TI 2026 Playoffs Bracket
The double-elimination bracket for the TI 2026 playoffs. 8 teams, 10 series, $1.6M on the line. The 3 top seeds are locked from the Day 3 group stage; the remaining 5 slots are filled by the Aug 16 Elimination Round (5 Bo3 matches between the 3-2 and 2-3 teams). Final seedings lock when the Elimination Round ends.
Group Stage · Day 3 complete
3 of 8 playoff seeds locked. TEAM VISION · Team Liquid · Nigma Galaxy are directly into the upper bracket.
10 teams play the Aug 16 Elimination Round for the final 5 slots. 3 teams (HULIGANI, OG, Xtreme Gaming) are out at 0-4 and 1-4. The bracket below is final for the upper bracket and TBD for the 5 lower-bracket openers.
Format
Double-elimination
8 teams. Upper bracket (4), lower bracket (4), Grand Final.
Series length
Bo3 · Bo5 final
All series Bo3 except the Grand Final (Bo5).
Prize pool
$1.6M
45% to the champion, 16% to the runner-up.
The Bracket
Upper bracket
UB SF1
UB SF2
UB Final
Lower bracket
LB R1 A
LB R1 B
LB R2 A
LB R2 B
LB R3
LB Final
Grand Final · Aug 23 · Best of 5
Champion
Schedule
Aug 20
Day 1
- UB SF1 (1v4)
- UB SF2 (2v3)
- LB R1 (5v8)
- LB R1 (6v7)
Aug 21
Day 2
- LB R2 (loser UB SF1)
- LB R2 (loser UB SF2)
- UB Final
- LB R3
Aug 22
Day 3
- LB Final
Aug 23
Day 4
- Grand Final (Bo5)
Bracket structure per the standard TI 2026 double-elimination format. The 3 directly-qualified seeds (seeds 1-3) are locked from the Day 3 group stage. The remaining 5 seeds are projected as TBD pending the Aug 16 Elimination Round. Final seedings lock when the Elimination Round ends.