Team Spirit have made Dota 2 history, beating Team Vision in a five-game Grand Final to win The International 2026 and become the first organisation ever to claim three Aegis of Champions trophies.
The victory, sealed on 23 August 2026 in Shanghai, capped off one of the tightest TI finals in years, only the fifth in the tournament’s history to go the full distance, according to esportnow.gg. It was also sweet revenge for Spirit, who’d been dumped 2-0 by Vision earlier in the event to decide the first Playoffs spot, with both Russian orgs carrying a genuine regional rivalry into the decider.
How the Series Swung
Spirit took Game 1 on the back of a dominant Yatoro performance on Shadow Fiend, but Vision hit right back in Game 2 as No[o]ne’s Earth Spirit and Satanic’s Lifestealer scaled out of control to level the series. Yatoro’s Terrorblade carried Game 3 for Spirit before Puppey’s calmer, more controlled Vision squad forced a decider in Game 4.
Game 5 was the story of the whole final: Vision jumped out to an early lead, only for Collapse to land a game-changing Lotus Orb bait that flipped the momentum for good, according to Insider Gaming.
- Final score: Team Spirit 3-2 Team Vision
- Location: Shanghai
- Date: 23 August 2026
- Rosters: Yatoro, Larl, Collapse, not me, rue (Spirit) vs Satanic, No[o]ne, Noticed, 9Class, Dukalis (Vision)
- Milestone: First organisation to win three TI Aegis titles
Yatoro was singled out as the finals’ standout player, with his mechanics and decision-making pulling Spirit through multiple close games alongside Collapse’s highlight-reel plays. Satanic and No[o]ne kept Vision in it until the very end, but it wasn’t enough to deny Spirit the Aegis.
With TI 2026 in the books, all eyes now turn to how the post-TI shuffle reshapes the Dota scene, and whether Spirit-Vision becomes the rivalry that defines the next season.