How to watch TI 2026 — every official stream, regional broadcast, and free option
The International 2026 runs Aug 13-23 in Shanghai. 16 teams, $1.6M prize pool, 10 days of competition. Here's every official way to watch — Twitch, YouTube, regional broadcasts in 8 languages, and the OFFLANE in-page player. All free.
The short version
TI 2026 is free to watch everywhere. The official English broadcast is on Twitch (twitch.tv/dota2ti) and YouTube (youtube.com/dota2). Regional broadcasts cover 8+ languages. The OFFLANE TI 2026 watch hub at offlane.xyz/dota2/ti-2026 embeds the official stream with a one-click popout-to-mini-player button so you can keep watching while you browse the site.
You don't need an account, a subscription, or a paywall. Just click and watch.
Official English broadcast
The PGL-operated English broadcast is the canonical watch. The production team is the same one that ran TI 2024 and 2025 — 5-camera in-game coverage, a custom observer UI, an analyst desk of ex-pros (Fear, Cap, Blitz, KillerPigeon), and broadcast-quality audio mixing.
| Platform | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Twitch | twitch.tv/dota2ti | Primary. 1080p60, no ads for subscribers, VODs stay up for 60 days |
| YouTube | youtube.com/dota2 | Mirror. Better for mobile/Chromecast, automatic captions |
| OFFLANE watch hub | offlane.xyz/dota2/ti-2026 | Embedded player + popout-to-mini-player |
The English stream runs continuously from 02:00 to 14:00 UTC every day from Aug 13 to Aug 23. That's 12 hours per day, 120 hours total. All 56 group-stage matches, all 12 playoff series, the Grand Final.
Regional broadcasts
If English isn't your first language, every major region has an official broadcast:
| Language | Platform | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Russian | Twitch | twitch.tv/dota2ti_ru |
| Spanish | Twitch | twitch.tv/dota2ti_es |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Douyu | douyu.com/999 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Bilibili | live.bilibili.com/7738320 |
| Portuguese | Twitch | twitch.tv/dota2ti_br (community-operated, official status) |
| German | Twitch | twitch.tv/dota2ti_de (community) |
| French | Twitch | twitch.tv/dota2ti_fr (community) |
| Polish | Twitch | twitch.tv/dota2ti_pl (community) |
| Ukrainian | Twitch | twitch.tv/dota2ti_ua (community) |
| SEA English | Twitch | twitch.tv/dota2ti_sea (community) |
| Filipino | Twitch | twitch.tv/dota2ti_ph (community) |
| Portuguese (BR) | Twitch | twitch.tv/dota2ti_pt (community) |
| Indonesian | YouTube | youtube.com/@dota2indonesia (community) |
| Vietnamese | YouTube | youtube.com/@dota2vn (community) |
| Thai | YouTube | youtube.com/@dota2thailand (community) |
The official regionals (RU, ES, CN on Douyu/Bilibili) are staffed by PGL. The community ones vary in production quality — some are excellent (BR, DE), some are just the English feed with off-commentary.
OFFLANE's in-page player
The OFFLANE TI 2026 watch hub at offlane.xyz/dota2/ti-2026 has the official Twitch embed with three added features:
- Pop out to mini player — Click the "Pop out" button below the player. The stream follows you in a small floating window as you browse the site. The mini player remembers your choice in
sessionStorageso the same stream plays on every page.
- Live match ticker — Updates every 5 minutes from OpenDota. Shows in-progress series scores, the next 3 matches, and recent results. Click any match to see the live scoreboard.
- Schedule + brackets — The full 8-day schedule with UTC times, the current Swiss standings, the playoff bracket, and the team rosters.
The watch hub also links to the dedicated channel page at offlane.xyz/channels/dota-2-ti-2026, which has the same embed but with the OFFLANE site chrome (header, footer, related channels) instead of the TI 2026 hero section.
If you can't watch live
The VODs stay up for 60 days on Twitch and indefinitely on YouTube. The OFFLANE TI 2026 watch hub updates the match ticker with results as they happen, and the recap articles cover the key storylines.
If you want a 5-minute written recap, OFFLANE publishes one after each day of the group stage (Aug 14, 15, 16) and one after each playoff round (Aug 21, 22, 23).
FAQ
Do I need a Twitch account? No — you can watch without an account, but ads will play every 10-15 minutes. A free Twitch account removes most ads. Twitch Turbo ($8.99/mo) removes all of them.
Is there a paywall? No. Every official stream is free. There is no TI 2026 pay-per-view, no Valve+ premium tier, no Valve-cut.
Can I watch on mobile? Yes — the Twitch and YouTube apps handle the streams. The OFFLANE watch hub is mobile-friendly too, but the popout-to-mini-player is desktop-only (it uses CSS position: fixed which doesn't work well on mobile).
What about catch-up highlights? The official Dota 2 YouTube channel posts a 5-minute "Top 10 plays" video every evening. The OFFLANE news ticker at offlane.xyz/news has the most-discussed plays from each day.
Is the OFFLANE watch hub free? Yes — the site is free, the embed is the official Twitch player, no registration, no paywall.
Where is TI 2026 held? The Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. First TI in China since 2019.
When is the Grand Final? Aug 23, 02:00 UTC. Best of 5.
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