Miposhka on The International 2025: "Obviously, there will be increased attention on us"

Team Spirit captain Yaroslav Miposhka Naidenov shared his thoughts on his team’s favorite status ahead of The International 2025. In addition, during a personal Twitch stream, he also discussed the opponents at the upcoming championship.

[Most likely, PARIVISION has gotten weaker now, right?] That doesn’t matter at all. Past results don’t matter. This is a tournament, everyone will have time to prepare and think. Obviously, there will be increased attention on us, back and forth

According to the captain, the attention towards the team will be heightened, which could influence the course of the matches. Miposhka noted that the favorite status can both help Team Spirit and create additional pressure.

[But you will be the favorites, 100%.] Definitely, it’s obvious. This can play to our advantage, or not. To our advantage in the sense that they might be afraid of us. But we need to immediately show everyone their place, then they will be afraid. And if we let our guard down...

Recall that Team Spirit decisively defeated Team Falcons in the grand finals of Riyadh Masters 2025. The team secured first place, earned $1,000,000, and became two-time champions of the tournament. The match ended with a score of 3-0.

Earlier, CyberScore.live reported that Korb3n shared his thoughts on The International.