Dota 2 — TI 2026 is done. Unlock on the series, not the kill total
TI in Shanghai is over — the Aegis bracket ran 20–23 August at the Oriental Sports Center. The live India tab we host is this event: Iron Wing vs Team Spirit. Draft and patch move the price more than last month's LAN. A promo code is entered at sign-up. First deposit can be matched 100%, up to $130. That is a ceiling.
Code — the code we publish, free at registration
Direct answer
This photo is TI. It is not LEC, and it is not a CS2 Major.
The India esports tab shows a Dota 2 International play-off: Iron Wing vs Team Spirit, with LoL and PUBG also on the board. That is why the frame sits on this page. Groups ran 13–16 August; the main event was 20–23 August in Shanghai. For the promo code use series or map winners at 1.40. First blood and 80-kill Overs are extras.
Live operator capture
Open eSports on India and TI is the featured series
Iron Wing vs Team Spirit, The International play-off. LoL and PUBG widgets sit on the same tab. We will not caption this as SK vs Fnatic or as a CS2 veto. Click Dota 2 for draft, first blood, Roshan and kill totals.
How a Dota ticket is built
Groups throw Bo2s. Playoffs are Bo3. The grand final is Bo5. A game ends when the Ancient dies. Most games run 25–50 minutes. The two things that move the price before a creep spawns: the patch (this event is on 7.41e) and the pick/ban.
Games are long and swingy, so live is deep. Odds open in the draft and jump on every fight. Comeback gold and buyback mean a 20-minute lead is not a closed game. Do not cash out a welcome slip because game 1 looked over.
Dota markets, in the order you should use them
| Market | What it is | First ticket? |
|---|---|---|
| Series winner | Who wins the Bo3 / Bo5 | Yes. And the 1.40+ welcome leg. |
| Map (game) winner | One game inside the series | Yes, after the draft if the series price is 1.20. |
| Map handicap | −1.5 / +1.5 games | When you think 2-0, not just a win. |
| Total kills | Combined kills, usually 48.5–62.5 | After you have seen both drafts. |
| Game duration | Minutes Over/Under | Same read as kills, opposite on a farm draft. |
| First blood | First kill of the game | From cash. ~1.85. Settles in minutes. Not the 5×. |
| First tower / barracks / Roshan | First structure or first Roshan | Live, if you watch the map. |
| Kill handicap / race to 10–20 | Tempo markets | After an aggressive draft. |
Read the draft. That is this page. Veto is CS2.
| What you see in pick/ban | Game shape | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Aggressive supports, gank cores | Fast, high-kill, snowball | Kills Over. Duration Under. |
| Double-carry, greedy farm | Slow, late fights | Kills Under early. Duration Over. |
| Wombo team-fight ults | Swingy mid-game | Live kill races after the first smash. |
| Pick-off supports | Solo kills, messy map | First blood and race-to-X lean to the aggressor. |
CS2 veto and Valorant agents are different games. Hub: eSports betting. CS2: CS2 betting. The other MOBA: LoL (dragons and Baron, not Roshan).
Worked example — kills Over 52.5 after an early draft
Two fight-heavy sides. Line 52.5. Over ~1.90.
Both drafts show roaming supports and gank cores. Game runs 38 minutes, 31–27, 58 kills. Over lands. The read was never who wins. It was tempo. A double-carry mirror on a slow patch would have been the Under. A $10 Over at 1.90 returns $19.
Five Dota reads that are not “bet last TI’s winner”
- Bet this patch. 7.41e is not last year’s meta. Weight results on the current patch, not a spring LAN.
- A 20-minute lead is not over. Comeback gold and buyback exist. Do not max-stake a live favourite because the net worth graph looks pretty.
- Qualifier records lie. A team that smashed a weak region often dies at a 16-team LAN. Discount the win rate.
- Stand-ins crater Dota more than football. Synergy is the sport. Check Liquipedia the morning of the series.
- First blood is not a series tell. Fast extra. Near coin-flip. Keep it small.
TI 2026, then the rest of the year
The International 2026 (TI15): Shanghai, 13–23 August — over. 16 teams. Groups 13–16 August; main event 20–23 August. Main event 20–23 August, Oriental Sports Center, double-elimination. Prize pool is crowd-funded; Liquipedia listed about US$3.15M during the event. This is the deepest Dota card of the year. Confirm match times in-app. They move.
- Done: TI main event, 20–23 August — the easiest 3-leg Dota week of 2026 has passed.
- After TI: ESL One, BLAST Slam, DreamLeague, PGL, EWC.
- Regional leagues / qualifiers: high volume, wider margin.
Welcome slip on a Tier-1 day
On the international offer the promo code wants bets adding up to 5 times the bonus, on 3 or more matches at 1.40 or higher, inside 30 days. Not every market uses it — the block below lists which. A Tier-1 playoff day (TI, BLAST, Worlds) lists enough series.
10 markets do not use this rule
The 5× target above is the international offer, and 10 markets whose own terms we read publish another rule: India wants three winning singles at 2.00 or higher, Tanzania eight times at 2.10, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Zambia split the bonus between accumulators and the operator’s in-house games section, and Jordan and Thailand print no multiplier to a reader without an account.
Each rule is from that market’s own terms page as we read it on 31 August 2026, and the operator can change those pages.
- Three series winners at 1.40 or higher. Skip the 1.20 favourite. Mix a map winner if the series is too short.
- Do not unlock on first blood or a four-leg kill-extra slip. That is one game, not three matches.
- Mix one Dota leg with a CS2 BLAST series if you do not want three legs on one patch.
A cash-out may zero the count.
Open the account before the next Tier-1 bracket
A promo code is entered at registration. Unlock on series winners. Then watch a draft.
Dota 2 betting FAQ
What Dota 2 markets are there?
Series match-winner (Bo1/Bo3/Bo5), map (game) winner, map handicap (±1.5), total kills Over/Under per game (line usually 48.5–62.5), first blood, race to 10/15/20 kills, first tower / barracks, first Roshan, total game duration, and kill handicap. TI lists the deepest card of the year. Confirm the live board.
When is The International 2026?
It ran 13–23 August 2026 in Shanghai and is over. Groups were 13–16 August; the main event (double-elimination) was 20–23 August at the Oriental Sports Center. 16 teams. Prize pool was community-crowdfunded (listed around US$3.1M on Liquipedia during the event). Patch on the server: 7.41e.
How does the total kills market work in Dota 2?
Combined kills of both teams in one game. Line typically 48.5–62.5. Early-game, fight-heavy drafts push Over. Double-carry farm drafts lean Under. A long game almost always clears the Over because kills pile up in late fights.
Why is first blood a popular Dota 2 bet?
It settles in the opening minutes and prices near a coin-flip (~1.85). Aggressive supports win it more often. It has little to do with who wins the game. Keep it small. It is a poor welcome leg.
Does the draft affect Dota 2 odds?
More than almost any other esport. The patch decides which heroes are strong. The pick/ban can hand one side an early-game or late-game shape before a creep spawns. Live totals and duration lines are often slow to move during the draft.
Are Dota 2 bets eligible for the welcome bonus?
Yes — Dota series count like any other sport. The international offer asks for bets adding up to 5 times the bonus, on 3 or more matches at 1.40 or higher, within 30 days, and several markets publish something different on their own terms page. A big Tier-1 day lists enough Bo2/Bo3 series either way. A first-blood extra or an 80-kill Over is not that plan anywhere.
Code — TI is over, the series lists are not
The code we publish. First deposit can be matched 100%, up to $130. That is a ceiling. Three series at 1.40. The Ancient, not the kill total.
Promo code