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Dota 2: Yellow Submarine beat The Bot^$ 2–0 at EPL Masters 2026

Both games went past the 43-minute mark, but Yellow Submarine had a huge gold lead in each one. The Bot^$ never found a way back.

By “Kevin10k”·Dota 2 Expert · Mid & Offlane Player

A reporter on a stormy shore watches a yellow submarine rise from the sea next to a Radiant tower

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  • Yellow Submarine won 2–0 on 2026-10-21 at EPL Masters 2026
  • Rain had 30 kills in the series, 20 of them in game 2 on Storm Spirit
  • Biggest gold lead: 31,911 in game 1; game 2 lasted 44:08

Yellow Submarine beat The Bot^$ 2–0 at EPL Masters 2026 on 2026-10-21. It was a best-of-3 series, so Yellow Submarine needed only two wins. They took both games and did not drop a single one.

How did Yellow Submarine win the series?

Game 1 lasted 43 minutes. Yellow Submarine won the kill count 37 to 29. Their biggest gold lead was 31,911 gold at minute 43. That is a huge gap for a game that looked close in kills.

EPL Masters 2026
Yellow Submarine2:0The Bot^$

Yellow Submarine won44:08Kills 46 : 24

Yellow Submarine ahead · up to +29.8k gold (min 44)The Bot^$ ahead · up to +186 gold (min 4)

0:0044:08

Yellow SubmarineWon

  1. rincyqIo10/3/1438.9k
  2. aikHoodwink8/6/2513.9k
  3. RussiaRainStorm Spirit20/3/1633.3k
  4. prblmsRubick4/7/2315.3k
  5. ⃤⃟⃝⃤⃟⃝⃤⃟⃝⃤Dragon Knight4/5/1824.6k

The Bot^$

  1. ɹǝʞɹɐdTerrorblade9/6/332.0k
  2. SLATEMMonkey King4/8/917.3k
  3. PradaWitch Doctor2/11/98.9k
  4. AsaoEarth Spirit3/14/1410.3k
  5. FrnkEnigma6/7/1319.7k

MVP · Game 2

Rain

Yellow Submarine · Storm Spirit

K/D/A
20/3/16
Net worth
33.3k
Gold/min
807
Damage
39.9k

Best of The Bot^$

ɹǝʞɹɐd

The Bot^$ · Terrorblade

K/D/A
9/6/3
Net worth
32.0k
Gold/min
897
Damage
34.0k

Match data from Valve via OpenDota. K/D/A = kills, deaths, assists (green = strong, red = weak game). MVP = our score from kills, assists, deaths, net worth and hero damage.

WindrangerField reporter · dota2news.com

What to remember

Yellow Submarine did not even need a third game. Rain's 30 kills and two huge gold leads told the whole story.

Oct 22, 2026 · dota2news.com

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rincyq played Nature's Prophet for Yellow Submarine. He ended game 1 with 6 kills, 7 deaths and 25 assists, and our MVP score named him the best player of the game. Many of those assists came in the team fights that decided the game.

Who was the best player of the series?

Rain, the Yellow Submarine player on Storm Spirit and Dragon Knight, was the best player of the series. He had 30 kills in two games, more than anyone else.

Game 2 was the craziest game. It lasted 44:08, the longest game of the series. Yellow Submarine won the kill count 46 to 24. Rain went 20/3/16 on Storm Spirit, a hero who jumps into fights and kills fast. He died only 3 times.

The gold lead was again very big. Yellow Submarine were 29,775 gold ahead at minute 44. rincyq also played well on Io in game 2 with 10 kills and a net worth of 38,869.

What about The Bot^$?

The Bot^$ had one strong player in Frnk. He played Axe in game 1 and Enigma in game 2, and he had 17 kills in the series.

In game 2, the carry ɹǝʞɹɐd, the player who farms gold for late fights, played Terrorblade and had a net worth of 32,039. It was not enough against a team with a lead like that.

The Bot^$ had also lost 2–0 to Dawn Bulls a day earlier on 2026-10-20. You can read about their earlier win in Dota 2: The Bot^$ beat Amaru Gaming 3–1 at DreamLeague Season 30 Qualifiers.

On the same day, other series were played at EPL Masters 2026. HULIGANI beat salamit 2–0. Zero Tenacity beat Dawn Bulls 2–1. Inner Circle x Insanity beat _PowerRangers 2–1.

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