Saksa Explained Why Noticed Was Kicked from Team Yandex

Martin “Saksa” Sazdov stated that the main reason for Evgeny “Noticed” Ignatenko’s removal from Team Yandex’s Dota 2 roster was his poor command of English.

The esports player revealed details about his former teammate’s departure in an interview with Hotspawn.

“First, PARIVISION removed DM from the roster, replacing him with another player. At that time, we were playing alongside Noticed, but later we also decided to part ways with him. One of the key reasons was communication difficulties. It seemed to me that his English wasn’t as good as the rest of the team’s.

It wasn’t easy for me to discuss laning with him or figure out what decisions to make during the game. That’s why we brought in DM. It turned out to be much easier to work with him. This applies not only to me but to the whole team. I think that’s exactly what led to Noticed’s departure.”

Acording to a statement by Martin “Saksa” Sazdov, he found it difficult to communicate with his former teammates due to a language barrier, which complicated the process of making in-game decisions. This was precisely what led to the player swap between PARIVISION and Team Yandex. The esports player noted that communication with Dmitry “DM” Dorokhin is much easier, even though the team had to adjust its in-game strategies to accomodate their new teammate’s hero pool.

As a reminder, Martin “Saksa” Sazdov previously summarized Team Yandex’s performance at the Esports World Cup 2026.