Yatoro revealed for the first time why he actually shaved his head at The International 2023

Ilya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk, Team Spirit carry, admitted that he didn't plan to shave his head at The International 2023. He did it expecting that LGD Gaming would again be their opponents in the grand finals.

This revelation came during an interview with Esports GG.

"Yeah, it was fun to see them try to copy me. I didn’t plan to do it at TI 2023, but we thought LGD was going to win and be in the grand finals. Then it would be me and Zhang "xiao8" Ning meeting together. He would see my head and think “Here we go again.” Unlucky that the other team won, but I was already shaved"

According to Yatoro, he had no intention of doing it and shaved his head to recreate the moment from The International 2021 when Team Spirit played in the grand finals against LGD Gaming. However, Gaimin Gladiators became their opponents this time, but he had already shaved his head.

Recall that the two-time Dota 2 world champion surprised viewers and Dota 2 analysts with his appearance in the TI12 grand finals.