Professional player Danil 'Dendi' Ishutin reflected on his match against TongFu at The International 2013, revealing that he could have focused more on the potential locations of enemy Observer Wards at the time. He admitted that his ability to predict where the opponents might have placed wards could have been stronger then. While he occasionally considered enemy wards, it was not a frequent thought. He noted that such considerations have now become second nature for him, observing that if the opponent was at the top, it was likely they had placed wards there.
Earlier, Russian players Yaroslav 'NS' Kuznetsov, Vladimir 'Maelstorm' Kuzminov, and Egor 'JotM' Surkov discussed the future of Danil 'Dendi' Ishutin.