The MongolZ player Munkhbold "Techno" Sodbayar shared his emotions with HLTV.org following their victory over Team Spirit in the group stage of IEM Cologne 2024 in Cologne.
"This is truly a significant achievement for us. We are so happy right now!
We played against them in the Play-In at Katowice and lost 0:2. Back then, we made many mistakes. We could have won one map but ended up losing. Now, we’ve addressed our issues. I think that's the main reason why we won today.”
The Mongolian esportsman also spoke about the upcoming match against SAW. Techno believes that The MongolZ will be able to avenge their loss from the Play-In stage.
"In the last match, we were leading on Anubis. We just made a lot of mistakes in that game. I think now we will analyse everything and be able to win. We didn’t underestimate them; they are a good team."
Remember, IEM Cologne 2024 is taking place from August 7 to 18 in Cologne, Germany, with 24 teams participating. The total prize pool for the event is $1 million. The winner will also earn spots at IEM Katowice 2025 and the BLAST Premier World Final 2024.