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TI 2026 hero meta after Day 3. Primal Beast is the most flexible offlane. Medusa and Spectre are the carry signatures. Io is the dominant hard support after the 7.41d Tether cooldown buff. Top heroes by position based on actual match data.
TI 2026 hero meta for the Aug 20-23 playoffs in Shanghai. The Bo3-to-Bo5 switch favors comfort picks and removes the "cheese draft" escape hatch. 8 teams, 12 heroes to watch, and the role pools that change most between stage formats.
TI 2026 playoffs Aug 20-23 at the Oriental Sports Center. Double-elimination bracket, 3 directly- qualified teams (VISION, Nigma, Liquid), 5 from Aug 16 elimination. $1.6M prize pool. Storylines to watch.
TI 2026 prize pool breakdown. $1.6M base from Valve (no Battle Pass / Compendium crowdfunding for 2026). Here's the full team-by-team payout, the year-over-year trend, and how it compares to peer tournaments.
TI 2026 breakout stars after Day 3. Satanic (TEAM VISION) is the MVP frontrunner at 4-0. 33 (Iron Wing) and Yatoro (Spirit) lead the 3-2 teams. The 5 players to watch on Day 4 and the dark-horse picks.
Day 2 of the TI 2026 group stage runs Aug 14. The marquee matchup is TEAM VISION vs BoomBoys (the de facto EU derby). Here are the Day 2 schedule and the four storylines to watch.
TI 2026 Day 3 schedule. Rounds 4 + 5 decide the 3 direct qualification spots, the 10 Elimination Round matchups, and the 3 eliminations. Here's every match, the start times, and the four storylines.
TI 2026 Elimination Round on Aug 16. 5 Bo3 matches between the 3-2 and 2-3 teams determine the final 5 playoff slots. Falcons vs VG, Aurora vs BoomBoys, Spirit vs Resilience, Iron Wing vs GL, LGD vs Yandex. Start times and storylines.
Counter Strike 2
Esports weekend Aug 22-23 has 2 Grand Finals on Sunday Aug 23. EWC 2026 CS2 Grand Final at the Accor Arena in Paris (1,000-pt swing for the $7M Club Championship). TI 2026 Grand Final in Shanghai (Bo5, UB winner has 1-game advantage).
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