Daze inspired me that I could train and communicate in English - ArtStyle about the IC x Insanity problem

IC x Insanity coach Ivan 'ArtStyle' Antonov, in an interview for the club's YouTube channel, said that he does not play Dota due to being busy with other responsibilities, and also explained why in the new season the club will rely on Ukrainian players.

I was caught by a Natus Vincere interviewer. I was very drunk and we lost the tournament. And so he baited me into this interview.

No, we didn't realize what happened. The last tournament we played was ESWC. There we won $7,000 or something like that. We waited 3 or 4 months and when the million dollars hit our accounts we were incredibly impressed. We realized that Dota had reached a new level.

Then at Natus Vincere the salary was 300-500 dollars.

No. It is very difficult for a coach to play Dota. You need to have time to watch all the recordings, follow the tournaments and prepare for the games.

It was a very difficult selection because Daze instilled in me that I could coach and communicate in English. But I didn’t have such experience. Due to the fact that it is very difficult to find Ukrainian players not on contracts, we started looking for someone from Europe.

There will be changes. There will be more Ukrainians. We will build a story following the example of Natus Vincere.

IC x Insanity showed the worst result at the Esports World Cup 2026 - the team did not win a single map in the tournament.