9Pandas support Oleg "sayuw" Kalenbet stated that he would do his utmost in the final closed qualifier for The International 2024 in Dota 2. He also mentioned 1win esports coach Timur "Ahilles" Kulmukhambetov.
Sayuw expressed, "The series was tough, but in the end, we managed to snatch victory from Yellow Submarine. Now, the final boss is Ahilles, my buddy. I'll try my hardest to keep the old man from getting to The International."
Sayuw knows Ahilles from their time together at Virtus.pro. Kulmukhambetov left the club in November 2023, and Kalenbet followed 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 publication, the score in the best-of-five series was tied at 0-0.