“We stumbled one day, and it cost us the final” - Yandex participants about the top 3 at EWC 2026

Team Yandex released the final video blog from the Esports World Cup 2026, in which the members of the roster summed up their performance.

watson: Well, top 3, that... Consistently top 3. [...] I'm still upset that we lost to PARIVISION so stupidly. I think we could easily win this tournament. Okay, let's get ready for Int, I think. Let's correct our mistakes and try to win "Int".

DM: We stumbled one day and it cost us the final. But to be honest, I’m very proud of how we performed at the tournament. I think we played well against many good teams, including 1win Team, including Team Spirit. We played very well in our group, which was not easy, in my humble opinion.

Yes, we really made a big mistake against PV in the draft, but they had an 80 to 20 advantage in the draft, and they played three maps, not even two. This shows that our team can get out of even the most difficult situations and show character. So I'm completely proud of the team.

Obviously, I’m upset that this happened, but it would be much more offensive to lose, having a 50/50 draft, and simply due to personal mistakes, than to lose, where your whole problem was, let’s say, complete desynchronization in drafts. In principle, we found this out as an error, and at Inta we will work on this error. More precisely, already now, one might say.

Malady: For some we played well, but I think we could have played much better. I think they definitely didn’t play their best game against PARIVISION. But we worked on the mistakes. At least they beat Vici Gaming and took third place.

Okay, let's not grieve, let's not think about the remnants of the past. Let's look to the future and live in the present. We have the main event of the year ahead - The International. I think that we will show a decent game directly at the International. Stay tuned.

Earlier, Alimzhan 'Watson' Islambekov rated Kez, named the best heroes for raising MMR and shared advice on farming in the first position.