Team Spirit is the champion of The International 2026
Team Spirit defeated PARIVISION (TEAM VISION) in the grand final of The International 2026, winning 3–2. The team became a three-time TI champion.
On the first map, the “Dragons” began to gain an advantage early on through lane play and subsequently built it up to a level sufficient for victory. PVISION then evened the score by turning the tide midway through the game, but on the third map—where the teams were evenly matched for a long time—Team Spirit ultimately took control. In the fourth game, Clement “Puppey” Ivanov’s squad emerged victorious, while Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov’s teammates took the final map.
Team Spirit Roster
- Ilya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk
- Denis “Larl” Sigitov
- Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov
- Alexey “not me” Kosmyinin
- Ivan “rue” Filin
- Yaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov (coach)
- Milan “MiLAN” Kozomara (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
- 1st place — Team Spirit ($1,421,873);
- 2nd place — PARIVISION (TEAM VISION, $434,987);
- 3rd place — Team Yandex ($301,061);
- 4th place — BetBoom Team (BoomBoys, $200,753);
- 5th–6th place — Nigma Galaxy and Team Liquid ($167,271 each);
- 7th–8th place — 1w Team (Iron Wing) and Team Falcons ($133,790 each);
- 9th–13th place — Vici Gaming, Aurora Gaming, Team Resilience, GamerLegion, and LGD Gaming ($60,158 each);
- 14th–15th place — Xtreme Gaming and OG ($33,481 each);
- 16th place — L1GA TEAM (HULIGANI, $16,741).
The International 2026 took place in China from August 13 to 23. To date, the prize pool has exceeded $3.3 million—that’s nearly $500,000 more than last year. This marks the third TI victory for the team, Yatoro, Collapse, and Miposhka, as well as the second for Larl.
Photo: Valve.
