gpk: Puppey Brought PARIVISION Consistency

Published October 9, 2026

Danil “gpk” Skutin believes Kliment “Puppey” Ivanov has made PARIVISION more consistent in the way it plays the map. The assessment concerns the team’s coaching change from Filip “Astini” Astini to Puppey, and it arrives after PARIVISION’s Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2026 title run. In gpk’s view, the roster did not need to abandon its existing strengths; Puppey’s influence has been in making that established map play steadier and more measured.

gpk’s comparison is more precise than a claim that a coach suddenly taught the roster how to play. He said PARIVISION already handled the map well under Astini. What changed, in his view, was the rhythm: the earlier version pressed for more aggressive moves, while the current team takes its steps with greater consistency. Those are gpk’s observations, not a measured proof that every game became slower or that Astini’s approach was ineffective. His point is about the balance between initiative and control. That distinction is useful as PARIVISION enters the BLAST Slam VIII playoffs with its core roster intact.

What gpk sees in the coaching change

Astini coached the lineup from its formation in October 2024 before stepping down ahead of DreamLeague Season 27. Puppey subsequently took over, bringing a different coaching voice to players who were already capable of strong map movement. According to gpk, Astini’s PARIVISION tried to create more action, while Puppey’s team is more deliberate about when to move. Neither description is a verdict on which style is universally better. A team can look measured because it is reading the map well, or because an opponent has limited its options; gpk was describing what he believes has become a more dependable pattern across the roster. The evidence readers can verify is the coaching sequence and the team’s results. The causal explanation remains the player’s assessment.

The competitive record gives his assessment context without proving it. With Puppey as coach, PARIVISION beat BetBoom Team 3-1 to win the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2026. BetBoom took the first game of that final; PARIVISION won the next three. Recovering from an opening loss is consistent with a team capable of adjustment, but a single series cannot isolate the coach’s influence from drafting, individual execution or opponents’ decisions. That is why gpk’s account is most useful as an informed interpretation of a visible change, not as a statistic. PARIVISION also led Group A at BLAST Slam VIII before the event’s playoff seeding stage, giving fans a current setting in which to judge whether the measured map play continues.

Why the distinction matters now

BLAST Slam VIII is the next immediate test of that interpretation. PARIVISION reached the playoffs after topping its group, and the team has kept the same player core following The International 2026. The roster’s continuity makes a comparison of its style more meaningful than it would be after wholesale player changes, although tournament opponents and patches still differ. gpk did not claim that Puppey alone produced PARIVISION’s results, nor did he suggest that every aggressive move was a mistake under Astini. He credited the team with good map play in both periods. His narrower claim is that the current version repeats its decisions with more control, proceeding step by step instead of trying to force extra action. Readers can watch how PARIVISION chooses fights and moves between objectives at BLAST without treating one interview as a definitive tactical measurement.

• gpk’s comparison: PARIVISION already played the map well; he sees the Astini period as more aggressive and the Puppey period as more consistent.
• Verified context: PARIVISION beat BetBoom 3-1 for the EWC title and led its BLAST Slam VIII group; neither result alone proves why its style changed.

Part of the story	What can be said
Coaching sequence	Astini stepped down; Puppey later took over as coach.
gpk’s assessment	He credits Puppey with steadier map play, while acknowledging the roster’s previous strength.

gpk’s remarks put a clear question around PARIVISION’s current run: can an already strong map-playing team preserve its initiative while choosing its moments more consistently? The EWC title and BLAST group performance provide context, but the contrast between Astini’s aggression and Puppey’s steadier pace remains gpk’s judgment. The playoff games will offer more evidence than any coaching label on its own.