Team Spirit's early exit on the first day of the playoffs at this year's Dota 2 The International (TI) shocked many. Although the reigning champions didn't have an exceptional Group Stage, people expected them to emulate their historic TI 10 lower bracket run to push ahead. Sadly, that didn't turn out to be the case.
After their elimination, Team Spirit's Collapse and Mira were a part of the Russian version of the Late Game Show at The International 2022, being hosted by Oleksandr "XBOCT" Dashkevych. The two talked about the team's performance at TI 11, the issue with soundproofing, and what the future holds for them, among other things.
Team Spirit ended the Group Stage in the middle of the table with a record of 1-7-1. The reigning TI champions did not showcase the usual dominant team chemistry that was on display last year during their Cinderella story. Translated by Escorenews.com, the conversation shed light on the Dota 2 team's mindset at the tournament.
Collapse commented that it was not their patch and they had issues with the drafts in most matches. Mira stated that their best heroes from the bootcamp were out of the meta, mentioning:
They confirmed that they have not talked about any future roster changes or about what's next, but it is just another tournament and "not the end of the world." When asked what it was like to compete in front of an audience at TI after having played without one last year, Mira said:
The lack of soundproof booths, a staple in earlier TIs, was noted as soon as the playoffs began, with the community outraged at such oversight. It quickly became clear that players were able to hear some of the words of the caster, including calls regarding smoke plays or what runes have been picked up.
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