota 2 tournament will go to Asia. During the final TI in 2018, won by team OG, Valve announced that next year the tournament will be held in Shanghai. The exact date is not announced, but most likely also in August.

Not counting the first and The transaction all previous events took home at Valve in Seattle. This year the championship was held in Vancouver, Canada.

Shanghai has long been accustomed to eSports events, including Dota 2. In 2016 there was a second major within the Dota Major Championships. In addition to Dota 2 professionally plays more players than any other country. The Chinese team took home three first places at The International.