1w Team's sweetypotz explains The One name for the Major

1w Team sporting director Aleksandr “sweetypotz” Shcherbakov commented on the team’s new look for the PGL Major Singapore 2026 in a Telegram post, Cybersport.ru reported on Nov. 9. He also mentioned that Aleksei “xeedo” Mikulich of K27 was named a substitute for the event.

What sweetypotz said about the name

Nothing in sports can be more important than a name, sweetypotz wrote, since it is the name that leads fans and attracts sponsors. The team had been told directly that there must be no connection to its original logo and no association with its sponsor, he wrote. In that situation, he said, he thinks the team handled things as creatively as possible.

He added that they all hope the sticker will look concise and beautiful and will save fans $50,000 to $60,000. The result, he wrote, is a people’s team.

Thanks to K27

The sporting director also thanked K27 separately. Not every team can give up its top player as a substitute, he wrote, even if only for an emergency. Anything can happen, he said, and having a top player in reserve is extremely important and fits the coaching staff’s approach of planning for any outcome.

He ended the post with a saying about naming a ship, adding that the whole roster would then leave in Rolls-Royces.

The new tag and logo

Cybersport.ru wrote that 1w Team had to change its logo and name for the Major in connection with restrictions on gambling advertising in Singapore. The club will play as The One. Its new logo is a stylized digit 1 that recalls the emblem of the former French organization Titan Esports, whose CS:GO stickers are considered among the rarest and most expensive.

The outlet also reported that the organization’s owner had earlier promised each player a Rolls-Royce if the team wins the tournament.