The International 2026 — A Filipino Fan's Shanghai Companion

The 15th edition of Dota 2's world championship lands in Shanghai from 13 to 23 August 2026, with 16 teams chasing the Aegis of Champions and a confirmed 1.6 million USD base prize. This hub tracks every moving part for PH viewers.

For a Filipino crowd that has followed this game for more than a decade, the trip to Shanghai feels close to home — both geographically and on the clock. The arena sits only an hour ahead of Manila, so the brutal pre-dawn viewing of the North American and European editions is finally behind us. What you get instead is a championship that plays out across an evening window most local fans can actually watch live, from the opening Swiss matches right through to the grand final.

Across this site we keep the practical details in one place rather than scattered across a dozen tabs. The full event calendar lays out which days carry the group stage and which carry the bracket, the live results tracker follows every win and loss, and the qualifier breakdown explains how each of the 16 spots is being filled. None of it requires an account or a sign-up.

What TI 2026 schedule looks like at a glance

The TI 2026 schedule splits cleanly into two acts. The Swiss group stage occupies 13 to 16 August as best-of-three series, a rest window follows from 17 to 19 August, and the single-elimination playoff bracket then runs from 20 to 23 August. Exact match start times for each day had not been published when this guide was prepared, so treat the time slots as pending rather than fixed.

If you only remember two dates, make them 13 August — when the Swiss stage tips off — and 23 August, the day the grand final crowns a champion. Everything in between is detailed on the calendar page, including the break days that give teams room to recover before the bracket.

The TI 2026 prize pool and what is confirmed

So far the TI 2026 prize pool stands on a confirmed base of 1,600,000 USD, the figure Valve has publicly attached to the event. Whether a crowdfunded or Battle Pass top-up will inflate that number had not been announced at the time of writing, so this hub treats 1.6 million as the floor and avoids quoting any larger headline you may have seen elsewhere. A full place-by-place split has not been published either.

It is worth keeping perspective on that base. Earlier editions reached eye-watering peaks through community funding, and fans naturally compare every new pool against those records. Our prize money page sets the current figure beside the historical highs so you can see exactly where this year sits before any extra funding is confirmed.

Tracking TI 2026 teams and the road in

The roster of TI 2026 teams is taking shape week by week. Seven organisations already hold direct invitations, announced in late May: Aurora Gaming, BoomBoys, Team Falcons, Team Liquid, Tundra Esports, Xtreme Gaming and Team Yandex. Six of those are European names while Xtreme Gaming carries the Chinese invite, and the remaining nine berths are still being settled through the regional brackets.

Two of those qualifier slots are already filled. LGD Gaming came through the South American route, and Vici Gaming locked one of China's two places. The Southeast Asian, North American and European brackets are still in progress, which is why no closed 16-team field exists yet. Our teams and rosters page keeps the confirmed names, the post-shuffle line-ups and the pending spots clearly separated.

How ti qualifiers 2026 feed the bracket

The ti qualifiers 2026 run as five regional routes rather than one global ladder. Europe carries four berths, China two, and Southeast Asia, North America and South America one apiece, which adds up to the nine qualifier slots that join the seven invitations. South America has already crowned LGD Gaming and China has confirmed Vici Gaming, while the SEA, NA and EU brackets continue.

• Europe — four slots, double-elimination, still being decided.
• China — two slots; Vici Gaming through, the second place reportedly going to Team Resilience.
• Southeast Asia — one slot, around ten sides, no winner yet.
• North America — one slot, bracket only just beginning.
• South America — one slot, concluded, won by LGD Gaming.

The Southeast Asian race is the one most PH viewers will care about, and the qualifier page follows it closely. Several sides with Filipino interest remain in contention there, though nobody from the region had punched their ticket when this snapshot was taken.

Following the standings and the bracket

Once the Swiss stage begins, the TI 2026 standings become the heartbeat of the week. Four wins advance a team, three losses eliminate one, and seeding into the playoff bracket follows from that record. Our results tracker is built to mirror that flow day by day rather than dumping a static table on you.

For viewers who enjoy a wager on the outcome, the predictions and odds guide explains how Dota 2 betting markets are priced and why no honest favourite can be named while half the field is unconfirmed. Markets for the event are carried by our partner sportsbook, SpinBetter, and we route every betting link through a single page so the framing stays transparent. Before staking anything, it is worth a glance at BeGambleAware for plain guidance on keeping a long viewing week fun rather than costly.

Where to watch the dota 2 TI 2026 action

You will not need a paid subscription to follow along. The dota 2 TI 2026 broadcast streams free on the developer's own channels, with an English primary feed, regional language options and an in-client viewer that carries every series. That makes the Shanghai edition one of the most accessible majors in years for a casual Manila audience.

Tickets for the arena itself went on sale on 10 June at 14:00 China Standard Time, which is the same clock reading in the Philippines, and demand was high from the opening minute. If you are watching from home, bookmark this hub instead and let the calendar tell you which evening to clear.