Gaming Gladiators achieved the fastest victory at The International 2023

In the match against 9Pandas, Gaimin Gladiators secured victory on the first map in the series during the second round of the lower bracket playoffs at The International 2023 for Dota 2 in just 19 minutes and 39 seconds. This win marked the fastest victory at TI12.

By the 19th minute, Gladiators had over 16,000 gold and had also destroyed the central lane. With the score at 20:5 in favor of the European team, 9Pandas called GG. This game was also notable for the drafting by Alexey "Solo" Berezin. Carry Roman "RAMZES666" Kushnarev selected Weaver for the first time in two years in a professional game.

The previous fastest match at TI12 was also associated with 9Pandas when they competed against Entity. The second map in that series ended in a victory for Dmitry "Fishman" Polishchuk's roster in 21 minutes and 31 seconds.