VIT Eversax: "Once we enter a tournament and we play the way we want to play, I don’t think a lot of teams scare us"

With the big prize on the line, Team Vitality has it all to play for in the lower bracket of the Rocket League World Championship 2026 Playoffs. The French titans got off to a slow start in Group D, losing 1-3 to a Virtus.pro team who would go on to win the group. Team Vitality recovered with a comfortable win over Wildcard and then earned second-place in the group with a grudge match victory over domestic rivals, Gentle Mates, 3-1.

Team Vitality’s head coach Benjamin "Eversax" Wagner joined the organization at the start of RLCS 2026 and has been there every step of the way this season. The Belgian coach spoke with Sheep Esports to discuss the team’s tournament so far, tiredness at the end of a season and the development of his coaching style.

Benjamin "Eversax" Wagner: “We started off on the wrong foot, but we bounced back today. I’m really proud of the level we showed today and of all the players bouncing back.

Eversax: Once we enter a tournament and we play the way we want to play, I don’t think a lot of teams scare us. It's just one game at a time and adapting a bit to the way they play during our game. That’s it.

Eversax: I think it depends because we kind of had some long breaks before this tournament. I think if you have some recurrent problems, seeing those problems at Worlds again can be a bit tiring. But at the same time, it's the end of the season and the moment where you give everything. I don’t think we feel tired or exhausted.

Eversax: I always have to adapt to my players, because they don’t necessarily work the same way or understand things the same. You also learn from the mistakes or good things you do and that builds my way of coaching, seeing the game and managing the players over the year.”