Bzm: "The biggest difference between Tundra and OG is energy and structure."

We don’t really think about it that way, and honestly, it just happens that we’ve won so many of them. We don’t treat BLAST as something special or different. The format suits us, we play well in it, and that’s pretty much it. But I wouldn’t go so far as to say we only play at 100% in BLAST or anything like that, even though our performances vary in different tournaments.

The better question is what went right. A few things did, but overall, the meta was bad for us. Not for me personally because I felt strong on my heroes, but as a team, we weren’t as prepared compared to others.

Other teams had played the tournament before TI and were building on that momentum, whereas we didn’t get to play it, leading to less practice and less work on the meta. That didn’t change going into TI, and it clearly reflected in our showing.

The biggest difference is energy and structure. During my time at OG, especially in the beginning, most of us were playing professionally for the first time. There was a lot of freedom; we were still learning, experimenting, and could play however we wanted.

But over time, the roster changed a lot, and we went through many different playstyles, which also led to an identity crisis. Too many changes, and the lack of time to adjust to those changes, can get quite frustrating after a point. Some years were competitive, but eventually, it just didn’t fully work anymore.

On the contrary, at Tundra, everyone already knows that everyone else is capable of winning. The focus is on learning, sticking to the basics, playing a lot of scrims, reviewing, and improving from that. There’s more structure here.

There’s basically no one left from when I played there, so it doesn’t feel very personal. When we parted ways, it was mutual and straightforward. I’m honestly just happy to see OG starting to look good again.

Maybe Team Yandex. We scrimmed them during the previous BLAST in Chengdu, and they looked pretty good. They are also a strong team to play against. Honestly, I’m a bit bored of playing against most of the other teams, so I’m looking forward to something different.

It’s a new tournament, and with new patches and changes, it’s difficult to say right now. I’ll probably be able to answer that better in a few days or weeks. But of course, it wouldn’t be bad to keep the winning streak alive, especially as the reigning champions.