Chopper Speaks Out After Team Spirit’s Rout at the 2026 Esports World Cup

Leonid “Chopper” Vishnyakov believes that Team Spirit is inevitably facing problems at Esports World Cup tournaments.

The player shared his opinion on Telegram.

“Spirit couldn’t connect to the server. It’s some kind of curse. Apparently, the organizers aren’t going to let EWC tournaments go smoothly. Are there any shamans in the chat?”

The esports player made this statement after Team Spirit’s loss to Jijiehao in their opening match of the group stage of the Esports World Cup 2026 Counter-Strike 2 tournament. According to Leonid “Chopper” Vishnyakov, the team’s failures at EWC tournaments have already become the norm.

As a reminder, Sergey “hally” Shavaev previously spoke about changes in Team Spirit’s operations following his return to the team.