After an intense matchup with Vitality at EWC 2026, Twistzz shared his impressions of the match and spoke about the problems the team faced during the series.
The Canadian admitted he was left disappointed with the result on Cache, where the team failed to execute their own plan and lost control of the game. At the same time, Twistzz noted a strong performance on Dust2 and emphasized that the new roster still lacks synergy, consistent communication, and shared playing experience.
In the conversation, Twistzz also talked about the prospects of the new project, explained when the team might reach their peak form, and why immediate results shouldn't be expected after a rebuild. Separately, the IGL mentioned the captains he played under throughout his career, including karrigan, Nitr0, Sean "sgares" Gares, and Stanislaw, and shared what leadership qualities he adopted from each of them.
Here is the full interview with Twistzz after the match against Vitality on our Telegram channel.
There was a close battle today with Vitality. What can you say about the match? I mean, you are not happy with the result, but are you happy with the teammates, with the synergy?
Yeah, so when it comes to the overall result, it's tough. I think, you know, we put up a good fight. I'm a bit disappointed by how Cache went for us, 'cause we had a lot of things in our control we messed up, and that leaves a sour taste in our mouths when we could not execute our game plan properly from our own doing. I think Dust2 was really good. It took me maybe one to two rounds too long to adjust on T-side. We suffered some bad economy. Uh, rarely did we have a full buy to get things done. And yeah, I think when it came to some key moments, important moments, we still have some troubles communicating, listening, and also taking initiative. And I think that just comes with playing time and experience together as a team.
So there is still a lot of work to do, yeah, with this core?
Oh, 100%. There's a lot of work to be done. I think losing today is a very valuable experience for us, 'cause it kind of exposes some of our team, some of our flaws as a new team, especially when playing such great opponents. And yeah, if we want to be competitive in the top five, we're going to need to learn from this game, and do better at our next event.
When will be the peak performance phase from your point of view, as IGL with these new guys?
The peak performance? Yeah. I mean, every captain wants their team to peak at the Major. That will be best-case scenario. I think we definitely have enough time to make that happen. But if not, then, you know, that's why I'm so happy David (frozen) is still here, because this project was not going to just be winning trophies overnight. When we were rebuilding the team, I also told management that, you know, like we're going to need time to get into a groove, um, and slowly work our way back up to where we're considered trophy contenders. And I definitely think come Major, that's what we aim to do. And if not at the Major, then definitely early next year, I would say.
Yeah. A question about you as IGL. You worked with karrigan. What can you say about who taught you what specifically, maybe what are you as an IGL right now?
I think I learned from every captain that I've played with. I mean, it goes back to Sean "sgares" Gares, Stanislaw, Nitr0, played under many, many IGLs in my career. I think there's something to take away from all of them, good and bad.
Can you specify what, like good, for example? Can you name something you have in mind, maybe you got from, let's say again, karrigan?
I mean, it's hard to say because I feel like a lot of leaders have repeating characteristics. I would say karrigan is more of a loud leader. Franchises I played with, Nitr0, he was a very calm leader. He's a calm voice. That's kind of his leadership quality. karrigan's a bit more push, push, push, you know, "do this, do that". And it's the same with all the coaches. I've played under different coaches, some more motivational, some more, you know, applying disciplinary stuff, making sure that the team has good work ethic and so on. All this stuff, I mean, bro, there's a lot of people I've learned from, and I still have a lot of things to learn. So, yeah, that's all I can say.
Thank you so much.
We thank Twistzz for the candid conversation and the time he devoted to the interview. We wish the team success at upcoming tournaments and hope they find the necessary synergy and stability as soon as possible. We hope this experience will help the team draw the right conclusions and return even stronger.
As a reminder, G2's Coach Explained the Substitution of SunPayus for r1nkle: The Team Lacked Aggression.
