Andrey "MPKBK" Ermakov has conducted a video interview for HLTV.org with Dmitriy "Dima" Bandurka following Team YP's progression to the CIS LAN Championship #2 playoffs.

The former Phenomenon team, who signed for Team YP earlier in the week, qualified out of their group in second place following victories over eXplosive and Enso before being sent to the Lower Bracket at the expense of Vega Squadron.

After the match, Andrey "MPKBK" Ermakov sat down with Dmitriy "⁠Dimaoneshot⁠" Bandurka to discuss the team's plans for the future. It was during the interview that Ermakov revealed that an all-expenses paid trip to the next CIS LAN Championship will be raffled before the first map of the Upper Bracket final, on Thursday morning.

Meanwhile, HLTV.org has learned that, to boost the international viewership of the final day of the event, Joona "⁠natu⁠" Leppänen and Vince "Metuz" Hill will be casting the Upper Bracket final, the Consolidation final and the title decider in English.

Joona 'natu' Leppänen Age: 30 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.88 Maps played: 174 KPR: 0.61 DPR: 0.70 Dmitriy 'Dimaoneshot' Bandurka Age: 20 Team: YP Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 118 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.72