{"id":392679,"date":"2026-05-15T18:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=392679"},"modified":"2026-05-15T18:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:26:10","slug":"heroic-have-been-removed-from-the-esports-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/heroic-have-been-removed-from-the-esports-world-cup-2026","title":{"rendered":"HEROIC Have Been Removed from the Esports World Cup 2026 Partner Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HEROIC have officially been removed from the Esports World Cup 2026 partner program. According to the organizers\u2019 position, after recent internal changes and the club\u2019s exit from Dota 2, the organization no longer meets the participation requirements, so the two sides agreed to end the partnership by mutual consent.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Esports Foundation 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As recently as early April, HEROIC publicly announced that they had once again become a club partner in the Esports Foundation program for 2026. But now the situation has changed sharply: the organization has lost that status, and one of the key reasons named is specifically the withdrawal from the Dota 2 division.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <p class=\"article-h3\">read more<\/p>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <div class=\"type3 y-red-dif hover-card card-more\">\n        <a class=\"type3__left up-to-card hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/magic-reached-the-pgl-astana-2026-semi-finals-after-defeating-9z\">\n        <div class=\"bg-bottom-abs-short\"> <\/div>\n        <picture class=\"picture object-fit-cover\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"picture__img object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Donut_PGL_-5044.jpg.webp\" alt=\"magic Reached the PGL Astana 2026 Semi-finals After Defeating 9z\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n        <div class=\"type3__right main-structure p-20\">\n        <div class=\"type3__top\">\n            <a class=\"type3__title title-24 hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/magic-reached-the-pgl-astana-2026-semi-finals-after-defeating-9z\">magic Reached the PGL Astana 2026 Semi-finals After Defeating 9z<\/a>\n            <a class=\"go-arrow hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/magic-reached-the-pgl-astana-2026-semi-finals-after-defeating-9z\">\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__left go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1778789265#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__center go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1778789265#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__right go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1778789265#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"type3__bottom blue-labels mt-auto\">\n            <div class=\"blue-label disabled\">May 15<\/div>\n            <a class=\"blue-label\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\">News<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>HEROIC are no longer part of the Club Partner Program<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The main point here is that this is not about rumors or an unofficial insider report. The news about HEROIC leaving the EWC 2026 partner program has already appeared publicly, with wording stating that the club no longer meets the requirements and agreed to leave the program.<\/p>\n<p>This is an important blow not only to the organization\u2019s image, but also to its overall status within the EWC ecosystem. The partner program is seen as a kind of club-level \u201chigher tier of access,\u201d so losing such a place is already a separate news story, not just a technical change in the participants list.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The reason was HEROIC\u2019s exit from Dota 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The simplest explanation for the whole case is that HEROIC shut down their Dota 2 division. Several sources report that the club exited the discipline because of financial inefficiency, and it was precisely after that that the organization stopped meeting the requirements of the EWC program.<\/p>\n<p>So the logic here is fairly direct: while HEROIC had a multi-title presence and met the criteria, they were in the program. After leaving one of the key disciplines, that status disappeared.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The situation looks especially abrupt against the backdrop of the April announcement<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The irony of this story is that not long ago HEROIC themselves were publicly celebrating their renewed inclusion in the partner program for 2026. At the time, the club presented it as an important strategic step for marketing, content, and the global development of the brand.<\/p>\n<p>Now, instead of a story about strengthening their position, we have a completely different narrative: the organization not only lost one of its divisions, but along with it also lost its status in the EWC club system. And that is exactly what makes this news so loud.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <p class=\"article-h3\">read more<\/p>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <div class=\"type3 y-red-dif hover-card card-more\">\n        <a class=\"type3__left up-to-card hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/maj3r-shaved-pgl-astana-commentator-bet\">\n        <div class=\"bg-bottom-abs-short\"> <\/div>\n        <picture class=\"picture object-fit-cover\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"picture__img object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Donut_PGL_-3931-X3.webp\" alt=\"MAJ3R Shaved a PGL Astana Commentator After a Lost Bet \u2014 Community Turns It Into a Meme\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n        <div class=\"type3__right main-structure p-20\">\n        <div class=\"type3__top\">\n            <a class=\"type3__title title-24 hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/maj3r-shaved-pgl-astana-commentator-bet\">MAJ3R Shaved a PGL Astana Commentator After a Lost Bet \u2014 Community Turns It Into a Meme<\/a>\n            <a class=\"go-arrow hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/maj3r-shaved-pgl-astana-commentator-bet\">\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__left go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1778789265#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__center go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1778789265#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__right go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1778789265#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"type3__bottom blue-labels mt-auto\">\n            <div class=\"blue-label disabled\">May 15<\/div>\n            <a class=\"blue-label\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\">News<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>The aftermath of the split<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>HEROIC are no longer part of the Esports World Cup Club Partner Program 2026, and the main reason for this appears to be directly connected to the club\u2019s exit from Dota 2. The two sides framed the split as a mutual decision, but in practice it still looks like a very painful loss of status for the organization.<\/p>\n<p>For HEROIC themselves, this is another signal that the recent internal changes inside the club have consequences not only at the roster level, but also at the level of the wider international ecosystem. And now it will be interesting to see how exactly the organization rebuilds its image outside the EWC partner program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HEROIC have officially been removed from the Esports World Cup 2026 partner program. According to the organizers\u2019 position, after recent internal changes and the club\u2019s exit from Dota 2, the organization no longer meets the participation requirements, so the two sides agreed to end the partnership by mutual consent. Esports Foundation 2026 As recently as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":392680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[463],"class_list":["post-392679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-heroic"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>HEROIC have been removed from the Esports World Cup 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"HEROIC are no longer part of the Esports World Cup 2026 partner program. 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