Professional Dota 2 player Anton “dyrachyo” Shkredov has declared that he is categorically refusing to participate in the upcoming qualifiers for The International 2025 and Riyadh Masters 2025 tournaments. He made this announcement during his recent stream while responding to an invitation from Yaroslav “NS” Kuznetsov to join a team specifically for the qualification rounds.
Responding to NS in chat:“Hello, Yarik. To be honest, not very interesting. I`m completely uninterested in these qualifiers for `Int` and `Riyadh`.”
In March 2025, dyrachyo had previously announced that he would be taking a break from competitive play. Prior to this period of inactivity, over the preceding three months, he experienced significant success while playing with Tundra Esports. Together, they became champions at BLAST Slam II and FISSURE PLAYGROUND Belgrade 2025, and also reached the finals of both DreamLeague Season 25 and PGL Wallachia Season 3.
Dyrachyo resumed streaming and actively playing Dota 2 in May. The esports athlete commented that his time away from the competitive scene did not alter his perspective on the game itself, primarily because there had not been any substantial changes implemented within the MOBA.
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