Maelstorm called the events at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 a circus

The second day of the group stage at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 turned into a real circus. Favorites and underdogs swapped places, and teams pulled off strange things during the matches.

This is the opinion shared by commentator Vladimir "Maelstorm" Kuzminov on his Telegram, analyzing what he observed during the tournament.

"Today, everything got mixed up, and the era of total chaos began, with favorites losing to underdogs in both groups and swapping places with them"

He particularly finds the showdown between BetBoom Team and Team Secret absurd, where professional esports players were dying to Tormentors.

"The series BB vs Secret is bought by the Moscow circus, and now they will show it instead of a clown performance. Especially pleased with the show on Tormentors"

It's worth noting that the second day of ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 did indeed feature numerous strange moments, which we have compiled in our article dedicated to incidents at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023.