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Team Spirit
Team Information
Region:
Coach:
Team Captain:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$27,379,259
Links
Achievements
History
Created:
2015-12-06
Upcoming Tournaments
1win Series Dota 2 Spring |
ONGOING! |
DreamLeague Season 23: Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier |
March 20, 2024 - 00:00 UTC |
Elite League |
March 31, 2024 - 00:00 UTC |
ESL One Birmingham 2024 |
April 22, 2024 - 00:00 UTC |
PGL Wallachia Season 1 |
May 10, 2024 - 00:00 UTC |
Team Spirit is a Russian esports organization founded in 2015.[1] In 2021, it became the second Eastern European based organization to win The International after Na'Vi. The organization has been headquartered in Belgrade, Serbia since 2022. In October 2023, it became the second team after OG to win two TI.
Players of Team Spirit[edit]
Active Roster[edit]
ID | Name | Position | Join Date | |
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Yatoro | ( Illya Mulyarchuk) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] | |
Larl | ( Denis Sigitov) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2022-12-08[3] | |
Collapse | ( Magomed Khalilov) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] | |
Mira | ( Myroslav Kolpakov) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2021-03-?? | |
Miposhka | ( Yaroslav Naidenov) | Position: 5 | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] |
Timeline[edit]
- December 6th - The team signs CIS Rejects.[5]
- March 5th - RAMZES666 and AfterLife part ways with the team.[6]
- March 15th - Funn1k joins the team.[7]
- March 21st - After a short tryout period, Illidan joins the team.[8]
- May 12th - Illidan and ALWAYSWANNAFLY leave and are replaced by XBOCT and Ghostik.[9]
- June 8th - Iceberg leaves to join team Polarity.[10]
- August 1st - The team disbands, and announces that Ghostik will be the part of a new team.[11]
- September 5th - Ghostik joins Team Empire.[12]
- December 15th - A new roster of Bzz, Iceberg, DkPhobos, fng and VANSKOR is announced.[13]
- February 11th - iLTW leaves the team.[18]
- February 27th - G joins the team.[19]
- July 29th - DkPhobos leaves the team.[20]
- August 1st - Illidan leaves Team Spirit.[21]
- September 7th - A new team is registered for the 2018/19 DPC season - oliver, Nine and HeStEJoE-RoTTeN join.[22] G leaves the team.[23]
- January 17th - Due to the departure of fng, Team Spirit decides to drop their roster.[24]
- May 15th - Team Spirit signs the roster of Old But Gold.[25]
- August 1st - The roster disbands.[26]
- October 24th - Team Spirit signs the roster of Positive Guys.[27]
- December 24th - Ghostik parts ways with the team and is replaced by nongrata, who joins the team on a trial basis.[28]
- March 31st - nongrata leaves the team while iLTW goes inactive. AfterLife and DyrachYO join the team.[29]
- June 7th - AfterLife leaves to join EXTREMUM.[30]
- June 26th - Immersion joins Natus Vincere.[31]
- October 20th - DyrachYO leaves to join Gambit Esports.[32]
- December 19th - Team Spirit signs the roster of Yellow Submarine and Silent joins as a coach.[2]
Former Players of Team Spirit[edit]
Former Squad | Former Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
XBOCT | ( Oleksandr Dashkevych) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2016-05-13[9] | Leave Date: 2016-08-01[11] | ||||||
Iceberg | ( Bogdan Vasilenko) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2015-12-06[5] | Leave Date: 2016-06-08[10] | ||||||
Ghostik | ( Andrii Kadyk) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2016-05-13[9] | Leave Date: 2016-09-05[12] | ||||||
Funn1k | ( Gleb Lipatnikov) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2016-03-15[7] | Leave Date: 2016-08-01[11] | ||||||
Goblak | ( Artur Kostenko) | Position: 5 | Join Date: 2015-12-06[5] | Leave Date: 2016-08-01[11] | Retired |
Former Squad | Former Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
Illidan | ( Ilya Pivcaev) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2016-03-21[8] | Leave Date: 2016-05-13[9] |
