tO0RO after beating The Huns: “Our comms had too many mistakes”

Virtus.pro rifler Vadim “tO0RO” Arkov reacted to the team’s lower-bracket win over The Huns at the CS Asia Championships 2025 in Shanghai, noting the victory wasn’t flawless. In a short post on the club’s channel, he said the match “wasn’t super hard,” but the team “made a lot of mistakes in communication” and still has “things to work on.” 

Virtus.pro eliminated The Huns 2–0 in Group A’s lower bracket (BO3), with the series played on Inferno and Dust2. 

Tournament & bracket context

CS Asia Championships 2025 runs October 14–19 in Shanghai with 16 teams and a $1,000,000 prize pool ($400k player share).

VP dropped to the lower bracket after a 2–13 loss to Legacy in their opening BO1. 

Next up, Virtus.pro are set to face MIBR today (October 15) in the Group A lower-bracket semifinal (BO3).

Roster notes (why ICY is playing)

HLTV confirmed that Virtus.pro are fielding AWPer Kaisar “ICY” Faiznurov at CAC to comply with Valve’s VRS “invited core” regulations; the team had initially considered using VP.Prodigy AWPer Vladimir “b1st” Krasikov but would have fallen short of the required core. VP’s event lineup: fame, FL1T, Perfecto, tO0RO, ICY. 

Background: Virtus.pro promoted 18-year-old tO0RO from VP.Prodigy in early September, with Perfecto taking over in-game leadership duties—moves the club framed as part of a broader rebuild after electroNic’s exit. 

Related CAC news & quotes

Legacy’s run: Legacy secured a breakthrough playoff berth by defeating 3DMAX 2–1 and will play for a semifinal spot.

Liquid in playoffs; Lynn Vision send GL home: Day-one headlines included Liquid cruising into playoffs and Lynn Vision eliminating GamerLegion.

MIBR’s atmosphere (ex-VP’s Qikert): Ahead of today’s VP–MIBR match, Aleksei “Qikert” Golubev said the Brazilian environment is highly emotional and noisy—something he prefers over a “calm TeamSpeak”—and discussed the team’s English-language comms improving over time.