Tickets to The International 2019 are sold out

Tickets to The International 2019 event sold out within 50 seconds after the sale was delayed for an hour.

Tickets for the Chinese sold out almost immediately, and soon, international tickets also sold out.

Valve released 26,804 tickets for the Chinese market on TI9’s official selling portal. There were 9,268 tickets for the August 20-21 and August 22-23 tickets, as well as 8,268 tickets for the weekend, including the final day of competition.

The weekend package sold out within 27 seconds, according to Team Secret manager Matthew “Cyborgmatt” Bailey. All tickets sold come with an early access code for players using Dota Plus or purchasing a TI9 Battle Pass – this code allows them to purchase 1 hour in advance before tickets officially go on sale on May 21.

The Chinese allocation of tickets sold on Damai for the International 2019 sold out in 53 seconds. The grand finals day sold out in 27 seconds. #Dota2

— Matthew Bailey (@Cyborgmatt) May 24, 2019

Fans with early access codes bought all tickets sold, forcing Valve and Damai to cancel the public sale. Valve said it will check for ticket cancellations and denials.

After the public sale period was canceled, many fans complained about ticket sales on the black market. Despite the early access barrier, tickets are now available on the black market at 5-6 times the price.

#TI9 tickets already being resold for 5x-6x the price from scalpers.
I know what business I’m getting into when I retire from esports

— Staka (@IAmStaka) May 24, 2019

The global ticket sales also did not go much better. It is not clear how long tickets will sell out, but the public sale phase still has tickets for sale. However, that does not mean that some have been manipulated by the black market.

Taking bets on how badly the Universe server will crash for TI9 tickets. Will people get one before the bots?

— Mitchel “CorruptDropbear” “Dropbear” Huffa (@CorruptDropbear) May 24, 2019

Valve is also investigating rumors that Damai used a private link to allow bots and black market tickets to bypass the early access code. If an investigation is ongoing, it will not cancel already sold tickets.

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TI9 will take place from August 20-25 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. The 18 best teams in the world will fight for the chance to raise the Aegis of Champions shield and ‘change your life’ with towering prize money.