Flayy: "For me, this tournament was our final chance"
Jeffrey "Mnmzzz" Moore caught up with Alan "Flayy" Krupa after he and KOLESIE won a five-map thriller against M80 in the Fragadelphia 19 final.
Flayy commented on his experience in Canada, his team's performance at the event, and the future for KOLESIE.
The full interview can be found below in video format, with select sections underneath in text. All questions and answers have been edited for length and clarity.
Fantastic win, five-map marathon with you winning 3-2. How do you feel about winning Fragadelphia 19?
To be honest, I love Canada. I love this country. Here at Fragadelphia, everyone took care of us as best as they could and I'm really happy to be here.
You claimed the MVP award. How are you feeling about your own performance at this LAN?
It was tough at first, because when I arrived in Canada, I got sick. I was taking medicine, and when I was playing v. Betclic, I was a little dizzy, but we won. After that, I took some medicine and it's all good now. In the final, I could show my full potential.
I spoke to innocent earlier in the event. He mentioned that once you were dropped by Rebels, there was a discussion about whether or not this team would stick together. It was dependent on how you did here, how many VRS points you gained at Fragadelphia 19. I think you're now 34th in the world and top 30 in Europe. Does this change anything for you guys?
For me, this tournament was our final chance. We didn't know if we wanted to stay with this core. If we lost against Game Hunters twice and we got kicked out from Fragadelphia, I think that we would've decided that we're not going to continue playing together. Now that we won this tournament, I think that we are going to stick together, but I can't talk for my teammates. I'm just saying that I want to stay with this core.
innocent and SZPERO are legends of the Polish scene, they were playing in 1.6 and CS:GO. What's it like to work with those guys?
I was playing with innocent when I was 16 in Anonymo, it was a very long time ago. First, when I came to this team, I was young and inexperienced. At first, I was stressed; I didn't know if I could compete with everyone else, but now I think that I can compete with everyone. I'm very thankful to SZPERO and innocent that I am here.
With this win, what comes next for the team? Can we see you at any other events soon?
With this tournament, we will gain a lot of VRS points so I think we are going to get a lot of invites. You will see KOLESIE soon.
How are you going to celebrate tonight?
Let's maybe not talk about this because who knows?
KOLESIE took home the first-place prize of $18,000. Following the tournament win Kamil "kisserek" Banak departed KOLESIE for SINNERS.
