{"id":23169,"date":"2026-02-12T11:50:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsnewsnetwork.net\/?p=23169"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:50:49","slug":"the-international-2026-venue-format-and-schedule-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsnewsnetwork.net\/?p=23169","title":{"rendered":"The International 2026 venue, format, and schedule revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dota-2-The-International-2026-Schedule-Format-Venue-1-large.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dota 2 The International 2026 Schedule Format Venue\" class=\"wp-image-240223\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credits: Valve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Months after announcing <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/09\/the-international-2026-shanghai-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shanghai, China, as the host city<\/a> for <strong>The International 2026<\/strong>, Valve has revealed the tournament\u2019s venue, format, and schedule.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The 15th edition of Dota 2\u2019s crowning event will take place at the <strong>Oriental Sports Center<\/strong>, featuring 16 of the best teams from across the globe competing for the Aegis of Champions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/blast-polymarket-prediction-partner-2026\">BLAST reveals Polymarket as official prediction partner for 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/team-secret-leaves-dota-2-scene\">Team Secret departs from Dota 2 scene, leaving behind long-standing legacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/dota-2-teams-that-qualified-for-blast-slam-vi-playoffs\">Every team that qualified for BLAST Slam VI Playoffs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>While The International headed to Shanghai <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/08\/the-international-9-will-be-hosted-in-shanghai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">back in 2019<\/a>, the event was held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. That said, the Oriental Sports Center is known for hosting the 2017 League of Legends Worlds Semi-finals, the Counter-Strike 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/09\/shanghai-major-2024-venues-revealed-live-audience-announced-for-all-three-stages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024<\/a>, and other sporting events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dota 2 The International 2026 Format and Schedule<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The International 2026 will feature 16 teams. The line-up will consist of organisations invited directly to the event, along with those qualifying through Open and Regional Qualifiers. The <strong>Open Qualifiers<\/strong> will run from June 9th to 12th, while the <strong>Regional Qualifiers<\/strong> will be organised from June 15th to 28th.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>All 16 squads will begin the campaign in a <strong>Swiss-style Group Stage<\/strong> scheduled from August 13th to 16th. From there, the top eight teams will advance to the <strong>Main Event<\/strong> to battle in a double-elimination bracket to crown the champion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Valve will reveal ticketing information for The International 2026 in the near future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The International Viewership<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Although The International 2025 became the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/09\/the-international-2025-third-most-popular-dota-2-event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">third most popular Dota 2 event<\/a> in terms of peak viewership, it couldn\u2019t break into the list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/12\/top-10-most-watched-esports-events-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">top 10 most-watched esports events<\/a> of the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>With the tournament returning to Asia for the first time since 2022, it will be interesting to see whether it will be able to set new viewership records. 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