Hi everyone The legendary reunion We're going to Riyadh We leave at 2:00 p.m. It's about 12.30 on the clock right now We're flying in at night, so I don't think
we'll have time to do anything Next to me is Yaroslav Miposhka, team captain - Yeah, as usual How do you feel?
We departed around the same time last year What has changed for you in a year? - Everything's awesome, just like before - A car ran by - It flew past Nothing much has changed There are some changes, but they haven't made much difference to my life But the way of thinking has changed a bit I feel mentally healthier, more experienced Wiser, more confident Everything's great, I'm in a fighting mood - Did you win a little tournament recently?
- Yes, we really did - How did it affect the team?
More confidence? - The tournament turned out to be pretty easy We only met a serious opponent in the grand final The Gladiators played well, confidently But we pulled it together and played with dignity It definitely gave me a lot of confidence I realise we can win if we pull ourselves together I have a general idea of what I'm supposed to do, say How to interact with the team To get back into this shape Yes, of course it was a test, the first tournament after the patch We didn't play a lot of cws It was all a test of the new patch - What's your flight plan, what are you going to do? - Did you download anything?
- No Nothing yet, but maybe I'll get something quickly Like 3 or 4 eposides - Get some muscles quickly... Not the worst joke - Write in the comment if it was a good joke Friends, another legendary player, Miroslav How's the mood?
We haven't seen each other at a tournament in a while Come on, tell me if you've missed me - I haven't missed you - Thank you, Miroslav While I was away and you were at home You stole all my friends on Discord Why did you do that? - Yeah, I met Miroslav's friends
We're playing a new game called Deadlock You have great friends, by the way - Thanks, I go on Discord and there he is I thought it wasn't our Slava, where would he come from? And this turns out to be him in our Discord "Yeah, found him in the game, called him on Discord."
Turns out it's Slava Ar1st - We're all friends, you're my friend too
- No Not anymore - Why? You're more important as a friend than they are - All right, we're friends again then - What shape are you in right now? - You had a little break before the tournament, then you won one tournament - Biceps so far so-so, legs very pumped up The press is insane - Super, how's your game shape? I've seen you practice a lot, play a lot - Yeah, I'm rank 200
That's good shape - Top 3 heroes on pos 4 Shadow Demon, Hoodwink, Pudge
- No - Pudge, Dark Willow and TB For pos 4 - I get it
He's just joking - That's real meta, but the hidden one - TB with Blink Dagger? - Yes, with Blink Dagger and - Hook - With a d*ck in the ass - But really, a build with Sunder and Dagon So you can usese that build, up your rank - Up your ranks, guys - We're flying through Dubai
- Are you coming with us? - Yeah, I want to come too, can I? - Yes
- Thank you Are you planning to buy something in Dubai? - New clothes
- Yacht - A yacht in Dubai? You're gonna leave it here? - No, I'll take it with me - Good idea - You can take the yacht straight to Riyadh
- Hm, why not - Good idea?
- Yeah - May I go with you? - Yes
- Thanks - You can buy a fancy T-shirt
- It's a good deal - I already have one - What? Got it What are you wearing? Show me Balenсiaga Some trousers LV purse and balenciaga t-shirt - Richy boy?
- It's actually a regular one Nah, it's casual, it's like pyjamas - Ok, sorry Want to get more emotion out of Team Spirit games? Then go to the description, click on the link And pick up a gift from our friends We're on our way to board the plane I caught this one here That sweet boy You're very handsome today Maga is wearing all white Because we're going where? - We're going in the heat
- In the heat - Are you ready yet? - Heat - Or are you going to a party?
- In the heat - What do you think of pos 3 with current meta Has they changed a bit? Darkseer, Enigma Beastmaster But Beastmaster is your
- Favourite hero - What do you think about Enigma? Have you tested her? Mb Broodmother
Will you pick her? Thank you, Maga What a man we have here Who is that? Here he is
Hi, my friend Have you dyed your hair? - Yeah, six months ago - Oh, really? The colour doesn't wash out? - I keep it bright - We've got the best manager of 2024 A.k.a. our host Did you like being me? - Not so bad - Comfortable?
- I understand you better now - I liked it, I really like filming - Really? So get it I'm the manager now So, you're going to bed at 9:00 a.m. tonight - So I'm supposed to stay awake for eight hours during the flight? - Yeah, you're up for eight hours - Slava's daily regimen
- A good manager? - The best manager - I'm genious We need a cool transition It's like we're already in Dubai - Oh, fuck That was a good jump - Mini teleport - We're already in Riyadh It was a very easy flight - How was your flight?
