S0tF1k Officially Joins Spirit's Main Roster Coaching Staff

Spirit have announced changes to the coaching staff of their main roster. Dmitry "S0tF1k" Forostyanko, who had previously worked with the organization's academy team, has been appointed as the team's second coach on a permanent basis.

Spirit Academy head Dmitry Bukhteev stated that the decision to strengthen the coaching staff was made to improve the efficiency of the main roster's work. According to him, S0tF1k was the most logical choice, as his approach differs from that of Sergey "hally" Shavaev, allowing the two coaches to complement each other perfectly.

Bukhteev also addressed the criticism directed at hally, emphasizing that it was unfounded. He noted that the coach has always devoted himself entirely to the team's success and has played a major role in Spirit's development over the years. He added that he remains concerned about hally's well-being, pointing out that lack of sleep and constant pressure can have a serious impact on a person's health. However, he reassured fans that there is nothing critical regarding the coach's condition.

The Spirit Academy head further stressed that many of the organization's achievements were made possible thanks to hally's work behind the scenes. In his view, fans often overlook the strong results the team delivered even before donk joined the lineup. Bukhteev admitted that it was unfortunate to see Spirit head to the Major without their head coach, but expressed confidence that the replacement prepared by Vladislav would be able to handle the pressure.

Dmitry "S0tF1k" Forostyanko has been part of Spirit's system since July 2021. Together with the academy roster, he won several tournaments from the CCT series as well as LanDaLan 2. The coach has also previously worked with Spirit's main team, guiding the squad to a runner-up finish at IEM Rio and helping them secure the championship title at PGL Astana.

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It is worth noting that both Sergey "hally" Shavaev and Dmitry "S0tF1k" Forostyanko missed the opening stage of the Major in Cologne. Spirit will begin their campaign in Stage 3 of the tournament with a match against NAVI.

IEM Cologne Major is taking place from June 2 to June 21 in Cologne, Germany. Teams are competing for a total prize pool of $1.25 million.