The decision of 9 Pandas management could cost them victory at The International 2023, - Maelstorm.

The decision of 9 Pandas to fly to Seattle just 3 days before the start of The International 2023 could negatively affect the team's performance, according to commentator Vladimir "Maelstorm" Kuzminov on his Telegram channel.

"9 Pandas has flown to Seattle, USA. In my opinion, it's very late. Have you ever traveled with a time difference of -9 hours? Jet lag can affect you for about 5 days. Team Spirit and BB Team have already been at the venue for a couple of days and will recover by the 12th. So the rules are simple. If 9 Pandas underperforms, I will say that 'the management made a huge logistics mistake.' But if BB Team or TS perform worse, then you can say, '9 Pandas came just a couple of days before and still performed better'"

He noted that such a decision by the management could either cost the team a victory at the tournament or greatly improve the team's image in case of success.