NeaLaN: “IEM Dallas 2023 is the first tournament that Evil Geniuses prepared for”
Evil Geniuses’s captain Sanzhar neaLaN Ishkakov discussed the team's preparation for IEM Dallas 2023. In the interview, Ishkakov also shared information about the adaptation of the newcomer to the primary team.
About preparation and goals for the tournament
We always try our best to win tournaments, games, qualifiers, and everything. But IEM Dallas 2023 is the first tournament that Evil Geniuses prepared for because we had a perfect bootcamp. The tournament in Dallas is the last [before the break] for us, so we will do everything we can to get to the playoffs.Sanzhar neaLaN Ishkakov
About refrezh
Ismail refrezh Ali joined EG only two months ago, and for him, this is the first LAN in the new team. NeaLaN appreciated the performance of the team's newcomer and noted that Ali recently joined the team in the USA, and before that, he trained remotely from Europe.
We are attending the first LAN tournament with a new lineup, which makes it difficult to show a perfect game. Yes, refrezh is very strong already, but he can become better. I think that game by game, he will be exactly like that. We will all notice his progress.Sanzhar neaLaN Ishkakov
More about IEM Dallas 2023
In the first round of Group B, EG lost to FaZe Clan with a score of 17:19 on the Mirage map. The next opponent for the neaLaN team will be Complexity Gaming. The meeting will take place on May 30 at 7:00 PM EEST. Detailed pre-match statistics are available here.
IEM Dallas 2023 takes place from May 29 to June 4 in Dallas, USA. Teams are raffling off a prize pool of $250,000 and a slot at IEM Cologne 2023. You can follow the schedule and results of the competition here.
Group B bracket at IEM Dallas 2023
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