Field Level Media
20 Aug 2026, 23:35 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Esports World Cup Foundation)
Team Spirit, TEAM VISION, Team Yandex and Nigma Galaxy won their upper-bracket quarterfinal matches Thursday at The International 2026 in Shanghai.
Sixteen teams began the 15th annual Dota 2 tournament on Aug. 13. The crowd-funded prize pool has a base of $1.6 million and a current value of more than $3.2 million. Eight teams made the double-elimination playoff bracket, with all matches best-of-three until Sunday's best-of-five grand final.
Team Spirit swept Iron Wing and Team Yandex did the same to Team Liquid, while TEAM VISION and Nigma Galaxy earned 2-1 wins against BoomBoys and Team Falcons, respectively.
Team Spirit defeated Iron Wing in 62 minutes on green and 44 minutes on red.
Team Yandex took down Team Liquid with a 54-minute win on green and a 38-minute win on red.
TEAM VISION wrapped 77- and 31-minute wins on red around BoomBoys' 51-minute win on red.
Team Falcons opened with a 42-minute win on green before Nigma Galaxy rallied with a 40-minute win on green and a 60-minute win on red.
Friday's playoff schedule:
Upper bracket semifinals:
--Team Spirit vs. TEAM VISION
--Team Yandex vs. Nigma Galaxy
Lower bracket Round 1:
--Iron Wing vs. BoomBoys
--Team Liquid vs. Team Falcons
The current $3.2 million prize pool:
1 TBD, $1.37 million
2. TBD, $418,510
3. TBD, $289,657
4. TBD, $193,148
5-6. TBD, $160,935
7-8. TBD, $128,722
9-13. Vici Gaming, Aurora Gaming, Team Resilience, GamerLegion, LGD Gaming, $57,879
14-15. OG, Xtreme Gaming, $32,213
16. HULIGANI, $16,107
--Field Level Media
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