Boombl4 and FL4MUS commented on BetBoom Team’s loss to Team Vitality at the IEM Cologne Major 2026
BetBoom Team players Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov and Timur “FL4MUS” Mariev commented on the team's loss to Team Vitality in the fourth round of the third stage of the IEM Cologne Major 2026.
Boombl4 briefly expressed his emotions after the match:
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“Did you guys think you were
in a fairy tale? 2-2”
Later, he admitted that the team made too many mistakes and failed to play their game:
It’s really frustrating; we lost way too many anti-forces. And it doesn’t feel like we played our own game because they had a really strong snowball and forced their style on us. Nuke was a bummer; we could’ve gone to overtime, but it didn’t work out. I hope we learn from this and play much better tomorrow. Tomorrow is the decisive match, so cheer us on and support us.
FL4MUS noted that against teams of Team Vitality’s caliber, the lack of sufficient teamwork on difficult maps is particularly noticeable:
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Tough game
. Against teams like this, our lack of coordination on difficult maps like Overpass is already taking its toll. We were still close on Nuke—I can’t say we played badly
. Tomorrow we’re probably up against FOT, so we’ll try our best.
BetBoom Team is currently in the 2-2 bracket of the third stage of the IEM Cologne Major 2026. Today, the team is set to face FUT Esports in a decisive match. The match is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. Moscow time.
