Team Spirit Become Three-Time Champions of The International

Team Spirit Become Three-Time Champions of The International

Team Spirit have won The International 2026, defeating PARIVISION with a score of 3:2 in the grand final. The victory secured Team Spirit their third Aegis of Champions and made the organization three-time winners of The International.

Team Spirit 2:3 PARIVISION

Team Spirit opened the grand final with a dominant victory on the first map, winning 42:17 in 46:15. PARIVISION responded on the second map, taking a 48:46 victory after 1:04:29 and leveling the series at 1:1.

Spirit regained the lead on the third map, winning 26:24. PARIVISION once again answered back on the fourth map, where they secured a convincing 31:13 victory to force a deciding fifth gam

The final map went in Team Spirit 's favor. After a hard-fought battle, Spirit defeated PARIVISION 34:31 and closed out the grand final with a 3:2 victory. The result secured Team Spirit the championship, while PARIVISION finished the tournament as runners-up.

Yatoro finished the grand final with a 9.6 / 2.3 / 7.4 KDA, 42.7K damage, and 28.3K net worth. His performance played a crucial role in Team Spirit 's 3:2 victory and their third Aegis of Champions. Detailed statistics of the series can be found via this link.

The victory also created a historic individual milestone. Yatoro and Collapse became the first players in Dota 2 history to win The International three times. Both players previously lifted the Aegis with Team Spirit at The International 2021 and The International 2023.

TI15 was held from August 13 to 23 in Shanghai, China. The teams are competing for over $2.9 million — the prize pool continues to grow through the sales of club bundles and caster packs.