“Well, that was too easy for YATOROGOD”—the community on Team Spirit’s victory over Team Liquid at The International 2026
The Russian-speaking Dota 2 community discussed Team Liquid’s elimination from The International 2026 following their loss to Team Spirit in the lower bracket quarterfinals.
Team Spirit support Alexander “rue” Filin commented on the series:
Hi everyone! We just beat Team Liquid. What a fierce morning battle. I feel really bad for them, of course, but we turned out to be the stronger team today. The games were good; overall, we pretty much dictated the pace. We took two games and won. So today we’ll play one more game—a best-of-three series—against the winner of the Nigma vs. BetBoom Team match. Come out and cheer for us!
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Commentator Dmitry “CrystalMay” Korchevinin commented on the easy match for Ilya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk:
Well, it was way too easy for YATOROGOD.
I hope BetBoom Team vs. Nigma Galaxy will give us a bit of a thrill—otherwise, why the heck did I go to bed at 7 p.m. yesterday?
Commentator Dmitry “Mortalles” Arzhilovsky noted Team Liquid’s offlaner’s weak performance:
What an easy series for Team Spirit. It was like watching a run-of-the-mill group stage match at any other tournament. Liquid needs to make some changes. Learn how to play offlaner, kids—every other Tier 1-2 team needs a strong player in that position.
Read also: Boxi on Team Spirit’s loss in The International 2026 playoffs: “They played better today”
Earlier, Team Liquid coach William “Blitz” Li commented on X about the team’s loss to Team Spirit and their elimination from The International 2026, noting the team’s progress throughout the tournament and expressing his support for Said “SumaiL” Hassan.
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