Team Yandex Beat Team Spirit 3-1 to Win BLAST Slam VIII
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The International 2026 Begins: Results From the Opening Matches
The International 2026 is officially underway in Shanghai. Sixteen teams have entered the Swiss stage, with every series played as a best-of-three.
The opening round turned out to be surprisingly one-sided: six of the first eight series ended 2:0. Only Team Falcons vs LGD Gaming and TEAM VISION vs Team Resilience required a deciding third game.
The International 2026 Opening Results
- Team Falcons 2:1 LGD Gaming
- Iron Wing 2:0 Nigma Galaxy
- BoomBoys 2:0 OG
- TEAM VISION 2:1 Team Resilience
- Team Spirit 2:0 Xtreme Gaming
- Team Liquid 2:0 Vici Gaming
- Aurora Gaming 2:0 GamerLegion
- Team Yandex 2:0 HULIGANI
Most of the favorites made a confident start. Spirit, Liquid, Aurora and Team Yandex all completed clean 2:0 victories, while reigning champions Team Falcons needed the full three games to get past LGD Gaming.
We keep The International 2026 schedule, standings, match results and upcoming series in one continuously updated tournament guide, so you can follow the entire event without jumping between different pages. Winio already has a dedicated TI 2026 schedule and results hub.
Who wins?
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The International 2026: Schedule, Standings and Results
And before the next series begins, you can go beyond simply checking the score.
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