Valve plans to host The International under any circumstances
There is information that Valve is planning to host The International in Dota 2 in 2021, whatever the scenario. The company is no longer considering canceling the event. This information was shared by the Metarating portal, referring to private sources.
According to their information, The International 2021 will take place in August 2021 in Stockholm. If the pandemic situation worsens, Valve will consider another country to host.
All participants of The International 2021 will probably be accommodated in the "bubble" - a clean area of the hotel and arena. The NHL and NBA matches are played in the same way. Riot Games used a similar principle in their League of Legends World Championship this year.
Initially, The International 10 was supposed to occur in August 2020, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, Valve postponed the championship to August 2021. The tournament prize pool will amount to $40 million, most of which was replenished through purchases of Battle Pass 2020 and levels to it.