The International 2022: China Qualifier is a closed qualifier where the best teams from China can qualify for The International 2022.
Participants:
- All teams that participated in the third tour of the current DPC season that aren’t qualified to The International 2022 by finishing top 12 in DPC rankings are eligible to participate provided that they did not replace more than two players from their third tour roster;
- The teams are seeded based on their DPC point total followed by their standing in the final tour of the regional league.
Playoffs:
- Double-elimination bracket;
- Grand Final is Bo5, all other matches are Bo3;
- Two teams proceed to the Last Chance Qualifier;
- One team qualifies to The International 2022.