The Mongolz player Garidmagnai bLitz Byambasuren gave an interview to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo during media day ahead of the IEM Cologne 2025 playoffs in CS2.
Did you have enough time to rest from the hard end of the season in Austin?
Yeah, we had 25 days, but it's not enough for me. I want more, at least two months.
What would you like to do in your vacation if you have more?
I want to go to the countryside, where there is no one and there is a river.
And hang out with my friends and family. Because Mongolian summer is so good for me. Mongolian summer is the number one place in the world. And I want to just be in Mongolia.
Are you a famous person now in Mongolia? A lot of people know you and greet you, have autographs in your city when you leave?
Yeah, right now we are just like superstars in Mongolia.
And you are happy about it?
Yeah.
Next, you have a match against NAVI. What do you think of them in this tournament? They changed one player, so what do you think about them?
Maybe they have more energy, because makazze is so young. I watched them today.
They are not in their best form right now. They need to practise, I think.
Do you expect them to be as aggressive as before? They won a lower bracket. So what do you expect from the match with them?
Our game is always tough. Because so many close games, it's always tough. We need to practise to beat them.
The public pressures you, because you have a lot of fans in Mongolia, fan meetings. But here it's much less fans here and much more for NAVI. Do you think it will be nervous for you?
No, because I think NAVI is smaller. I don't think so. Maybe it's 50-50. A lot of Europeans love us.
Okay, so Europe and Asia are divided.
But it doesn't matter, I think for now there is no s1mple, no superstar player.
Maybe it's 50-50
Okay, so then if no s1mple, s1mple has gone far away. Who do you think right now is your best player to have this superstar position?
Right now it's ZywOo.
