Sundabule on the reason for kicking TORONTOTOKYO: “The problem was specifically a difference in game understanding.”
David Mchedlishvili
OG analyst Gregory “Sundabule” Arwind Prasetyo discussed his coaching style and Alexander “TORONTOTOKYO” Hertak’s departure from OG in an interview on the Dejet YouTube channel.
On his coaching style
I don’t like being a dictator who decides everything. Because if I can visualize the game a certain way, but my players can’t—it’s useless. But if my players, as a whole, can visualize the game the same way I do, then I just have to visualize it and help them. In other words, I have to adapt to the players while unifying their thinking. They need to have the same vision, the same picture of the game, and I have to move along with that too. Because in the end, they’re the ones playing, not me. I can only support them through their vision of the game.
On the reason for kicking TORONTOTOKYO
It’s not really about culture. That actually only affects things outside the game. But the problem was specifically the difference in our understanding of the game. Our visions of how to play were very different. Even though the other four players had been playing together for a long time, they wanted to do what came naturally to them, and for TORONTOTOKYO, that might have been unacceptable. Because of this, there were a lot of arguments, a lot of second-guessing, and as a result, the team started to move very unnaturally. That is, in-game we wanted to do something, and he’d say, “No, not like that, let’s do it differently.” And at that moment, everyone started getting confused about what to do at all. Sometimes, in the end, we didn’t do anything at all—and you can’t play Dota like that. So, most likely, our gaming philosophies just didn’t align.
On OG’s chances of making it to The International 2026
We still have a week until the qualifiers. We just swapped out a player, and right now there are still a lot of things we’re figuring out. But every day we’re seeing good progress. So maybe in a week we’ll be competitive. Of course, this is the most important tournament for us. Even though we’re already at EWC, TI is different. It’s a matter of prestige. Not money, but specifically prestige. TI is above everything else. No other tournament compares. Even in terms of historical significance and prize money, TI is still number one.
Earlier, Gregorius “Sundabule” Arwind Prasetyo spoke about leaving REKONIX after burning out, described his role as an analyst at OG with a focus on draft preparation and data analysis, and shared his uncertainty about his future career due to a possible return to school and a break from Dota.
Photo — OG.
David Mchedlishvili
