Just days after we learned about the teams playing BLAT Slam VI: Malta and FISSURE Universe: Episode 8, we have more details. ESL finally announced the ESL One Birmingham 2026 teams. We know everyone except the Chinese participant, so let’s check them out.
ESL One Birmingham 2026 Teams
As expected, ESL One Birmingham 2026 will feature several big Dota 2 teams. The competition will have a $1,000,000 prize pool, making it among the hottest Dota 2 tournaments in 2026. We will see 16 teams in total, some of which received a direct invitation. Others, however, had to go through qualifiers, so here are all the names we’ll see:
- Team Yandex – Invited
- Team Spirit – Invited
- PARIVISION – Invited
- Xtreme Gaming – Invited
- OG – Invited
- Tundra Esports – Invited
- Team Falcons – Qualifiers
- Virtus.Pro – Qualifiers
- MOUZ – Qualifier
- Nigma Galaxy – Qualifier
- BetBoom Team – Qualifier
- Aurora Gaming – Qualifier
- REKONIX – Qualifier
- GamerLegion – Qualifier
- Peru Rejects – Qualifier
- TBD
Dota 2 fans won’t be surprised by the fact that they will see all of the best Dota 2 teams. Many of the participants will also play at the BLAST Slam VI: Malta and FISSURE Universe: Episode 8, and we expect them to perform well here.
If we have to choose favorites, our picks go to Tundra Esports, PARIVISION and Xtreme Gaming. These three Dota 2 powerhouses have been pretty good recently, and we expect them to do well in 2025. BetBoom is another interesting name that usually performs better than people expect.
We’ll have a dedicated article about the event, but for now, the important thing to remember is the dates. ESL One Birmingham 2026 will be held from March 3-29 and will feature a Group Stage and Playoffs. An interesting fact is that there will be live streams in English, Russian and Chinese.
