About This Independent Hub

This site is an independent information hub covering The International 2026, the Dota 2 world championship taking place in Shanghai. It exists to give fans in the Philippines a clear, reliable place to follow the event — the schedule, the qualifier routes, the prize pool and the teams — without wading through hype or guesswork. We are not the organiser, and we do not run, sponsor or operate any part of the competition.

It is worth being explicit about what this site is not. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Valve Corporation, Dota 2, or The International. All trademarks, team names and logos referenced here belong to their respective owners and are used only to report on the event. When we mention the official broadcast or the official source for a fact, we name it; we do not claim to be it.

How we prepare our coverage

Our editorial approach is built on a simple rule: state confirmed facts plainly, and label everything else as pending. For a future and partly unfinished tournament, that discipline matters more than volume. We cross-check dates, qualifier results, the prize-pool figure and roster details against the official tournament source and reputable competitive databases before publishing, and we update pages as the situation changes rather than leaving stale information in place.

We do not fabricate. There are no invented match results, no made-up ticket prices, no guessed prize-pool ceilings, and no fake betting odds anywhere on this site. Where a regional qualifier is still being played, we say the result is pending and refuse to name a winner. Where a detail is reported but not unanimously confirmed — such as a contested qualifier seat — we flag it as provisional so you are never misled. This is the difference between a genuine tracker and a page that prints rumours as facts.

How this site is funded

The hub is free to read. To support that, it carries links to a betting partner, and we may earn a commission when readers sign up or place a bet through those links. That relationship never changes what we report: the schedule, results and prize-pool facts are reported the same way whether or not anyone clicks a betting link. The affiliate arrangement funds the site; it does not shape the editorial.

Betting content is confined to our predictions section, where we explain how esports odds work and point to a sportsbook for readers who choose to wager. We frame that strictly as optional entertainment, we attach responsible-gambling resources, and we remind readers that players in the Philippines must be 18 or older to bet. If you only want tournament information and never intend to wager, the rest of the site serves you fully without it.

Questions, corrections and feedback are welcome. If you spot an error or an out-of-date figure, we would rather hear about it and fix it than leave it standing. Our aim is to be the most accurate and genuinely useful Philippine-facing guide to this event, and accuracy is a moving target for a tournament that is still taking shape.