instamityay commented on the support kits in The International 2026 compendium
Dmitry “instamityay” Serebrennikov, managing partner of Ultimate GG, commented on Telegram about the support lineups of the teams and The International 2026 staff.
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...> It’s a bit late to be talking about the bundles now. I wrote earlier that we tried to get our creative work included in these bundles for the teams. The result: we saw the fruits of our presentations from last year and this year. We made it into one of the bundles with our own stickers. I consider this a success. We did it on a very tight deadline.
We submitted a huge stack of Voislainos. We wrote funny lines with the voice actors. Nothing from our set was chosen, which means the voice actors didn’t make the cut according to the rules—just like Dora. It’s good that the game included phrases from streamers directly related to the game. The rest of our ideas didn’t make the cut, did they?
As for the surplus of understandable “sixes” and “sevens,” by KVN standards, I’d give it to the first person to submit it or the one who performed it best. With a slight preference for the latter. I doubt that, because of the ambiguity, anyone will hit the jackpot for a hyped-up phrase, but this way they’d make it clear to the contestants that they need to try harder. Although, it’s not a given that this would be a clear signal.
I’m looking forward to the talents coming up with a catchphrase next year: “Pyaterochka saves the day!”; and as for the dot and the slogan, X5 Group—go for it!
The lists of teams and lighting studio staff were released on July 31. Half of the revenue goes directly to the club or the talent, while another 30% goes toward The International 2026 prize pool—which has now reached nearly $2.6 million.
Photo by Dmitry “Instamityay” Serebrennikov.
