The remaining participants in this year’s Dota 2 world championship event have been revealed by Valve, along with the four potential Wild Card teams who will face-off in Seattle for the final two seats in this year’s International. And most of the names from this year’s tournament should be pretty familiar to anyone keeping even the most casual eye on the Dota 2 pro scene.
Last week, Valve announced the first six participants in The International 2016, the latest iteration of the publisher’s annual Dota 2 world championship. There weren’t many surprises on the list, which included Manila Major winners OG and longtime fan favorites Team Liquid, but there are a few less-recognizable names on the roster for TI6. Europe’s representatives, Alliance and Team Secret, are pretty much household names among the Dota 2 faithful. But squads like TNC Gaming and Digital Chaos, representing Southeast Asia and the Americas (respectively), will be looking to establish themselves among the biggest names in competitive Dota .
Here are the 14 teams now confirmed for The International 2016:
Alliance
Digital Chaos
Evil Geniuses
Fnatic
LGD Gaming
MVP Phoenix
Newbee
Natus Vincere (Na’Vi)
OG
Team Liquid
Team Secret
TNC Gaming
Vici Gaming Reborn
Wings Gaming
In addition to the confirmed participants, Valve announced the four teams that will participate in the Wild Card round of this year’s tournament. Only two of the four Wild Card hopefuls will earn spots in TI6 and a single loss will end a team’s pursuit of the biggest prize in competitive Dota .
Here are the four teams who will compete for the two Wild Card spots:
compLexity Gaming
EHOME
Escape Gaming
Execration
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