{"id":1833,"date":"2026-06-22T23:54:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uesf.site\/news\/1833-ukraine-s-dota-2-national-team-receives-a-direct-invitation-to-esports-nations-cup-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T00:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:18:05","slug":"ukraine-s-dota-2-national-team-receives-a-direct-invitation-to-esports-nations-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/en\/news\/1833-ukraine-s-dota-2-national-team-receives-a-direct-invitation-to-esports-nations-cup-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine&#8217;s Dota 2 National Team Receives a Direct Invitation to Esports Nations Cup 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The organizers of the Esports Nations Cup 2026 have announced 16 national teams that received direct invitations to the tournament&#8217;s final stage. Ukraine ranked 12th in the world rankings with 2,975 points and made the list of invited teams \u2014 meaning the national team will begin its ENC 2026 journey without going through regional qualifiers.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">32 national teams will compete in the tournament&#8217;s final stage: 16 countries with direct invitations, 14 winners of regional qualifiers, and 2 teams via Wildcard. Alongside Ukraine, direct invitations went to China, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Denmark, Sweden, the USA, and other leading esports nations.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-1024x711.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-1024x711.png 1024w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-768x533.png 768w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-605x420.png 605w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-150x104.png 150w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-218x150.png 218w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-696x483.png 696w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-1068x741.png 1068w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2.png 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine&#8217;s national team at ENC 2026 will be represented by:<strong> kreker, QBFY, pma, Niku, and gotthejuice<\/strong>. Substitute players \u2014 <strong>Akamu and OnLiTaL<\/strong>. Coach \u2014 <strong>Ghostik<\/strong>. Most of the roster consists of players from NAVI&#8217;s main roster, who reached the final of BLAST Slam VI in February 2026.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final stage of the Esports Nations Cup 2026 will take place from November 2 to 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We wish Ukraine&#8217;s national team a strong performance and confident play on the international stage.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The organizers of the Esports Nations Cup 2026 have announced 16 national teams that received direct invitations to the tournament&#8217;s final stage. Ukraine ranked 12th in the world rankings with 2,975 points and made the list of invited teams \u2014 meaning the national team will begin its ENC 2026 journey without going through regional qualifiers. 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