“No chance at all for Team Spirit. Yandex are too good” - community about Spirit’s departure from EWC 2026

Representatives of the Russian-speaking Dota 2 community commented on Team Spirit’s departure from the Esports World Cup 2026 after losing to Team Yandex.

Dmitry 'CrystalMay' Korchevinin said that in the current lineup, the team's maximum is eighth place at The International 2026.

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Dmitry 'CrystalMay' Korchevinin

Artyom 'Fng' Barshak, Daria 'Eiritel' Morozova, Vladislav 'BLACKARXANGEL' Ivashchenko and Gleb 'y0nd' Vazhnov briefly spoke about the result of the match.

Artyom 'Fng' Barshak

Daria 'Eiritel' Morozova

Vladislav 'BLACKARXANGEL' Ivashchenko

Gleb 'y0nd' Vazhnov

Dmitry 'Mortalles' Arzhilovsky highlighted the strength of Martin 'Saksa' Sazdov's lineup.

Dmitry 'Mortalles' Arzhilovsky

Alexander 'Santa' Koltan also praised the level of play of Team Yandex, and Vladimir 'Maelstorm' Kuzminov believes that the team should become the champion of the tournament.

Alexander 'Santa' Coltan

Vladimir 'Maelstorm' Kuzminov

Team Yandex beat Team Spirit in the quarterfinals of the Esports World Cup 2026 with a score of 2-0. The day after tomorrow, July 18, the team will play against the winner of the PARIVISION / Rune Eaters Esports pair for reaching the grand finals.