Original squad on The Shanghai Major 2016 Squad | Original squad on The Shanghai Major 2016 Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
RAMZES666 | ( Roman Kushnarev) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2015-12-06[5] | Leave Date: 2016-03-05[6] | ||||||
Iceberg | ( Bogdan Vasilenko) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2015-12-06[5] | Leave Date: - | ||||||
AfterLife | ( Vasily Shishkin) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2015-12-06[5] | Leave Date: 2016-03-05[6] | ||||||
ALWAYSWANNAFLY | ( Andrii Bondarenko) | Position: 4/5 | Join Date: 2015-12-06[5] | Leave Date: 2016-05-13[9] | ||||||
Goblak | ( Artur Kostenko) | Position: 4/5 | Join Date: 2015-12-06[5] | Leave Date: - |
Temporary stand-ins | |||||||||
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ID | Name | ID | Name | Tournament(s) | |||||
Illidan | Ilya Pivcaev | Galaxy Battles II Qualifier | |||||||
Illidan | Ilya Pivcaev | iLTW | Igor Filatov | MDL Macau Qualifier | |||||
Steel-_-Borco | Ilyas Kaukenov | DkPhobos | Alexander Kucheria | Almeo Esports Cup |
The International 2017 Qualifiers Squad | The International 2017 Qualifiers Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
Bzz | ( Stanislav Glushan) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2016-12-15[13] | Leave Date: 2017-08-31[15] | ||||||
Iceberg | ( Bogdan Vasilenko) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2016-12-15[13] | Leave Date: 2017-11-18[16] | ||||||
DkPhobos | ( Alexander Kucheria) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2016-12-15[13] | Leave Date: - | ||||||
fng | ( Artsiom Barshak) | Position: 4/5 | Join Date: 2016-12-15[13] | Leave Date: - | ||||||
VANSKOR | ( Ivan Skorokhod) | Position: 4/5 | Join Date: 2016-12-15[13] | Leave Date: 2017-08-31[15] |
Temporary stand-ins | |||||||||
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ID | Name | ID | Name | Tournament(s) | |||||
oliver | Oliver Lepko | Rivalry.gg Rumble | |||||||
HesteJoe-Rotten | Mikki Mørch Junget | Rivalry.gg Rumble |
The International 2018 Qualifiers Squad | The International 2018 Qualifiers Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
Illidan | ( Ilya Pivcaev) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2017-12-09[17] | Leave Date: 2018-08-01[21] | ||||||
G | ( Sergey Bragin) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2018-02-27[19] | Leave Date: 2018-09-08[23] | ||||||
DkPhobos | ( Alexander Kucheria) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2016-12-15[13] | Leave Date: 2018-07-29[20] | ||||||
Biver | ( Malthe Winther) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2017-08-31[15] | Leave Date: - | ||||||
fng | ( Artsiom Barshak) | Position: 5 | Join Date: 2016-12-15[13] | Leave Date: - |
Former Squad | Former Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
iLTW | ( Igor Filatov) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2017-08-31[15] | Leave Date: 2018-02-11[18] |
Temporary stand-ins | |||||||||
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ID | Name | ID | Name | Tournament(s) | |||||
Pikachu | Yaroslav Vasylenko | Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018 Qualifier | |||||||
MYSmoon | Rodion Fomkin | DkPhobos | Alexander Kucheria | EPICENTER XL Qualifier Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018 Qualifier DreamLeague Season 9 Qualifier |
Former Squad | Former Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
Ghostik | ( Andrii Kadyk) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2019-10-24[27] | Leave Date: 2019-12-24[28] |
The International 2019 Qualifiers Squad | The International 2019 Qualifiers Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
Illidan | ( Ilya Pivcaev) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2019-05-15[25] | Leave Date: 2019-08-01[26] | ||||||
G | ( Sergey Bragin) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2019-05-15[25] | Leave Date: 2019-08-01[26] | ||||||
633 | ( Stanislav Glushan) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2019-05-15[25] | Leave Date: 2019-08-01[26] | ||||||
velheor | ( Fedor Rusikhin) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2019-05-15[25] | Leave Date: 2019-08-01[26] | ||||||
