05.02.2025
apEX about the semifinals of IEM Katowice 2025: «So, whoever we face, it's going to be a tough match»

Team Vitality captain Dan apEX Madesclaire gave an interview to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo during media day ahead of the IEM Katowice 2025 playoffs in CS2. So, I would start with congratulations, because it's a further than you go in Katowice before, previously you were out earlier, and nowadays you are in play-off. I did […]

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05.02.2025
b1t: «If you win MVP but lose the tournament, who cares? No one will remember you as the champion»

NAVI player Valerii b1t Vakhovskyi gave an interview to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo during media day ahead of the IEM Katowice 2025 playoffs in CS2. First of all, congratulations on making it further and starting from the semifinals. Overall, you're having a strong start to the year. Is this because you had some rest and […]

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15.01.2025
Maynter on re-signing a contract with KCB and the Ukrainian LOL Championship

Ukrainian League of Legends Karmine Corp Blue player Volodymyr Maynter Sorokin gave an interview to Players. We talked about re-signing with the club, goals for the season, and the first Ukrainian LOL Championship. Firstly, I would like to congratulate you on your new contract. I understand that the organisation has reassembled the squad, and you […]

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02.12.2024
10 representatives of russian esports, including NS and Pure, are on the list of agents of putin's influence

Ten representatives of russian esports, including NS and Pure, were included in the list of russian athletes who are agents of putin's influence. This became known from the War & Sanctions portal, where the Main Directorate of Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Ministry of Youth and Sports publish athletes from russia who support […]

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20.11.2024
IESF allowed the belarusian national Dota 2 team to play under its flag at WEC 2024, although it must have a neutral status

The organizers of the IESF World Esports Championship 2024 have allowed the belarusian Dota 2 team to play at the tournament with its national symbols at the final stage of the championship. The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, and the Federation of Esports of Ukraine protested against […]

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28.10.2024
The Ukrainian Dota 2 national team won't participate in IESF WEC24 due to lack of military registration documents

The Ukrainian Dota 2 national team, which consists of some of the Palianytsia players, will not participate in the IESF WEC24, which will be held in Riyadh from 11 to 16 November. We first contacted the Esports Federation of Ukraine for comments. Eduard Anokhin, Operational Director of the Esports Federation of Ukraine, noted that "the […]

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19.08.2024
mezii: “The CS is really messy now. I don't think NAVI played the best CS. We didn't play the best CS, as well”

Vitality player William mezii Merriman gave a post-match interview to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo after winning IEM Cologne 2024.  What does this win mean to you?  It's great to win here. I think after the first part of the season where we couldn't get a trophy, it was definitely tough. But winning here, in one […]

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17.08.2024
B1ad3: “It’s Counter-Strike, where there’s no room for errors”

NAVI head coach Andrii B1ad3 Gorodenskiy gave a post-match interview to Players reporter Sofia Pikhalo after defeating MOUZ in the match for the grand final of IEM Cologne 2024. What went wrong in the Mirage and Inferno attacks?  On Inferno, we didn't control the banana behind the T-side very well. We were very confused in […]

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17.08.2024
Arrozdoce about loss in semi-final of IEM Cologne 2024: “I know it's hard to clutch against five guys who shoot really well, but I had to try them”

SAW player Rafael arrozdoce Wing gave a post-match express commentary to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo after the defeat by Vitality in the semi-final of IEM Cologne 2024. Can you describe how it was for you to lose against Vitality?  I'm not sad that we lost. I know they are a very good team. I don't […]

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16.08.2024
Jimpphat: “It means a lot for me to play against Aleksi”

MOUZ player Jimi Jimpphat Salo gave a post-match express commentary to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo after reaching the semi-final of IEM Cologne 2024. How are you feeling right now?  It feels really good. First of all, we have so many supporters here right now, so we really feel it is a  team. I think it's […]

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