The series of upsets in best-of-one matches at the Esports World Cup continues. In Group A, JiJieHao pulled off a massive upset by defeating Team Spirit with a score of 13-10.
Within Spirit's roster, Danil "donk" Kryshkovets was the only one offering real resistance. The team made several critical mistakes, including losing a 4v2 round, while AWPer Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov had a disastrous match, finishing with a 0.52 rating due to a series of missed shots and poor decisions. After a relatively successful run to the BLAST Bounty final where Spirit played below their usual standards, their form in Paris completely collapsed.
JiJieHao player Aleksandar "CacaNito" Kjulukoski shared his thoughts after the match: "We are feeling so confident. We just beat the world number one so I don't know what to say anymore."
Dionis "sinnopsyy" Budeci, known for his sensational victories with Bad News Eagles, emerged as the star fragger for the winners. He led the scoreboard with 95.4 ADR and secured a key triple kill in the second pistol round. Lebanese AWPer Hussein "m1N1" Hijazi also delivered a strong performance, securing three kills in a crucial 2v4 situation and reading rotations effectively during JiJieHao's risky gamble stacks.
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As a reminder, The International 2026: The main Dota 2 esports tournament starts in Shanghai.
