9Pandas support player Oleg "sayuw" Kalenbet declared his commitment to giving his all in the finals of the closed qualifiers for The International 2024 Dota 2 tournament. He also mentioned 1win esports coach Timur "Ahilles" Kulmukhammetov.
"The series was tough, but in the end, we managed to claw out a victory against Yellow Submarine," sayuw commented, "Now we face the final boss — Ahilles, my buddy. I’ll be fighting hard to keep the old-timer from getting to The International."
Sayuw is well-acquainted with Ahilles from their time together at Virtus.pro. Kulmukhammetov left the club in November 2023, while Kalenbet departed in mid-May 2024.
9Pandas and 1win Esports are competing for a slot in the main stage of The International 2024. The match began at 4:00 PM MSK on June 18, and at the time of this report, the best-of-five series score is still 0:0.