Team Spirit will play against Team Resilience, and BETBOOM Team will meet with Aurora in the matches for reaching the playoffs of The International 2026

Valve has drawn lots for the play-offs of The International 2026 in Dota 2. Team Spirit will play with Team Resilience for the right to advance to the playoffs, and BETBOOM Team will play with Aurora Gaming.

1w Team will face GamerLegion, Team Falcons will face Vici Gaming, and Team Yandex will face LGD Gaming. All matches will take place on August 16. The start of the game day is scheduled for 5:00 Moscow time.

According to the rules of the draw, the teams that completed the group stage with statistics of 3:2 were chosen. The first opponent named was Team Spirit, followed by Iron Wing, Team Falcons and Aurora.

The International 2026 takes place in Shanghai, China from August 13 to 23. The tournament features 16 teams competing for more than $3 million—the prize pool continues to grow through sales of club bundles and caster sets. You can follow the progress of the event at.