Topson can again play on something that no one else on the planet plays on - Mortalles on LGD's chances against Yandex

Commentator Dmitry 'Mortalles' Arzhilovsky compiled a preview of the elimination round at The International 2026. He shared his forecasts for the last day of the group stage in his personal Telegram channel.

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My heart goes out to GL, of course, especially after yesterday’s match with the Falcons. We could have closed it out 2-0 and played a simpler opponent. But, unfortunately, I don’t see any more cards from them.

I'm afraid to imagine what could happen if Spirit loses today. But they can. Well, or they will win, but not very confidently. TR, in any case, thanks for the tournament, we played well. And if they advance further, the local fans will have someone to cheer for.

The last couple are my personal pain. I understood that this would happen, but what can I do? I would change any team above so that these two could pass. Okay, this isn't a dead series for LGD. She would have appeared dead before the start of the tournament, but here we can come up with something. Topson can again play something that no one else on the planet plays; Whisper will get at least some kind of signature. But there are still questions for Yuma. He plays very uncertainly. Last year there was a more serious anchor, of course, but he urgently needs to improve today. There is a huge gap between the carries.

Well, Team Yandex has no right to lose. Failure to make the playoffs would be a real tragedy. On the other hand, the season still turned out great, and at TI something like this happens all the time.

Earlier, Anton 'Grayne' Afanasenko shared his expectations for the LGD Gaming series against Team Yandex. He considers the outcome of the meeting unpredictable.