"We had just found our game, and then a patch came out", — Team Falcons midlaner

Team Falcons midlaner Stanislav Malr1ne Potorak commented on his team’s elimination from ESL One Birmingham 2026. The player shared his thoughts on the team’s current form and the reasons behind the disappointing result.

We got eliminated. It’s very sad. I’d say we had just found our game, and then a patch came out. In the end, the team that adapts best always wins. We couldn’t adapt. We had just started to figure out how to play.

Malr1ne also spoke about health issues after the tournament and a difficult flight home:

I got sick at ESL. I’m dealing with some complications now. I was flying all day, almost 24 hours and only slept for about 3 hours. I’ll recover and keep training at the same time to improve. We need to be ready for the DreamLeague Season 29 qualifiers.

Team Falcons finished their run at ESL One Birmingham 2026 in 7-8th place, losing to PARIVISION in the first round of the lower bracket of the Playoff stage. During the group stage, the team managed to win 3 out of 9 series. The tournament was won by Tundra Esports.

Falcons’ next appearance will be at the closed qualifiers for DreamLeague Season 29, which start on April 12.

ESL One Birmingham 2026 took place from 22.03.2026 to 29.03.2026. 16 teams competed for a $1,000,000 prize pool and 35,460 EPT points. You can follow the tournament in detail in our report.

Earlier, CyberScore presented statistics of the best players of this tournament.