VANSKOR | ( Ivan Skorokhod) | Position: 5 | Join Date: 2019-05-15[25] | Leave Date: 2019-08-01[26] |
Former Squad | Former Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
oliver | ( Oliver Lepko) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2018-09-07[22] | Leave Date: 2019-01-17[24] | ||||||
Nine | ( Leon Kirilin) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2018-09-07[22] | Leave Date: 2019-01-17[24] | ||||||
HesteJoe-Rotten | ( Mikki Mørch Junget) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2018-09-07[22] | Leave Date: 2019-01-17[24] | ||||||
Biver | ( Malthe Winther) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2017-08-31[15] | Leave Date: 2019-01-17[24] | ||||||
fng | ( Artsiom Barshak) | Position: 5 | Join Date: 2016-12-15[13] | Leave Date: 2018-12-26[41] |
Former Squad | Former Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
DyrachYO | ( Anton Shkredov) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2020-03-31[29] | Leave Date: 2020-10-20[32] | ||||||
AfterLife | ( Vasilii Shishkin) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2020-03-31[29] | Leave Date: 2020-06-07[30] |
WePlay! Bukovel Minor Squad | WePlay! Bukovel Minor Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Inactive Date | Last Active Team | Leave Date | New Team | |||
iLTW | ( Igor Filatov) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2019-10-24[27] | Inactive Date: 2020-03-31[29] | Leave Date: 2020-08-09 | |||||
Ergon | ( Yahor Kazlou) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2019-10-24[27] | Leave Date: 2020-12-19[2] | ||||||
nongrata | ( Alexey Vasilyev) | Position: 3 (Trial) | Join Date: 2019-12-24[28] | Leave Date: 2020-03-31[29] | ||||||
Immersion | ( Aleksandr Khmelevskoi) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2019-10-24[27] | Leave Date: 2020-06-26[31] | ||||||
Misha | ( Mikhail Agatov) | Position: 5 | Join Date: 2019-10-24[27] | Leave Date: 2020-12-19[2] |
The International 2021 Squad | The International 2021 Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
Yatoro | ( Illya Mulyarchuk) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] | Leave Date: - | ||||||
TORONTOTOKYO | ( Alexander Khertek) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] | Leave Date: - | ||||||
Collapse | ( Magomed Khalilov) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] | Leave Date: - | ||||||
Mira | ( Myroslav Kolpakov) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2021-03-?? | Leave Date: - | ||||||
Miposhka | ( Yaroslav Naidenov) | Position: 5 | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] | Leave Date: - |
Former Squad | Former Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Inactive Date | Last Active Team | Leave Date | New Team | |||
Miroslaw | Loan | ( Myroslav Kolpakov) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2021-02-08[34] | Leave Date: 2021-03-?? | |||||
so bad | ( Vitaly Oshmankevich) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] | Inactive Date: 2021-02-07[33] | Leave Date: 2021-04-09[36] |
The International 2022 Squad | The International 2022 Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
Yatoro | ( Illya Mulyarchuk) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] | Leave Date: - | ||||||
TORONTOTOKYO | ( Alexander Khertek) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] | Leave Date: 2022-12-06[37] | ||||||
Collapse | ( Magomed Khalilov) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] | Leave Date: - | ||||||
Mira | ( Myroslav Kolpakov) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2021-03-?? | Leave Date: - | ||||||
Miposhka | ( Yaroslav Naidenov) | Position: 5 | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] | Leave Date: - |
Temporary stand-ins | |||||||||
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ID | Name | ID | Name | Tournament(s) | |||||
RodjER | Vladimir Nikogosian | Mira | Myroslav Kolpakov | GAMERS GALAXY: Invitational Series Dubai 2022 |
The International 2023 Squad | The International 2023 Squad | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
