Which venue hosted The International 2025 playoffs?

The International 2025 playoffs were hosted at Barclays Arena in Hamburg, Germany.

The 14th International used a split structure. The group stage and initial elimination rounds were played online from September 4 to 7, 2025, before the surviving teams moved to Hamburg for the playoff stage from September 11 to 14.

Barclays Arena is a major indoor venue in Hamburg, located in the city’s Bahrenfeld district. It hosts concerts, sporting events, and large esports productions, making it suitable for the arena portion of Dota 2’s world championship. The 2025 tournament marked the first time Germany hosted The International since the inaugural event in 2011.

The other options are plausible because they are prominent esports venues. Rogers Arena is in Vancouver, Climate Pledge Arena is in Seattle, and Royal Arena is in Copenhagen. They have hosted major gaming or traditional sporting events, but none was the 2025 International playoff venue. Barclays Arena is therefore the single canonical answer.