{"id":32497,"date":"2026-01-08T09:52:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=32497"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:52:52","slug":"the-hottest-upcoming-dota-2-tournaments-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/dota-2\/the-hottest-upcoming-dota-2-tournaments-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hottest Upcoming Dota 2 Tournaments in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are over a week in 2026 and<strong> Dota 2 fans worldwide are slowly preparing for the first big tournament of the year<\/strong>. We already shared our<a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/news\/dota-2\/dota-2-2026-expectations\/\"> Dota 2 2026 expectations<\/a>, so now it is time to focus on the different Dota 2 tournaments we will see this year. We already have the schedule for the first half of the year, so let\u2019s dive in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BLAST Slam VI<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"NAVI vs PARIVISION - WEU GRAND FINAL!! \u258cBLAST SLAM VI DOTA 2 2026\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wXsPw0AnZtk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>BLAST Slam VI will be the <strong>first<\/strong> <strong>Tier 1 tournament of 2026 <\/strong>and it will take place between February 3-15. We will see 12 teams <strong>competing for a $1,000,000 prize pool<\/strong>, so expect more information about it when the tournament approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DreamLeague Season 28<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a day after BLAST Slam VI comes to an end, European Dota 2 fans<strong> have access to the first DreamLeague of the year<\/strong>. DreamLeague Season 28 will <strong>take place between February 16 and March 1<\/strong>, and it will also feature a <strong>$1,000,000 prize pool<\/strong>. Over the years, DL has established itself as the leading online tournament, so we expect to see a lot of epic games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PGL Wallachia Season 7<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bucharest has become a hotspot for Dota 2 fans, so it\u2019s no surprise we\u2019ll see PGL Wallachia Season 7. The <strong>competition will be between March 5 &#8211; 15 and will also include a $1,000,000 reward<\/strong>. We will see 16 of the best Dota 2 teams in play and will include the best in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ESL One Birmingham 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLDota2\/status\/2006500968398012487?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A week after the epic event in Bucharest, the world\u2019s leading Dota 2 teams will<strong> head to the UK for ESL One Birmingham 2026<\/strong>. This will be <strong>another $1M tournament<\/strong> that will include 16 teams. Taking place between <strong>March 22-29<\/strong>, the Dota 2 fans from around the world will see their favorite players on the big stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PGL Wallachia Season 8<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>PGL continues with its dominance within the Dota 2 community with another epic event &#8211; PGL Wallachia Season 8. This is the <strong>second-last PGL tournament<\/strong> (that we are currently aware of) and it will also have <strong>16 teams playing for $1M<\/strong>. Unless PGL decides to change something drastically, we will see the same number of teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DreamLeague Season 29<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLDota2\/status\/2008929941312716996?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of popular Dota 2 tournaments in 2026, we\u2019ll also see DreamLeague Season 29, <strong>another $1M tournament<\/strong>. It will also be an online competition that will <strong>bring together 16 teams<\/strong>. You can watch this tournament between May 13-24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BLAST Slam VII<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The second BLAST tournament of the year <strong>will be held between May 26 and June 7<\/strong>, and it will also come with a <strong>$1M reward<\/strong>. Like the previous one, it will include 12 teams and we expect to see all the \u201cusual suspects\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The International 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The International 2026 - Location Announcement\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T1jkWBf4NIQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>August 13-23 is when we will see the most important Dota 2 tournament of 2026 &#8211; The International 2026. We <strong>do not know much about the tournament yet<\/strong>, other than the fact that it will be in <strong>Shanghai, China<\/strong>. As always, we at Blix will provide you with all of the information you need to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PGL Wallachia Season 9<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unless PGL changes its mind, PGL Wallachia Season 9 will be the<strong> last Dota 2 tournament in 2026<\/strong> from this organizer. We will see <strong>16 teams in total playing<\/strong> in Bucharest between <strong>September 17-27<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BLAST Slam VIII<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The third BLAST Slam tournament of the year will have a<strong> $1M reward<\/strong>, and it will also include 12 Dota 2 teams. Unless the dates change, we should see it between September 29 and October 11, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BLAST Slam IX<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The last Dota 2 tournament that we are currently aware of (there will definitely be more) is<strong> BLAST Slam IX<\/strong>. This will be the last BLAST Dota 2 competition of the year and it <strong>will also include 12 teams<\/strong> and a $1M prize pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, there will be plenty of Dota 2 tournaments for us to watch, so we can\u2019t wait to see each one. Make sure to <strong>follow us regularly<\/strong> if you want to learn more about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are over a week in 2026 and Dota 2 fans worldwide are slowly preparing for the first big tournament of the year. We already shared our Dota 2 2026 expectations, so now it is time to focus on the different Dota 2 tournaments we will see this year. We already have the schedule for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":32500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[260,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-32497","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dota-2","8":"tag-dota-2","9":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32497"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32501,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32497\/revisions\/32501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}