- It was good The flight was comfortable No complains - Look, one more flight like this Or three hours on a reserved seat train with handsome men - Reserved seat?
- Yes - Yeah, with a lot of people and it's stuffy
- Then one more flight - Really?
- Yes - If it were compartment with 3 men, then compartment for sure We'd play cards - Friends, another famous player Ilya Raddan Or Raddán? - Let's go - Hi, Slava His nickname is Ruadan - Why did he decide to change his nickname? You see, he's having Groundhog Day, he wants something new - He's already explained it, don't you follow his tg? - Tell it for the fans - I read this
- All fans follow his tg - Follow his tg, there are all the answers And we are going where? We're going to the hotel to see the practice, the rooms We'll check it out - What can you say about our group? - It's not really clear It's unclear how OG or GG will play But I think our group is a little stronger - First match against the Falcons, the toughest opponent - We're gonna fight them so we don't
get knocked out of the tournament in 20 minutes At least half an hour of combat is already good - Are you as positive as always?
- Yeah - I'm just being realistic We has played some cw with them, it was fine We both have chances, it all depends on the game If we win the first match, we go straight to the top bracket It will be clear - 100%?
- Yeah - If we win the first match 2-0, things will be easier from here on out - How is it more comfortable to play - right away with a strong one or first with an easy one? - Nah, it's better to play someone weaker first To test your skills a little bit - Where is the practice room? - Want to be useful? Get the wi-fi password and where is the snack room - Just ask her, over there - Do you know Arabic? I don't know Arabic - No, but the receptionist girl speaks English - I don't speak English, I don't speak that language - Shit, 5 stars only I don't like such hotel, I live in ones with more than 5 stars - Are there any hotels like that?
- Yeah Denis Hilton The hotel looks cool, just like a regular Hilton It's just big and in Saudi Arabia they always have ceilings like that Lots of glass, lots of light, beautiful The most important thing is the practice room And snack in players lounge And other things, like table tennis - Your top priorities? - First is practice room, then lounge, then whatever - What about computers? - I don't have a computer - Computers for players - They'll figure out what to do I believe in them We're in the player lounge Let me see - Is it good?
- Something interesting - Now we'll show Miposhka who's the strongest I'll show you something and prove to you that you're weak - Oh, there's this thing, I've seen it - That one?
- Yeah - Will you try it out? - Have you seen VP playing a slot machine where you have to poke it fast. - Yeah, but it's not like it's here - No, it's there at the venue - Do it - Miposhka next - You should have hit it harder You should have hit it like he did - A little more - Miposhka has 345 - Mira next - Oh, fuck - You can better! - I'm gonna hit it hard - What is that? - It switched off
- It's not working right - It's trolling you - You first, Magomed - It just broke down Fuck, almost beat Dmitry - 2 times 500? - I got both of them - Guys, there's a lot of stuff at the player lounge First time we see anything like that at the tournaments, isn't it? Street Fighter wasn't there before
- I honestly don't remember Maybe we did have something like that before, whatever - You don't really care, do you?
- Right, I only come here to eat - What do you think?
- You know what the coolest thing here is? There are some PCs over there
- Really? - There are 8 I think, free access So you can just come and play Dota - Wow, that's a real bonus
- It's cool And how do you like the food, the snacks? - Snacks? There aren't any Good choice of soda, but no snacks We arrived late, as well
- They ate everything - There aren't any snacks in general,
but the coffee maker is good - Anyway, the PCs are really cool, it's a huge bonus Super respect for that What game is this? - It's off Wanna have a go? - How do you play that?
- You gotta tap it, like this - We play against each other?
- Yes, we do - You're done then
- Let's try it once - 3, 2... It's too long - What's going on? I won, but we won't see the score - Seriously, no score? - The arrow was pointing at me - I took it easy on the dude, so he could feel more confident... - Gosu player here - ...And so that he'd win the tournament We're gonna check out Yaroslav's room now And that might be it for today - Hey wassup We've checked into the hotel The view is ok, not much to say here Overall, the room is fine, I like it But I'll know better when I live here a bit longer Let's not jump to conclusions now It's spacious, definitely So I give it a Like Let's see the bathroom Wow, what is that thing Looks expensive The shower is not bad, although the flooring could be better What else is there to say, we have water here Running, so the water is there So we have the water supply, it's there Yeah, so that's the room, I'm staying here 12 days, or more, or less, I'm not sure yet So I'll see you later, guys Friends, we are wrapping up for today, it was a hard day The media day starts tomorrow morning So see you then, take care!
