Boris "magixx" Vorobyev, a professional CS2 player, published a screenshot of his Pick'Em Challenge choices from the game's client on his personal Telegram channel, offering his personal view on how the playoffs at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 might unfold.

Enzo Gianoli, better known by his handle Timado and a member of Virtus.pro's Dota 2 roster, explained in an interview during DreamLeague Season 27 how experience in other games has helped him read and play Dota 2 differently. He said that switching between genres recently altered his approach to movement, map use and decision making in Valve's MOBA.

Team Spirit captain Leonid «chopper» Vishnyakov addressed teammate Ivan «zweih» Gogin with a piece of advice ahead of the club’s match against Team Liquid at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. The exchange took place in the team’s pre-match environment and was later made public by the organization.