Hi Vicigers, did you know that now Valve has announced a new city where it will be held The International 10, Dota 2 Championships tho! That's right, as has been talked about a lot TI10 this time it will be held in Bucharest, Romania.
Previously, we had also guessed two cities that Valve would potentially choose to hold the prestigious Dota 2 championship. But it seems that our guesses were all off the mark, neither of the two cities we mentioned were correct, namely Ukraine and Iceland.
It seems that Valve is not interested in Ukraine, which has previously held WePlay AniMajor there, or Iceland, which has held several prestigious esports tournaments in its city, such as MSI 2021 (LoL) and VCT 2021 (Valorant) at the end of last May.
Where is Bucharest City, Romania?
Bucharest is the capital, as well as the industrial, cultural and financial center of Romania. This city is on the banks of the Dâmboviţa river, not much different from DKI Jakarta, which is around the Ciliwung river.
But, it's definitely different, this river in Romania, it's more clean and beautiful, how about here? There is quite a lot of garbage, because people's awareness of cleanliness is still lacking. Curious about the comparison?
Surely you know which one is DKI Jakarta and which one is Bucharest? Eh, for a moment why are we talking about rivers?
OK, back to discussing the problem The International 10. After informing the official announcement about the cancellation TI10 in Sweden on June 22, last Thursday, July 8 2021 last week, Valve finally issued the official announcement that we have all been waiting for.
This time Bucharest, Romania officially became the host The International 10 appointed directly by Valve.
Previously in Bucharest, esports tournaments were also held several times, Vicigers.
Listed on the site escharts.com, the city of Bucharest has held Dota 2 tournaments several times, such as the PGL Open Bucharest (2017), The Bucharest Major (2018), and finally, The Bucharest Minor (2019).
At that time, a team from Indonesia, namely BOOM Esports, also managed to appear in the 2019 The Bucharest Minor championship.
Even though this team failed to make it to the grand final round, at least they have shown that Indonesia is still very worthy to be reckoned with in the world Dota 2 competition.
The International 10 is the first prestigious Dota 2 world tournament to be held in Bucharest, Romania.
Also read: 2 Candidate Country Host Dota 2 TI10 Substitute Sweden
The International Countdown 10
Currently Valve has determined the latest date and location for the event The International 10.
Right, TI10 this year it will be held in Bucharest, Romania. However, according to the information provided directly from their official website, this time Valve will rent a stadium called Arena Nationala, which is very strategically located in the middle of the city of Bucharest itself.
This stadium is the pride of the citizens of Bucharest, Romania, because this stadium was one of the places where the prestigious Euro 2020 football match was held last year, and is also often a concert venue for world's top artists and bands, such as RHCP (2012), Ed Sheeran (2019), and Metallica (2019).
This stadium can accommodate around 55,600 spectators, although not as large as Gelora Bung Karno which can accommodate more than 77,000 spectators, but this stadium is one of the best four-star stadiums in Europe.
Bucharest, Romania is actually very lucky to host Dota 2 – The International 10, because this prestigious tournament will certainly greatly boost the prestige of the City of Bucharest to all parts of the world.
The long drama was finally over and Valve finally got their newest host for TI10.
In their official announcement, Valve also informed that this tournament would later be held in October 2021.
Delaying about two months, from the initial planning, does not seem to be a big problem for Dota 2 fans.
Originally planned to start on August 5-15 2021, now TI10 postponed to 7-17 October 2021.
According to information circulating, later the group stage will take place from October 7 to 10, while the playoffs will begin on October 12 after that.
18 teams will fight it out for Aegis aka trophies TI10 which all teams are looking for.
Of course all the teams that will compete will also compete for a prize pool of USD 40,018,195, or around almost 600 billion rupiah! Ouch, just imagine getting dizzy if you get that much money, Vicigers.
Valve also did not forget to thank the Romanian government for allowing the event The International 10 in the stadium of pride of Bucharest citizens.
Valve also invites the entire global Dota 2 community to be able to gather both online and offline at The International 10 next October.
Also read: TI10 Canceled Again? Really?
So, that's a glimpse of the latest information about this prestigious tournament The International 10, do you think you already have a team of champions yet, Vicigers? Try to write in the comments column who is your favorite team!
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