The European Regional Qualifier for Dota 2’s TI 2026 runs June 21–28, 2026, featuring 16 teams battling for four slots at The International 15 (TI15). Heavy favorites include Team Spirit, Team Vision (PARIVISION), Nigma Galaxy, and Natus Vincere (NAVI), along with other invited squads and eight teams from Open Qualifiers. Notably, Valve merged Western and Eastern Europe into one unified bracket – the largest of any region – meaning these 16 teams (8 invited, 8 open qualifiers) compete in a double-elimination format where every match is best-of-three.
Schedule and Results For The international 2026
The qualifier adopts a double-elimination bracket. Winners of the Upper Bracket (UB) Round 3 automatically qualify for TI15, while the last two spots go to the winners of Lower Bracket (LB) Round 4. All series are BO3. The schedule (times are CT/CEST) and results so far are:
- June 21 – Upper Bracket R1:
• Team Spirit 2–0 VP.Prodigy (3am CT / 10am CEST) (Spirit swept their opener)
• enjoy 2–0 Team Bald (6am CT / 1pm CEST)
• Nigma Galaxy 2–0 Rune Eaters (9am CT / 4pm CEST) (new roster’s strong start)
• NAVI 2–0 MODUS (12pm CT / 7pm CEST)These Day 1 results saw Spirit, Nigma, and NAVI all advance in the upper bracket. GosuGamers noted that Spirit’s carry Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk “had standout performances to lead [Team Spirit] to a 2-0 sweep over VP.Prodigy”. Nigma Galaxy’s revamped roster (including SumaiL and lorenof) likewise handled Rune Eaters 2-0, and NAVI swept MODUS 2-0. - June 22 – Upper Bracket R1 (continued):
• Yellow Submarine 2–0 MOUZ (3am CT / 10am CEST) (upset win)
• Virtus.pro 2–1 IC x Insanity (6am CT / 1pm CEST)
• Power Rangers 2–1 HULIGANI (9am CT / 4pm CEST)
• TEAM VISION 2–0 4ikibamboni (12pm CT / 7pm CEST) - June 23 – Lower Bracket R1 and Upper Bracket R2:
• LB R1: VP.Prodigy 0–2 Team Bald (3am CT / 10am CEST) – VP.Prodigy eliminated
• LB R1: Rune Eaters 1–2 MODUS (6am CT / 1pm CEST) – Rune Eaters eliminated
• UB R2: Team Spirit 2–0 enjoy (9am CT / 4pm CEST)
• UB R2: Nigma Galaxy 2–0 NAVI (12pm CT / 7pm CEST) - June 24 – Lower Bracket R1 (cont’d) and UB R2 (cont’d):
• LB R1: MOUZ 2–0 IC x Insanity (3am CT / 10am CEST) – IC x Insanity eliminated
• LB R1: HULIGANI 2–1 4ikibamboni (6am CT / 1pm CEST) – 4ikibamboni eliminated
• UB R2: Yellow Submarine 1–2 Virtus.pro (9am CT / 4pm CEST)
• UB R2: Power Rangers 0–2 TEAM VISION (12pm CT / 7pm CEST) - June 25 – Upper Bracket R3 (upcoming): Team Spirit vs. Nigma Galaxy (6am CT / 1pm CEST); Virtus.pro vs. TEAM VISION (9am CT / 4pm CEST). The winners of these two UB3 matches will clinch TI15 berths; the losers will drop to LB Round 3.
Teams and Rosters The international 2026
Sixteen teams are in this closed qualifier: 8 invited teams and 8 teams from the Open Qualifiers. The invited teams (confirmed by BLAST and TechTimes) are Team Vision (PARIVISION), Team Spirit, MOUZ, Natus Vincere, Nigma Galaxy, Virtus.pro, enjoy, and Power Rangers. They join eight Open-Qualifier survivors: HULIGANI, Rune Eaters, Yellow Submarine, VP.Prodigy, Team Bald, IC x Insanity, MODUS, and 4ikibamboni. Together they form a deep field – indeed, TechTimes writes that “TEAM VISION, Spirit, MOUZ, and Natus Vincere” in one bracket make Europe “effectively a second major tournament”.
Team Spirit’s young carry Illya “Yatoro” (above) is one of the qualifier’s top players. Spirit’s roster (Yatoro, Larl, Collapse, “not me”, rue) re-enters the TI picture after an offseason coaching change, and on Day 1 Yatoro’s Terrorblade performance helped Spirit sweep VP.Prodigy.
Emil “Satanic” Zhora (pictured) anchors the former PARIVISION lineup, now competing as TEAM VISION. Along with No[o]ne– and company, Team Vision bypassed open qualifiers due to Valve’s invite list and is regarded as a clear contender.
Other invitees feature star power as well. Nigma Galaxy fields veterans like SumaiL and GH, who helped Nigma cruise past Rune Eaters 2-0. Natus Vincere (gotthejuice, Niku, pma, daze, Riddys) are TI newcomers working to add to NAVI’s storied legacy. Virtus.pro (Timado, Abed, SaberLight, Hellscream, Fly) likewise has playoff pedigree. MOUZ (Crystallis, MidOne, BOOM, yamich, panto) and enjoy (v1olent`, squad1x, swedenstrong, Rein, etc.) are also invited.
The Open-Qualifier teams can’t be discounted. Yellow Submarine and Rune Eaters have shown upsets in past seasons, and in fact Yellow knocked out MOUZ on June 22. Team Bald (with coach Janne “Gorgc” Stefanovski) and HULIGANI also advanced through the open bracket. Dot Esports notes that “Team Spirit and TEAM VISION are the teams to beat”, but veteran squads like NAVI, Nigma and Virtus.pro bring experience – and Open Qualifier squads like Yellow Submarine and Rune Eaters can be dangerous dark horses.
Format for The international 2026
Valve’s unified EU qualifier uses a double-elimination bracket for 16 teams. This means a team must lose twice to be eliminated, and all matches are Best-of-3. Importantly, there are four TI15 spots on the line – the most of any region. The two teams that win the Upper Bracket Round 3 each qualify directly for TI15, while the remaining two spots will go to the two winners of Lower Bracket Round 4. In practice, that means any team making it to the final UB round (June 25) locks in a TI berth, and the LB final matches (June 28) will fill out the last slots. (By contrast, other regions like SA/SEA only have one slot each, making Europe’s qualifier uniquely high-stakes.)
How to Watch
All EU qualifier games of The international 2026 are streamed live on PGL’s official Dota 2 channels. You can catch every match via Twitch, YouTube, or Kick (the official PGL streams with English commentary). The streams typically start at the posted CT times above (which is morning in North America and afternoon in Europe). Fans around the world are tuning in to see these high-stakes matches, so be sure to subscribe to PGL’s channels and hit Notifications.
Keep an eye on the bracket as the event continues. The most anticipated matchups – Spirit vs. Nigma Galaxy and Virtus.pro vs. TEAM VISION on June 25 – will decide the first two qualifier slots. With bragging rights and TI15 berths on the line, every series is intense. Don’t miss any of the action: follow PGL’s official coverage for live scores, VODs, and expert commentary. By night’s end on June 28, four teams will have punched their tickets to Shanghai – one way or another, Europe’s best will emerge.
Sources: Official schedules and results (Dot Esports, GosuGamers), team rosters and qualifier format (Dot Esports, BLAST, TechTimes), and PGL broadcast info.
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