Adekvat shared his predictions for the matches on the second day of the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2026 playoffs
Commentator Rustam “Adekvat” Mavlyutov shared his predictions for the second day of the Esports World Cup 2026 playoffs on his personal Telegram channel.
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On Team Falcons vs. Vici Gaming
Today will be a tough day—even though there are only two matches, predicting their outcomes is extremely difficult.
Falcons vs. VG (bo3)
I can’t shake the feeling that the Chinese team is out of place at this Dota festival. Everyone’s baffled by their victory over 1w—how?! They lost to the strong teams in the group stage, and in the knockout match, they gave away two maps to a “miracle” run—just as they did against Kaala heading into TI—so you can’t let your guard down against them. I’ll be as obvious as an axe today—Falcons haven’t done anything out of the ordinary in this tournament; they’ve drawn an easy opponent in the quarterfinals and will close it out comfortably in their own style. I’m predicting a 2-0 win, and I’ll chalk up 1w’s loss to a bad day.
About Nigma Galaxy vs. BetBoom Team
BB vs. Nigma (bo3)
Nigma qualified as group winners, but which group? In hindsight, we can see that there were no teams in that group ready to fight for the title. BetBoom was a tougher opponent, and in their match against LGD, they showed their caliber, even if things didn’t go entirely smoothly. I’m betting on a BB win, but Nigma won’t go down without a fight—2:1 <...>
Earlier, commentator and analyst Khaled “sQreen” El-Habbash commented on the team seeding for the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2026 playoffs and criticized a potential matchup between Team Yandex and PARIVISION in the tournament’s semifinals.
Photo — Valve.
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