
Team Spirit sniper Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov commented on the team’s loss to Natus Vincere in the final round of the group stage at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 via the club’s Telegram channel.
We lost the match 2-1 to NAVI. Well, overall, this isn’t the result we expected from the tournament. We need to play better CS—that’s all there is to say. As a team, and individually—me, the guys, everyone. There’s nothing else to say; we’re just in a slump overall. I’m upset, sad, and disappointed. But there are things we need to fix. As I said at the Cologne Major—I remember when we lost: “Either we fix this, or we won’t be able to handle it and will keep playing just as badly.” But, as experience shows, once again, without addressing these issues, there can’t be any positive outcomes—like good gameplay or anything else.
We didn’t even make it to the playoffs. NAVI played really well—they counter-strategized in a lot of areas and all that. We have to keep working at it; we have to try. Again, we’ll see how it goes; time will tell if we’re doing everything right. We’ll try to maintain a certain standard so we don’t end up with the same result in upcoming tournaments. Again, we have Hong Kong [BLAST Rivals Fall 2026 — Ed.] and the Singapore Major [PGL Major Singapore 2026 — Ed.] ahead of us. Thank you for your support, but we’re out of this tournament, and we’re all very disappointed.
Earlier, Team Spirit lost to Natus Vincere in the decisive round of the group stage at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026. The match ended with a score of 2–1. Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov’s team finished in 9th–11th place and earned $31,250.
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