nafany: "I don't understand why players in Europe are not doing what we did with TDK"
Vladislav "nafany" Gorshkov and Sergey "Ax1Le" Rykhtorov have been in the wilderness for a good while but in Katowice 1win are the talk of the town.
HLTV6 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
The team, previously a squad of inactive pros funding their own tournaments in TDK , made it to Pro League by winning ESL Challenger and are making their chance count.
Having already beaten G2 and Legacy , they then slayed former teammate Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov and the dragons of Team Spirit to secure a playoff berth and move to 11th on the live VRS .
Already, they are up to a 89% chance of making the Major having been orgless only recently. Read more 1win stun Spirit to reach ESL Pro League playoffs With all that success, nafany wonders why more inactive pros don't do the same.
"I still don't really understand why players in Europe aren't doing the same thing we did with TDK, because from my POV, it's easier," he said. All they need is to invest in their future, let's say.
And in my opinion, that's the main problem in Europe right now, because it seems like people don't really want to do something by themselves." Listen to the interview here .
And making playoffs, what do you think is behind your ability to surprise three teams already?
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Team Spirit still has to answer for this: "Having already beaten G2 and Legacy , they then slayed former teammate Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov and the dragons of Team Spirit to secure a playoff berth and move to 11th on the …" That is the soft spot on the card. Nothing else in these lines closes it.
Mara Voss · pessimist
G2 Esports can stand on this line: "The team, previously a squad of inactive pros funding their own tournaments in TDK , made it to Pro League by winning ESL Challenger and are making their chance count." It is already on the card, so the case does not need a streak or a roster rumor.
Leo Hart · optimist