Yatoro | ( Illya Mulyarchuk) | Position: 1 | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] | Leave Date: - | ||||||
Larl | ( Denis Sigitov) | Position: 2 | Join Date: 2022-12-08[3] | Leave Date: - | ||||||
Collapse | ( Magomed Khalilov) | Position: 3 | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] | Leave Date: - | ||||||
Mira | ( Myroslav Kolpakov) | Position: 4 | Join Date: 2021-03-?? | Leave Date: - | ||||||
Miposhka | ( Yaroslav Naidenov) | Position: 5 | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] | Leave Date: - |
Results of Team Spirit[edit]
Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023-10-29 | 1st | Tier 1 | The International 2023 | 3 : 0 | $1,521,362 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023-09-24 | 1st | Tier 1 | DreamLeague Season 21 | 3 : 0 | $300,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023-07-30 | 1st | Tier 1 | Riyadh Masters 2023 | 3 : 1 | $5,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022-10-20 | 13th - 16th | Tier 1 | The International 2022 | 0 : 1 | $283,931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022-08-14 | 1st | Tier 1 | PGL Arlington Major 2022 | 3 : 1 | $200,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022-07-24 | 2nd | Tier 1 | Riyadh Masters 2022 | 0 : 2 | $750,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022-02-20 | 1st | Tier 2 | DPC EEU 2021/2022 Tour 1: Regional Final | 3 : 0 | $50,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021-10-17 | 1st | Tier 1 | The International 2021 | 3 : 2 | $18,208,300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021-09-10 | 2nd | Tier 1 | OGA Dota PIT Invitational | 1 : 3 | $59,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021-06-01 | 1st | Tier 2 | Pinnacle Cup | 3 : 2 | $50,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extended list of results |
Date | Time | Tier | Type | Tournament | Score | vs. Team | VOD | ||||||||||||
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2024-03-18 | 11:00 UTC | Online | 1win Series Dota 2 Spring | 0 : 2 | VP | ||||||||||||||
2024-03-17 | 17:55 UTC | Online | 1win Series Dota 2 Spring | 2 : 0 | MOUZ | ||||||||||||||
2024-03-17 | 15:30 UTC | Online | 1win Series Dota 2 Spring | 1 : 0 | 1win | ||||||||||||||
2024-03-16 | 11:30 UTC | Online | 1win Series Dota 2 Spring | 0 : 1 | MOUZ | ||||||||||||||
2024-03-09 | 13:55 UTC | Online | DreamLeague Season 22 | 1 : 2 | XG | ||||||||||||||
2024-03-07 | 14:05 UTC | Online | DreamLeague Season 22 - Group Stage 2 | 2 : 1 | OG | ||||||||||||||
2024-03-06 | 09:55 UTC | Online | DreamLeague Season 22 - Group Stage 2 | 2 : 1 | BB | ||||||||||||||
2024-03-05 | 16:55 UTC | Online | DreamLeague Season 22 - Group Stage 2 | 2 : 0 | SR | ||||||||||||||
2024-03-04 | 09:55 UTC | Online | DreamLeague Season 22 - Group Stage 2 | 0 : 2 | GG | ||||||||||||||
2024-03-03 | 09:55 UTC | Online | DreamLeague Season 22 - Group Stage 2 | 0 : 2 | Falcons | ||||||||||||||
Complete List of Matches in Any Tournament |
History of Team Spirit[edit]
Foundation and First Year[edit]
The organisation was founded in 2015 and signed its first Dota 2 roster on the 6 December 2015, by acquiring CIS Rejects.[5] The original squad consisted of RAMZES666, Iceberg, AfterLife, ALWAYSWANNAFLY, and captain Goblak. The team saw some immediate success, winning the European qualifier for MDL Winter and coming in second in the European qualifier for The Shanghai Major, thus qualifying for the second ever Valve run Major. However, results at these international LANs were disappointing, coming in last place at all of them, including StarSeries S1 (which the CIS Rejects had qualified for, prior to signing with Spirit). As a result, RAMZES666 and AfterLife departed the team and were replaced by Illidan and Funn1k. After another last place finish at an international LAN, WePlay S3, ALWAYSWANNAFLY and Illidan depart and were replaced by TI 2011 champion XBOCT and Ghostik. Sadly, these roster changes were unable to achieve positive results and the team failed to qualify for anymore LANs, even failing to beat the Open Qualifier for The International 2016. As a result, the entire roster was dropped or departed by September 2016.
