allu: "油箱里还有一些燃料可以继续比赛，并且真正投入大量时间"

The Finn has faith that the Finnish scene will have a resurgence in the coming years.

allu isn't done with competing quite yet

Aleksi "⁠allu⁠" Jalli's JANO project, first created "to lift the younger players up" in the Finnish scene, has found success at Elisa Masters Espoo, earning a chance to play in front of their home crowd after eliminating a hampered Ninjas in Pyjamas in last place.

This iteration of the project is anything but young, though, sporting an average age of 29.1 across a roster featuring three players over 30, a 29-year-old, and a 22-year-old.

While this lineup came together specifically to fight for a spot at this event, allu's efforts in Finland have been ongoing for over two years. It hasn't been easy going, with allu admitting in an interview with HLTV that the scene, at least as far as teams are concerned, "Has been in stagnation mode for quite a bit."

He remains hopeful that it will bounce back and more Finns will compete in tier-one in the coming years, however, and believes the scene is still strong with the likes of Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen and Jimi "⁠Jimpphat⁠" Salo impressing on the international stage.