Miposhka: “To some extent, I am impressed by Panto's performance”

Former Team Spirit captain Yaroslav Miposhka Naidenov assessed the play of Nikita Panto Balaganin, who replaced him on the team. Naidenov noted that he is not familiar with the current situation in the roster, but believes that the team is doing well.

"[Question: Do you follow Team Spirit's games? From your point of view, how successfully has Panto integrated into the team?] Of course, I follow them. To some extent, I am impressed by Panto's performance: I noticed a lot of micro-moments during the matches, he plays very well. I can't say how their “internal kitchen” is organized, I just don't know, but the results show that the dynamics of the lineup are positive."

Miposhka went inactive after The International 2025, where Team Spirit finished in 9th-13th place. The updated roster with Panto finished 5th-6th at BLAST Slam IV and FISSURE PLAYGROUND 2, and was a finalist at PGL Wallachia Season 6. The next tournament for Spirit will be DreamLeague Season 27. The online championship will run from 10.12.2025 to 21.12.2025 with 24 teams participating. The tournament prize pool will be $1,000,000.

Team Spirit manager Dmitry Korb3n Belov noted that he considers the forced reshuffle to be a weakening of the team, but Nikita can bring a fresh perspective and new ideas to the team.

As CyberScore reported earlier, NS shared his opinion about Panto. Unlike Miposhka, Yaroslav Kuznetsov considers Balaganin to be “a mediocre player who plays mediocre Dota.”