Team Spirit substitute chopper reflected on the issues exposed by the roster at the Esports World Cup 2026 (EWC) during his co-stream commentary. In his view, his former teammates played very sloppily and took unjustified risks far too often.
Q: It's a real shame that Spirit had such a close game against a team like this.
chopper: Yes. There are a lot of new tactics and ways of handling rounds in there. It's not at all about playing the game well. The most important thing is to add more accountability and clarity in the details. Every kill always carries consequences. These guys need to take fewer risks in matches. If they have to take risks, they should do it together as a team, in pairs. Not just messing around, relying on wild sprays and sudden flicks. You just need to focus on the opponents' actions and listen to magixx's calls. These are the details that need to be polished. In the chat, everyone is writing about kicking someone, but actually you just need to remove that "dirty stuff". There's too much dirty play. I hope these guys can clean it up. So far, these issues have already caused a lot of trouble. Maybe Spirit plays better against top teams. But once you get used to playing dirty, it's hard to readjust. So you need to get rid of that dirty stuff.
Spirit opened the tournament with an upset loss to JiJieHao. They then beat Luminosity in the lower bracket, but needed double overtime to take the second map. It was after this match that chopper assessed the team's condition.