Valve announced the start of ticket sales for The International 2026. All seats for the final days on the Trip service were sold out in just a record three minutes. Prices started at 4,000 rubles, while attending the decisive matches of the championship reached 32,000 rubles.
The International 2026 will take place from August 13 to 23, 2026, in Shanghai, China. The initial prize pool for the tournament is $1,600,000. Among the seven teams that received direct invitations to the championship, only three represent the CIS — BetBoom Team, Team Yandex, and Aurora Gaming.