- Bye, guys - Good morning, friends Ilya and I just arrived at the media day, and here we go - I hate my life - Do you have any idea what you're about to do? - Yeah, I'm gonna kick Slacks' ass There was also some context to it, but I didn't get it - But Ame first, right? Your first shoot is with Ame, isn't it?
- I don't know Dunno, I'm so tired of this shit The morning started with me waking up in a cold sweat
I had nightmares Then I realized it was the air conditioning So I switched it off, and now I'm here - Did you have breakfast?
- Nope - You didn't? Did you get enough sleep, at least? - Yeah, it's all cool, bro - Have you been to the practice room yet?
- No, I haven't - We haven't been there yet, but we have a practice room
I'll show it to you a bit later - It's a phantom room
- Yeah, we got a phantom practice But now Ilya will give us some style, in his blazer Ready?
- Uh-huh - What did you do to it - This is so bullshit My view on the sketch, the idea is trash They've been forcing it for 5 years now That makes me fucking sick It upsets my inner balance - It's a meme
- No, I know... Oh come on, Slava... - Oh it is, really? - It had to be done at some point Guys, we're going to the practice room now,
I'll show you what's up And we also have some gifts there, don't we? - We do
- Yeah, let's go! Alright guys, here we are in our practice room Here with me is... What's you name? I forgot - Andrew
- Andrew, nice haircut, by the way - Thank you
- Why don't you show us round - Most interestingly, everyone needs a kitchen That's what we've been missing in our practice rooms You can go and cook something, there's plenty of time Slava loves cooking for us at bootcamps, for example We also got this thing here, don't know what it is
- A washing machine - A washing?.. Uh-huh, so a washing machine Technologies Yeah, it's cool
It's roomy, you can even invite some friends over I don't have them, but... What do we have here, two desks When I walked in and saw these first two desks I thought, they are the lamest somehow - Is it the chairs?
- Yeah, something's different about them We're all equal, but not here, I guess So I immediately fucked off to the other side It's obvious, this is the manager, and this is the coach But anyway, I think they'll get some proper chairs The PCs have 360Hz monitors I'm surprised they're not 520Hz, 'cos that's what I use - You got 520Hz?
- Yeah, I do - Where did you get that? Bought it, well done - A package
- It's the gifts, show them to us - Nah, nope, don't think so - Adidas sneakers
- "Easy bots" sneakers Honestly, guys? Good enough for jogging A mousepad
- Let's see - Here's the mousepad
- Nice mousepad - Yeah, it's a can
- A bottle - This is the bottle, from Dota, yes, 3 charges you have - This, this item - It's very important for here, it's 45°C - Yeah, so my hands are gonna get cold, so it's good we have Warmly - This is fucking dumb
- What is it? - Why the fuck is this curtain here - What? - Nice view from this window, isn't it? - Yes, it's really nice, looking out the window,
admiring the view, it's the best - Relax a little?
- Of course - Alright guys, we're waiting for the rest of our players And then we're going to the media day We'll have a photoshoot, this and that, here and there Anyway, we'll have a whole lot of content - Gonna choose Larl?
- Yeah, I'll take that - Who did you get, Dmitry?
- Me? - Where is Oleksandr "s1mple"? - Don't have anyone, no chopper, no donk I'm only interested in chopper, donk, zont1x, magixx And who's the last guy?
- Have you lost your mind? - It's sh1ro
- sh1ro, sorry, I'm so sorry, Dmitriy! So they're the only ones I would get - Come on, make the pose - You have to reserve that one - Here, better try this one, Yaroslav - Do this one - No, that's not right, wrong side - "I'm about to kick your ass" - Flex your guns, guys - Guys, we're at the next event format, it's a round table - Is it going to be just 2?
- Yeah - You know what's gonna happen?
- Don't know - They're going to play different sounds that I have to guess
And a podcast - Team Spirit vlog?!
