The TI 2026 teams locked in for Shanghai, and who is still chasing a seat
TI 2026 teams split into seven confirmed direct invites, the qualified sides as regions finish, and contenders still chasing seats. We track who is locked in for Shanghai and flag the post-TI shuffle context without pretending the sixteen-team field is closed.
The TI 2026 teams break into three groups: seven direct invites already announced, the qualified sides as each region finishes, and the contenders still fighting for the remaining seats. This page tracks who is confirmed for Shanghai and flags everything that has not settled, without pretending the field is closed. Keep that three-way split in mind and the roster picture stays clear.
The confirmed TI 2026 teams holding direct invites
Seven of the TI 2026 teams enter on direct invites, announced in late May, and these are the safest names to plan around. Six of the seven come from Europe, with one Chinese side among them, which tells you where the early strength is concentrated. Invites reward sustained results across the season rather than a single hot tournament. That is why an invited side is usually a known quantity long before the group stage starts.
- Aurora Gaming
- BoomBoys
- Team Falcons
- Team Liquid
- Tundra Esports (the invited Tundra roster)
- Xtreme Gaming
- Team Yandex
One small wrinkle worth flagging: the invited Tundra roster appears under a rebranded name in some listings, so if you see a different label attached to that lineup, it is the same group of players. We keep the description hedged rather than asserting a name that sources do not agree on. Everything else in that list is settled.
The qualified sides joining The International 2026 teams
As regions finish, their winners join The International 2026 teams alongside the invites. South America has concluded, with LGD Gaming taking the slot, and China has filled its two seats, with Vici Gaming confirmed and a second name still being settled across sources. Those are real, qualified sides rather than projections.
The rest of the field is still open. Europe is playing for four slots, North America for one, and Southeast Asia for the single seat that local fans care about most. Until those regions settle, any complete sixteen-team list is premature, and our qualifier tracker follows each region through to its decisive series.
What the post-TI shuffle means for the TI teams
Context helps here: the post-TI shuffle is the off-season roster churn that reshapes nearly every org after a major, and it is why the rosters you see one year can look very different the next. Players move, captains swap, and new lineups gel or fall apart. Reading this edition's field against that backdrop explains why some familiar names sit in unfamiliar jerseys.
For a Filipino fan tracking the scene, the Dota 2 post-TI shuffle is also why regional talent rises and falls between editions. A SEA side that struggled last year may have rebuilt into a genuine contender, which is part of what makes the qualifier race worth following. The predictions guide weighs current form rather than last year's reputations.
Following the TI teams as the field finalises
The sensible way to track the field is to lock in the confirmed sides and treat the rest as pending. Seven invites and the concluded-region qualifiers are real; the European, SEA and North American seats are not filled yet. We add each side to the confirmed list only when its region is officially done.
That discipline keeps this page trustworthy, which is the whole point of a tracker. You can build your bracket expectations on the names that are actually in, and adjust as the remaining regions wrap. The homepage carries a short overview of the field and the road to Shanghai if you want the quick version before the detail.