The UESF Ukrainian Championship 2026 Stage 5 in Dota 2 will take place from November 7 to 21. The tournament opens today at 12:00 EET with a match between Zymna Voda and Aura Esports. Eight teams, having advanced through two online qualifiers, are participating in the competition. They will battle for the championship title and a prize pool of 100,000 UAH.

The competition features a mixed format and is divided into two main stages. The online group stage will run from November 7 to 11, consisting of two GSL groups of four teams each, with all matches played as best-of-three series. The top two teams from each group will advance to the playoffs, while the rest will be eliminated.

The decisive playoff stage is scheduled for November 21, featuring a single-elimination bracket with Bo3 matches. This stage will be held as a LAN final hosted by the Lviv State University of Physical Culture named after Ivan Boberskyj in Lviv.
The total prize pool of 100,000 UAH will be distributed among the top four finalists as follows:
Matches will be broadcast on the official YouTube channel of the Ukrainian Esports Federation.
As a reminder, NAVI defeated Team Liquid ID and secured a spot at M8: MPL Indonesia results and preview