343 on the EWC 2026 Dota 2 schedule: “It’s a little strange for us: the day starts early, and we finish late.”
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OG coach Adam “343” Erwan Shah bin Akhtar Hussein commented on the victory over Inner Circle x Insanity, the tournament schedule, and his team’s form in an interview at the Esports World Cup 2026.
On the victory over Inner Circle x Insanity
It feels very unusual because we previously had series against Team Yandex and LGD Gaming—probably the two toughest opponents in the group. I don’t know how this victory will play out; we’ll find out tomorrow. It’s like one of those situations where you’re almost emotionless because you don’t yet understand where you stand. You’re just living in the moment and wondering if it will work out.
About the Esports World Cup 2026 schedule
It’s a little weird for us: the day starts early, but we finish late, and it’s unclear what time to have dinner, man. At five in the evening or at eleven?
About OG
I think we’re a team that can beat anyone, but we can also lose to anyone. In the group stage, that’s a little scary; if it were a best-of-three, there’d be less to worry about, even if, say, a weaker team beat us. But I don’t think Inner Circle is a very weak team. I think they’re decent—they could take a map from us. It just so happened today that we won in a sweep.
OG defeated Inner Circle x Insanity 2-0 on the third day of the group stage of the 2026 Esports World Cup in Dota 2. The Southeast Asian team’s next match will take place today at 7:30 p.m. Moscow time against 1w Team.
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