The International 2026: Complete Schedule, Teams, Tournament Format, and the Battle for the Dota 2 World Championship
The most prestigious esports tournament in the world, The International 2026 (TI15), is set to take center stage in the global Dota 2 community. Valve, in partnership with PGL, has officially announced the details for this year's world championship, which will feature 16 of the world's elite teams battling it out in Shanghai, China. Following the success of TI 2025 in Hamburg, Germany, The International returns to China for the first time since TI9 in 2019. Bringing Dota 2’s grandest stage back to Shanghai is expected to generate an electric atmosphere, given the massive and passionate Dota 2 fanbase in the Asian region.