Lina returns to the pro scene: Final Statistics for the Esports World Cup 2026

The Esports World Cup 2026 has come to an end. PARIVISION was crowned the tournament champion, and CyberScore has compiled the final statistics for the championship for you.

Hoodwink remains the most picked hero, just as it was at BLAST SLAM VII. Earth Spirit and Clockwerk — who previously topped the list of most-banned heroes — also made the top three in this category.

The most banned heroes at the EWC were Treant Protector, Lone Druid, and Shadow Fiend — these heroes were banned most frequently, and in the games where they did appear, their win rate exceeded 60%.

It’s worth noting that Lina had the highest win rate, even though she was completely ignored at the previous championship. At the same time, Storm Spirit remains among the heroes with the lowest win rate.

Only 12 heroes were never picked or banned at the Esports World Cup 2026: Abaddon, Anti-Mage, Arc Warden, Bounty Hunter, Chaos Knight, Elder Titan, Outworld Destroyer, Phantom Assassin, Pugna, Tinker, Troll Warlord, and Wraith King.

The best hero combinations on the lanes were Dark Seer + Clockwerk / Earth Spirit, Hoodwink + Largo on the hard lane, and Shadow Fiend + Undying / Bane, Lich + Lone Druid on the easy lane.

The Esports World Cup 2026 for Dota 2 took place from 07.07.2026 to 19.07.2026. Twenty-four teams competed for a prize pool of $2,000,000. The tournament participants set a number of records, which can be found in the report.

As CyberScore previously reported, EPL announced a new series of Masters tournaments with a large prize pool.