Tundra Esports Lands Direct Invite to The International 2026 in Shanghai

Esports News UK · 23h ago

Valve has issued its direct-invite list for The International 2026, Dota 2's flagship tournament, with UK-based Tundra Esports among seven teams bypassing qualifiers alongside Team Falcons, Team Liquid, Aurora Gaming, Team Yandex, BetBoom, and Xtreme Gaming. The 15th-anniversary edition runs August 13-23 at Shanghai's Oriental Sports Center, opening with a Swiss-format group stage that narrows 16 teams down to a final eight. Ticket sales for fans outside China opened June 10 through Trip.com.