Roster Instability[edit]
In December 2016, a new roster is announced, with Bzz, DkPhobos, fng and VANSKOR joining the team. The lineup is rounded out by the return of Iceberg. This roster had little to no notable results, failing to qualify for all international LANs. However, they narrowly missed qualifying for The International 2017, losing 0-3 to Team Empire in the grand final series of the CIS qualifier.
For the next season, Illidan returns and is joined by G and Danish support Biver, who replace Iceberg, Bzz, and VASKOR. Despite mostly lackluster results in qualifiers, towards the end of the season, they managed to qualify for the China Dota 2 Supermajor. They were also allowed to participate at ESL One Birmingham as replacement for Natus Vincere. At ESL, they narrowly missed reaching the main event, after losing 1-2 to Fnatic in the group stage. They also managed to 2-0 Evil Geniuses, leading to their infamous roster collapse right before The International 2018. EG would take their revenge on Spirit at the Supermajor, beating them 1-2 in the first round of the lower bracket, thus another last place finish at an international LAN. They also once again failed to qualify for TI, coming in 3rd behind Espada and Winstrike Team in the CIS qualifier.
In the following season, a new squad around Western European players is formed: fng and Biver are joined by Serbian carry oliver, German mid Nine, and Danish offlaner HesteJoe-Rotten. However, due to failing to qualify for any Majors or Minors, fng decided to depart in January 2019 and the entire roster is dropped. In May, the organization signs Old but Gold, featuring Spirit alumni Illidan, G, Bzz, and VANSKOR, as well as velheor, in preparation for The International 2019 qualifier. Sadly, the roster was not able to qualify, coming dead last in the CIS qualifier group stage. As a result, the organization drops the roster in August 2019.
In October 2019, Team Spirit signed the roster of Positive Guys, with iLTW, Ergon, nongrata, Immersion, and captain Misha, for the upcoming DPC season. Despite some good results in online qualifiers, the team was unable to convert them to good results on LAN, finishing last place at the Chengdu Major and 5-6th place at the Bukovel Minor. With offline events cancelled for the remainder of the year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, and rather poor results in online tournaments, the members slowly trickled away: nongrata and iLTW in March, Immersion and nongrata replacement AfterLife in June, and finally iLTW's replacement DyrachYO in October. The roster was finally dropped for good in December 2020.
A New Generation[edit]
On December 19 2020, the organization signed the roster of Yellow Submarine, with youngsters Yatoro, TORONTOTOKYO, and Collapse, alongside captain so bad and veteran Miposhka. Finally, the team added Dota legend Silent as coach. The team was seeded into the CIS Upper Division of the new DPC season. In early February 2021, so bad was removed from the active roster and replaced by Mira, on loan from Cascade, and Miposhka would take over captaining duties. The team would finish in 4th place in the first season of the CIS Upper Division, thus retaining their spot for season two in the Upper Division, but failing to qualify for the Singapore Major. Mira would also fully join the roster.