- Yeah - Fuck yeah! Team Spirit vlogging! - So here's our next media activity Just like last year, identical We digitize Ilya He's being very serious today Have you been digitized once or twice yet? - No
- They're about to do it now? - Yeah
- Does it hurt? - It stings a bit - Do you remember splash-splash-splash,
or snip-snip-snip, just like last year? - Snip-snip-snip-snip - Anyway, we're having a lot of fun here And after that we're going to the arena to set up our SSDs And rehearse the opening ceremony We're quickly moving to the arena We're here to rehearse our walk-out and set up our devices It should be fun, let me show you what it looks like I think it's different, slightly bigger than last time The arena is really different - We're gonna catch a movie now - That's what it looks like - What's on today? - What I want to point out, there are more seats
for the audience here than in the last one Don't know about the players
- It's just a totally new place, renovated - Three idiots Why is it so strange, look there and there - Yeah, they're not facing each other - And not parallel, it's a strange set up - Is that exactly how it was in Wallachia? - No, in Wallachia they were like this - They were at a slight angle - What difference does it make, anyway? - Doesn't make any difference at all, that's what I'm saying - Are you gonna rehearse you walk-out now?
- No, not me - How are you going to walk out?
- Me? With some spring in my step - Can you walk like Arthas? - No, I won't, I can't - Will you do it like Pudge? Jumping like that - That corridor looks intimidating It's like someone's gonna go out of a boxing ring - Did you understand all that? - No I just click move and follow someone I'm not gonna walk first, it's the first guy's problem - Who is going first?
- Collapse - Isn't it you, you're Yatoro, right? - No, I'm not Yatoro
- Yes, you are - Nope, not me - So, they've made losses more romantic now There's a key which you pass on to another team when you lose That's what I understood
- Yeah, that's what I heard too - Is that a cool thing or meh?
- I doesn't concern me - Ah, so you're not going to lose?
- Of course not - Why do they bother telling us about it How do you feel about the fact
that you will have your key now? Something new in life - He will have his key, I won't have mine - The team will have - I don't give a fuck Why the fuck'd I need it? And if I lose the key
I'll be given a fine No one gives a fuck about the key
Right? - Of course, I don't give a fuck
I want to put SSD and play Dota 2 - So, the guys came to play Dota - Why are they showing them
what to do in the finals? - It's strange
- I don't get it - Every team has a chance But there'll be 2 of them in the finals They could explain it only to them When they will be in the finals The rehearsal is over
The guys understood everything The match is tomorrow We'll check their memory and attention
Now we're going to set up the devices Computers, SSDs What was the most interesting? - You need to go on stage
Get on the point Wave your hand There'll be some new feature with these
With all sorts of keys You need to insert them Then you need to give them away
If you lose your key to the enemies I won't give my key to anyone I'll just run away from the stage with
this key The setting up is going on
How do you set up the computer? - Who are you talking to? I'm with the team already
I'm in the game Yes, I'm going around them - Stun stun - Yes, I'll extend - Fuck - Sorry, sorry, sorry
- Fuck - Mira, where are you going?
Cancel tp - Collapse, you can farm stacks What are you calling?
Farm stack in the top - You're level 10
Can you farm the triangle? Fuck, they're stealing them - Fuck
- Shit - C'mon, Collapse
Say it "They always steal my stacks,
guys" I got used to it What if you farmed stacks?
- We'd win - It's even easier - Where is his head? - Guys, this is our last activity for today Today we're going to model a jacket for
ourselves The guys are going to choose
from the options offered What do you think, bro? C'mon Let's go for pickaxes Let's go for pickaxes
Like Minecrafters Yeah, it's going to be awesome - It says Double Axe - These are pickaxes Aren't they? What do you think of cogs? - Are you good as Clockwerk? - Well, I've scored some goals already
- Alright then I want to choose it
It looks great Yeah, I'll take the pickaxe and support And you can choose
The Jar It's something with a biker theme Like I'm a cool biker - What do you think?
- Top Guys, we're back to practice What's on our schedule now, Silent? - We're going to have a clan war soon
A war of clans - A war of clans We're playing vs. another clan - What were you doing? We were at media day
setting up computers - What were you doing?
Tell us You hid and didn't go anywhere - No, I was eating, then we went
for a snack with Korb3n So you could come to practice
and eat everything - You have a clan war today, right?
- Yes - Vs. whom?
- It's a secret - It's a secret
- I don't know myself I don't know
We're just playing vs. someone - Got it, how are you doing on the clan war? Can you tell me some kind of win rate? Briefly - It used to be better
- Alright - You're not in the best shape, right?
- Yes There were some tournaments
where we had better win rate - I think you had a peak shape
at Valachia during the season No? - If we've been losing all season And we won at Valachia
then we probably had a peak form Right?
- Do you see how smart I am? - I don't know
Maybe a peak shape is yet to come Who knows? The shape was good We just won - What helped you win? Did you practice a lot? Did you focus more on practice and
analysis? - Maybe a little bit more - So
Cool, isn't it? See, we realized something I was also told that now you're fully
responsible for the draft - It's not true - It's not?
