Nikita "Daxak" Kuzmin said that Virtus.pro's DOTA 2 squad showed the very poor preparation at the Riyadh Masters 2025, despite the efforts of the "FNG" Barshak players and coaches.

He shared this view on his personal Twitch channel.

“As I said in an English interview, the most disappointing thing is not that we lost. There were failures that happened when you were well prepared, tried hard together, but some people did not achieve their form, some were sick, or someone did not successfully play even though people had made efforts. But when everything was like a child, there was no preparation ... Starting positive results. but then there is a turning point - and that's it.

Nikita "Daxak" Kuzmin also emphasized that this bad result has negatively affected the reputation of Artem "FNG" Barshak, causing him to be criticized for unsuccessful champions. However, Daxak confirmed that the problem was not in the tactics or generals but at the preparation level of the players. He called the early elimination at Riyadh Masters 2025 with one of the worst achievements of the team's "comprehensive failure".

"It was a very difficult time for the coach. Imagine, every day someone blamed that the problem lies in the pick. But in reality, it is not so.