Team Spirit will gain an advantage in the playoffs of The International 2023: new rules

Teams that performed better in the group stage of The International 2023 will now have the opportunity to choose picks or sides in the first and third maps of the playoffs.

This statement was made by Maria "Inverno" Gunina, the strategic director of 9 Pandas, on her Telegram.

"Now the team that has performed better in the group stage will have the advantage of choosing picks/sides in the first and third maps. The coin will only be used if the teams have the same seeding in the group stage"

And the innovations do not end there, as the team from the upper bracket will also have the same advantage in the grand final of the championship.

Recall that Team Spirit has had a successful series of victories at The International 2023 Dota 2 championship. Currently, the team has won 10 matches in the event, which is one of the best results in TI history.