Valve has revealed the official dates for the upcoming Dota 2 The International 2019. TI9 will take place at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China from 20 to 25 August 2019. This marks the first time in nine years of The International tournament that it is set to take place in Asia instead of somewhere in the US or Europe.

The Dota 2 official Twitter account announced the news earlier today when it also revealed that the tickets for The International 2019 will probably go on sale in the next few weeks or so.

The International 2019 will be taking place on August 20th through the 25th. We are still finalizing details that are required before tickets can go on sale, but we expect to be able to do that in a couple of weeks.

— DOTA 2 (@DOTA2) April 25, 2019

Only four teams have confirmed their place in the Dota 2 The International 2019, and that includes:

• Virtus.pro
• Team Secret
• Vici Gaming
• Evil Geniuses

There are still four Dota Pro Circuits remaining to confirm the other 12 Dota 2 teams who will participate in the upcoming tournament.

• Dota PIT Minor 2019
  22 to 28 April 2019
  Split, Croatia
  Prize pool: $300,000 
• Mars Dota 2 League Disneyland® Paris Major
  4 to 12 May 2019
  Paris, France
  Prize pool: $1,000,000 
• StarLadder Ukraine Minor
  10 to 16 June 2019
  Prize pool: $300,000
  TBD, Ukraine 
• EPICENTER Major 2019
  22 to 30 June 2019
  Moscow, Russia
  Prize pool: $1,000,000

Stay tuned on Kakuchopurei for when the tickets for one of the world’s biggest sporting events finally go on sale in the coming weeks.