Ace on EWC: “The meta has already changed a lot in just a few days of the tournament”

Team Liquid offlaner Markus 'Ace' Folke Helgard Christensen, in an interview at the Esports World Cup 2026, spoke about how the team adapts to the changing meta and how it collects information about opponents during the tournament.

A lot has changed in the first few days of the tournament. What we prepared at the bootcamp, especially in terms of choosing heroes, has largely lost its relevance. There are characters that we didn't think were that strong, so now we have to quickly adapt to what other teams are showing.

First of all, based on our own games, especially official matches. Of course, training also helps. At a tournament like this you need to adapt to what’s happening very quickly, and I think we’re doing it pretty well.

We also monitor tournament statistics to better understand which heroes and strategies are starting to gain popularity. As a result, information is collected from several sources at once, and all this helps to quickly adapt to the new meta.

Earlier, Team Liquid carry Mike 'miCKe' Wu said that many of the team's efforts from the bootcamp stopped working by the beginning of the Esports World Cup 2026 due to changes in the current meta.