Adekvat shared his predictions for the Group C and D matches on the third day of the group stage of the 2026 Esports World Cup in Dota 2
David Mchedlishvili
Commentator Rustam “Adekvat” Mavlyutov shared his predictions for the Group C and B matches on the third day of the group stage of the 2026 Esports World Cup in Dota 2 on his personal Telegram channel.
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About the teams
The Chinese, as usual, are going for the win even when they “don’t feel like it.” Otherwise, everything’s looking great so far, especially for Nigma. lorenof joins any team and seems to give them a buff of +100% to skill and +50% to win rate.
Moving on:
On Group C
[C]
*VG < Spirit—I haven’t liked VG’s performance in the first two series. Spirit is also far from peak form right now, but I’ll leave it at
that for now: MOUZ >> Nemesis, comfortably ahead
of PV >> RKX, same goes for them
About Group D
[D]
Yandex > VP—it’s not all smooth sailing, but it’s closer to a 2-0
. OG = IC—the latter will hang on for a map here.
*LGD = 1W—the most interesting match today. It’ll be a tough battle; I want a map swap <...>
Earlier, Anton “Grayne” Afanasenko assessed the teams’ form at the Esports World Cup 2026 following the first few days of the group stage, singling out Team Yandex and PARIVISION as among the strongest teams, and also commented on the competition in Group C and Team Spirit’s chances.
Photo — Valve.
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