June 5, 2025
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“I thought it’s a curse.” Ukrainian player about the qualifying on Majoor with CS2

Sniper B8 Esports gave an interview before the first stage of Austin Majoor”, – WRITE: Sport.ua

Ukrainian Club B8, Which has long sought to break into the main stage of Counter-Strike, finally got his chance. In an extended format of 32 teams, Ukrainians will perform Major in Austin. Their game is conducted by experienced Danilo “Headtr1ck” Valitov and Captain Andrew “NPL” Kukharsky. The average age of the composition is only 20 years.

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One of the factors of B8 stability is a coordinated composition: four players performed together for more than a year, and the newcomer Artem Kensizor joined the team in the early 2025.

“We do not change players, and I think it is important to build a team,” Valitov said.

The Ukrainian sniper also praised NPL as a leader in the game:

“I like to play with him, and I think he has a very good future – both individually and as a captain, if he continues to work.”

The first rival of B8 in the Swiss Stage will be the Imperial Brazilian team. The match will take place today at 19:15 Kyiv time in Bo1 format.

This tournament is special for Headtr1ck: this is his first visit to the US and at the same time MAJOR debut.

“It’s a pleasant feeling. I hope we will show something cool here, ”he said.

Recalling the previous unsuccessful RMR, the player confessed that it was difficult.

“I was very upset after the first game. The two previous RMR we completed with a score of 0-2 and I thought there was a curse on me. This time it also was 0-2, but we gathered, improved the mentality and the game, ”he shared.

2025-the best year in Valitov’s career in terms of statistics. He notes that the main reason is stability in the composition:

“From Nip everything was like a swing, and here we have a stable roster, and it helps.”

He also added that he feels more comfortable, more confident, better balances the aggressive and passive style of the game.

Talking about NPL leadership, Headtr1ck stressed that his captain is working hard on his development.

“When we just started playing with him, he wheat the main rounds, but other players also said a lot. Now he has become the best leader, plays well individually, which is very important. He has a good sense of the game, perhaps it came from Navi, but he improved with B8, ”the sniper said.

Concerning Kensizor Artem Kapran, Headtr1ck noted that after moving from Kono to a higher level, it was difficult for the player to adapt:

“Earlier he played against the weaker teams, and we had his first game against G2 with M0NESY. This is a completely different level. Now he is more comfortable, he begins to realize what he did on Faceit or previous teams. ”

As for young players, Valitov believes that they understand everything, but he and NPL help them better adapt to Lan tournaments.

“If you play against good teams, they do not prepare for your style – they just play well at the expense of details. We help, like our coach, ”he added.

Despite the high B8 rating in the first stage, the team does not want to put pressure:

“We have realized that it may be better not to put expectations. In Shanghai we had great ambitions – and flew in two days. Now we just want to play our game and have fun, ”Valitov summed up.

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