[EN] Day 1 – The International 2026

The International 2026 – DOTA 2

📅 August 13-23, 2026
📍 Shanghai, China
🏟️ SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center
🏆 Best 16 Teams in the world

Participating Teams

– Team Spirit
– Team Falcons
– Team Liquid
– Aurora Gaming
– Xtreme Gaming
– Team Yandex
– Boom Boys
– Iron Wing
– TEAM VISION
– HULIGANI
– OG
– GamerLegion
– LGD Gaming
– Nigma Galaxy
– Team Resilience
– Vici Gaming

Tournament Format

🔹 Group Stage (Modified Swiss) | August 13-16

– 16 teams split into 2 groups
– All matches Bo3
– Top 8 teams advance to Playoffs, 8 teams eliminated

🔹 The International 2026 (Double-Elimination) | August 20-23

– 8 teams
– All matches Bo3 (except Grand Final)
– Grand Final: Bo5

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