Team Spirit Lose to JiJieHao in EWC 2026 CS2 Upset
Team Spirit suffered a shock 10–13 loss to JiJieHao on Mirage in their opening match at EWC 2026 and dropped to the lower bracket.
August 12, 202602:25 PM
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Team Spirit suffered a shock 10–13 loss to JiJieHao on Mirage in their opening match at EWC 2026 and dropped to the lower bracket.
EWC 2026 starts on August 12 with 32 CS2 teams competing for $2 million. Previewing BIG vs Aurora, BetBoom vs FaZe, Vitality vs 100 Thieves and 9z vs paiN.
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