TI14 Regional Qualifiers Guide: Everything You Need to Know

Thanks to Dota 2 community and social media manager Wykrhm “Wyk” Reddy, we now know which teams will participate in the regional qualifiers for The International 2025 (TI14). The six major Dota 2 regions will all get a shot at playing in the most prestigious tournament the game has to offer, and it all starts in just over two weeks from now.

If you’re interested in watching all the action and drama unfold (which you should be!), I’ve got you covered with everything you need to know about the TI14 qualifiers.

Which Regions Will Play at the TI14 Regional Qualifiers?

The six regions in contention for TI14 slots are as follows:

• Eastern Europe (EEU)
• South America (SA)
• China (CN)
• North America (NA)
• Western Europe (WEU)
• Southeast Asia (SEA)

The MESWA (Middle East & Southwest Asia) region that the ESL Pro Tour (EPT) uses is not included. Instead, teams from this region are considered to be part of the WEU qualifiers.

When Do the TI14 Regional Qualifiers Start?

The TI14 regional qualifiers will begin on June 4th, starting with Eastern Europe and South America. These two will be followed by China and North America on June 9th, and then by Western Europe and Southeast Asia on June 13th.

The International 2025 Regional Qualifiers kick off on June 4 as the Open Qualifier teams secure their positions. The battle to secure last eight slots in the quest for the Aegis will wage on. Gonna be a lot of Dotes. Mark em up. #TI14 #Dota2 pic.twitter.com/fO5sYYF35h

— Wykrhm Reddy (@wykrhm) May 28, 2025

Before that, though, each region will have to determine who gets their open qualifier slots, the winners of which will be seeded into the closed qualifiers thereafter. Every region included in the regional qualifiers will get six open qualifier slots, with the exception of SEA which will get only four.

Once each region is ready to go, teams will play for their chance to participate at TI14 over five days of competition.

Which Teams Are Invited to Each Qualifier?

Aside from the open qualifier teams that I mentioned earlier, the squads invited directly to the closed qualifiers are as follows, grouped by region:

Eastern Europe

• Aurora Gaming
• Na’Vi
• One Move
• L1GA

South America

• HEROIC
• OG.LATAM
• Edge
• Team Den

China

• Xtreme Gaming
• Yakult Brothers

North America

• Shopify Rebellion
• Wildcard

Western Europe

• Nigma Galaxy
• MOUZ
• OG
• AVULUS

Southeast Asia

• Flipster Talon
• BOOM Esports
• The MongolZ
• Execration
• Ivory
• Trailer Park Boys

How Many Slots Does Each Region Get?

Each region in contention will get the following number of qualifier slots:

• Eastern Europe: 1 slot
• South America: 1 slot
• China: 1 slot
• North America: 1 slot
• Western Europe: 2 slots
• Southeast Asia: 2 slots

There’s actually a few surprises in here this time around. For one, China only gets a single qualifier slot after being given at least two slots over the past several editions of The International. This is, of course, in line with the region’s sharp decline in performance and number of sponsored teams this season, with fan favorite names like LGD Gaming, Vici Gaming, and Invictus Gaming all missing from the scene.

Xtreme Gaming is the lone sponsored squad in the Chinese regional qualifiers, as Yakult Brothers are still playing without one to this day.

Then there’s also the fact that EEU only gets one slot, despite the region’s amazing results throughout the year. This is probably in part due to the fact that PARIVISION and BetBoom Team were both already invited to TI14, so the number of EEU teams that have been good enough this year to even get invited to the regional qualifiers is limited. Aurora have been on the rise lately, but they only started to really hit their stride over the last month or so.

Personally, I think EEU deserves another slot at least, but since TI14 is a 16-team affair and not an 18-team one, Valve probably had to make concessions here.

What’s the Best Region to Watch in the Qualifiers?

Even if you removed my inherent biases as someone from Southeast Asia, I’d still say the SEA qualifiers are what everyone should try to pay attention to. This region is always a f***ing bloodbath year in and year out, and this year will be no different. You’ve got Flipster Talon and BOOM Esports leading the way, yes, but with the playstyles of SEA teams taken into consideration, absolutely anything can happen here.

The region always has the capacity to produce some shocking results, so if you have the time, I definitely recommend watching. The problem is that most of the western world will be asleep by the time the games start in this region, so it might be a difficult task for those living in Europe or America.

Other than SEA, there’s Western Europe, of course. Nigma Galaxy will have to fight tooth and nail to make it out of here especially after being eliminated from DreamLeague Season 26, especially given that AVULUS are lurking around the corner as well. Fortunately for them and their fans, they will have not one, but two separate chances to make it to TI14, so they had better make good on the opportunities presented to them.

So, Where Do I Watch?

You can watch all the action unfold via PGL’s official Twitch and YouTube channels.