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Valve has canceled the official schedule for open and regional qualifiers, as well as the main event of The International 2026, which was to take place in Shanghai, China.

The International 2026, also known as TI 15, will take place at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai and feature 16 competing teams. Dota 2’s biggest tournament will provide invitations via direct invitations and winners of the Regional Qualifiers, with the Open Qualifiers determining the remaining slots.

As the teams clash at Blast Slam VI, Valve’s latest announcement provides the TI 15 schedule to fans planning to attend the LAN tournament or watch online. For those following the action from home, the esports betting site will also display odds and markets for the TI15 matches in the mentioned schedule.

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Open and Regional Qualifiers for TI 15 will start on the following dates:

When Valve announced it, they did not reveal how many slots each region would receive. For context, at the previous TI (The International 2025), the distribution of regional slots was as follows:

These numbers will likely change for this year’s TI, so stay tuned for further announcements as Valve will provide more details in the future.

International 2025 begins August 13, 2026. All qualifying teams will have to battle each other in a Swiss-style group stage, which will end in August 16. Only eight teams will continue their journey to the main event as scheduled from 20 to 23 August 2026.