Boris “magixx” Vorobyev and Team Spirit are looking to repeat their fantastic performance at the PGL Antwerp Major, where the team made it all the way to the Semi-Finals.

At the last qualification tournament before the IEM Rio Major, Team Spirit is off to a good start after winning against 1WIN in the opening round.

Spirit win CIS derby against 1WIN

After the match Boris “magixx” Vorobyev spoke with the desk and explained how the team managed to turn the second half around after some early round losses.

– We were being shut down by their defense when we were during fast rounds. But then we went to the slow playstyle and that worked for us.

You can see the interview with the Russian rifler here.

Interview with @magixx772 after the game? pic.twitter.com/6yLPVpFUZM

— Team Spirit (@Team__Spirit) October 4, 2022