TaiLung Banned from TI 2026 and Future PGL Events
LGD Gaming midlaner TaiLung has been removed from The International 2026 and banned from all future PGL events. LGD must now find an emergency replacement.

PARIVISION swept 1win Team 3–0 in the ESSENCE I grand final. Vladimir “No[o]ne” Minenko’s squad became the tournament champion and earned $50,000, while 1win Team received $25,000 for second place.
Evgeniy “Noticed” Ignatenko reached the 17,000 MMR mark and shared the milestone on his personal Telegram channel. His most played hero in the run was Sven, with 113 games and a 66.4% win rate, and he was ranked sixth on the European ladder at the time of the report.
Team Yandex esports lead Vladislav Kuzmenko said Martin “Saksa” Sazdov understands Russian well and is interested in winemaking. Kuzmenko added that Saksa gave him a bottle of his own wine, while the team mostly communicates in English during games.

LGD Gaming midlaner TaiLung has been removed from The International 2026 and banned from all future PGL events. LGD must now find an emergency replacement.

According to the source, the government allocated more than 10 billion tenge — approximately $20 million. Another $10 million was allegedly budgeted under the item «Services Related to the Games of the Future», but without any detailed explanation.

Valve has released the Compendium for The International 2026. This year, players will once again be able to earn free rewards by making predictions for the biggest tournament of the year.

Valve has updated the matchmaking system in Dota 2 and adjusted MMR at the highest ranks.

Valve has released Patch 7.41e for Dota 2. The update is not a major one, but it is still quite important for the current meta: the developers have adjusted several popular heroes, mana regeneration items, Divine Rapier, and a number of powerful neutral artifacts.

According to insider rumors, The International 2026 could be the final tournament for the current Team Falcons roster. There has been no official confirmation yet, but if the rumors prove true, Dota 2 will lose one of the strongest lineups of recent years.

Chinese coach Zhang «Xiao8» Ning has officially left Xtreme Gaming. LaNm and Maps are now in charge of the team, while XG’s current roster consists of Ame, NothingToSay, Xxs, fy, and xNova.