miCKe: “Everything that worked great at the bootcamp stopped working here”

Team Liquid's carry Mike 'miCKe' Wu, after defeating L1GA TEAM in the group stage of the Esports World Cup 2026, gave an interview in which he talked about the team's preparation for the championship, changes in the meta and expectations from the tournament.

I think we had a great bootcamp. But it happens that you arrive at a tournament, and the meta has already changed. Everything that worked great at the bootcamp stopped working here. Therefore, now we are adapting and trying to understand how best to play in new conditions.

This really became a serious problem for us, because all our work from the bootcamp stopped working. We had to re-evaluate drafts, discussions within the team, and even change the way we looked at some heroes and how to play against them. It's not an easy process, but we're gradually figuring it out.

We try not to build any expectations. We just concentrate on each next game, give our best and hope to go as far as possible.

To be honest, no. At least in our group, no one came as a surprise to me. I hardly followed the matches of other groups because we were completely focused on our own preparation, so it’s difficult for me to say anything.

Earlier, Evgeniy 'Noticed' Ignatenko spoke about the transition to PARIVISION, adaptation to the team and the peculiarities of the team's playing style.