Team Spirit

Team Spirit made history by claiming their third Aegis of Champions after taking down TEAM VISION 3-2 in the grand final of The International 2026. The five-game series pushed both teams to their limits, but Spirit held their nerve in the deciding Game 5 to emerge as the first organization to win Dota 2's annual crowning event three times.

The TI 2026 victory added another chapter to the careers of Spirit mainstays Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk, Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov, and Yaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov, as well as Denis “Larl” Sigitov, Alexandr “rue” Filin, and Alexey “not_me” Kosmynin. Yatoro and Collapse became the first three-time TI champion players, achieving the feat across six appearances.

Team Spirit emerge victorious in five-game TI 2026 grand final thriller

The grand final was a closely contested series, with both teams trading wins. The series started with Team Spirit winning Game 1 in 46 minutes and 15 seconds, with Yatoro on Shadow Fiend punctuating the win with a rampage. TEAM VISION struck back in Game 2, winning in 64 minutes and 29 seconds behind vgeniy “Noticed” Ignatenko’s stellar performance on Underlord.

The hero picks for each game were:

Dota 2 TI 2026 final standings and prize pool distribution

The final standings and prize pool distribution were not fully detailed in the source report from dotesports.com. However, it was reported that more than 500,000 viewers watched the grand final live across Twitch and YouTube.

Conclusion of the series

Game 5 featured a surprise pick from Satanic, who brought out Juggernaut for the decisive match. It brought back memories of Ame’s Juggernaut, whose heartbreaking TI defeat with the hero the previous year against Team Falcons had become one of the tournament’s memorable moments. Spirit eventually found the breakthrough in the 58th minute, picking off both Satanic and Noticed, and sealed their third Aegis in the 64th minute.

The winning clash came when Spirit managed to keep Yatoro alive thanks to rue’s Nightmare save when he was on the brink of death. The carry immediately turned the fight around, and Spirit took down Satanic twice in the final engagement. With multiple heroes down having no buybacks, VISION was forced to call GG as Spirit sealed their third Aegis.