Ticket sales for The International 2026 will open on June 10

Valve has posted a blog entry on the Dota 2 blog with information on purchasing tickets to watch The International 2026 at the arena in Shanghai.

Sales are scheduled to begin on June 10. At 9:30 a.m. Moscow time, tickets will be available for purchase on the Trip website—a valid passport and an account on the platform will be required. Sales in China will begin 30 minutes earlier—for local spectators who have played at least 10 Dota matches in the past six months.

Prices range from $60 (approx. 4,330 rubles) for tickets on August 20 or 21 to $460 (approx. 33,280 rubles) for a pass to the final weekend.

The organizers clarified that there will be no open seating this year, and tickets cannot be transferred through resale or gifting—only those in whose names the tickets were purchased may use them.

The International 2026 will take place in China from August 13 to 23, with a prize pool of $1.6 million. The final stage, which begins on August 20, will be hosted by the SPD Bank “Vostok” Sports Center.

Photo — Valve.