PARIVISION head coach Dastan ‘dastan’ Akbayev hasn’t dressed up the team’s situation. After elimination from PGL Astana 2026 in 12-14th place, the coach told Cybersport.ru that the project has been declining for five tournaments straight and that he’s running out of ideas: ‘I don’t know what to do. Maybe I will try a different approach.’
The Astana exit
Group-stage losses to 9z and Aurora set the tone. The final series against G2 ended 1-2 — Mirage 5-13, Dust2 13-11, Ancient 12-16. The structural issue, according to Dastan: three PARIVISION players are currently below a 1.00 rating, an unacceptable baseline at Tier-1 CS2 events.
Roster pressure
The coach has named nota, BELCHONOKK and xiELO as the players he’s most concerned about — with extra weight on nota and BELCHONOKK since xiELO and zweih joined more recently. Continued poor performances could trigger roster changes before the next Major cycle. Captain Jame offered a calmer reading: the lineup is still in its first season and the expectations rose unrealistically after the early BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 trophy.
The Cologne timeline
PARIVISION enter IEM Cologne 2026 from Stage 3. Five months ago the team swept Falcons 3-0 in the BLAST Bounty Winter grand final and looked like the breakout side of the season. Today the question isn’t whether they’re a breakout — it’s whether the decline can be arrested before the Major bracket opens.
