Resilience and Vici top China Closed Qualifier for The International 2026

The qualifiers leading up to The International 2026 have produced some outstanding, thrilling Dota 2 esports action thus far, as teams compete in regional Closed Qualifier events for the final spots at The International 2026’s main event, taking place later this year in Shanghai, China.

As a strong region, China had two spots available in the Chinese Closed Qualifier for The International 2026, with a total of eight teams competing in the double-elimination bracket, featuring best-of-three matches throughout.

Team Resilience barreled through the Upper Bracket to qualify for The International 2026, defeating Cloud Rising 2-0, Team Refuser 2-0, and Yakutou Brothers 2-0 for a clean sweep run.

After beating Grey Track 2-0, we saw Vici Gaming fall to the Lower Bracket at the hands of Yakutou Brothers. Vici Gaming bounced back with vigor in the Lower Bracket, eliminating Cloud Rising 2-0, Team Refuser 2-1, and Yakutou Brothers with a 2-1 reverse-sweep comeback to claim the final Chinese spot at The International 2026.

Final China Closed Qualifier Standings

Check out the final placement and standings for the China Closed Qualifier to the main event of The International 2026 below.

We’ll bring you results and coverage of the biggest Dota 2 events leading up to The International 2026 and beyond, so stay tuned! We’ll take a look at each regional Closed Qualifier until we have all 16 teams competing for the Aegis of Champions.

The Closed Qualifiers are hosted by tournament organizer PGL. English-language viewers can tune in to the PGL_Dota2 Twitch channel or the PGL YouTube channel to watch all the matches unfold live. You can also catch up on some highlights once the dust settles.

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