- No - Then how is it? You were preparing with Miposhka before And now you're doing it yourself And when you're picking Your word is the last one - No It's always different If someone suggests a hero
we can pick it Like, they say AM, and we pick it
- I see - So, everyone can choose their own hero - Can I also choose a hero? I want to play Hoodwink 4 - Hoodwink 4?
- Yeah, is it possible? - Damn, Art1st
I'll buy Maelstrom - Art1st, if you pay enough
We'll probably make a deal - You'll let me play a game
that means nothing $1000 - Art1st, it's not enough I won't be able to make it - Okay, then I'll wait
for a small tournament Right, the guys are going to practice And after the pracs
we'll talk with Korb3n - So, the guys played their today's prac They had only 1 Here is Dmitry Korb3n with me
we'll finish the vlog with this wonderful man Why did you play so few pracs today?
Explain, please Because you usually play more - Usually we play more
I agree I'd love to play more Well, there were originally 2 pracs But 1 got canceled And, yesterday we checked in at about 3 am And today, at 12:30
the media day has already started The media day started, at 12:30 And it lasted until 5 pm And we still need to eat And, we didn't really get enough sleep In general, a default situation There'd have been 2 pracs
but 1 got canceled So, we played only 1 prac today Now we'll finish with mm and go to bed Because tomorrow we'll get up at 10 am Tomorrow we'll have 2 games - Is it that pivotal? 'Cause you arrived at the last Riyadh
the day before the start So, there was a day to practice,
to play 5-6 practice games And today it turned out like this
And tomorrow the games begin How does it affect the players?
Or it doesn't affect at all? - It doesn't affect
'Cause we knew it beforehand So, we were ready for it morally But, it affects
'Cause you don't want it You always want to arrive
2-3 days before the start In order for you to sleep well And, to have 1 day
for the media day 1 day for practice
And then the start This is the minimum
You know I can say that it is tight here I'd like to have at least 1 more day To the question why we couldn't go
earlier Many will say like
You're Team Spirit You could come earlier
- We couldn't Because the tournament organizer
said that they won't help us There are no practice rooms
And without them, there's nothing to do here If you wish, you can ask the hotel yourself And the hotel
You know, it's very crowded I mean, all the players of all disciplines So, there are no free places here And Saudi Arabia is not the easiest
country to come And organize a bootcamp E.g. for 3 days So, it was impossible On the other hand, almost everyone is in
such conditions Because both Tundra and Betboom
got here with us So that's it - Tomorrow we have a game vs. Falcons Quite a strong team in our group So, we immediately start vs. such
fighters How will this affect our team? Isn't it easier to start vs. some weak
ones? - Definitely easier Not even from the weak ones It's much easier to start vs. such teams
from the play-in Because you saw how they play You know what they play with
How they play So, you enter the meta and the game calmly The best schedule is where you
start playing vs. play-in teams That was the 1st
The 2nd Well, I can honestly say Throw tomatoes But not at me
at Slava But I think the group doesn't matter I say for smart people Because it really doesn't matter in which
group you are You'll have to play vs. everyone But I think that the group A is tougher And it is significantly tougher than the
group B This is based on what I saw on the CWs
and in the play-in etc. I wouldn't want to start vs. Falcons We have Falcone and OG And the problem is that these 2 teams
did not play play-ins Why complain?
It's just the way it is I understand that
they needed an opening match And the opening match should be
- Elegant - Elegant
This is true - How ready is our team now? Can we say that we are now
in the peak shape? Or not yet? - No
We are definitely not in the peak shape We are ready, based on what I've seen
We are ready The only question I have,
is about the tournament meta Because some heroes dropped out
And some, were not picked But some dropped out of meta in the play-in
at least in terms of the win-rate On the other hand
you can’t rely on play-in 'Cause during the group stage
Other teams are activated I would describe...
- Fuck this Phoenix - This is Larl I'd describe our shape as above average But not very good So, above average closer to a good one Good shape
Good - We'll get better as the tournament goes on, right? - Well, I hope so
- That's it Super, friends
Tomorrow we'll play vs. Falcons The game starts at 3:30
but we leave for the arena at 1, right? - At 1:40pm Right, at 1:40pm
so see you tomorrow Are we expecting 4-0 tomorrow? - I'd like to see 4-0
- Right Thank you for watching, I hope you liked
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