Larl on the qualifiers for The International 2026: “I wouldn’t say they were a walk in the park.”
In a team vlog, Team Spirit players commented on the team’s drafts and assessed the Yellow Submarine’s chances of qualifying for The International 2026.
On the team’s drafts
Yatoro: Well, Yarik [Miposhka] does the drafting, yeah. Well, they draft together with MiLAN, as far as I understand. I don’t really *** [care] to be honest, but it seems like they prepare together. Yarik just presses a button, he says. [Did he take the button from Dan [Larl]?] No, well, Dan has a button, but he says—I mean, Dan is his puppet, and he’s the puppeteer.
On the teams’ form in the qualifiers for The International 2026
Larl: Overall, you can see that a lot of teams are really working hard. It’s not like there were any easy wins. Take TEAM VISION, for example—they played against 4ikibamboni, and on the second map, it was a back-and-forth game for 20 minutes. So they’re really giving it their all.
On Yellow Submarine
Collapse: I think they have a good chance. Who are they playing on the last day? TEAM VISION, I think they’re supposed to play them. But if TEAM VISION stops them in the upper bracket, yeah. But there’s the lower bracket. They could make it through the lower bracket. [Are you rooting for Yellow Submarine at all?] Kind of, yeah. [You’ve got some buddies there, after all, Batyuk.] Well, they’re not exactly my buddies. They’re just guys… Well, we have something in common with them, and they have something in common with us. [Like, they’re people, and you’re a person, right?] No, they’re all Dima’s [Korb3n] homies, and if they’re Dima’s homies, then they’re my homies too. [Who has influenced your career the most, anyway?] *** [Damn], I’d say it was Airat [Silent] first. He really coached us well. Airat, Yarik—I think so, yeah. At first, when I joined, they basically taught me how to even communicate in Dota. Back then, it was really bad because I was literally just jumping around in silence, doing everything in silence, you know. But now I can at least say something like, “Guys, look,” or something like that.
Earlier, Team Spirit coach Yaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov spoke about his work as a coach, the division of responsibilities with Milan “MiLAN” Kozomara, problems with drafts before his arrival, and the team’s gradual progress; he also noted improvements in the team’s gameplay structure and atmosphere.
