Save- told what needs to happen for him to return to fourth position

Professional Dota 2 player Vitaly Save-Melnik spoke about playing as a mid player. In a video on the BETBOOM TEAM YouTube channel, he talked about training in a new role and a potential return to the “four”.

I am now in a period where I am very focused on myself. It happens that I watch 15-20 replays of matchups a day and play Dota myself. As before, [the most difficult thing when moving to mid is] laning - how to line up against the strongest guys, like Vovan [No[o]ne], gpK~. In short, in order to hold a good mid position against all the people from the top 5-10 in the world, you have to work hard. [Question: "Do you think you'll have an advantage early in the season because other teams don't know your hero pool yet?"] Yeah, there's definitely an advantage to them not knowing what I play. I'll surprise them with my Windranger. Nobody knows that I play Windranger (smiles). [Question: “What needs to happen for you to say: “That’s it, I’m going back to the “four””?] To say that, I have to be completely disappointed in myself as a mid player. Then I can say that I will return to the “four”. I don't think about it yet.

Save- moved to the position of mid from support in the fourth position before the start of the 2026/2027 season. Melnik said that he planned to perform in this role at the start of his career, because he liked it more. He made his debut as a mid player at BLAST Slam VIII, where BETBOOM TEAM took 9th-12th place.