at The International 2026 - interviews and reports from Shanghai

Editor-in-Chief Alexey 'stormlike' Kotov arrived in Shanghai for The International 2026. During the tournament, exclusive interviews and reports from the scene will be published on our portal.

This is the third year in a row that a representative has attended the main Dota 2 tournament. However, this time it seems that the event will be special - because despite the cloudy weather, there really is a Dota holiday feel in Shanghai. And we’re not just talking about the arena and the players’ hotel, where the TI atmosphere usually centers. The whole city is filled with various Dota references! But we'll talk more about this later.

A holiday is a holiday, but for our editorial staff, The International is, first of all, work that we are happy to do for you (and for the sake of fun, of course). That’s why, starting tomorrow, content straight from China awaits you!

Stay tuned! And if you want to immerse yourself even more in the atmosphere of the event, subscribe to our reporter’s social networks and telegram channel. You can familiarize yourself with the final materials of previous years by following the links: TI 2024, TI 2025.