In the second season of the CIS Upper Division, Team Spirit finished in second place, behind Virtus.pro, thus qualifying for the Group Stage of the WePlay AniMajor. Here, the team narrowly gets out of the group stage, by beating Team Liquid in a Bo1 tiebreaker match for the last spot in the lower bracket of the playoffs. In the first round, they were able to beat Alliance, but lost to Vici Gaming in the second, thus exiting the tournament in 7-8th place and garnering 200 DPC Points.
With a total of 585 DPC points for the 2021 DPC Season, the team was ineligible for a direct invite to The International 2021. But all was not lost, as there would still be a chance at the Eastern European qualifiers, where Team Spirit marched through the upper bracket, meeting little opposition until the Upper Bracket Final. Here, they pulled off an impressive comeback in the deciding game 3 against Hellraisers and advanced to the Grand Final. After beating rivals Team Empire 3-2 in a nail-biting series, they secured the CIS qualifier spot at TI 2021. Together with Virtus.pro, they would be the only two CIS participants at TI this year.
The International 2021: A Cinderella Story[edit]
The young squad did not go into TI with many expectations on them. The untested nature of the team and the relative weakness of the CIS region had many experts predicting an early exit from the tournament, if not already after the group stage. Furthermore, a lack of any major results made estimation of their skill very difficult and leading many to underestimating them.
The group stage of TI would start extremely poorly for them, managing to win only one out of four series and sitting in last place after the first two days. On the last two days however, they were able to avoid the looming disaster, without dropping a single map to the likes of Quincy Crew and Fnatic, and catapulting themselves to fourth place of their group and thus securing themselves a berth in the upper bracket of the main event.
In the first game of the upper bracket, Team Spirit shocked the scene, when they took the first game off of Invictus Gaming, in an exciting upset: despite trailing in networth and kills throughout the game, the team managed rush the IG throne following a won teamfight in front of IG's high ground. This game also featured Yatoro's first of three rampages, only the sixth ever rampage at a TI main event. IG were able to take back control of the series and dropped Spirit to the lower bracket.
In the lower bracket, Team Spirit went on an absolute tear! Sweeping first Fnatic, then two-time TI champions OG, and beating CIS rivals VP 2-1. In the fifth round of the lower bracket, the were rematched against Invictus Gaming, but this time Spirit left no doubts to anyone, eliminating IG from the tournament in a 2-0 sweep, after clawing back game 2 from poor start. The second game also featured Yatoro's second rampage of the tournament.
The lower bracket finals, saw Team Spirit go up against one of the favorites of the tournament: Team Secret. The first map went much as everyone would expect: a dominating performance of Secret left little room for Spirit to recover and they found themselves with their backs against the wall after the first game. In an exciting second game, where Spirit were able to hold on to a small advantage for a long time, they were finally able to close out the game and equalize the series. Game three would be largely uneventful for the longest time, with Secret holding a razor thin lead for the majority of the game. On the back of Yatoro's Sven, who scored his third rampage of the tournament, a feat never achieved in TI history, Spirit were finally able to gain control of the game and defeated the heavy favorites and secured their place in the grand finals.
In the grand finals, the undisputed favorites were waiting: PSG.LGD had only dropped two maps in the entirety of the tournament (group stage and playoffs) and were looking unstoppable. However, Team Spirit in short order doubled PSG.LGD's losses in the first two games and found themselves leading 2-0 over the championship favorites. Anyone predicting a 3-0 sweep would be proven wrong by PSG.LGD, who were able to equalize the series thanks to NothingToSay's Tinker and XinQ's Undying in games three and four, respectively. In the draft of game 5, Spirit gave PSG.LGD their signature Lycan-Tiny combo, but countered it with Collapse's signature Magnus. PSG.LGD grabbed a narrow lead, but were unable to capitalize on this and eventually missed their timings and the rest of the game was completely in Spirit's control and they did not give it up anymore, winning the grand finals 3-2 and becoming the champions of The International 2021.
