Team Yandex vs Team Liquid 1:2 — Dota 2, The International 2026: Group Stage

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Finished
14 Aug, 05:33
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Team Liquid Win
Dire
The International 2026: Group Stage BO3 Series: 1 — 2
Team Yandex
Avg total kills 50.4
Avg game duration 40:51
Wins by Match Length
33%
0%
67%
1< 30m
030-45m
2≥ 45m
This tournament 5 matches
Team Liquid
Avg total kills 52.6
Avg game duration 45:42
Wins by Match Length
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75%
25%
—< 30m
330-45m
1≥ 45m
This tournament 5 matches
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About the match

Team Liquid defeated Team Yandex 2-1 at The International 2026: Group Stage, Best of 3.

The series was played on 14 August 2026.

Team Yandex is ranked #2 in CIS (1783 points); Team Liquid is #5 in Europe (1725 points).

Prize pool of The International 2026: Group Stage: $3.0M.

Maps in the series: map 1 — Team Yandex won, 34:32 kills in 52:27; map 2 — Team Liquid won, 21:42 kills in 39:37; map 3 — Team Liquid won, 10:29 kills in 38:10.

Player stats: CHIRA_JUNIOR on Primal Beast — 67% win rate over 100 games; miCKe on Shadow Fiend — 65% win rate over 69 games.

Head-to-head over the last 4 series: 3-1 in favor of Team Yandex.

Line-ups and heroes by map

Map 1

Team Yandex

  • CHIRA_JUNIOR — Invoker (73% wins in 100 games)
  • Saksa — Rubick (49% wins in 100 games)
  • watson;,.' — Kez (64% wins in 22 games)
  • Malady — Winter Wyvern (67% wins in 100 games)
  • DM — Doom (57% wins in 100 games)

Team Liquid

  • Nisha — Earth Spirit (46% wins in 100 games)
  • Ace — Underlord (73% wins in 100 games)
  • miCKe — Windranger (69% wins in 62 games)
  • tOfu — Hoodwink (55% wins in 71 games)
  • Boxi — Keeper of the Light (52% wins in 27 games)

Map 2

Team Yandex

  • Saksa — Mirana (59% wins in 41 games)
  • CHIRA_JUNIOR — Invoker (73% wins in 100 games)
  • DM — Axe (48% wins in 100 games)
  • watson;,.' — Naga Siren (58% wins in 33 games)
  • Malady — Bane (53% wins in 100 games)

Team Liquid

  • Boxi — Hoodwink (57% wins in 82 games)
  • miCKe — Monkey King (62% wins in 100 games)
  • Ace — Lycan (66% wins in 62 games)
  • tOfu — Shadow Demon (53% wins in 38 games)
  • Nisha — Lina (62% wins in 60 games)

Map 3

Team Yandex

  • Saksa — Keeper of the Light (62% wins in 93 games)
  • watson;,.' — Lone Druid
  • CHIRA_JUNIOR — Primal Beast (67% wins in 100 games)
  • Malady — Jakiro (59% wins in 100 games)
  • DM — Dark Seer (63% wins in 100 games)

Team Liquid

  • Ace — Tidehunter (55% wins in 91 games)
  • Boxi — Windranger (54% wins in 41 games)
  • tOfu — Hoodwink (54% wins in 72 games)
  • miCKe — Shadow Fiend (65% wins in 69 games)
  • Nisha — Earth Spirit (46% wins in 100 games)

Recent series

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