Indian Teams For Esports Nations Cup 2026 Competing in DOTA 2 and MOBA Legends: 5v5 Announced!

Esports Nations Cup 2026 is all set to take place from November 2nd to November 29th. The online gaming tournament will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this year. Amid the ongoing preparations for the tournament, India is gearing up for the competition as well.

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Recently, an announcement was made revealing the names of the Indian team players who will compete in the tournament for DOTA 2 and MOBA Legends: 5v5. The Esports Federation of India (ESFI), the body that regulates Indian esports, announced the players for these two games that will take place in the ENC 2026 in Riyadh.

For DOTA 2, Krish Gupta aka Krish, has been announced as the captain and leader of the India team. He has been the highest-ranked Indian player of the game and therefore the best choice for this role. His teammates for the tournament will be Dhvanit Singh Negi (Negi), Vishal Vernekar (HBK), Manav Kunte (MnZ), and Yash Thakur (xand3r_^). While Khaja Hussain (Pinkman) and Harsh Shah (Archmage-) will be the substitute players for the DOTA 2 competition.

The DOTA 2 competition at the Esports Nation Cup 2026 will take place from 2nd November to 9th November 2026. The competition will be hosting 32 different teams from various countries. They will all be competing for a prize pool of USD 1.5 million or INR 14.2 crore.

For MOBA legends 5v5, the players that have been selected are Gaithanlung “Kyle” Gonmei, Susanta “Kimyy” Biswas, Abhijeet “Katkar” Asuna, Rithik “Romcom” Sohal, and Evancius A. “Vann” Sangma. While Mohammad “Apex” Saad and Jay “J” Mehta will be the substitute players. They have all been coached under Steve “Dale” Vitug. The MOBA Legends 5v5 competition will take place from 23rd to 29th November 2026 at the Sports Nations Cup. The winning amount for this competition is the same as for DOTA 2.

What’s more?

The players selected for these two competitions at the tournament are the best in what they do. It will be exciting to see them perform for the nation. There are around 16 different games for which players from 16 countires will compete during the entire tournament. Which means a lot more details about the tournament are there for you.

Upcoming esports tournaments to look forward to

If this news excites you, then you will also be excited about the upcoming Esports World Cup 2026. The annual esports event is taking place in Paris, France this year. However, the parent country of the event is Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This year, the event will mark its third annual installment where as many as 90+ countries are participating to win against each other.

While there are roughly 100 countries participating in the annual event, the number of teams from these countries is almost double. Yes, you guessed it right. Many countries are sending more than 1 esport team club to the tournament. Not leaving any chance to win the huge prize pool in Paris. Which is why there are roughly 200+ esports clubs participating in the upcoming event.

With a record-breaking amount of $75 million USD as the total prize money of the event, every winning team will get their share of this prize pool. To help you understand better, there are 200+ clubs, participating in 25 events at the Esports World Cup, across 24 gaming titles.

To reach the finale, each individual game tournament within the Esports World Cup has its own distinct qualification path, group stages, and format to follow. We will be discussing that with you in detail later. Stay tuned to mgcbuzz.com to get all the latest updates from the world of esports.