Russian record: For the first time in the history of the International Invitational Tournament, all the top four places are occupied by teams from the Russian Federation.

At this year’s major Dota 2 tournament – The International 2026, in which the four strongest teams were the Russian PariVision, Team Yandex, Team Spirit and BetBoom Team, the Cybersport.ru portal attracted attention. This has never happened in the history of Valve tournaments, so it’s a unique record for the region.

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Previously, Eastern European teams had won The International Championship three times. Natus Vincere took first place, and Team Spirit won titles at TI10 and TI13. Now TI15 will be the fourth time that the Russian team has secured the championship.

Contest internationality The 15th event opened in Shanghai, China on August 13 and will last until August 23. The tournament prize money exceeds $3.2 million. That number continues to grow thanks to team and caster bundles.