RAMZES on 23savage: “He can mess up the lanes, back and forth, but the way he throws the ball…”
Former pro player Roman “RAMZES” Kushnarev spoke during a live Twitch stream about the results of the South American qualifiers for The International 2026, reflected on the fairness of slot distribution across regions, and assessed the form of Nyenngara “23savage” Tiramahanoon’s current form.
On the South American qualifiers for TI 2026
It’s as if they deserved it, you know, PlayTime, but some team like, say, Rune Eaters will make it through. Well, what the *** is that all about? Sure, LGD is better—I won’t argue with that—but PlayTime plays well, too. At The International, I’m sure they definitely wouldn’t have finished last. Somewhere in the top 8—maybe they’d have hung in there, or maybe, on a roll, they’d have even made it into the top 6.
Why the *** do they have just one slot for two teams like that? Why don’t they just merge *** [this] region? Why is Bignum sitting in the region and getting the free slot? I’m just in *** [shock]. They’re creating combined slots—that is, for the two most normal regions in Dota, like Europe. For East and West, they’re holding a joint qualifier, but for the Americas, where it’s just three cripples *** [fighting], they can’t even manage a single qualifier. Seriously, who doesn’t *** [give a damn] about ping anyway?
About 23savage
He reminds me of Vanka [Pure]—he’s got his signature plays, he can pull off some crazy plays here and there, but the way he throws the ball… well, it’s just *** [horrible]. It’s hit or miss. He played well
with Whitemon at Talon Esports; I don’t know, they were a Tier 1 team. Consistent, solid. He also *** [wiped us out] at the Riyadh Masters 2023. Everyone’s *** [bad] to you guys except Miracle—he probably just popped out of his mom’s belly and learned to play Dota right away.
Carry Nyengnar “23savage” Tirama-hanon, playing for Grind Back, lost to OG 1-3 in the grand final of the Southeast Asia closed qualifier and failed to qualify for The International 2026 in Shanghai.
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