Mortalles on The International 2026: “I continue to believe that 0 Chinese teams will be in the playoffs”

Commentator Dmitry 'Mortalles' Arzhilovsky shared his predictions for famous pairs of the third gaming day of The International 2026. He posted the analytics on his personal telegram channel.

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I was waiting for OG at 1-4, and this is how it turns out. They may fly off earlier. But experience should still take its toll, and you need to be eliminated in the next round.

GL showed how to beat such Extreme. I don't know how many more times LGD will pour 25 thousand bonica in their career. In six months I’ve seen at least 4 such cards. It was extremely offensive. You just need to not procrastinate when you have already won. They play quickly and close in an hour. But they will delay and be afraid, and they will lose in the late game. Yuma is holding a very weak tournament.

GL definitely gained new fans in the first two days. They still hold the record for fastest win rate, and the Falcons lost three maps to them during the season. I don’t believe in a big miracle, but they can do it if they try really hard.

Well no. I don't believe it. Without any misunderstandings, let's just win 0-2 and that's it.

Match of the day. King versus prince. PV is more stable, PV plays more reliably. The Spirit will advance to the playoffs in their next match.

Another powerful series. If we take something complex like Io out of the equation, then Liquid seems to be more stable. And this is a three-map match.

And another EEU derby. Again, I'm hoping for three maps where BB is slightly more preferable. I’m not writing Aurora off prematurely. The victory over Yandex turned out to be very impressive.

Two different styles. China has the best start with TR, but VG may still not cope under pressure. An equal match, where I see a little more chance for Nygma.

I continue to believe that 0 Chinese teams will be in the playoffs.

You can find the full schedule of the third day of The International 2026, as well as the results of the previous ones, in our material.