Virtus.pro captain Artyom «Fng» Barshak evaluated the changes in Dota 2's Patch 7.36a. He believes that the update did not bring any significant changes to the game.
«Nothing much has changed. There are just more nuances with the heroes. Some characters are OP, but not everyone understood them during the qualifiers. In Eastern Europe, the Sand King was not used at all. Some played him, but I don't think it was highly effective. SK seems quite abusive, but we didn't use him. Everyone quickly figured out the meta. There's a lot of statistics now, and it's easy to understand where to get them», — Artyom «Fng» Barshak.
Virtus.pro won the qualification for the Riyadh Masters 2024 for Eastern Europe. In the grand final, Barshak's team defeated Natus Vincere with a score of 3:0. BetBoom Team and Team Spirit will also represent the region in the tournament.