gafolo: “The victory over 9z wasn’t a big surprise for us.”

For us, the victory over 9z wasn’t a big surprise. We knew the match would be tough, since we’ve played against this team many times before. I think we showed our resilience on the third map, and that’s what allowed us to win. We really had to give it our all to anticipate our opponent’s moves and keep an eye on our own mistakes, because it was actually quite difficult—we were up against a very strong team.

I think most of our difficulties stemmed from nervousness at the end of rounds. Yeah, we missed smokes and stuff like that. I remember missing a grenade on Overpass at a crucial moment on one of the sites, but that happens—in the end, we won, and nothing else matters.

Honestly, it makes no difference to us whether we’re playing against a European team or a North American one; we don’t pay attention to things like that. I’ll just talk to the guys, we’ll prepare, discuss the details, and head to the match—that’s all.