Ukraine names Dota 2 roster for 2026 Esports Nations Cup

Ukraine confirmed its Dota 2 national team for the Esports Nations Cup 2026, built around three NAVI core players. Head coach Andriy “Ghostik” Kadyk presented the roster during a livestream. The tournament is scheduled for Nov. 2–8.

The starting five bring together Artem “Niku” Bachkur in the mid lane, Yuriy “pma” Prots in offlane and Taras “gotthejuice” Linnikov as carry, all contracted to NAVI. The support duo is Konstantin “Kreker” Dolomakin and Vitaliy “QBFY” Ivanov from Team Lynx.

Bench depth comes from Oleksii “onLiTaL” Lytovka of NAVI Junior and Volodymyr “Akamu” Zakrzhevskyi of Balu Team. Dolomakin previously represented Passion UA, while Ivanov is a former NAVI player.

Kadyk outlined the lineup during the broadcast and did not share a training schedule or scrimmage plans. The roster is set for the international event in early November.

Previously, we reported that Dota 2’s first-ever orchestral concert, Immortal Symphony, will debut on July 11 in Shanghai.