As bearers of the ultimate symbol of victory, these names shall forever be inscribed upon the Aegis of Champions:
2021 - Team Spirit
Illya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk
Alexander "TORONTOTOKYO" Khertek
Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov
Miroslaw "Mira" Kolpakov
Yaroslav "Miposhka" NaidenovValve Dota Team ([42])
Team Spirit in the Media[edit]
Interviews[edit]
Miscellaneous[edit]
Spotlights[edit]
Highlights[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Rosters[edit]
Team Spirit at WePlay AniMajor
From left to right:
TORONTOTOKYO, Miroslaw, Miposhka, Collapse and Yatoro.The International 2021 Champion Team Spirit
From left to right:
Mira, Silent, Collapse, Miposhka, TORONTOTOKYO and Yatoro.PGL Arlington Major 2022 Champion Team Spirit
From left to right:
TORONTOTOKYO, Yatoro, Mira, Collapse, Silent and Miposhka.Team Spirit at The International 2022
From left to right:
YATOROGOD, Collapse, Miposhka, TORONTOTOKYO, and Mira.Team Spirit at The International 2023
The International 2023 Champion Team Spirit (from left to right):
Yatoro, Larl, Collapse, Mira and Miposhka
Organization of Team Spirit[edit]
Active[edit]
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | |||||||
Cheshir | ( Nikita Chukalin) | CEO | Join Date: 2015-12-06[5] |
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DKLana | ( Ruslana Berest) | Manager | Join Date: |
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Korb3n | ( Dmitry Belov) | Dota 2 Manager | Join Date: 2020-12-19[2] |
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Art1st | ( Vyacheslav Liadnov) | Esports Host | Join Date: 2022-12-18[38] |
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Koma` | ( Kamil Biktimirov) | Streamer | Join Date: 2023-07-02[40] |
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Illidan | ( Ilya Pivcaev) | Streamer | Join Date: 2023-07-02[40] |
Former[edit]
Former Organization | Former Organization | |||||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |||||
Sword_Art | ( Vitaliy Petkin) | Analyst | Join Date: 2021-03-31[35] | Leave Date: 2023-03-06[39] |
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TheHeartlessKing | ( Maxim Fadeev) | Coach | Join Date: 2019-10-24[27] | Leave Date: 2020-12-19[2] |
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TheHeartlessKing | ( Maxim Fadeev) | Coach | Join Date: 2019-05-15[25] | Leave Date: 2019-08-01[26] |
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Sword_Art | ( Vitaliy Petkin) | Coach | Join Date: 2018-??-?? | Leave Date: 2018-12-?? |
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TheHeartlessKing | ( Maxim Fadeev) | Coach | Join Date: 2017-01-01 | Leave Date: 2018-05-01 |
Logos[edit]
Existing Team IDs[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "О нас Team Spirit". Archived from the original on 2016-01-08. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 0x04b8 (2020-12-19). "Team Spirit returns to Dota 2". teamspirit.ru.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Team__Spirit (2022-12-08). "Sometimes the answers to important questions are right in front of your eyes".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Team__Spirit (2022-08-09). "We are happy to announce our second Dota2 analyst - Mark "sikle" Lerman!".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 "TEAM SPIRIT — НАЧАЛО ПУТИ". Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Василий «AFTERLIFE» Шишкин и Роман «RAMZES666» Кушнарёв покинули Team Spirit.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Funn1k переходит в Team Spirit.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "СОСТАВ TEAM SPIRIT УКОМПЛЕКТОВАН НА БЛИЖАЙШИЕ ПОЛГОДА". 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "XBOCT И GHOSTIK ПРИСОЕДИНЯЮТСЯ К TEAM SPIRIT". 12 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 k1ll (2016-06-08). "TEAM SPIRIT ПРОЩАЮТСЯ С ICEBERG [Team Spirit say goodbye to Iceberg]" (in Russian). Team Spirit.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 k1ll (2016-08-01). "СОСТАВ TEAM SPIRIT РАСФОРМИРОВАН [Team Spirit disbands]" (in Russian). Team Spirit.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "DOTA 2 MAJORS REGISTRATION". Valve Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 k1ll. "НОВЫЙ СОСТАВ TEAM SPIRIT ПО DOTA 2 [New Team Spirit Dota 2 roster]" (in Russian). Team Spirit.
