Commentator Alexander "Santa" Koltan criticized Virtus.pro for their lack of preparation in the closed qualifiers for The International 2024 in Dota 2. Despite this, he remains optimistic about their chances against One Move.
"Virtus.pro seems like they haven’t watched how other regions play and haven’t taken any lessons from it," said Alexander "Santa" Koltan. "In such a versatile patch, you need to constantly observe how the pros are performing and shape your own game accordingly. Squad1x turned 21 on June 14 (the legal drinking age). They might have been celebrating in theory, but I doubt it. With Sergey 'God' Bragin there, discipline is a given. I don’t believe that One Move can even take a single map off Virtus.pro. They are just from completely different leagues."
On June 14, Virtus.pro was swept by 9Pandas with a score of 0-2 in the upper bracket of the qualifiers. Next, they will face One Move in an elimination match. As of the publication of this news, the series has not yet started.
The closed qualifiers for The International 2024 for Eastern Europe are being held online from June 14 to 18. The participants are competing for one slot in the main stage of the world championship.