donk has finally been freed from chopper’s disastrous T sides. It should be a cause for celebration, but the replacement isn’t exactly filling us with excitement.

The new IGL of Spirit will be magixx, another likely-hally puppet that will see the same issues continue. He’ll be more willing to go in first, which is nice, but will there be more flash bangs thrown? More emphasis on getting more out of tN1R? Or will it just continue to be a case of throwing donk at the enemy and hoping he kills everyone?

We have an inkling it might be the latter.

zont1x has also returned, which is a benefit for Spirit’s CT sides. The move for zweih really just didn’t work out, and although there’s maybe something to be said about how throwing him to the wolves on T side may have affected his confidence on CT sides, the kid just never did look right in tier one.

Masterclass against Falcons at the Major aside, zweih massively struggled as an anchor. Constantly found in one-and-done spots, even getting his one kill was often too difficult for him, and it’s no surprise to see him out of the team.

He can hold his head high with his IEM Cologne winners medal and Major semi-final appearance, but it’s clear that — at least for now — he’s just not ready for a team of Spirit’s calibre.

Whether he’ll get a move is now anyone’s guess, but Spirit should at least ship him off on loan somewhere. It was clear he was too good for Nemiga, so maybe a step down to tier 1.5 could turn him into the demon he looked like he could be.