The 1w Team players shared their thoughts after being eliminated from the Esports World Cup 2026: Last Chance Qualifier in CS2.
CS2 players from 1w Team—Vladislav “nafany” Gorshkov, Artem “ArtFr0st” Kharitonov, and Andrey “BELCHONOKK” Yasinsky commented on their team’s defeat in the CS2 Esports World Cup 2026 qualifiers on their personal social media accounts.
ArtFr0st kept his comments brief, quoting a line from a song:
It takes time.
The truth is, this has made me work even harder.
The truth is, I’ve only just begun.
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Team captain nafany, in turn, commented on the result as follows:
We fought hard; we had chances to turn the match in our favor—maybe we could’ve pulled it off in the final push. Alas, it’s still too early. And yeah, building a team from scratch is always tough, so the challenges are obvious. By the way, the fight against Ascend was incredible—we couldn’t hear a thing for half the game. Behind us, some guys were playing a PUBG tournament (or something like that), and the atmosphere there was apparently cooler than in Rio or Cologne. Those guys were banging away on drums and horns for about five hours, louder than your neighbors during renovations. If you watch the demo, for half the game both we and they were just having a blast without a care in the world. Special shout-out for the support—so many people are sending kind words and constructive criticism—it’s really appreciated. And the grind never stops; we’ll get what’s coming to us.
BELCHONOKK summed up the event and thanked the fans:
It turned out to be an eventful day
We’re a new team, so this was a great experience for us +vs
Fundament—the foundation has been laid, and we’ll keep growing
Thanks to everyone who follows and supports us
Yesterday, 1w Team lost to 100 Thieves in the decisive match at the Esports World Cup 2026: Last Chance Qualifier with a score of 0–2 in a best-of-3 series. The team finished in 5th–8th place at the tournament and earned a total of $9,500 in prize money.
