Tier 1

The International 2026

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Dates
Aug 13 – Aug 23, 2026
Prize pool
$2,865,128
Matches
0
First-pick wins
–

Group Stage

Swiss · 5 rounds · Aug 13 – Aug 13
TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5SeriesMapsOutcome
–Team Falconsvs····0–00–0–
–LGD Gamingvs····0–00–0–
–1w Teamvs····0–00–0–
–Nigma Galaxyvs····0–00–0–
–BetBoom Teamvs····0–00–0–
–OGvs····0–00–0–
–PARIVISIONvs····0–00–0–
–Team Resiliencevs····0–00–0–
–Team Spiritvs····0–00–0–
–Xtreme Gamingvs····0–00–0–
–Team Liquidvs····0–00–0–
–Vici Gamingvs····0–00–0–
–Aurora Gamingvs····0–00–0–
–GamerLegionvs····0–00–0–
–Team Yandexvs····0–00–0–
–L1GA TEAMvs····0–00–0–

Elimination Round

Single elimination
[3-2] vs [2-3]
Best of 3
TBD–TBD–Bo3
TBD–TBD–Bo3
TBD–TBD–Bo3
TBD–TBD–Bo3
TBD–TBD–Bo3

Empty slots name the series their occupant arrives from.

Playoffs

Double elimination
Upper bracketA loss drops you to the lower bracket
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Best of 3
TBD–TBD–Bo3
TBD–TBD–Bo3
TBD–TBD–Bo3
TBD–TBD–Bo3
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Best of 3
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals, match 1–Upper Bracket Quarterfinals, match 2–Bo3
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals, match 3–Upper Bracket Quarterfinals, match 4–Bo3
Upper Bracket Final
Best of 3
Upper Bracket Semifinals, match 1–Upper Bracket Semifinals, match 2–Bo3
Lower bracketOne more loss ends the run
Lower Bracket Round 1
Best of 3
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals loser–Upper Bracket Quarterfinals loser–Bo3
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals loser–Upper Bracket Quarterfinals loser–Bo3
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Best of 3
Lower Bracket Round 1, match 1–Upper Bracket Semifinals loser–Bo3
Lower Bracket Round 1, match 2–Upper Bracket Semifinals loser–Bo3
Lower Bracket Semifinals
Best of 3
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals, match 1–Lower Bracket Quarterfinals, match 2–Bo3
Lower Bracket Final
Best of 3
Lower Bracket Semifinals–Upper Bracket Final loser–Bo3
Grand Final
Best of 5
Upper Bracket Final–Lower Bracket Final–Bo5

Empty slots name the series their occupant arrives from.