Miposhka mentioned that they didn’t play their best in the group stage by picking the wrong heroes, leading to the team dropping to the lower brackets, where they faced strong teams. According to Miposhka, the team’s final test, being a motivated Xtreme Gaming, caused them to lose because of several minor mistakes they made against the Chinese team.<\/p>
When asked how Team Spirit felt about the current state of the meta, Miposhka said that playing meta heroes was never the team’s biggest concern. He mentioned how Team Spirit adapted quickly to the meta during Riyadh Masters, bringing many new ideas to the scene. However, the team couldn’t implement those ideas successfully at The International, ultimately leading to their loss.<\/p>
Historically, teams who tend to win at TI often lose the next TI to a newer team with better ideas about how to play the meta at the highest level. Team Spirit achieved this by dethroning two-time champions OG at TI10 while losing their spot to Tundra Esports at TI11.<\/p>