Maelstorm questioned the objectivity of two invitations to The International 2025

Vladimir “Maelstorm” Kuzminov stated that 6 teams from the squads invited to The International 2025 on direct invitations rightly got their slot, but the commentator is not sure about the results of two participants.

The corresponding opinion was shared by the caster in Telegram.

“Overall only 6 teams performed well. 6 invites here are ironclad. But two invites are questionable.”

The commentator is not sure about the objectivity of invites Gaimin Gladiators and Team Tidebound. According to Vladimir “Maelstorm” Kuzminov, invitations to The International tournaments are issued based on the results of the last important tournaments, which this year was BLAST Slam 3. The commentator believes that is why Gaimin Gladiators and Team Tidebound received invites, but Xtreme Gaming and Aurora were not included in the list of participants directly.

“While I don't have insider knowledge, I've seen invites given out for Ints many times. So here it is: in such cases, they look at the result of the last important tournament, ideally lan. It was BLAST. Tidebound and Gladiators beat Xtreme and Aurora there. Aurora was not given the 4th invitational for the region, China also decided not to give the second one.”

Recall that earlier the cybersports organization All Gamers Global signed the entire roster of Team Tidebound, also receiving a slot at The International 2025.