The International is a celebration of Dota and the global community of players and fans who support it, providing a chance for everyone to come together and see it played at the highest possible level by the best teams in the world. While the heart of The International is the community — everyone who makes a short film or a cosplay outfit or a T-shirt design, everyone who yells from the audience (or their couch) to cheer on their favorite team or hero — the matches they gather to watch are its...
Will the teams have to eat the loss or renegotiate sponsor contracts at their own expense?
You would’ve hoped that this kinda thing would be communicated with the team’s management prior to this announcement, being this close to TI.