On June 6, the open qualifiers for The International 2024 in Dota 2 for Eastern Europe concluded. B8 was defeated by the SIBE Team with a score of 1-2, resulting in their exit from the qualification round. Detailed match statistics are available on our website.
B8 founder Danil «Dendi» Ishutin will miss The International for the seventh time in a row. The last time the midlaner participated in the premier tournament was in 2016. Back then, as part of NAVI, he finished in the 13th-16th place, earning $103,000.
This marks the fourth time B8 has failed to qualify for TI. The closest the club came was for The International 2023, where Ishutin's team finished second in the North American regional qualifiers, losing to nouns.
The open qualifiers for The International 2024 took place online from June 3 to June 6. Teams that secured spots in the closed qualifiers include Kalmychata featuring Danial «Danial» Alibaev, D_M_S with Nikita «Daxak» Kuzmin, Matreshka, and the SIBE Team.