Malr1ne explained why Team Falcons didn't want to play against Team Spirit in the first playoff match at BB Dacha 2024

Stanislav "Malr1ne" Potorak stated that his team didn't want to play the first playoff match against Team Spirit due to an inconvenient time slot in the tournament schedule.

This statement was made by Team Falcons' midlaner in an exclusive interview with eScoreNews.

— The Gaimin Gladiators manager said that you were smiling when they got Team Spirit. Did you really not want to play against TS?

— The only key factor in seeding is time. Nobody wanted to play very early. Even BetBoom Team played at 10 in the morning. Why was that necessary? It wasn't that crucial. If Team Spirit had been seeded third, we would have played against them.

Following the matches among the Group A participants at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024, it was impossible to determine clear favorites, as after the elimination of two underdog teams, the results of the remaining four teams were equal. The distribution of teams in the playoffs was conducted through 1-on-1 rematches. In the battle for the third place, Team Falcons' midlaner was supposed to play against Gaimin Gladiators' midlaner, but both esports players refused to play, and the outcome was decided by a coin toss. Commentators at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 then speculated that both teams didn't want to play the first playoff match against Team Spirit.

It's worth noting that earlier Vladimir "No[o]ne" Minenko expressed his thoughts on the prospects of ending his career as a professional player during Alexander "Nix" Levin's stream.