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The International 2026
Dota 2's world championship. Sixteen teams, one Aegis of Champions, and the heaviest esports betting action of the year.
The International is the biggest tournament in Dota 2 and one of the most bet-on events in all of esports. Sixteen teams meet in Shanghai across a Swiss group stage and a single-elimination playoff bracket, and the last team standing lifts the Aegis of Champions on August 23.
Dota once ran the largest prize pool in esports history, a record of roughly 40 million dollars at The International 2021. Valve has since reset the format and TI15 starts from a 1.6 million dollar base, but the prestige, and the betting interest, has not moved. The heaviest Dota bet tail.bet has ever tracked, 446,000 dollars, already landed on a TI 2026 qualifier.
Dates
Aug 13 - 23
Venue
Shanghai
Defending champ
Team Falcons
Trophy
Aegis of Champions
Teams to watch
PARIVISION
Won the 2026 Esports World Cup, the form team heading in.
BetBoom Team
Esports World Cup 2026 runner-up and a fixture near the top all season.
Team Spirit
The International 2021 champions and a perennial favourite with one of the deepest rosters.
Team Falcons
Defending International champions, chasing a rare back-to-back Aegis.
Team Liquid
Won The International in 2024 and among the most consistent teams in the world.
Xtreme Gaming
Last year's runner-up and China's flagship squad on home soil.
The International 2026: FAQ
When is The International 2026?
The International 2026 (TI15) runs from August 13 to 23, 2026, with the grand final on August 23.
Where is The International 2026 held?
At the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China, in front of a live arena crowd.
What is the prize pool for The International 2026?
TI15 starts from a 1.6 million dollar base pool. For context, The International set the all-time esports prize-pool record of about 40 million dollars at TI10 in 2021 under Valve's old crowdfunding model.
Who are the defending champions?
Team Falcons won The International 2025, beating Xtreme Gaming in the grand final. OG remain the only team to win back-to-back Internationals, in 2018 and 2019.
Which teams are favourites for The International 2026?
PARIVISION arrive as the 2026 Esports World Cup winners, with BetBoom Team, Team Spirit, Team Liquid, defending champions Team Falcons and Xtreme Gaming all in the mix across a 16-team field.
Biggest dota 2 bets of all time
The ten heaviest dota 2 wagers tracked on tail.bet, ranked by stake. Every one is a real high-roller bet captured with its slip, odds, and result.
- #1 $1,000,628 on Team Liquid Team Spirit - Team Liquid · LOST
- #2 $800,000 on PARIVISION PARIVISION - Team Spirit · LOST
- #3 $799,920 on PARIVISION PARIVISION - Team Spirit · WON
- #4 $499,950 on Team Spirit Team Yandex - Team Spirit · WON
- #5 $446,000 on Team Nemesis (-1.5) Hokori - Team Nemesis · WON
- #6 $330,000 on Team Spirit ex-Heroic - Team Spirit · LOST
- #7 $326,000 on Zero Tenacity VP.Prodigy - Zero Tenacity · WON
- #8 $296,000 on Team Spirit Team Spirit - Aurora Gaming · LOST
- #9 $280,972 on Team Spirit Team Yandex - Team Spirit · WON
- #10 $280,000 on Team Falcons Team Falcons - GamerLegion · WON
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