Puppey was testing to play for Team SMG at The International 2023, - manager of 9Pandas

Clement "Puppey" Ivanov was planning to play as a position five for the Team SMG during TI12.

Aldar 'Jamba' Jambinov, the manager of 9Pandas, made such a statement during an interview, a fragment of which was published on Telegram.

His words confirmed the rumors that Puppey was supposed to play at The International 2023 for Team SMG.

"He tested as a position five for Team SMG, that's true"

Apparently, this idea was rejected, as Puppey never ended up joining Team SMG.