9Class on Puppey: “For us, he’s the one who brings calm.”
Supported by PARIVISION (TEAM VISION) Edgar “9Class” Naltakyan spoke about his playstyle and working with team coach Clement “Puppey” Ivanov in an interview during the Spanish-language broadcast of The International 2026.
On his unconventional playstyle
Right now, I feel like I’m playing more standard support heroes. Before, I used to look at iNSaNiA’s hero pools and learn from his gameplay, but now I play more standard heroes, watch replays, and just try to get better.
On Puppey
[Satanic recently said that Puppey can sometimes be a very strict coach and even somewhat toxic. How do you work with him?]
I wouldn’t put it that way. On the contrary, for us, he’s the one who brings calm. He always tries to help us relax, unwind, and take everything that happens on the team in stride.
Read also: 9Class on Puppey: “Everyone respects him, everyone listens to him. He really helps with the game.”
Earlier, Team Spirit support Alexey “not me” Kosmyinin named the reason for the team’s victory at The International 2026: “Yatoro is a god—that’s all. Well, everyone else tried their best, of course, but Yatoro is a god. Everyone else is just a demigod.”
