Monte's coach Sergey "LMBT" Bezhanov commented on his team's victory over FURIA, which allowed the squad to advance to the group stage of IEM Cologne 2023. In an exclusive interview with bo3.gg, the mentor of the team shared his impressions of the performance of the newcomer Alexander “br0” Bro, the game against the Brazilians, and expectations for the upcoming match against GamerLegion.

Did you expect such resistance on Overpass? In what specific aspects were the Brazilians stronger? Or is it simply not your map?

We didn't have enough preparation, but it was enough to make it into the Group Stage. Now we have enough time to get better during the tournament.

Sergei "LMBT" Bezhanov

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How would you describe br0's performance at the Play-In, how exactly did his arrival change the team?

He won us Mirage during the first half. Hands down.

Sergei "LMBT" Bezhanov

Your first opponent in the group stage of IEM Cologne is GamerLegion. What are your thoughts on this opponent?

Nothing to say. All the teams just came from a huge shuffle season, so even teams do not understand what to expect from themselves.

Sergei "LMBT" Bezhanov

Before the next stage Monte will have a day to prepare for the next stage of the championship, but already on July 29 at 13:30 the Ukrainian club will play against GamerLegion in Group B.