Inner Circle appoints stikle- as head coach for two events

Inner Circle have appointed Klesti “stikle-” Kola as head coach for Stake Ranked Episodes 5 and 6. Dmytro “jR” Chervak is leaving the coaching position for a management role within the organization.

The change ends jR’s year-long tenure as Inner Circle’s head coach. During that period, the team reached the top 20 of the global VRS rankings and made deep runs at several tournaments.

Inner Circle won the first Super DraculaN under jR, which put the team in contention for a place at the Singapore Major. Their group-stage exit from Stake Pulse Beat III weakened those chances.

The team now need at least a second-place finish at Stake Ranked Episode 5 to have a realistic opportunity to qualify for the Major. Kola will coach Inner Circle at Episodes 5 and 6. The organization has not confirmed whether he will remain in the role afterward.

Kola has worked as an assistant coach for Inner Circle in recent months. He left his previous head coach position with Fingers Crossed at the start of 2026. In 2022, he helped Bad News Eagles reach the Legends Stage at PGL Major Antwerp and IEM Rio Major.

Inner Circle’s active lineup consists of Arseniy “cptkurtka023” Derevinskiy, Daniil “headtr1ck” Valitov, Eduard “zeRRoFIX” Petrovskyi, Viktor “onic” Babii and David “Dawy” Bibik. Kola will coach the team at the next two scheduled events.

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