sjuush: "即使这**很痛，我们也可以为这个结果感到骄傲"

The team walks away with heads held high after beating G2, Vitality, and pushing NAVI the distance in Rio.

HEROIC have a lot of positives to take away from their result in Rio, sjuush says

HEROIC have been sent packing from IEM Rio in the semi-final stage following a 2-1 loss to Natus Vincere in a closely contested series. Damjan "⁠kyxsan⁠" Stoilkovski's troops were in control on Ancient and in the first half of Dust2, but then NAVI produced a sensational comeback before cruising through Mirage.

It is a bitter loss, but Rasmus "⁠sjuush⁠" Beck preferred to look at the positives from his team's deep run in Rio. "We beat Vitaltiy, we beat G2, and then we played up against NAVI, who've been in five finals in a row, now six," he told HLTV after the match. "We can be proud of it even though it fucking hurts and we could have won."

HEROIC will have little time to lick their wounds as they are slated to compete at Elisa Masters Espoo in just a few days. sjuush admitted that the tournament schedule has been grueling, even for a team like his, which doesn't have many deep runs to its name. "It can be pretty rough and it's going to look rougher next year," he said. "But... (laughs) hopefully, we'll figure something out."