Collapse shocked viewers at Riyadh Masters 2025 with his decision

Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov, Team Spirit offlaner, dumbfounded the Riyadh Masters 2025 (EWC) audience with a hero's choice - he played Queen of Pain for only the second time in his career.

This happened during a meeting against Xtreme Gaming.

On the second map, Collapse surprised both spectators and analysts by choosing Queen of Pain. The last time he played on it was back in 2022 - then the match ended with an impressive 18/2/14 statistic.

However, this time the situation was quite different - Team Spirit lost the map, and Collapse himself finished it with a modest score of 8/5/8. This caused a strong reaction from the community, with many questioning why they should have taken such a risk in an important tournament. Analysts and commentators agreed that Collapse is better to give the usual initiators, on which he consistently shows a high level of play.

Recall that earlier Aurora predicted the failure of Team Spirit at the Riyadh Masters 2025.