Julia Sotnikova, the CEO of the esports organization 9 Pandas, responded to rumors of possible roster changes within the team. The club's CEO referred to them as "cheap hype" and added that the players would remain in their positions. Sotnikova's comment was published on the 9 Pandas Telegram channel.
"Since last night, insider cringe has been going on, which significantly affects the team. The main takes that you can read on websites and channels are nothing more than dishonest competition and chasing after cheap hype. So let's clarify the concrete information: our players are staying in their positions.
Of course, the leaders of all organizations consider options and decisions that will positively impact the team's performance, but making any conclusions before there is confirmation from the team itself is extremely erroneous.
Any further manipulation of information that you may hear is nothing more than attempts to create a stir out of thin air. How to protect yourself from this?"
Earlier, insider Vladislav "harumi" Radvilovich stated that 9 Pandas is interested in signing Alexander "shalfey" Marenov and coach Artem "Fierce" Ivanov. Following this, Alexey "OverDrive" Biryukov reported that Cloud9 might buy out two players from 9 Pandas.