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The International 2023 will return to a roaring crowd in Seattle this October, and we are now accepting proposals from companies who are interested in partnering with Valve to produce and distribute regional language broadcasts.

As in recent years, we are accepting proposals for the Live Event Broadcast Production of The International 2023 in Russian, Chinese, and Spanish language broadcasts. The RFP (Request For Proposal) documentation and instructions for submissions can be found here.

New this year, we are also accepting proposals for companies who are interested in bringing small content teams on-site for sideline reporting in additional languages (not English, Russian, Chinese, or Spanish). These teams would have the ability to film on-site, including participating in post-match and crowd interviews, for audiences not served by the languages of the official broadcast. The RFP for Limited Live Event Broadcast Access can be found here.

Please reach out to [email protected] with any additional questions regarding this process, or the details of either RFP.

Lastly, this year we've streamlined additional license and feed requests:

• Production companies who are simply seeking a commercial license to produce a regional language broadcast of The International 2023 without additional access to the event can fill out this form here.
  
• Streaming platforms who are only interested in restreaming the official broadcast feeds to their platform can apply to do so here.
  

We thank everyone for their interest in working with us on The International 2023.

The International is almost upon us, as the top eighteen teams converge in Indonesia for the third and final showdown of The 2023 Dota Pro Circuit: The Bali Major, presented by IO Esports. Catch the action live online from the Group Stage from June 29th to July 3rd, then tune in for the Playoffs on July 5th to July 9th. As always, keep up to date on all the tournament teams and match standings at www.dota2.com/esports.


As the final Major approaches, show your fan pride and unlock custom equippables by purchasing your favorite team's Supporters Club, now 75% off until the end of the Summer Tour. As always, 50% of every Supporters Club sale goes directly to the team.


With the conclusion of the regional leagues and the start of the Bali Major, Fantasy has been adjusted for the different format. As with the previous Majors, Player Card packs now contain only players from Major-qualified teams, and Fantasy will run daily instead of weekly. If you're new to Fantasy or just need a refresher, check out this Fantasy rundown from the start of the Tour.


When The Bali Major concludes, the top 12 teams in the DPC will be directly invited to The International. The remaining teams will be competing in 6 regional qualifiers for the final 8 slots throughout the month of August on the following dates:

• North America and China: August 17th-21st (1 slot each)
  
• South America and Eastern Europe: August 22nd-26th (2 slots for South America, 1 slot for Eastern Europe)
  
• Southeast Asia and Western Europe: August 27th-31st (2 slots for Western Europe, 1 slot for Southeast Asia)
  

Stay tuned for more news about The International Qualifiers and The International 2023 in the upcoming weeks.

Update: The Regional Qualifier regions and dates were initially in the wrong order. They have since been fixed.

Dota 2 is moving away from releasing new content via a pattle pass in favour of more varied and regular updates. Valve explained the change on the Dota 2 blog, saying that the heavy focus on the Compendium - the Battle Pass released alongside Dota 2's yearly esports event, The International - was leaving "the rest of the year feeling barren by comparison."

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Valve is celebrating Dota 2's tenth anniversary with a major break with tradition. Although the game has received a battle pass (originally called a Compendium) to accompany and fund the prize pool for every year's International tournament, Valve has decided there won't be one this year. In fact, it's dramatically ratcheting down how much it focuses on battle pass content in general, and pledges instead to focus on other, more regular updates that can be experienced by the entire Dota 2 playerbase...
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