No[o]ne on The International 2026: “Any team could have won, but they [Team Spirit] played better.”
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The players and manager of PARIVISION (TEAM VISION) shared their thoughts on their loss in the grand final of The International 2026 on their personal social media accounts.
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PARIVISION players Alan “Satanic” Galliamov, Vladimir “No[o]ne-” Minenko, Andrey “Dukalis” Kuropatkin, and Evgeny “Noticed” Ignatenko offered brief comments and congratulated their opponents on the victory:
Satanic: Gg:( Congrats on the team spirit with 3 Aegis, legends.
No[o]ne-: This is *** [awful], congrats on the team spirit. You guys are awesome, and as for us, we just *** [lost] the coin flip at the end; either team could’ve won, but they played better in that moment. Yarik is a *** [damn] genius!
Dukalis: It brought me to tears...
Noticed: It turned out to be a great final; losing always hurts like hell
. Congrats to Spirit, especially Dan, on his second Aegis.
PARIVISION manager Philip “PHILadelphia” Paich highlighted the positive aspects of the recent competition:
PHILadelphia: Wow, what an exciting journey it turned out to be.
Second place at The International.
Right now, of course, there’s a feeling that we were just a hair’s breadth away from the main trophy. When you get this far, second place isn’t just seen as a great result—you only see that final step we couldn’t take.
But as a manager, I take a broader view.
I’ve seen this team’s entire journey: the pressure, the tough days, the decisions that no one sees from the outside, the conversations after losses, and just how much each person put into this result.
And I’m incredibly proud of these guys.
We didn’t come here just to participate. We proved that we can compete with the best teams in the world and made it to the finals of The International.
Yes, today we’re runners-up.
It’s so frustrating. But it’s also an achievement that will forever be part of our history.
Thank you to the players, the coach, the entire staff, and everyone who supported us along the way.
I’d especially like to say to the Patsany team
: I *** [really] love you guys!
I’m proud of you.
PARIVISION lost to Team Spirit 2–3 in the grand final of The International 2026. As of this writing, the prize pool for the year’s main championship stands at $3,365,308. The tournament took place from August 13 to 23 in Shanghai.
