Gaimin Gladiators is the tenth team in the list of participants in The International 2022

Now, during the PGL Arlington Major 2022, all the main events that affect the invitation of teams to the main Dota 2 championship, The International 2022, are taking place.

Despite this, not all teams get the opportunity to play at The International 2022 in this way. For example, Gaimin Gladiators previously earned enough points to break into the main tournament of the year simply because the rest of the teams dropped out of the ongoing PGL Arlington Major 2022 without having managed to earn enough Dota Pro Circuit rating points there.

Following the results of the first knockout matches, Royal Never Give Up, Evil Geniuses and Team Liquid completed their path in the tournament. In turn, PSG.LGD, OG, Team Spirit and Team Aster, who became the owners of invites to The International 2022 thanks to the points earned by Dota Pro Circuit, went to the semi-finals of the upper bracket.

The current list of participants in The International 2022

• PSG.LGD
• OG
• Thunder Awaken
• Team Spirit
• BOOM Esports
• Team Aster
• TSM
• beastcoast
• Tundra Esports
• Gaimin Gladiators

The two remaining invites for teams by points earned will be shared by three teams: Evil Geniuses, Outsiders and Fnatic. If beastcoast beats Fnatic in the upcoming match, then Evil Geniuses and Outsiders will become the owners of the remaining invites, and if Fnatic prevails in the fight against beastcoast, then the Outsiders will fight for the remaining invite in the next match against Fnatic. Evil Geniuses, in turn, can no longer do anything, they can only wait for the confluence of circumstances that are successful for them.

PGL Arlington Major 2022 runs from August 4 to 14, and the total prize pool of the championship is $500,000. The teams share not only financial resources, but also rating points that will determine the participants of The International 2022.

This year The International will be held in a different format. The number of participants has been increased from 18 to 30 teams, 12 of which will compete in the Wild Card. 20 teams will advance to the group stage, which will play in two groups of 10 teams. From there, eight teams from each group will go to the playoffs. The top 4 teams will start their way in the upper bracket of the playoffs, and the 5th-8th places will start in the lower bracket. The rest of the roster will finish participation in the event ahead of schedule.

The total prize pools of The International always amount to fabulous sums and break records every year. Valve is raising money with the Dota 2 World Championship Battle Pass. 25% of the funds earned on the Battle Pass go straight to The International prize pool and are added to the original $1,600,000.

The International 2022 will be held from October 15 to 30 in Singapore, and the venues for the championship will be Suntec Singapore and Singapore Indoor Stadium.