Three-time champions: Team Spirit won The International 2026

In the grand final of The International 2026, Team Spirit defeated Team Vision 3:2 in a hard-fought series to become tournament champions. The team earned $1,422,468 in prize money for the victory, while Vision received $435,169 for finishing second.

This was the organization's third title, as well as the third for Illya Yatoro Mulyarchuk and Magomed Collapse Khalilov, while Denis Larl Sigitov became a two-time champion. Meanwhile, Yaroslav Miposhka Naidenov had previously won the tournament twice as a player and has now become a champion as a coach.

The first game was completely under the Dragons' control. A successful Slark pick against Ember Spirit allowed the team to get the most out of the early game, after which their opponents were unable to stop their dominance.

However, in the second game, Miposhka underestimated Vladimir No[o]ne Minenko's Earth Spirit and decided not to ban the hero, which caused problems for the team and allowed Vision to level the series. Earth Spirit was banned in every game that followed.

The third and fourth games followed a similar scenario, with the teams trading victories and sending the series to a decisive fifth game. It was already Spirit's seventh game of the day, as the team had previously defeated Team Yandex in the lower bracket final.

The final game remained almost completely even throughout. Over 60 minutes, neither team managed to build a gold lead of more than 5,000. However, after several successful skirmishes, Miposhka's team managed to kill the opposing carry without buyback and close out the series with a victory.

The International 2026 took place from 13.08.2026 to 23.08.2026 in Shanghai, China. The tournament's prize pool exceeded $3,350,000. You can find detailed coverage of the championship in our report.

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