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In 2026, the studio prepared content for three levels of the compendium at once. Among them are three phrases and two art pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current prize pool for TI 2026 still falls significantly short of previous years\u2019 totals. <strong>The record belongs to The International 2021<\/strong>, when the total prize pool exceeded <strong>$40 million<\/strong>, and the winners received over $18 million. In subsequent years, Valve gradually changed the tournament\u2019s funding model, resulting in a reduction in the prize pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, The International 2026 has already begun. Today, the teams played their first matches of the tournament, after which they immediately moved on to the second round of competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following teams played in the opening matches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Team Falcons \u2014 LGD Gaming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1win \u2014 Nigma Galaxy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BB Team \u2014 OG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PARIVISION \u2014 Team Resilience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Team Spirit \u2014 Xtreme Gaming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Team Liquid \u2014 Vici Gaming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aurora Gaming \u2014 GamerLegion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Team YNdX \u2014 Huligani<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first round is already over, and the participants are continuing their competition in the next stage. 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