Kane shared his opinion on the Falcons' debut after the major

Mikhail Kane Blagin, coach of the WhiteBIT Team in Counter-Strike 2, shared his opinion about the performance of Team Falcons in the closed qualification for BLAST Bounty Summer 2026. He told why the roster lost in the qualifying matches.

I can highlight that NiKo was not ready after rest, and TeSeS showed a below-average game, and it was largely because of these factors that Team Falcons had problems. Somewhere, probably, the 100 Thieves team was underestimated. Still, when you are a champion of a major, you think: “What are we talking about? Device, rain seem like downed pilots.” In 100 Thieves, it can be highlighted that the players took on a very interesting captain, Gizmy, who showed already in these early days that he was one of the foundations of Monte's success. Let's see what this team will show in the future, because let's just say that the current scene is a crazy race where you need to show consistency. One hundred percent 100 Thieves will be able to produce interesting matches, but will they be able to find stability? It's difficult to answer yet. But the fact that the team has become very dangerous is a fact. I’ll also finish by saying that, again, 100 Thieves, in order to beat the Falcons, they needed all the stars to align, and in the last round, in my opinion, the 1v3 clutch was pulled by either sirah or poiii. Let's just say that the Falcons were an unpleasant surprise, because I expected that at the first stage they would build on their success in the major.

Team Falcons lost to 100 Thieves in their first match after the summer break. Due to the defeat, she was eliminated from the qualifiers for BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 and will not perform at the LAN. The next event for Nikola NiKo Kovac's team will be the Esports World Cup 2026, which will take place from August 12 to 23.