ATF on reaching the EWC 2026 playoffs: “We just entered the top 8. As long as it doesn’t mean anything, it’s not an achievement.”

Team Falcons offlaner Ammar 'ATF' al-Assaf, in an interview at the Esports World Cup 2026, commented on reaching the main stage of the tournament, and also talked about his game on Necrophos.

[ Does it feel good to be back at a high level again? ] First of all, we are still weak. We just entered the top 8. As long as it doesn't mean anything, it's not an achievement. We still need to win three series. But it’s good that we took first place and quickly moved on without creating unnecessary stress for ourselves.

[You seem to have mastered this character so perfectly that he looks completely broken. Do you feel that the hero is too strong? ] I would say that this is a very weak hero. He loses every match and has a low win rate. But this is my best character, so I take him every game. My team knows that I want to play on it forever.

Valve simply decided that Mars, Timbersaw and Razor - three of my favorite heroes - would remain without aspects. Now you need to buy either Aghanim's Scepter, or Aghanim's Shard, or the aspect does not exist at all. So I have to find new characters. Luckily for me, I found something.

Earlier, Ammar 'ATF' al-Assaf commented on the victory over the Power Rangers and spoke about the composition of the opponents, and also assessed the playing form of his team.