Maelstorm commented on Malr1ne's replacement in Team Falcons roster

Vladimir “Maelstorm” Kuzminov considers the situation with the replacement of Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak in the Team Falcons lineup at ESL One Raleigh 2025 due to visa problems a very frustrating case, as the player was preparing but could not get to the tournament due to circumstances that do not depend on him.

A relevant opinion was shared by the caster in Telegram.

“There's a special kind of pain when you don't get a visa. It's super frustrating and you wouldn't wish that on anyone if you've been through it yourself. It may sound dumb, but if you think about it, it makes sense. You did everything to get to the tournament, and for some reason they didn't let you go to it. For reasons that, in general, are not reasons at all.”

The commentator also noted that Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak and Edgar “9Class” Naltakian both realized what it's like to be in a similar situation.

“It's cool that the guys both realized that.”

Edgar “9Class” Naltakian was unable to go due to visa issues at TI13, something Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak had time to gloat about at the time. Nevertheless, when the Team Falcons player found himself in a similar situation, his opponent said that Malr1ne's words came back to him with a boomerang.

Earlier Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak admitted that he was wrong in the situation with Edgar “9Class” Naltakyan's visa.