On the first day of the tournament, we ALREADY had 8 matches lasting >60 minutes - sikle about the 1st day of The International 2026

Team Spirit analyst Denis 'sikle' Lerman drew attention to the high number of long matches on the first day of the group stage of The International 2026. He expressed his thoughts in his personal Telegram channel.

August 13, 20263 min read

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Denis 'sikle' Lerman

Earlier, Daria 'Eiritel' Morozova shared her impressions of the first day of the group stage of The International 2026.

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