This market refers to the Dota 2 Upper bracket quarterfinal 1 match between Team Liquid and Team Yandex in the The International Playoffs, initially scheduled for August 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM ET.
This market will resolve to "Team Liquid" if Team Liquid win the match against Team Yandex.
This market will resolve to "Team Yandex" if Team Yandex win the match against Team Liquid.
If the match is canceled (not played at all) or ends in a tie, this market will resolve to 50-50.
If the match is postponed, it must be rescheduled to a start time on or before September 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET (14 calendar days after the originally scheduled start of August 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM ET). If, by that deadline, the most recently announced rescheduled start time is on or before the deadline, this market resolves based on the result of the match as played. Otherwise, this market resolves 50-50, regardless of whether the match is subsequently played.
If the match begins but is not completed, and one team wins due to the opponent's forfeiture, disqualification, or walkover, this market will resolve to the team who wins.
If the match ends in a forfeit, disqualification, or walkover (team withdraws before the start and the other wins automatically), this market will resolve to 50-50.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from https://www.dotabuff.com. However, if https://www.dotabuff.com has not published final results within 2 hours after the event’s conclusion, a consensus of credible reporting may be used instead including video evidence.
In cases where a team’s listed name includes minor discrepancies from the resolution source, this market will resolve based on the underlying real-world match rather than exact name matching. Recognizable abbreviations, alternate or erroneous spellings, sponsor tags, affiliate or academy designations, regional identifiers, and minor formatting differences will be treated as referring to the same team, provided the intended team can be clearly and uniquely identified within the relevant competition. If a listed team name has no reasonable connection to any participating team, or if it matches or could reasonably refer to another team in the same competition such that the intended team cannot be unambiguously determined, this market will resolve 50-50.
Dota 2: Team Liquid vs Team Yandex (BO3) - The International Playoffs


Game context
Team Yandex enters the August 20 BO3 playoff matchup against Team Liquid as the consensus favorite, buoyed by their 2-1 group-stage victory over the Europeans just days earlier at TI 2026 and their position atop recent Dota 2 team rankings. The CIS side’s star-studded roster—featuring carry watson, mid CHIRA_JUNIOR, offlaner DM, and supports Saksa and Malady—has posted consistent results through the group and elimination stages, including a reverse sweep of LGD Gaming to secure main-event qualification. Liquid, with veterans such as Nisha and Ace, showed resilience in earlier rounds but has struggled against Yandex’s aggressive drafting and execution in recent head-to-head series. Both teams arrive well-rested for the double-elimination bracket, where map control, late-game scaling, and adaptation to patch dynamics will likely decide the outcome in Shanghai.










