hally on S0tF1k’s role on Team Spirit in CS2: “Dima is in charge of the mic”

Right now, first of all, I’m not doing everything myself, and second, the guys have more room to integrate and implement their own ideas. My role is different from what I’m used to. Before this, for two years, I did everything myself—setting up the game, devising the game plan, and so on. Now the roles are systematically divided, so this is something new for me; I’m adapting and getting used to it.

I’m not satisfied with the result—especially when you’ve been winning titles for two years and want to win every tournament. At Cologne [IEM Cologne Major 2026. — Ed.], the team was in good form; after Cologne, we were trying to find our rhythm and ran into some difficulties that we’re working to resolve.

Speaking of BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2, yes, we really did feel like we were ready to win, but if you look at the match, everything went according to plan. That is, our communication was messy, we had a hard time coordinating, and we didn’t look like the team we were in practice or in Cologne. Again, I attribute this to the fact that we haven’t reached peak condition yet—we need time.

There’s an overall picture—how things should look—and I’m the one who sets the direction. At the same time, a lot of things happen through dialogue among us. That is, Dima [Dmitry “S0tF1k” Forostyanko. — Ed.] is in charge of micro-management; he tells us how best to play in a given moment, how best to throw grenades, and so on. At the same time, through dialogue with him and Bora [Boris “magixx” Vorobyov. — Ed.], we discuss how we’ll approach CS as a whole.