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TI 2026 Power Rankings: Who Can Actually Win in Shanghai?

Three Swiss Stage rounds have separated early contenders from teams already fighting for survival.

TEAM VISION and Team Spirit lead our rankings after undefeated 3–0 starts. Team Liquid remains a serious title candidate, while Iron Wing and BoomBoys have shown enough flexibility to challenge any opponent in a best-of-three.

The rankings are not simply a copy of the standings. Every team is analyzed through its recent form, roster stability, hero pool, drafting options, LAN experience, primary win condition and biggest weakness.

The complete ranking includes all 16 teams, individual G3AR4UB ratings and predicted tournament finishes:

TI 2026 Fantasy Guide: Your War Banners Matter More Than Famous Names

A roster filled with Dota 2 superstars can still produce an average Fantasy score if its players do not match the stats on your War Banners.

The TI 2026 Fantasy roster contains:

• Two Core players from the same team • One individual Mid player • Two Supports from the same team

Strong starting options include Satanic and Noticed for Core, Malr1ne or Nisha for Mid, and Thiolicor and KJ for Support—but the correct picks depend on your Emblems.

Prioritize repeatable stats:

🔴 Core: Creep Score, GPM and Teamfight Participation 🔵 Mid: Runes Grabbed, farming and teamfight stats 🟢 Support: Wards Placed, Smokes Used and Camps Stacked

The order of optimization is simple:

Roll useful stats.

Improve Emblem Quality.

Optimize Traits.

Select players who fit the completed banners.

Do not keep a Tier V Emblem just because its Quality is high. If it tracks a weak or badly matched stat, it can still hold back your entire roster.

Explore our complete guide to player picks, scoring, War Banners, Traits, Titles, Roll Tokens and Main Event roster updates:

TI 2026 Results: The Road to the Aegis Begins in Shanghai

The International 2026 is officially underway, with 16 of the world’s strongest Dota 2 teams competing through a high-pressure Swiss Stage.

Team Falcons, Iron Wing, BoomBoys and TEAM VISION emerged as the first Round 1 winners. Iron Wing and BoomBoys earned clean 2–0 sweeps, while Falcons and TEAM VISION survived deciding third maps.

The opening victories matter, but no team is safe yet.

Only the top three teams in the Swiss standings qualify directly for the playoffs. Teams placed fourth through 13th must survive an additional elimination series, while the bottom three will leave TI15 before the arena stage.

Eight teams will eventually advance to the double-elimination playoffs at Shanghai’s SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center.

Follow the complete tournament with G3AR4UB’s live TI 2026 hub:

• Current Swiss Stage standings • Daily match schedules and results • Round-by-round series scores • Elimination-round matchups • Qualified playoff teams • Complete playoff bracket • Final tournament placements

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