Puppey may already be practicing with Team SMG: a video has been published

Clement "Puppey" Ivanov, the captain of Team Secret, may already be conducting joint training sessions with the Team SMG roster ahead of The International 2023.

A clear hint at this comes from a video published on the Titaniadota channel.

In the footage, it can be seen that the legendary Puppey and Zheng "MidOne" Yeik Nai, the carry for Team SMG, were simultaneously in a private lobby. Fans have interpreted this as confirmation of rumors that the Dota 2 legend will be attending TI12 with this team.

However, it's worth noting that these may have been two separate lobbies, and it could be a mere coincidence, as no official announcements from Puppey or Team SMG have been made yet.

Team SMG possible roster for TI12:

• Volodymyr «No[o]ne-» Minenko

• Yeik «MidOne» Nai Zheng

• Ivan «MinD_ContRoL» Ivanov (stand-in)

• Tue «ah fu» Soon Chuan

• Clement «Puppey» Ivanov (stand-in)

As a reminder, Bogdan "Iceberg" Vasilenko previously confirmed that there would be two star replacements in the Team SMG roster. This could potentially hint at Puppey and MinD_ContRoL's involvement.