- ↑ Team Spirit. "Изменения в составе Team Spirit [Changes in Team Spirit]" (in Russian). Team Spirit.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 0x04b8 (2017-08-31). "НОВЫЙ СОСТАВ TEAM SPIRIT ПО DOTA 2". teamspirit.ru.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 0x04b8 (2017-11-18). "Iceberg покидает состав Team Spirit по Dota 2" (in Russian). teamspirit.ru. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 0x04b8 (2017-12-09). "Illidan вступает в Team Spirit2" (in Russian). teamspirit.ru. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Team Spirit. "iLTW покидает состав Team Spirit [iLTW leaves Team Spirit Roster]" (in Russian). Team Spirit.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Team Spirit. "СОСТАВ TEAM SPIRIT ПО DOTA 2 УКОМПЛЕКТОВАН" (in Russian). Team Spirit.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Team Spirit. "TEAM SPIRIT ПРОЩАЕТСЯ С DKPHOBOS [Team Spirit says goodbye to DkPhobos]" (in Russian).
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 0x04b8 (1 August 2018). "Illidan покидает Team Spirit [Illidan leaves Team Spirit]" (in Russian). Team Spirit. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 "DOTA 2 2018/2019 SEASON MAJORS AND MINORS REGISTRATION". Valve. 7 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Состав Team Spirit по Dota 2 укомплектован!" (in Russian). Team Spirit. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 Team Spirit (17 January 2019). "Team Spirit распускает состав по Dota 2" (in Russian). Team Spirit. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 Team Spirit (2019-05-15). "Are you ready for the Dota?". Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 Team Spirit. "Роспуск состава Team Spirit [Team Spirit roster disbands]" (in Russian). Team Spirit. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 0x04b8 (2019-10-24). "NEW TEAM SPIRIT DOTA 2 ROSTER". teamspirit.ru.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 0x04b8 (2019-12-24). "Team Spirit Dota 2 roster changes". teamspirit.ru.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 0x04b8 (2020-03-31). "Замены в составе Team Spirit по Dota 2". teamspirit.ru.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 EXTREMUM (2020-06-07). "EXTREMUM DOTA 2 ROSTER". Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 RusseD (2020-06-26). "New Dota 2 roster". navi.gg.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 GambitEsports (2020-10-20). "We're happy to present our new Dota 2 roster".
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Team Spirit (2020-02-07). "Виталий 'so bad' Ошманкевич покинул состав и был переведен в запас.".
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Cascade (2021-02-08). "miroslawdota присоединяется к Team Spirit на правах аренды до конца первого сезона DPC.".
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Team Spirit (2021-03-31). "Sword_art присоединяется к Team Spirit".
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Team Spirit (2021-04-09). "Today we say goodbye to the 4th position player Vitaly "so bad" Oshmankevich.".
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Team__Spirit (2022-12-06). "Esports organization Team Spirit announces Dota 2 roster changes".
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Art1st (2022-12-18). "Давно не было никакой тут информации".
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Team Spirit (2023-03-06). "Our Dota 2 analyst Vitaliy Sword_Art Petkin is leaving the club.".
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 Team Spirit (2023-07-02). "The Team Spirit streamer family continues to expand.".
- ↑ "Fng and Immersion join Gambit Dota 2". Gambit Esports. 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ↑ Valve Dota Team (2021-10-29). "The International Grand Champions". Valve.