MOSCOW, 17 Oct. The Russian team Team Spirit lost to the Western European Tundra Esports at the group stage of the Dota 2 World Championship — The International 11, which takes place in Singapore. The meeting ended with the victory of Tundra Esports with a score of 2: 0, this defeat was the first for the Russian team in the tournament . In the first match of the game day, the reigning champions of The International tied with Team Secret, also representing Western Europe. Team Spirit is represented by Russians Alexander TORONTOTOKYO Khertek, Magomed Collapse Khalilov and Yaroslav Miposhka Naydenov, as well as Ukrainians Ilya Yatoro Mulyarchuk and Miroslav Mira Kolpakov. to the lower bracket of the playoffs, in which teams do not have the right to lose. On Tuesday, on the final day of the group stage, the Russian team will play with the Chinese Team Aster and the South American Beastcoast. 20 teams are participating in the tournament, divided into two groups. According to the results of the group stage, the first four teams from each group will advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs, the next four will go to the lower bracket, the teams that take 9th-10th places in their groups will leave the tournament. The playoffs start on October 20. Team Spirit in 2021 received about $18.2 million in prize money for winning TI. Also, for the first time, the Russian BB Team takes part in the tournament, which is in last place in Group A. At the moment, the total prize fund is more than $16.5 million. The tournament will end on October 30th.
