CIS 2017 in Volgograd.

I saw you play in the final, your skill and level of play are clear to me. I have two questions: how did you even make it to the final? And why don't you know simple things, like casting Shield against Gogs? What kind of amateur move is that?

Let me answer both questions.
On his way to the final, he defeated:
1. Lizard (the reigning CIS champion at the time)
2. Reddit (defeated everyone except him)
3. Valenok (defeated everyone except him)
4. FTS (the champion)
If you look closely, this was the strongest lineup of opponents on the way to the final. Not a single easy match. During the first three rounds, his level of play was good; I watched all these games. Unlike armchair critics who drew conclusions about his level of play based on casting Shield (LOL).

Regarding the final game. Let's start with the fact that, despite the large number of counters, the situation was VERY difficult. Everyone understood this, except for certain individuals from the stream. Not everyone could play and win in this situation, even a strong player. If you add to this the excitement of playing in the final (although how would you know what that's like?), then the result was predictable - a loss of momentum, which is impossible to compensate for against FTS, although he would still have won against a weaker player.

The time will come, and I will join the CIS participants; you can believe me.

Come on, come. Because if you were there, you would never have written such nonsense. None of those present thought that Jelen made it to the final by chance.

Congratulations on 2nd place in the mini-tournament that is NOT CIS.

Indeed, the tournament has gone beyond the CIS region and has become a full-fledged international tournament, as it included players from 4 different countries. Although this would make some people even more upset.