Alexander "TORONTOTOKYO" Hertek, the support player for BetBoom Team, explained why he engaged in a verbal altercation with Oliver "skiter" Lepko during ESL One Birmingham 2024 in Dota 2. He didn't like that the carry player started chatting.
"Look, here's my logic: if I'm friends with someone, like with Mag, and we're playing an official match, and he types something fun in chat, then I won't be upset, I might even laugh. But when some random guy like Skiter types to me, then I might get annoyed. Why is he chatting, he's not even my buddy. With Ammar, I communicate well. When he writes something to me, I understand it roughly and don't get angry. I might even reply to him jokingly. That's how it goes." - Alexander "TORONTOTOKYO" Hertek
TORONTOTOKYO engaged in a verbal altercation with skiter and players from Team Falcons in the grand final of the tournament. Hertek began to escalate the situation before the match started, and the conflict reached its peak on the final map. More details about the quarrel can be found in our article.
Trash talk didn't help the BB Team win the match. The team finished second at ESL One Birmingham 2024, losing to Team Falcons with a score of 0:3. This is the club's best result in LAN tournaments since entering the discipline. Hertek's team earned $175,000 for the "silver" placement.