Team Yandex and PARIVISION — BLACKARXANGEL Names the Favorites for the 2026 Dota 2 Esports World Cup
Commentator and analyst Vladislav “BLACKARXANGEL” Ivashchenko named the contenders for the 2026 Esports World Cup Dota 2 championship title on his personal Telegram channel.
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The EWC kicks off with a best-of-2 group stage from July 7 to 12.
I’ll start by naming my tournament favorites: Team Yandex and PARIVISION
Team Spirit will make it to the playoffs, but I can’t bring myself to count them among the tournament favorites
Today I’ll be analyzing two Bo2 matches starting in the morning
Earlier, streamer Jean “Gorgc” Stefanovski posted his list of the best teams competing in the 2026 Esports World Cup for Dota 2 on X. He singled out PARIVISION and Team Yandex as the strongest teams in the tournament.
Photo: Vladislav “BLACKARXANGEL” Ivashchenko.
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