About this independent fan hub

This site is an independent hub built for Philippine fans who want a clear, no-nonsense guide to Dota 2's biggest tournament of the year. We are not Valve, we do not run the competition, and we have no official connection to it. What we offer is a single place to check dates, qualifier routes, the prize pool and how to follow the action from this part of the world.

The event takes place in Shanghai across 13–23 August 2026, bringing sixteen teams together to compete for the Aegis of Champions and a confirmed base prize pool of 1,600,000 USD. Because the host city shares our timezone, the matches land at comfortable local hours, which is a large part of why this edition matters so much to a Southeast Asian audience. We built the pages around that audience.

How we prepare our coverage

Everything published here is checked against the tournament's own announcements and a small set of reputable esports references before it goes live. We separate confirmed facts from reports: where a detail is settled, we state it plainly; where it is still being decided — an open qualifier region, an unannounced crowdfunding total, daily match times — we say so rather than guessing. The competition is a future event, and treating it that way is the only honest approach.

We update materials as the organiser releases new information, particularly around the qualifier results that fill in the field and the broadcast plan that sets daily start times. We do not fabricate scores, invent ticket prices, publish placement payouts that have not been confirmed, or claim a winner before the matches are played. Nor do we sell any so-called secret betting systems; nobody can guarantee a result.

Our relationship with the sportsbook we mention

We point readers who choose to bet toward SpinBetter, the partner sportsbook featured in the promotional banners and call-to-action buttons on this site. If you follow one of those links and sign up, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. That is how an independent project like this one stays free to read. The recommendation does not change the factual coverage on any page, and we always frame betting as entertainment, never as a way to make money.

If you have a correction or spot something out of date, the fastest way to reach the people behind the official tournament is through its own channels, which we name in our guides. We welcome corrections, and we would always rather fix a detail than leave a stale fact on the page. For everything else, this site exists simply to make following the Shanghai event easier for fans in the Philippines, from the opening qualifiers right through to the grand final. You can always return to the homepage to find the section you need.