Today, Natus Vincere's captain, Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen, gave a brief post-match interview after their victory over G2 Esports in the BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024. He addressed several interesting questions, including the potential departure of b1t from the team.
Rumors have been circulating that Valerii "b1t" Vakhovskii might leave the Ukrainian organization in May when his contract ends. According to these rumors, the main reason for his departure would be his desire to communicate in his native language within the team.
More details about this rumor can be read here. Now, let's return to Aleksib's interview.
At the beginning, Aleksib expressed his feelings after the victory, noting that beating teams like G2 Esports is not easy. He emphasized that their opponents always have the potential for individual brilliance, which can decide the outcome of a round that seemed unwinnable, and this can seriously affect the match's result. He mentioned that their team was fortunate on Overpass, where the opponents stopped them in the second round after the pistol, acting as he described, with an outstanding 1 vs 3 from m0NESY.
However, his team managed to turn the game around by winning another force-buy round. According to him, this round was key for them to secure at least five rounds on the terrorist side. Aleksib acknowledged that they are satisfied with the result but stressed the need to continue in the same spirit.
He then shared his view on the situation with b1t:
I hope it's a meme, Valera [b1t] is a sick guy. Whichever team he will join in the future is going to benefit from him, but I hope he stays with us and keeps rocking.
In conclusion, he gave his forecast if the lineup remains as it is now:
We want to see the work we put in give us something in return. We are getting some wins under our belts, but I want to feel the satisfaction of winning when it matters. It doesn't mean we need to win every trophy this year, but it means getting deep runs in important tournaments. All the stuff we learned, so when we make a mistake once, we don't make the same one again. And to show up against the big dogs on stage, that's the hardest thing to do.
Remember that Natus Vincere defeated G2 Esports in the upper bracket final of Group C at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024 in CS2. The match ended with a score of 2:1 — 16:12 on Overpass, 10:13 on Inferno, and 13:9 on Anubis.
The best player of the match was Valerii "b1t" Vakhovskii. He averaged 85.5 damage per round. The Ukrainian esports athlete's K/D was 58\46. Detailed statistics of the confrontation are available here.
More details about the results of this match can be read here.
SOURCE - HLTV
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