Qualifiers for The International 2026 completed

Regional qualifiers determined the full list of 16 participants for The International 2026 in Dota 2. Seven teams received direct invites from Valve: Aurora, BoomBoys, Falcons, Liquid, 1w Team, Xtreme Gaming and Team Yandex.

After a heavy-handed selection, Spirit, HULIGANI, TEAM VISION, Nigma Galaxy, Vici Gaming, Team Resilience, LGD, GamerLegion, and OG won the tickets to Shanghai. The main sensation of the unified European qualification was the failure of NAVI – the Ukrainian club lost to HULIGANI and officially missed the tournament. The main championship of the year will be held from August 13 to August 23 in China.