EPL Masters Play-In season 3 2026
EPL Masters Play-In season 3 2026 brings together 6 teams competing for a — prize pool. Group B, Group A decide who lifts the Aegis of Champions — stages, schedule and results on this page update from live data.
Prize pool
—
Dates
Oct 12 — Oct 17, 2026
Current stage
Group A
Teams
6 · 2 stages
Day 1 of 6 · 5 days to the Grand Final
6 teams · Group B → Group A
Right now
Live & next series
Team Lynx
Nemiga Gaming
Team Lynx
Inner Circle x Insanity
Storylines
What to watch
Form
Team Lynx lead the event
Team Lynx top the series standings with a 2-0 record and a +3 game score across 2 series played.
Prize pool
— on the line
The total — prize pool is confirmed for EPL Masters Play-In season 3 2026. The champion also lifts the Aegis of Champions on Oct 17.
Statistics
Event numbers
Series played
5
Completed across all stages
Most series wins
2
Team Lynx
Clean sweeps
3
Series won without dropping a game
Teams remaining
6
Of 6 who started the event
Grand Final
Oct 17
BO5 · winner takes the Aegis
Money
Top of the pool
— total · per-place split is not published by the data API
More
Related
Results · Oct 12–17
Group B
Yellow Submarine
1
0
+2
Nemiga Gaming
0
1
-2
2 completed series · pool split into groups is not published by the data API
Results · Oct 12
Group A
CyberHero
Team Lynx
Winners advance to the playoff bracket
Main event
Double elimination bracket
The playoff bracket has not been seeded yet.
Mon, Oct 12 · Group B · Group A
Day 1 schedule
Tue, Oct 13 · Group A · Group B
Day 2 schedule
Wed, Oct 14 · Group A · Group B
Day 3 schedule
Thu, Oct 15 · Group B · Group A
Day 4 schedule
Fri, Oct 16 · Group A · Group B
Day 5 schedule
Sat, Oct 17 · Group B · Group A
Day 6 schedule
Yellow Submarine
CyberHero
Team Lynx
Team Lynx
Nemiga Gaming
Team Lynx
Inner Circle x Insanity
Nemiga Gaming
Zero Tenacity
Spirit Academy
Zero Tenacity
Zero Tenacity
Inner Circle x Insanity
PuckChamp
CyberHero
Nemiga Gaming
Yellow Submarine
Nemiga Gaming
PuckChamp
Yellow Submarine
CyberHero
ADEOFF
Peru
Record
—
Net
—
Series
0
THUG LIFE · Just 4 Fun · Naruto · kintegka eres tu ? · BOTLUNG
Argentina
Argentina
Record
—
Net
—
Series
0
Hermit · VOLANDO LLEGO · Khantus · sayo · iroHHa
CDUB Esports
CDUB
Record
—
Net
—
Series
0
riotriotriot · atakueishn · luppa · OPEX · vF0x
InfinityD2
The International
Record
—
Net
—
Series
0
Ramsa · gpk- · Kalashnikov · kchott · ONLY PMA
New Growth
The International
Record
—
Net
—
Series
0
Ñengo · Tiburoncin · Kiri · Arkano · JimmyCoff666
Pizza Hook
Peru
Record
—
Net
—
Series
0
Feeling · ArzenT · Spike · Porty · Thor Odinson
Skyreavers
Peru
Record
—
Net
—
Series
0
StingeR · Frank · Parker · Asao · SLATEM$
Tony y 4 pepes
Peru
Record
—
Net
—
Series
0
Cold- · panch1ko · BNJ · Cuy player · R3gr3t
Draft
Most picked
Dark Willow
75 picks
Winter Wyvern
69 picks
Hoodwink
65 picks
Rubick
64 picks
Techies
63 picks
Windranger
62 picks
Earth Spirit
56 picks
Dragon Knight
56 picks
Draft
Most banned
Bounty Hunter
157 bans
Lone Druid
103 bans
Brewmaster
97 bans
Enigma
94 bans
Necrophos
90 bans
Techies
86 bans
Hoodwink
79 bans
Outworld Devourer
75 bans
Results
Highest win rate
Lycan
73.3%
Terrorblade
71.4%
Enigma
66.7%
Slark
64.3%
Nature's Prophet
63.3%
Beastmaster
60%
Largo
59.1%
Techies
58.7%
Patch 7.41 · Pro scene
Full hero table
| Hero | Picks | Bans | Contest | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bounty Hunter
|
8 | 157 | 165 | 37.5% |
|
Techies
|
63 | 86 | 149 | 58.7% |
|
Dark Willow
|
75 | 72 | 147 | 50.7% |
|
Hoodwink
|
65 | 79 | 144 | 52.3% |
|
Brewmaster
|
39 | 97 | 136 | 56.4% |
|
Winter Wyvern
|
69 | 60 | 129 | 55.1% |
|
Lone Druid
|
21 | 103 | 124 | 42.9% |
|
Nature's Prophet
|
49 | 74 | 123 | 63.3% |
|
Earth Spirit
|
56 | 67 | 123 | 50% |
|
Necrophos
|
30 | 90 | 120 | 50% |
Ember Spirit
|
47 | 70 | 117 | 46.8% |
|
Enigma
|
15 | 94 | 109 | 66.7% |
|
Dragon Knight
|
56 | 50 | 106 | 53.6% |
Doom
|
35 | 69 | 104 | 54.3% |
|
Outworld Devourer
|
27 | 75 | 102 | 29.6% |
Lifestealer
|
24 | 69 | 93 | 37.5% |
|
Slark
|
28 | 65 | 93 | 64.3% |
Pangolier
|
44 | 42 | 86 | 52.3% |
Dark Seer
|
31 | 51 | 82 | 41.9% |
|
Windranger
|
62 | 19 | 81 | 53.2% |
|
Rubick
|
64 | 13 | 77 | 43.8% |
|
Largo
|
22 | 54 | 76 | 59.1% |
Puck
|
13 | 56 | 69 | 61.5% |
Dawnbreaker
|
29 | 40 | 69 | 48.3% |
Recent pro drafts · heroes with 5+ pro picks · OpenDota
Distribution
— prize pool
The per-place distribution has not been published via the data API. Only the confirmed total prize pool is shown.
Event
Info
Total prize pool
—
Dates
Oct 12 — Oct 17, 2026
Teams
6
Stages
Group B → Group A
Hall of champions
The International — history
Every Aegis ever lifted: 14 tournaments, from Cologne 2011 to Hamburg 2025.
Team Falcons
def. Xtreme Gaming 3–2
$2,881,791 pool →
Team Liquid
def. Gaimin Gladiators 3–0
$2,563,428 pool →
Team Spirit
def. Gaimin Gladiators 3–0
$3,380,455 pool →
Tundra Esports
def. Team Secret 3–0
$18,930,775 pool →
Team Spirit
def. PSG.LGD 3–2
$40,018,195 pool →
OG
def. Team Liquid 3–1
$34,330,068 pool →
OG
def. PSG.LGD 3–2
$25,532,177 pool →
Team Liquid
def. Newbee 3–0
$24,787,916 pool →
Wings Gaming
def. Digital Chaos 3–1
$20,770,460 pool →
Evil Geniuses
def. CDEC Gaming 3–1
$18,429,613 pool →
Newbee
def. Vici Gaming 3–1
$10,923,977 pool →
Alliance
def. Natus Vincere 3–2
$2,874,380 pool →
Invictus Gaming
def. Natus Vincere 3–1
$1,600,000 pool →
Natus Vincere
def. EHOME 3–1
$1,600,000 pool →
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