Cloud9 sniper Dmitry sh1ro Sokolov shared his feelings after defeating Imperial in the Challengers stage of the Major.

For us, this game [against Imperial] was crucial because even in practice, they always gave us problems since they put together the squad. Then they kicked us out of the major [in Antwerp], and we played badly. So this time, it was a very tough match for us as a team, and we wanted to give our 100% against them because they were playing really well.
[About individual and team shape]

I see that we have certain problems at the Major. For some reason, there is solid confidence in this tournament. I do what I know, and that's why I have such stability at this stage. Let's see what happens next if we go into the "legends". At least I improve every tournament and draw certain conclusions. It is not easy for us as a team at the current stage, but it is fixable.

Dmitry sh1ro Sokolov

Today Cloud9 will play a decisive match for passing to the Legends stage against GamerLegion. Pre-match statistics are available here.

IEM Rio Major runs from October 31 to November 13 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The teams are competing for a prize pool of $1.25 million and a place in the BLAST Premier World Final 2022.