K23 IGL after Astralis upset: We want to be a Top 5 team at the end of this year
neaLaN hopes that he and K23 will be able to move up the ladder in 2022.
Yesterday K23 took down a massive scalp at the top of CS:GO as the Russians managed to upset Astralis at the opening round at Funspark ULTI Finals 2021. The underdogs went toe to toe with the Danish superstars over three thrilling maps, which in the end tipped in the favour of Sanjar "neaLaN" İshakov and his troops.
After the impressive 2-1 victory against Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander and Astralis, K23’s in-game leader neaLaN took his time to speak with the tournament desk about the surprising defeat. In the post-match interview, the 21-year-old captain also opened up about his and K23’s quite bold goals for the upcoming season.
- We were confident about our game and we knew that if we were doing everything right, we would be going to win. So yeah, that happened, neaLaN said to the desk and later on touched on the goal and expectations for K23 this year:
- Our main goal for 2022 is to be a Top 5 team at the end of this year, and to play in tier-1 HLTV’s (events) and to compete against them.
You can see some of the post-match interviews in the videos down below.
K23’s campaign at Funspark ULTI Finals will continue again on Friday, where they are set to play the winner of today’s matchup between Fnatic and BIG.
Today’s schedule | Funspark ULTI Finals 2021
12.00: BIG - Fnatic
15.00: Gambit - Complexity
