Dota 2 caster Ernur "Mantis" Urazbayev shared his views on the updated roster of 9Pandas, expressing the opinion that Alexey "Solo" Berezin should not have returned to the team. He conveyed his thoughts on his personal Telegram channel, stating that while he respects Solo, it would have been better for him to remain in retirement.
9Pandas revealed its revamped roster on September 23, which includes former members Mikhail "DarkLord^" Blinov, Oleg "sayuw" Kalenbet, and Solo, along with stand-ins Daniil "erasethepain" Ivanov and Maxim "pJonn" Netrbeskiy. The team will represent 9Pandas in the qualifiers for DreamLeague Season 24. Earlier, rumours were suggesting that Solo might join a new roster for Virtus.pro.
The current 9Pandas roster consists of:
- Mikhail "DarkLord^" Blinov
- Daniil "erasethepain" Ivanov
- Maxim "pJonn" Netrbeskiy
- Oleg "sayuw" Kalenbet
- Alexey "Solo" Berezin