“I wonder if Bakyt [Zayac] is smiling right now,” — the community on NAVI’s elimination from the qualifiers for The International 2026
Semyon Nomerovsky
The Russian-speaking Dota 2 community reacted to Natus Vincere’s elimination from the closed qualifiers for The International 2026 in Europe.
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Analyst Khaled “sQreen” El-Habbash commented briefly:
Navi without INT and EVT—they deserved it. Hello, cy- and company
Former esports coach Timur “Ahilles” Kulmukhambetov cited the reasons for the club’s losses:
NAVI deservedly lost their two most important qualifiers of the season.
They brought in their buddy CY as coach = get ready for a disband.
Zayats may have underperformed at times, but replacing him with Deza was a critical mistake.
He may be high-ranked, but he has no impact in games.
Plus, the heroes they pick for Nik are ridiculous.
Their game plan isn’t thought out at all
They were simply outplayed thanks to good team structure and drafts from the League.
GG VP.
Commentator Dmitry “CrystalMay” Korchevinin reflected on the emotions of Bakyt “Zayac” Emilzhanov:
NAVI didn’t deserve to be in the Intelsat this season
I wonder if Bakyt is smiling right now after getting kicked, or if he’s actually upset that his guys got knocked out by a Tier 2 team of Hooligans?
Earlier, Natus Vincere manager Zhanna “Ryzhaya” Batkovna commented on missing The International 2026: “Let’s hope there will be more tournaments, more qualifiers, and more titles and trophies for us to lift.”
Semyon Nomerovsky
