PGL Wallachia Season 9 and the start of BLAST Slam VIII: Dota 2 tournament schedule for August 2026
The esports calendar features the first Tier 1 tournament of the new season and the start of the next one. The schedule for all ongoing and upcoming events in September 2026 is detailed below.
Dota 2 Tournaments in September
EPL Masters II
- Dates: August 24 through September 10.
- Prize pool: $100,000.
- Participants: MOUZ, HULIGANI, Natus Vincere, and other teams.
In early September, the teams will finish the group stage, and then the champion will be determined in the playoffs.
Winline Star Series Season 4
- Dates: September 10–19.
- Prize pool: 3,500,000 ₽.
- Participants: teams of streamers and media personalities from the Dota 2 scene.
In the fourth season of the WSS, the organizers plan to revise their approach to team composition due to MMR adjustments.
PGL Wallachia Season 9
- Dates: September 17–27.
- Prize pool: $1,000,000.
- Participants: not yet announced.
The ninth tournament in the series will take place in the traditional format in the Romanian capital.
BetBoom Streamers Battle 15
- Dates: September 21–27.
- Prize pool — not yet announced.
- Participants: teams of streamers and media personalities from the Dota 2 scene.
In the second half of the month, alongside the Tier 1 tournament, viewers will be able to watch matches from the new season of Streamers Battle.
BLAST Slam VIII
- Dates: September 29 through October 11.
- Prize pool: $750,000.
- Participants: not yet announced.
The eighth tournament in the BLAST Slam series will begin in late September—the first with a prize pool of less than $1 million. In October, the teams will fly to Malta to compete in the playoffs.
Tournament of the Month
The OFFSTAGE editorial team has selected PGL Wallachia Season 9 as the main tournament of the month. This is the first Tier 1 tournament since The International 2026; among the top teams, the strongest will be determined—those who played for the first time with their updated rosters and decided not to make any changes.
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The 2025/26 season concluded in the second half of August. Team Spirit was crowned champion of The International 2026, advancing to the grand final via the lower bracket, where they did not lose a single map. In the final match, the “Dragons” defeated PARIVISION (TEAM VISION) with a score of 3–2.
You can find the schedule for the Dota 2 tournaments held in August in our article.
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