My assessment of them has never been so low - iNSaNiA on the current form of Team Liquid

Former professional players Quinn 'Quinn' Callahan and Aiden 'iNSaNiA' Sarkoi discussed PlayTime's disqualification from the Esports World Cup 2026 for fixing matches on the ALL CHAT podcast, and also spoke about Team Liquid's poor form at the end of the season.

First of all, this is unacceptable. From what I heard, he knew he was being kicked. He thought, why not make money, since this is the last chance. He knew that he would never be on a tier-1 team again. It's sad that someone takes this approach. It also seems pathetic to me. You dedicate your life to competing. You have to believe that you can achieve something. I hope they get banned everywhere and we never see them again.

This surprised me. Even taking into account the fact that this was the “last conclusion”. From what I've heard, although it's not a very reliable source, he didn't even make much money. Something like a month's salary. I would also understand if he provided himself with this for the rest of his life. Even from a financial point of view, this makes no sense. I am of the opinion that fixing matches will result in a lifetime ban and scum status.

With a player, this still fits in my head - weak in the game and rubbish in life. A pathetic combination, by the way. And with the coach it’s not clear at all. Was he leaking drafts? Like, the player says he won’t play with this, but he still pushes the worst hero possible? Or gives them false statistics? “They play there”, but they have never been there at all. How does he lose matches? Does he wake them up in the morning with a knock on the door shouting: “Emergency!”? [iNSaNiA: I think he can’t leak. He probably just knew what was happening and decided to bet on the game too]. Maybe.

It's not disappointing, it's depressing. For a squad of these five players, it's very, very sad. I hope they get together before TI, but my rating towards them has never been so low. Even with SabeRLighT, the team won a couple of tournaments and took high places. We had problems, some unsolvable. We accepted this and worked accordingly. Now they are completely unable to realize the players’ potential. I think next year the team will not be the same. Just because she doesn't look good.

PlayTime was eliminated from the Esports World Cup 2026 due to a forfeit awarded to the team due to player DarkMago and coach Vintage's suspicion of violating the integrity of the competition. Team Liquid did not make it to the playoffs of the tournament, losing to Team Spirit in the decisive match of the Survival stage.