Team Empire player Eugene "karzheka" Petrishin summed up the results of Pro League Season 10 and named the favorite of the upcoming LAN finals.





— Tell us about the team emotions after the missed opportunity getting to the LAN finals.

— As for the team, I can’t say: after all, you need to ask about this each of the players individually. As for me, I would say that this is a failure.





— If we talk about the results of the European season, which teams surprised you?

— Everything was quite predictable. We surprised only ourselves in the second half of the season.





— Could you assume at the start of the season that NAVI will be able to take first place?

— NAVI is a strong and good team, but the main reason for their last two victories is the fact that no one expected anything from them. They had to take a sub player and, unlike us and G2 Esports, there was no pressure on NAVI players — they were not afraid to lose. In the LAN finals, I think they will end the tournament in 3rd-4th places.





— G2 Esports misses the LAN finals of the season. Do you think your problems are similar?

— Yes, I think that we faced the same problems as G2 Esports in the first half of the season. We played well in the first half, and G2 Esports — in the second, but, as we see, only one successful half of the season is not enough.





— Will GiFu Esports and PENTA be able to keep their position in the League? Still, in the Relegation matches, their rivals will be BDS Esport and forZe, who shows a decent level of game.

— I think that both teams from Challenger League will play in the next season of Pro League. But there is a feeling that forZe will have a very tough time: if PENTA has a good day, then they play very extraordinary and unpredictably.





— Were any results from other regions surprised for you? For example, 3rd-4th places of PET Nora-Rengo in APAC finals, or the failure in North America of the DreamHack Montreal 2019 winner — Team SoloMid.

— Results of PET Nora-Rengo was expected: they are still in a fever after leaving Wokka and can't find their game. In general, I am glad that we will see Aerowolf in the LAN finals: for the last 2-3 seasons I considered them the strongest team in the APAC region, but due to lack of experience, they could not beat the more experienced participants. About TSM, on the contrary, i can't say that it was a failure: they were able to leave Relegation-zone. The best of 1 series is an unpredictable thing :)





— Finally, the main question about the Pro League. Which team do you think is the main favorite of the LAN finals?

— I think that the first and second places will be occupied by Giants Gaming and Ninja in Pyjamas. I hope that victory will still be for Giants Gaming.