Valve will significantly change The International format, - NS

Valve, the creators of Dota 2, are not sabotaging The International 2023 but deliberately reducing the importance of the prize pool for the championship

This statement was made by Yaroslav "NS" Kuznetsov, a well-known streamer, during a Twitch broadcast.

"I, by the way, only see discussions everywhere by people about the urgent need to raise the prize pool in Dota for The International. People still cannot understand that this is a deliberate idea by Valve – to lower it"

NS belittled Topson after Tundra Esports defeat at The International 2023, calling him more of a streamer than a TI-level esports player.