The International 2026 tickets use assigned seating

The International 2026 tickets cover four arena days at Shanghai’s SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center from August 20–23. Valve is using assigned seating throughout the venue, with single-day options and two-day bundles for Thursday–Friday or Saturday–Sunday.

Sales opened June 10 through separate domestic and international platforms. Every ticket is attached to a named attendee, and there is no general-admission section.

The International 2026 tickets have two purchase routes

Fans purchasing within China use Damai or the Perfect World app and need a Chinese ID. Valve reserved the first 20 minutes of domestic sales for eligible active players who had completed the advance verification process.

International buyers use Trip.com and need an account plus valid passport information. Sales for that route opened at 2:30 p.m. China Standard Time, 30 minutes after the domestic window began.

Each account can buy no more than two tickets per day. Tickets cannot be transferred, gifted or resold, and entry requires photo identification matching the attendee name used during purchase.

Four arena days use reserved seating

Buyers select a seating region before the platform assigns a specific reserved seat. Groups may need multiple transactions because the daily account limit applies even when several people plan to attend together.

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Refund rules depend on the platform used, so buyers should read the current Damai or Trip.com policy before checkout. Valve’s announcement remains the authority for identity and transfer restrictions.

Source: Valve, May 26, 2026.