meyern on 9z Team: “Playing on this team is the best feeling I’ve ever had in my life.”

I feel incredible after making it to our first grand final. Playing on this team is the best feeling I’ve ever had in my life. I’m enjoying every moment—the people here are really great. I like it in China: we get great support and are treated with kindness, and we really appreciate that.

Of course, it’s been really tough for all of us over the past few months. Both I and my teammates have left a lot behind back home. We’ve been together for a year, and all we’ve done is train, putting our normal lives on the back burner. We set high goals for ourselves. We need to win because the team has enormous potential, so we’ll keep fighting and take this decisive match.

I think our opponents played very well; they have a strong Inferno map, and we knew that. At some point, we deviated from our original plan, and that even worked for a while, but then we lost a few clutch rounds, which cost us a couple of important rounds. To sum it up, Alliance played at an excellent level. We tried our best, but it didn’t pay off.

I think we’re making progress gradually, step by step. Our first playoff victory, which we secured in the match against TYLOO, was very important to us. Then we put that success behind us and focused on the next match, which took place today. It turned out to be a very tough match, so now we’ll rest a bit, and then we’ll start preparing in earnest for the upcoming final.