Kuro "Kuroky" Salehi Tahasomi shared that before the second The International tournament, he stopped playing Dota 2 and had no intention of continuing electronic sports career, until he was invited to join a team as a reserve.

Nigma Galaxy coach shared this in a video on YouTube.

"The final of Ti2 is the reason why I came back to Dota 2, because I had already quit the game before. It inspired me. At that time, I didn't want to play Dota. I was just a reserve for ... a team. It seemed to be Mouz. I really didn't want to attend TI2. I don't want to play Dota at all."

According to Kuroky, Clement's performance "Puppey" Ivanov in the final and the moment the champion lifted the championship trophy inspired him to return to the professional path. Kuroky felt like he was able to achieve the same thing and actively texted Puppey to join the squad.

"Puppey played in the final, and I sat and watched and thought: 'Damn it, he hit it too.' It was the moment when IG lifted the championship trophy that lit the fire in me. I felt I could do that. From that moment, I started playing DOTA seriously again. I texted Puppey: 'Let me go to the team with the team'.

Reportedly, Kuroky, Johan 'N0tail' Sundstein and Clement "Puppey" Ivanov reunited at PGL Wallachia Season 5.