Dastan: I Worked on Myself So I Would Not Show My Bad Mood

PARIVISION beat G2 on Ancient in the opening match of IEM Beijing. The team suppressed G2's comeback attempt and turned the series around. The win is seen as the first step toward coach Dastan Akbayev's goal of performing more consistently at big tournaments.

Dastan said that during the period when they secured their spot in the Major, his emotions were very bad, and he could not control himself in the 1win Private Club final. He said that while working with the young players NOTHING, BELCHONOKK and AW, he was better in every match, but after this final something inside him changed. He said that after Belgrade he had a deep conversation with his team and felt he needed to change his approach.

Dastan said the team has three experienced players, FL1T, HObbit and Jame, and that he can share part of the responsibility with them. He added, however, that when he wants to be responsible for the results, he will keep control.

The coach said that during his time with AVANGAR, Virtus.pro and PARIVISION, they played well in the Majors or other very important matches, but could not show the performance they wanted in ordinary tournaments. Reminding that they played better in Katowice after losing 0-2 in Malta, he added that he hopes to go further than previous tournaments with this roster.