Korb3n gave a candid assessment of Team Spirit’s preparation for the Esports World Cup 2026

Dmitry “Korb3n” Belov stated that the Team Spirit roster spent a great deal of time at boot camp ahead of the 2026 Esports World Cup, as the team was also preparing for the TI qualifiers.

The Team Spirit manager made this statement on YouTube.

“It felt like the boot camp was never-ending. We started working at the beginning of the month, then went to boot camp before the TI qualifiers, then went home for three days, and then back to boot camp before the EWC.

It’s fine; Miposhka is doing well, too. We tried things out, practiced—some things didn’t work out, some did. We’re really in good shape; we’ll see.”

According to Dmitry “Korb3n” Belov, the Team Spirit roster is in competitive form heading into the Esports World Cup 2026, which is why the manager is optimistic about the team’s prospects. Korb3n also noted that Yaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov has adapted well since returning to Team Spirit, and the team has had time to work on implementing his ideas.

As a reminder, Dmitry “Korb3n” Belov previously reflected on how Valve works on patches for Dota 2.