Team Yandex beat Team Spirit and reached the semi-finals of EWC 2026

Team Yandex defeated Team Spirit with a score of 2:0 in the opening match of the playoffs of the Esports World Cup 2026 in Dota 2. The meeting took place on July 16. The squad of Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov left the championship, taking 5-8th place and earning 70 thousand. The roster of Ilya "Chira JUNIOR" Hirtsov will have to play against PARIVISION in the semifinals - this meeting will be held on July 18. Esports World Cup 2026 for Dota 2 takes place from July 7 to 19 in Paris. 24 teams are competing for a prize fund of 2 million. Let us recall that at the group stage, Team Spirit previously beat Team Liquid and reached the playoffs, but the team was unable to maintain its form in the decisive matches.