Team Spirit Win TI 2026 and Claim Third Aegis
Team Spirit defeated TEAM VISION 3:2 in the Grand Final of The International 2026, becoming the first Dota 2 organization to win three Aegis titles.
August 23, 202601:47 PM
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Team Spirit defeated TEAM VISION 3:2 in the Grand Final of The International 2026, becoming the first Dota 2 organization to win three Aegis titles.
Team VISION and Team Spirit will meet in the Grand Final of The International 2026. The decisive BO5 series takes place on August 23 and begins at 05:00 UTC.
At the upcoming The International, six players have a chance to rewrite Dota 2 history. Yatoro, Collapse, Mira, skiter, Sneyking, and 33 have already won the biggest tournament of the year twice, but now each of them could become the first three-time TI champion as a player.
Team Yandex swept Team Spirit 2–0 at EWC, ending the defending champions’ title run. The win showed Yandex’s strong team control and proved their form is not just a group-stage surprise.
Team Spirit opened their Esports World Cup campaign with a 1–1 draw against MOUZ, but the result does not fully capture how close they came to losing the first map. MOUZ controlled most of the game, secured megacreeps, destroyed every Tier 4 tower, and left Spirit defending an exposed Ancient. Spirit still held, won the decisive fight without Yatoro, and eventually completed the comeback.
Miposhka said his first focus after returning to Team Spirit was improving the team’s drafts. If Spirit’s picks start matching opponents better, they could become more stable before major events.
The European closed qualifier for The International 2026 in Dota 2 is still underway. Today, the qualifier continues with another set of upper-bracket matches, while the lower-bracket battles will follow in the coming days.