Team Spirit vs Vici Gaming Result PGL Wallachia Season 8 2026

Team Spirit defeated Vici Gaming 2-1 on April 18, 2026, in the PGL Wallachia Season 8 opening round at PGL Studio in Bucharest, Romania. The games went 42 minutes in Game 1 VG win, 36 minutes in Game 2 Spirit win, and 49 minutes in Game 3 Spirit win. Spirit advance in the upper bracket. Vici Gaming drop to the lower bracket.

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Game results

Game 1 - Vici Gaming win in 42 minutes

Vici Gaming took Game 1 through Shiro's masterclass on Morphling - his 14/1/8 KDA and 33,000 net worth the highest individual output of any player across the series. His 22.0 KDA reflected a player who single-handedly carried VG's late-game teamfights - his Morphling's ability to replicate opponent abilities giving VG the tactical flexibility to counter Spirit's draft patterns across the 42-minute game. Spirit were outscaled by VG's single-target damage system - a draft vulnerability they specifically addressed entering Games 2 and 3.

Game 2 - Team Spirit win in 36 minutes

Spirit pivoted to a heavy team-fight draft for Game 2 - Axe, Phoenix, and Invoker giving them the area-of-effect damage system that their Game 1 single-target vulnerability had lacked. Yatoro on Monkey King posted an 8/3/8 KDA and 37,000 net worth - the highest net worth of any player across the series and the primary carry engine of Spirit's Game 2 comeback. His 5.3 KDA across the 36-minute game reflected a player whose Monkey King net worth advantage compounded from the early game into an insurmountable structural lead before VG could replicate their Game 1 late-game scaling.

Game 3 - Team Spirit win in 49 minutes

Game 3 was the longest and most dramatic game of the series. The defining moment arrived in a Roshan dance that lasted over 4 minutes - both teams contesting the objective without either side committing to the decisive engagement. Collapse on Axe eventually blinked in to steal the Aegis from VG - converting a potential VG game-winning objective into a Spirit counter-push that turned the momentum completely.

Larl on Invoker posted a 10/2/18 KDA and 29,000 net worth - his 14.0 KDA reflecting a player who used Sunstrike to pick off VG's supports across the extended 49-minute game. His vision and map control gave Spirit the information advantages that Collapse's Roshan steal converted into the decisive counter-push.

VG burned all 5 buybacks in a desperate Game 3 fountain defence before Yatoro's Refresher Orb on Monkey King allowed him to cast Wukong's Command twice - locking down the fountain area and ending the series.

Standout performances

Shiro posted a 14/1/8 KDA and 33,000 net worth on Morphling for VG in Game 1 - the highest single-game individual output of the series. His 22.0 KDA confirmed his individual ceiling is competitive against Spirit's established tier-1 system.

Yatoro posted an 8/3/8 KDA and 37,000 net worth on Monkey King in Game 2 - the highest net worth of any player across all 3 games. His Game 2 carry performance was the primary individual engine of Spirit's series recovery.

Larl posted a 10/2/18 KDA and 29,000 net worth on Invoker in Game 3 - his 14.0 KDA and 18 assists reflecting a player whose Sunstrike vision and map control created the pick-off opportunities that Collapse's Roshan steal converted into the series-closing counter-push.

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EsportScanner free AI Dota 2 predictions gave Spirit a 68% win probability ahead of this match based on their draft flexibility and team-fight system depth. The prediction landed - Spirit won 2-1.

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