Mag commented on the departure of Rune Eaters from the Esports World Cup 2026

Rune Eaters Dota 2 coach Andrey Mag Chipenko summed up the team’s performance at the Esports World Cup 2026. He shared his thoughts on the club’s Telegram channel.

Hi all. Unfortunately, our journey ended at the tournament. But if you look at the whole picture, at the top 8, it’s still a very cool result. I'm proud of every player and how far we were able to come. Unfortunately, we didn’t show our best game today, but I hope that we were still able to please you with our performance during the group stage and in the play-offs. Thanks everyone. Hope to see you soon.

Many analysts included Rune Eaters among the main outsiders of the Esports World Cup 2026 before the start of the tournament. However, the team was able to qualify for the playoffs of the competition, eliminating Aurora Gaming in the play-offs. In the EWC quarterfinals, the Mag team lost to PARIVISION with a score of 0:2, taking 5th-8th place and earning $70 thousand.