"He has almost completely taken over the drafts and relieved me", — Team Spirit support on the new coach

Team Spirit captain Nikita Panto Balaganin commented on the team’s performance at PGL Wallachia Season 7, where the team finished in 4th place, and also оценил the impact of the new coach Milan MiLAN Kozomara.

According to the player, the team showed progress compared to previous tournaments. At the same time, he noted that the squad made a number of mistakes that prevented them from advancing further in the bracket, losing to Team Liquid in the lower bracket semifinal.

Panto also highlighted the contribution of the new coach:

We have already understood MiLAN and know what we need to work on. We will keep moving forward. MiLAN has almost completely taken over the drafts, relieving me and other players who were also involved in the drafting process. Hopefully, we will show a good result at ESL.

Recall that two weeks ago, midlaner Denis Larl Sigitov returned to the main roster after a break. The club also introduced a new coach, Milan MiLAN Kozomara, as the previous coach left his position earlier this year.

The team’s recent results have been quite inconsistent: they finished 7-10 at BLAST Slam VI and 11-12 at DreamLeague Season 28.

The next tournament for Team Spirit will be ESL One Birmingham 2026, which will take place from 22.03.2026 to 29.03.2026. The main stage of the championship will be held from 27.03.2026 to 29.03.2026 at the BP Pulse Live arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 16 teams will compete for a $1,000,000 prize pool and 35,460 EPT points.

Earlier, Cyberscore reported that the group draw for ESL One Birmingham 2026 had taken place, to which Team Spirit received a direct invite.