Rune Eaters qualified for the 2026 Esports World Cup Dota 2 playoffs after defeating Aurora Gaming

Rune Eaters defeated Aurora Gaming in the match for reaching the playoffs of the Esports World Cup 2026 in Dota 2. The final score of the best-of-3 match was 2:0.

Egor's Nightfall Grigorenko's roster left the competition, and Philipp Copy Buechler's roster earned a slot in the EWC 2026 playoffs. At the end of the gaming day, BetBoom Team will compete with LGD Gaming, and 1w Team will compete with Vici Gaming. The meetings will take place on July 15 at 17:30 Moscow time.

Esports World Cup 2026 for Dota 2 runs from July 7 to July 19. The teams are fighting for a prize fund of $2 million. The schedule and results of the competition can be tracked in the report.

Opposition statistics:

• 51m 4s Aurora Rune Eaters 24155 0:1 20:37
• 39m 4s Aurora Rune Eaters 32896 0:1 19:37

Play-offs:

• 1/8 finals TBD TBD
• 07/14/26 at 19:20 LGD 2 MOUZ 0
• TBD TBD
• Today at 10:00 VG 1 PlayTime 0
• TBD TBD
• 07/14/26 at 14:00 Liquid 2 Xtreme 1
• TBD TBD
• 07/14/26 at 14:00 Rune Eaters 2 VP 1

1/4 finals

• Today at 18:15 BetBoom LGD
• Today at 17:10 1w 0 VG 0
• Today at 14:00 Spirit 1 Liquid 1
• Today at 14:00 Aurora 0 Rune Eaters 2