PARIVISION defeated Aurora Gaming in the playoff grand final of DreamLeague Season 29 in Dota 2. The match ended with a 3:2 score, and Alan “Satanic” Gallyamov’s team won the tournament.
Aurora reached the final through the lower bracket after defeating Team Spirit, but in the decisive bo5 series, PARIVISION managed to beat them despite some difficulties. As we predicted, PARIVISION were set to close the tournament with a championship win.
PARIVISION finished the tournament in first place and took home $250,000, while Aurora Gaming placed second and brought home $100,000.
DreamLeague Season 29 took place online from May 13 to 24. 16 teams competed for a $1,000,000 prize pool, with the playoffs held in a double-elimination format and a bo5 grand final. You can follow predictions for future tournaments on Winio!
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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.
PARIVISION are expected to start EWC with their full lineup after Dukalis resolved his visa issue. This removes a major early risk and makes the team easier to judge by its real form and drafts.
EWC 2026 Dota 2 may depend more on current form and adaptation than reputation. With best-of-two groups, stand-in risks, and Survival matches, early drafts and lineup stability will be crucial.
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.
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