eSpoiled team representative Tatyana `Poppy_Bo` Zhuravleva commented on a specific incident that occurred during the closed qualifiers for The International 2025 in Dota 2. The manager expressed an emotional response to the situation, addressing the online community.
“F***, I`m standing here giving a dissertation, players call me, and some kind of sh** starts. Well, our team didn`t cheat, everything was by the rules, PGL gets a like, as always, for doing everything honestly. Typed GG — loss, that`s it.
You pathetic bettors who lost ₽100 and are flaming ssnovv1, why aren`t you flaming the other 9 people on the map? NO ONE NOTICED that the Ancient was falling. Happens, sh**. But Nemiga sucked against us yesterday in the Riyadh Masters quali, and we`re playing closed quals.”
The incident in question happened on the second map against Nemiga Gaming. The eSpoiled team typed “GG”, conceding the match. However, seconds later, Nemiga Gaming`s Ancient was destroyed by creeps. Despite the Ancient falling, according to the tournament rules, the win was awarded to Nemiga Gaming because typing “GG” is considered a formal surrender that ends the game instantly.
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