TI 2026 Team Vision: The Work Horse

Some teams arrive at the pinnacle Dota 2 tournament carrying the scars of a thousand battles, they are the battle horses, some are simply built for the roar of the crowd and will feed from that energy to sprint towards glory. Some seek the spotlight and are carried by the momentum; those are the war horses. But there are a few who are willing to do the long grind, those who do the heavy lifting without complaint.

Team Vision embody that relentless spirit. They are the work horse of TI 2026. You might know them by another name. For most of the season, they competed as PARIVISION, but due to China's strict regulations on betting sponsorships, the organisation was forced to rebrand for The International 2026, along with a few other competitors.

Despite coming from Eastern Europe, a region known for having some of the biggest talent but defined by inconsistency, Team Vision built their identity on discipline and consistency. It was a conscious effort done by all their players, and a choice they’ve been vocal about even at the previous TI and the one before that when some of the players were competing under the Cloud 9 banner.

Team Vision’s roster is stacked with young talent and veterans of the scene, from the 18-year-old Satanic to the soon to be 29-year-old No[o]ne, and the 36-year-old Puppey, who has made the transition from player to coach this year to join PARIVISION.

Puppey taking on coaching duties at the beginning of 2026 was one of the most impactful changes for the team. The other one happened in the offlane, where PARIVISION spent almost half a year finding the perfect fit. Noticed came from Yandex only in June and instantly changed the dynamic in the offlane for the squad.

Team Vision roster

• Alan "Satanic" Gallyamov
• Volodymyr "No[o]ne-" Minenko
• Evgeniy "Noticed" Ignatenko
• Edgar "9Class" Naltakian
• Andrey "Dukalis" Kuropatkin
• coach: Clement "Puppey" Ivanov

Even amid all the roster chaos, Team Vision consistently stayed in the top 6 throughout the season. They placed third at last year’s TI, then, with a new coach and a trial offlane player, they pushed to top 4 at ESL One Birmingham 2026. The first breakthrough came at Dream League Season 29, where they claimed the trophy. Then, in July, when all the puzzle pieces fell into place, Team Vision became the Esports World Cup Champions, and they head into TI 2026 as the ranked 1 team of the season and the team to beat in Shanghai.

That relentless spirit extends beyond the server. Team Vision are tied with Nigma Galaxy for the most official games played on the 7.41 patch, with 122 matches each. But among teams with at least 100 matches on the patch, Team Vision are by far the most successful, boasting a staggering 76% win rate with 93 wins and just 29 losses. Some of their peers are confident that Team Vision, along with Yandex, might be the two teams with the most public match-making practice on the patch. It's a detail that speaks volumes about their determination, discipline, and willingness to go the extra mile to reach their goals.

The work horse mentality

Since the legendary Puppey joined them, Team Vision worked on balancing their signature aggressive identity with more resilient, well-rounded drafts. While No[o]ne remains the player to receive high-impact meta heroes to dominate his matchup and start the early ganks, 9Class has adapted his unusual hero pool and is now playing a disciplined and well-coordinated game plan. He swapped Slark support for Dark Willow or heroes like Terrorblade or Centaur in the soft support role for Keeper of the Light and Io. Perhaps among all players, the most dramatic change in the hero pool and overall play style occurred with 9Class.

That said, nobody should ever be surprised if he pops up at TI 2026 with something unseen so far in competitive Dota through the 7.41 patch.

Through the last few months, Team Vision excelled at structured map control that starves the enemy and eventually chokes them in the base. They dominated from groups to grand finals at Esports World Cup, and then they chose not to play any of the smaller tournaments that unfolded just before TI 2026. Most surely, they are well aware of what kind of target they put on their backs at EWC in Paris, and have taken the time between then and now to re-strategise.

That's the work horse mentality: outwork everyone else, and in Shanghai, it might just carry them all the way to the Aegis of Champions.