Kiritych on the invitation to The International 2026: “We’ll give it our all and try to win it”
BetBoom Team’s Ilya “Kiritych” Ulyanov recorded a video message on Telegram, in which he summarized the first day of BLAST Slam VII and commented on receiving an invitation to The International 2026.
Good evening, gentlemen and lovely ladies! Today ended with a 2-1 score at BLAST. What can I say, we lost the first match against HEROIC—ex-HEROIC, now LGD. We just had a really bad draft; our opponents had a clear favorite, and it was very easy for them to play. We simply had no chance—it was an outdraft, a Bo1—just a kind of roulette.
Against Aurora, we just had a really good draft, good execution, and good communication. We won easily. Against Team Spirit, overall, it was also a good draft; not exactly a super outdraft, but just a good, strong draft; again, good execution, good communication, so it was very easy.
We’ve also been invited to The International in Shanghai, and I’m incredibly happy about it! It’s my first invite. We’ll give it our all and try to win it.
