Last year, Team Spirit sent shockwaves through the international soccer community with their remarkable triumph at The International. It marked the first time ever that an Eastern European team won this competition.
Even with its success, however, the team is currently experiencing major roster shifts and includes newcomers such as Miposhka, TORONTOTOKYO and Collapse in its lineup.
Team History
Team Spirit was an unlikely champion at the 2021 International, defying expectations to claim victory and cement their legacy. Yet their victory wasn’t achieved overnight – Team Spirit spent six years cultivating their roster before arriving at this point in time.
Nikita “Cheshir” Chukalin founded this team in 2015 under CEO Nikita “Cheshir” Chukalin with players from Cyber Anji, Polarity and Team Empire joining. Since then they’ve seen roster changes while striving to develop their skill sets further.
Russian team Fnatic achieved a remarkable accomplishment at this International, winning for the first time in over 10 years! Their victory garnered immense national media coverage and even received congratulations from President Putin himself! Their profile is rapidly increasing within Russia’s esports landscape; with an exciting future ahead, Fnatic must work hard to maintain current levels of play if they hope to remain competitive.
Team Roster
Team Spirit’s triumph at The International was the result of years of hard work. Established in 2015, this organization boasts teams competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, League of Legends and Hearthstone eSports tournaments.
Early in their career, their roster underwent many changes before finding its core players. By 2021, however, they had finally succeeded and won The International Tournament; becoming the first CIS team since Natus Vincere to achieve such a feat.
This success was an eye-opener for the Russian government, who previously denied that esports was a legitimate sport. Now, thanks to hard work from their team members and management, Russia eSports is reaping the fruits of its labors and looking forward to what lies ahead.
Team Performance
Strong team spirit involves developing trust between members. This enables them to work as one and produce excellent results.
As such, they can face challenges in their work without losing hope, take risks and learn something new, while motivating each member of the team to contribute more towards team objectives.
Additionally, membership provides benefits in terms of personal matters as well. Members can celebrate birthdays and anniversaries together, visit sick colleagues when needed and plan outings together.
Attracting members for your esports team requires planning ahead both financially and physically, including providing a secure space dedicated to gaming computers – this may include rooms within homes, garages or attics – although eventually your team may outgrow these limitations and you should seek a facility capable of housing all necessary equipment and games – this facility will also serve as the gathering place where meetings and team-building activities will occur.
Team Culture
Team spirit is an essential aspect of any successful organization. Building bonds between teammates helps avoid toxic work environments and leads to more efficient, productive teams – organizing lunches or social events is a great way to foster this spirit!
During the group stage, many doubted if the defending champions would make it into the Main Event. After finishing 9-9 in Group Stage play and starting their tournament in the lower bracket.
After an initial slow start, they emerged triumphant on day two and defeated Entity, Team Spirit and Talon Esports to secure their position in the upper bracket and claim top honors within their group. Furthermore, they overpowered Tundra Esports convincingly for yet another impressive win that put them on top.
With TORONTOTOKYO’s departure, their squad is in disarray; but, judging by their performances at qualifying tournaments, they could regain contention for a TI title.
