magixx: Spirit had not played Dust II all tournament before final

Team Spirit captain Boris “magixx” Vorobyov said a lack of practice on Dust II told in the BLAST Rivals Fall 2026 final, where Spirit lost the map 5-13 to FURIA Esports, Cybersport.ru reported on Nov. 15.

What magixx said

According to Cybersport.ru, magixx said Spirit did not play Dust II at any point in the tournament. The team faced opponents with the same permabans as their own, and those teams simply banned Dust II against them.

Ancient was a different story. Spirit played it in every match, and it went noticeably better than Dust II, which they played for the first time in the final. On Ancient, magixx said, the team had chances, especially toward the end. A couple of minor mistakes cost them the map.

The final

Spirit lost the final 0-3, Cybersport.ru reported. The map scores were 11-13 on Ancient, 5-13 on Dust II and 8-13 on Mirage.