Korb3n announced that Team Spirit are no longer the favorites for The International 2025

Dmitry "Korb3n" Belov said that Team Spirit are no longer the favorites for The International 2025 due to the health situation of Denis "Larl" Sigitov.

The team manager said this during a stream on Twitch.

"I'm generally shocked by this, bookmakers and people, it's somehow strange... Somehow there are no realists, that's what I want to say. We play with a stand-in and we are the favorites - this is just **** funny. Just like at the International, think about it, Den hasn't played Dota for a month. He hasn't played at all, he hasn't even opened it. We'll practice for 4 days and fly to the International. What **** favorites? This will be an obvious overcoming. The guys have been training since the 10th, and we'll play for four days and fly to the International, well, cool, what"

Korb3n explained that he is shocked by the predictions for The International 2025, because even he no longer considers Team Spirit to be the main contenders for victory. He specified that Denis "Larl" Sigitov has not played Dota 2 for a month, and they will have a maximum of 4 days to prepare for the Dota 2 World Championship.

Moreover, the manager noted that they may have to play with a stand-in, while other teams have been training since the beginning of August.

Recall that earlier the manager of Team Spirit said whether Larl will go to The International 2025.