B1ad3: "We try to play as many cards as possible with sdy"
B1ad3, who is NaVi 's coach, spoke about the team's current problems and preparations for IEM Cologne 2022. During a conversation with reporters, the 35-year-old Ukrainian specialist also emphasized that the system of the "Born to Win" game built over several years helps to show excellent results even with substitutions.
We don't have a bootcamp right now. We try to play as many maps with sdy as possible to make him feel comfortable. We don't have much time to prepare because we are constantly traveling. This is especially true for s1mple, who is looking for a new place to settle down and feel comfortable. We play as much as we can, but it's not enough.
It is very difficult and exciting to spend a lot of time without proper preparation. It's good that we are a strong LAN team. We can compensate for some problems with individual form, find and use mistakes in the game of our opponents.
At the moment our system helps us a lot. We evolved for a long time, starting from the flamie period, and then continued to do so with B1T. We have built an excellent and stable foundation. Now, when we play against any team, we use our experience, but it all depends on how good or bad sdy plays. At the moment it works like this, but 90% of the game is still our structure. It's good that we have built such a great system that allows us to win tournaments even with substitutions.
Recall that the day before, the NAVI team defeated NIP with a score of 2:0 and secured participation in the championship playoffs. In their next match, the "Born to Win" will compete for a direct ticket to the semi-finals of the tournament.
IEM Cologne 2022 takes place from 5 to 17 July in Germany at the Hyatt Regency Cologne and LANXESS arena venues. As part of the championship, 24 teams from Europe, the CIS, Oceania, China, North and South America are fighting for a prize pool of $1,000,000, as well as rating points in the BLAST Premier table.
Interim results of IEM Cologne 2022
- 1st place: $400,000 + 3,200 BLAST Premier points
- 2nd place: $180,000 + 1,600 BLAST Premier points
- 3rd-4th place: $80,000 + 1,000 BLAST Premier points
- 5th-6th place: $40,000 + 300 BLAST Premier points
- 7th-8th place: $24,000 + 300 BLAST Premier points
- 9th-12th place: $16,000
- 13th-16th place: Heroic and ENCE — $10,000
- 17th-20th place: Sprout, TYLOO, Imperial Esports and BIG - $4,500
- 21st-24th place: paiN Gaming, Complexity Gaming, MIBR and ORDER — $2,500
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Last week's highlights of esports: IEM Cologne, DPC 2021/2022 finals and competitive League of Legends resumeLet's talk about the main events that took place last week.
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