Valve issued invites to The International 2026
Tournaments
Author: 4kingawesome
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Published at: 2026-05-26 16:30:00
Valve issued seven direct invitations to The International 2026, which went to:
- BetBoom Team, who changed their name to BoomBoys
- Aurora
- Team Falcons
- Team Liquid
- Team Yandex
- Tundra Esports
- Xtreme Gaming
Valve also handed out invitations to the closed qualifiers:
Europe — 4 slots, June 21–28:
- TEAM VISION, who also renamed from PARIVISION
- Team Spirit
- MOUZ
- Natus Vincere
- Virtus.pro
- Enjoy
- Power Rangers
- 8 teams from the open qualifiers
China — 2 slots, June 15–18:
- Yakult Brothers
- Vici Gaming
- Roar Gaming
- Team Resilience
- 4 teams from the open qualifiers
South-East Asia — 1 slot, June 19–23:
- OG
- Rekonix
- Execration
- Team Nemesis
- GLYPH
- 5 teams from the open qualifiers
North America — 1 slot, June 21–26:
- GamerLegion
- 3 teams from the open qualifiers
South America — 1 slot, June 15–19:
- LGD Gaming
- PlayTime
- Estar Backs
- Red Hot Chili Pibble
- Amaru Gaming
- Hokori
- 4 teams from the open qualifiers
The International 2026 will take place from August 13 to 23 in Shanghai, China, with an initial prize pool of 1.6 million dollars.