VP, XG and MOUZ were eliminated - the results of the first day of the survival stage of the Esports World Cup 2026

The first day of the survival stage of the Esports World Cup 2026 has ended. The results of past meetings and the schedule for the next day are in our material.

• LGD Gaming 2-0 MOUZ;
• Team Liquid 2-1 Xtreme Gaming;
• Rune Eaters Esports 2-1 Virtus.pro .

Following the results of the first matches, Virtus.pro, Xtreme Gaming and MOUZ completed their participation in the tournament. The remaining teams, along with BetBoom Team, 1win Team, Team Spirit and Aurora Gaming, will compete for four invitations to the main stage.

It is worth noting that one of the matches of the first round of the current stage has not yet been played: the PlayTime - Vici Gaming meeting was postponed due to “a problem related to the integrity of the competition.” At the time of publication, it is unknown when exactly this series will take place, however, according to the schedule, the winner of the confrontation will have to play with 1win Team tomorrow at 14:00 Moscow time.

Net

• TBD - Vici Gaming vs PlayTime;
• 14:00 - BetBoom Team vs LGD Gaming;
• 14:00 - 1win Team against the winner of VG / PT;
• 17:30 - Team Spirit vs Team Liquid;
• 17:30 - Aurora Gaming vs Rune Eaters Esports.

Esports World Cup 2026 for Dota 2 takes place from July 7 to July 19 in LAN format in Paris, France. Twenty-four teams are competing for a prize pool of $2,000,000. You can follow the progress of the tournament in the “Esports” section.