RAMZES666 stated outright that Team Spirit did not deserve an invite to The International

Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev stated that he sees no reason to directly invite Team Spirit to The International 2026, aside from the team’s previous achievements.

The player shared this opinion on Twitch.

"What invites will we have for The International? How many will there be? Eight? Definitely Team Yandex, Tundra Esports. What about PARIVISION? Bodian, hold on. Why give Team Falcons an invite? Team Liquid—third... Actually, the invites are up for debate. Why give Team Spirit an invite? For past achievements—it doesn’t make sense. And why give one to BetBoom Team? Xtreme Gaming might get one from China, because the Int is Chinese—at least one Chinese team should get an invite 100%. In my opinion, Team Liquid is definitely higher-ranked than, say, Xtreme Gaming and Aurora Gaming."

According to Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev, Team Yandex, Tundra Esports, and Team Liquid should definitely receive direct invitations to the tournament, but the player sees the situation with the other teams as ambiguous. The esports player believes that Xtreme Gaming also has a good chance of receiving an invitation as a representative of the region where the event will take place.

As a reminder, Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev previously named Team Yandex as one of the top contenders to win The International 2026 Dota 2 tournament.