{"id":2546,"date":"2026-08-03T17:19:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/?p=2546"},"modified":"2026-08-03T17:24:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:24:04","slug":"balu-team-champions-of-stage-3-of-the-ukrainian-championship-in-dota-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/en\/news\/2546-balu-team-champions-of-stage-3-of-the-ukrainian-championship-in-dota-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Balu Team \u2014 Champions of Stage 3 of the Ukrainian Championship in Dota 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Balu Team have confirmed their status as the strongest team on the Ukrainian Dota 2 scene and won the Ukrainian Championship for the second time in a row. In the final, the team defeated Fura z Benzunom 2.0 with a score of 2:0 and once again took home 50,000 hryvnias for first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The road to the final was a confident one. In the quarterfinals, Balu Team received a technical win over Yellow Dragons Junior; in the semifinals, they had no trouble beating Low Cortisol Gaming 2:0. Fura z Benzunom 2.0 made their way through their side of the bracket past smiski in the semifinals, but in the final they had no answer for the champions&#8217; play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winning roster: Kaeioet, diman4ig, chipikao, qute, and Akamu. Congratulations to the team on yet another title \u2014 and we&#8217;ll see everyone at Stage 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Playoff-Dota3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Playoff-Dota3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Playoff-Dota3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Playoff-Dota3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Playoff-Dota3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Playoff-Dota3-747x420.png 747w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Playoff-Dota3-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Playoff-Dota3-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Playoff-Dota3-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/uesf.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Playoff-Dota3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of the week, we&#8217;ll publish a more detailed piece on this tournament \u2014 with a full breakdown, quotes, and everything that happened behind the scenes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balu Team have confirmed their status as the strongest team on the Ukrainian Dota 2 scene and won the Ukrainian Championship for the second time in a row. In the final, the team defeated Fura z Benzunom 2.0 with a score of 2:0 and once again took home 50,000 hryvnias for first place. 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