Natus Vincere Manager: “We lost 0-2 yesterday; it’s a bad result, but the main thing is not to get discouraged.”
David Mchedlishvili
Natus Vincere manager Zhanna “Ryzhaya” Batkovna commented on her team’s loss to Nigma Galaxy in the second round of the upper bracket of the European qualifiers for The International 2026 on her personal Telegram channel.
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We lost 0-2 yesterday; the result is bad, but the main thing is not to get discouraged. I spoke with the guys—they’re fine and in a fighting spirit (there are people here who really support us, and I know they’re worried about this). And yes, I’d like to see constructive criticism if anyone wants to speak up, or genuine support—that would mean more. We’ll work our way up from the bottom to the slot. <...>
Earlier, Zhanna “Ryzhaya” Batkovna spoke out about the current state of Dota 2, compared the atmosphere of Dota 2 tournaments to Counter-Strike 2 competitions, and also complained about the disappearance of a number of game features, including convenient stats viewing, DotaTV functionality, seasonal rating updates, and the compendium system.
Photo: Natus Vincere.
David Mchedlishvili
