Boombl4: “I’m not setting any goals for this Major”

I feel like I’ve definitely found a connection with him. With his arrival, our play has changed—we’ve started to show a more structured CS. I think we’re still on the same path, where he’s trying to impose his understanding and get us to think the same way. The work is far from over. Plus, we’re currently playing with stand-ins, so it’s hard to even gauge our progress. But Fierce is making an incredibly huge contribution to the team’s development. Right now, we’re like a symbiotic unit where I listen to him more, trust him, and pick and choose from the things he says during match prep. So far, everything’s working out for us.

I think the victory over Vitality stands out. Unconsciously, for everyone, it was a wake-up call that we can perform at a high level and beat the best team in the world. Overall, I think this tournament helped us gain some experience. During the LAN stage, our team faced nerves in the match against NAVI and got a taste of that Tier 1 competition. We simply became more experienced and savvy, so to speak, when it comes to major events and the tough matches that come with them.

I’m not setting any specific goals for this Major. We’re playing with a stand-in—it doesn’t matter how well it goes; that shouldn’t change anything. I don’t want to say that we’re aiming for at least the playoffs and so on. Given the situation we’re in right now, making it to the playoffs would be good for us. But if we get eliminated 2-3, I won’t be too upset. Yes, it’ll be disappointing... But if we start having expectations now, it can only get in our way. We just want to play and win as much as we can.

Visa issues certainly affect us. But what can we do about it? I don’t know. We can only feel down about it, let it go, and move on. We need to do everything we can in our situations. We just have to adapt to the circumstances.