Analysis · 2026-06-07

They Came Through the Back Door. They Left As Champions.

Team Yandex won BLAST Slam VII 3-1 over LGD Gaming. The complete story of a tournament nobody predicted correctly.

Team Yandex entered BLAST Slam VII through the Last Chance Qualifier. They beat the group stage leaders twice. The TI14 world champions went home in the lower bracket. LGD ran the full lower bracket in 48 hours including a 111-minute game. Yandex won the Grand Final 3-1. This is the complete story.