The International 2026 Begins: Results From the Opening Matches

2 min readWinio Team

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.

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And before the next series begins, you can go beyond simply checking the score.

Winio provides data-driven Dota 2 match predictions powered by machine learning. The model estimates win probabilities before the draft and can recalculate them after hero picks, incorporating factors such as team form, player trends, draft composition, synergies and counterpicks.

The International 2026 Begins: Results From the Opening Matches
DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
Team Spirit

Team Spirit

Tomorrow13:00
Nemesis

Nemesis

Prediction: Team Spirit wins

68%32%
DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
PARIVISION

PARIVISION

Tomorrow13:00
Level Up

Level Up

DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
LGD Gaming

LGD Gaming

Tomorrow16:00
Xtreme Gaming

Xtreme Gaming

Prediction: Xtreme Gaming wins

37%63%
DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
1w Team

1w Team

Tomorrow16:00
Natus Vincere

Natus Vincere

Prediction: Natus Vincere wins

38%62%
DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
Team Liquid

Team Liquid

Tomorrow19:00
Yakult Brothers

Yakult Brothers

Prediction: Team Liquid wins

75%25%
DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
Aurora Gaming

Aurora Gaming

Tomorrow19:00
GamerLegion

GamerLegion

Prediction: Aurora Gaming wins

71%29%
DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
Team Liquid

Team Liquid

Tomorrow19:00
Yakult Brothers

Yakult Brothers

DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
Team Yandex

Team Yandex

30.0913:00
MOUZ

MOUZ

DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
Team Spirit

Team Spirit

Tomorrow13:00
Nemesis

Nemesis

Prediction: Team Spirit wins

68%32%
DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
PARIVISION

PARIVISION

Tomorrow13:00
Level Up

Level Up

DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
LGD Gaming

LGD Gaming

Tomorrow16:00
Xtreme Gaming

Xtreme Gaming

Prediction: Xtreme Gaming wins

37%63%
DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
1w Team

1w Team

Tomorrow16:00
Natus Vincere

Natus Vincere

Prediction: Natus Vincere wins

38%62%
DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
Team Liquid

Team Liquid

Tomorrow19:00
Yakult Brothers

Yakult Brothers

Prediction: Team Liquid wins

75%25%
DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
Aurora Gaming

Aurora Gaming

Tomorrow19:00
GamerLegion

GamerLegion

Prediction: Aurora Gaming wins

71%29%
DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
Team Liquid

Team Liquid

Tomorrow19:00
Yakult Brothers

Yakult Brothers

DOTA2
BLAST SLAM VIII
Team Yandex

Team Yandex

30.0913:00
MOUZ

MOUZ

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