StrangeR on EWC 2026 organization: liked it more thn the 2023 event in Riyadh

L1ga Team Sports Director Alexander StrangeR Solomonov spoke about the organization of the 2026 Esports World Cup for Dota 2 and compared the tournament with the 2023 championship. About the organization of the tournament, I will say that I, as a manager, liked it more than in 2023 in Riyadh. Yes, there were mistakes on the part of the organizers, but overall they did a great job: it’s worth a lot to make such a large-scale tournament in such a short time.-- Alexander StrangeR SolomonovSolomonov also summed up the performance of the L1ga Team. According to him, the minimum task was to get out of the group, but the team that played with a stand-in team performed worse than it could. The sports director called the early end of the tournament an opportunity to fully prepare for the Games of the Future and The International. Esports World Cup 2026 runs from July 6 to August 23 and includes competitions in 24 disciplines, including Dota 2. This year the event was moved from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to Paris, France. At the same time, some players and spectators were dissatisfied with the level of organization of the Dota 2 championship at the new location.