Maelstorm accused Azure Ray management of ESL rules abuse

Vladimir "Maelstorm" Kuzminov stated that Azure Ray managed to change the entire roster and coach but still received a direct invitation, bypassing several rules.

The well-known caster shared this opinion with subscribers on his Telegram channel.

"Step one. They came to the tournament with three replacements relative to the DPC. Like, 'We lost three people from Dota, sympathize with us.'

Step two. 'We are changing our tag.'

Step three. 'We have replacements, two players.'

As a result, after making 5 replacements and ultimately changing the ENTIRE ROSTER AND COACH, they have a direct invite.

Pure abuse of the rules. I won't comment on the fairness of this situation. Comment on it yourselves."

Maelstorm also mentioned that Team Spirit faced disqualification before ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 due to three substitutions. Despite refusing to comment on the fairness of the current situation, Maelstorm, at the beginning of the post, expressed respect for Azure Ray / Xtreme Gaming management for such an aggressive strategy.

Recall that earlier, NS named the culprit in the disbandment of Tundra Esports.