JiJieHao Shock Spirit at EWC 2026

JiJieHao delivered one of the biggest upsets of the Esports World Cup 2026 group stage in Counter-Strike 2. In a Group A match, the team defeated Spirit 13:10, handing a loss to the world ranking leaders.

Only Danil “donk” Kryshkovets performed at a high level for Spirit. The rest of the team looked noticeably weaker than usual, while Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov finished the map with a 0.52 rating. One of the key moments was a 4v2 situation that Spirit failed to convert.

The main hero for JiJieHao was Dionis “sinnopsyy” Budeci. The team captain recorded 95.4 ADR and delivered an important triple kill in the second pistol round. After the match, he admitted that the team feels much more confident after beating the No. 1 team in the world ranking.

Lebanese AWPer Hussein “m1N1” Hijazi also had a strong performance. He helped JiJieHao turn around an important round from a 2v4 situation and repeatedly found successful positions thanks to timely rotations.

For Spirit, the defeat continued an unstable run after BLAST Bounty Season 2. Despite reaching the final of that tournament, the team already looked less convincing than at the peak of its form.

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Spirit will now face Luminosity in a best-of-three elimination match. JiJieHao will play against GamerLegion, and the winner of that match will secure a place in the Round of 16 at Esports World Cup 2026.