Maelstorm summed up the group stage of The International 2026
Commentator Vladimir “Maelstorm” Kuzminov shared his thoughts on the results of the group stage of The International 2026 on his personal Telegram channel.
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So, guys, the group stage of The International is over.
They turned out to be unusually intense and full of surprises, though in the end, pretty much everyone who was expected to advance did—but Nigma really surprised us here.
As we all know, the group stage at The International is always just a warm-up and another step toward the main event. The stadium matches are still ahead of us.
I’ve had a pretty specific role so far, though you clearly appreciated PEREVODCHIK.
I’ll finally be commentating in the playoffs. Yesssssssssss
Earlier, commentator Dmitry “CrystalMay” Korchevinin shared his predictions for the first day of The International 2026 playoffs on his personal Telegram channel and assessed the teams’ chances of advancing to the next round.
Photo by Vladimir “Maelstorm” Kuzminov.
