Team Falcons , BetBoom Team, Team Spirit , 1win Team , and Team Yandex Advance to The International 2026 Playoffs
Team Falcons , BetBoom Team, Team Spirit , 1win Team , and Team Yandex Advance to The International 2026 Playoffs
In the tiebreaker matches at The International 2026, the final teams advancing to the playoffs were determined. All series were played in a best-of-three format, with the winners securing playoff berths and the losing teams being eliminated from the tournament.
Team Spirit 2:1 Team Resilience
Team Spirit defeated Team Resilience 2:1 to secure a place in the playoffs at The International 2026. Team Spirit took the opening map in dominant fashion, winning 29:9. Team Resilience responded on the second map with a 54:21 victory, but Team Spirit recovered to close out the deciding game 14:9.
Yatoro posted Team Spirit best average KDA of the series at 8.3/2.8/5.1. Detailed match statistics.
Team Falcons swept Vici Gaming 2:0 and advanced to the playoffs of The International 2026. The first map ended 31:6 in favor of Team Falcons , followed by another one-sided 31:11 win in Game 2. Vici Gaming were unable to find an answer and exited the competition.
Malr1ne posted Team Falcons best average KDA of the series at 9.6/2.5/13.0. Detailed match statistics.
BetBoom Team 2:0 Aurora Gaming
BetBoom Team defeated Aurora Gaming 2:0 to claim their playoff spot at The International 2026. BetBoom Team won the first map 36:29 before closing the series with a 26:23 victory in Game 2. Aurora Gaming were eliminated following the defeat.
Kiritych~ was the standout performer for BetBoom Team, finishing the series with a 13.4/2.9/9.1 KDA and 56.6K hero damage. Detailed match statistics.
1win Team 2:0 GamerLegion
1win Team earned a 2:0 victory over GamerLegion and progressed to the playoffs. They claimed the first map 30:16 and followed it with a 32:13 win on the second map. GamerLegion were eliminated from The International 2026.
bzm BULGARIA led 1win Team with an 11.4/1.1/10.0 KDA and 31.9K hero damage. Detailed match statistics.
Team Yandex defeated LGD Gaming 2:1 to secure the final playoff berth at The International 2026. LGD Gaming started the series with a 24:11 win, but Team Yandex came back with a 30:17 victory in Game 2. The decisive third game ended 0:0 after the series was concluded by a technical result.
watson led Team Yandex with a 5.1/2.6/4.6 KDA. Detailed match statistics.
TI15 is being 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.
