Malr1ne on the loss to Vici: “They played good defense, so it was hard for us to attack”

The leader of the Team Falcons Dota 2 roster, Stanislav Malr1ne Potorak, noted that Vici Gaming read the map better in the match at the Esports Nations Cup 2026, which decided the outcome of the match. He spoke about this in an interview with the TBD DOTA channel on YouTube.

It’s unpleasant [to take eighth place in the tournament], but overall it’s tolerable. During my three years, I lost a lot of tournaments, and there were worse places. At least I'll have a rest in Paris. Vici reads the map very well. In fact, it was hard to catch them. I would say they play good defense, so it was hard for us to attack. At the same time, they seize opportune moments when they can attack their opponents themselves. We were caught off guard the entire game. It so happened that they constantly attacked, that's all.

Team Falcons exited EWC 2026, losing to Vici Gaming in the first round of the playoffs. The meeting ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of the team from China. Team Falcons took 5th-8th place and earned $70 thousand.