FUT IGL Krabeni Speaks to HLTV After Advancing to the Playoffs!

FUT Esports’ in-game leader (IGL) Krabeni gave an interview to HLTV following his team’s qualification for the playoff stage at the CS Asia Championships 2025.

Our representative, FUT, secured their spot in the playoffs after defeating FaZe Clan with a 2-1 scoreline. After taking down FaZe in the tournament’s opening Bo1 matchup, they managed to repeat their success with another victory—this time in a Bo3 series.

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First big LAN, first big arena playoffs you have qualified for. How are you feeling?

I’m feeling very happy. I think we deserve this LAN arena. Lately, we have been working hard a lot, so I think we deserve it.

Tell me a little bit about that FaZe game. Because it seemed like you had Mirage under control, but then broky got that 1v4 and the map slipped away. How do you even begin to recover on Dust2?

On Mirage, we threw that 1v4, yes, but I think that was not the problem because we won the next round on a half buy. But I think we were a bit scared, a bit stressed, also. We gave them so much space in every area, I think. And they took every space. We had no info and we were just kind of waiting for them to kill us.

Right before this, you had Birch Cup, where you didn’t look nearly this good. What is the big difference between your performances there and here? What changed?

Obviously, the environment here is better. When we played at Birch Cup, with all due respect, we had a lot of issues. Everyone had to change PCs. We had low FPS, other guys on my team had bad monitors. We didn’t feel comfortable. I think that’s why there’s a big difference.

Do you feel like you are going to be able to keep it up on the big stage in front of the crowd?

I think so. I don’t think anyone on my team is scared of the crowd or anything. This event has given us a lot of confidence for the next one because it’s our first big event with good teams and it’s our first time facing top-15 teams. Of course, we are gaining confidence, and I think it will be easier for us to play the next event we go to.

You’re going to face Legacy in the quarter-finals. What are your thoughts on that matchup?

I was thinking before the FaZe game that I knew we were going to face Legacy. I think for me, as an IGL, and for the team, it’s a bit hard, as a European team to face a team from another region. I think they’re a very good team. I like this team. I was watching them a lot. Let’s see. It’s going to be a fun game, I think.