matios: После изменений у Keyd появилось больше огневой мощи и новые идеи.

Vivo Keyd enters the second half of the competitive season with a reshaped roster and a clear-eyed assessment of a first semester that fell short of expectations. In a detailed conversation with Dust2 Brasil, rifler João “matios” Guedes unpacked the team’s prolonged adjustment period, the impact of recent roster changes, and the specific goals driving both the organization and his individual career forward.

João “matios” Guedes, who has now been with Vivo Keyd for five months, spoke with Dust2 Brasil about the increased firepower the team has gained since the latest player joined and the renewed ideas that followed the roster changes. He explained that the squad had been unable to build a new system or a new approach that would work as well as the one Keyd had late last year, when they were competing with ODDIK and RED for the final LAN spot that Gaimin Gladiators eventually secured.

The team underwent lineup changes at the beginning of the semester. matios noted that the early part of the year brought a championship in CCT Season 3 Series 9, but the squad later fell short in the two LANs they played, describing the results as poor even though the matches themselves were not bad. He also pointed out that Keyd finished as runner-up in the first two editions of the BetBoom Storm.

matios was sincere in his assessment of the first semester, stating that the team left something to be desired. He highlighted the main difference for Vivo Keyd heading into the 4th edition of the BetBoom Storm and shared the team’s objectives for the second half of the year, along with a personal goal he aims to achieve. He emphasized that small details make the difference, so those games are important for the squad as they try to consolidate themselves as one of the contender teams in the region.

Rebuilding After vsm’s Exit and a Below-Average First Semester

The departure of vsm at the close of last year created a void that Vivo Keyd has spent months trying to fill. matios described the challenge in stark terms, explaining that the team had a functioning system built around the star player, and his exit dismantled that foundation. The subsequent roster moves—first b4rtiN, then matios himself—were attempts to find pieces that could make the team work again, but the results did not follow.

The CCT Season 3 Series 9 victory early in the year offered a glimpse of potential, but matios conceded the team could not maintain that level. The online results dipped, and the two LAN appearances at the BetBoom RUSH B! Summit events ended in early exits. He characterized the first LAN as marred by an upset and a loss to Legacy, while the second saw a competitive but ultimately unsuccessful match against Imperial. Across 26 tournaments, the only other podium finish was a pair of second-place results in the first two BetBoom Storm editions, a return matios summed up as leaving something to be desired.

The structural reset came with the decision to move xureba into the IGL role, a change matios said was designed to bring fresh ideas to the squad. The simultaneous addition of ckzao, a proven winner and MVP from the second BetBoom Storm, injected the firepower that matios felt had been lacking. He described ckzao as a more aggressive presence in the server, a quality the team had been missing in previous tournaments, and one that now allows them to compete more directly with the region’s top sides.

• The team won CCT Season 3 Series 9 early in the year but failed to maintain that form in subsequent online and LAN events.
• Vivo Keyd finished as runner-up in the first two editions of the BetBoom Storm.
• The move of xureba to IGL and the addition of ckzao were made to refresh the team’s tactical approach and increase in-game firepower.
• Group-stage losses to BORRACHEIROS and Galorys in BetBoom Storm #4 were attributed to small individual mistakes and lost eco rounds rather than systemic failures.

The BetBoom Storm #4 group stage has already provided a reality check, with Vivo Keyd suffering defeats to BORRACHEIROS and Galorys. matios analyzed both losses as being shaped by small individual mistakes rather than systemic breakdowns, pointing to lost eco rounds and situational errors that snowballed into lost map control. He stressed that these “little slip-ups” carry outsized weight in close matches, much like pistol rounds, and that the Galorys defeat in particular mirrored the Imperial LAN loss—not a terrible performance, but one decided by fine margins.

Despite the setbacks, matios views the tournament as a valuable testing ground, especially with more established teams like BESTIA and Imperial entering the field. He noted that victories over higher-ranked opponents yield more VRS points, directly aiding the long-term goal of Major qualification, and provide a clearer benchmark of whether the team is on the right path. The immediate challenge is a match against paiN Academy, with a win potentially setting up a clash against those very rivals in the final stage.

BetBoom Storm #4 Campaign and the Path to Consolidation

The BetBoom Storm #4 has already tested the revamped lineup, with group-stage losses to BORRACHEIROS and Galorys. matios broke down both defeats as products of small individual errors—lost eco rounds, situational misplays, and rounds that slipped away in clusters. He emphasized that these moments, while minor in isolation, compound quickly and often decide matches, much like pistol rounds do. The Galorys loss, he noted, was not a disastrous performance but one where fine details made the difference, echoing the earlier LAN defeat to Imperial.

The tournament’s expanded field, featuring teams like BESTIA and Imperial for the first time, has raised the stakes. matios pointed out that beating higher-ranked opponents not only boosts VRS points—critical for Major qualification—but also serves as a tangible measure of progress. A win against paiN Academy would keep Vivo Keyd in contention and potentially set up a meeting with those top-tier teams in the final stage, offering a direct test of the squad’s renewed firepower and tactical refresh under xureba’s leadership.

Looking ahead, matios outlined a dual objective for the remainder of the year. The primary team goal is to contend for a Major spot, but he emphasized that even if that target proves out of reach, establishing Vivo Keyd as a consistent contender alongside the region’s elite—Imperial, BESTIA, Fluxo, and others—is essential for building toward the next season. He believes the team is already moving in the right direction.

On a personal level, matios aims to become one of the standout players in his role within the South American scene. He framed this ambition not as a shortcut to the Major but as a necessary step in the process of climbing to the next level, a reflection of his long-term commitment to growth within the region’s competitive hierarchy.