In an HLTV interview published August 22 after FUT's 2-1 semifinal win over FURIA, Lithuanian rifler Džiugas "dziugss" Steponavičius spoke about the significance of an EWC 2026 win.
The Mickey Mouse quote (verbatim)
"A lot of people were saying that it was a Mickey Mouse tournament because it didn't have the top teams."
Per HLTV, dziugss framed an EWC final win as a way to validate FUT's earlier trophy against elite competition.
Team ambition
The article also notes dziugss expressed belief that FUT could become a stable top-5 team within six months.
Context
FUT face Spirit in the EWC 2026 bo5 grand final on Championship Sunday (see our Spirit vs Legacy semi and FUT vs FURIA semi reports).
