Liazz: "It's pretty f*cking annoying to play the only other Aussie team in the first round"

Fresh off their win in Atlanta, FlyQuest will face TALON in their RMR opening match.

FlyQuest have had a rough time during 2024, but the Aussies crowned their hard work with an international title at ESL Challenger Atlanta after their win against BIG in the grand final.

"We've been putting in a lot of work over the last six months to a year now, and it kind of felt like it was for naught," shared Jay "⁠Liazz⁠" Tregillgas. "Atlanta was pretty big for our confidence and things are looking good right now. We just have to ride that wave into the RMR."

During the media day in Shanghai, Liazz also spoke to HLTV about not repeating their previous Asia RMR woes, facing his friends in TALON in their opener, and taking a more relaxed approach to the tournament.

If you cannot see the Soundcloud embed, listen to the interview here.

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You come to the RMR after just winning a LAN event. How is the team feeling right now?

We're feeling pretty good. It was a little bit rough before Atlanta for us as a team, but we talked about it. Atlanta was pretty big for our confidence and things are looking good right now. We just have to ride that wave into the RMR.

Talking about riding the wave. Obviously, you haven't had the best results So how much of a boost was that trophy for you?

Oh, it was massive. It was good because we've been putting in a lot of work over the last six months to a year now, and it kind of felt like it was for naught. It felt like we were putting in work and getting nothing from it, it was really discouraging.

Getting something in Atlanta was massive for us, even just reaching the grand final was huge, and then beating BIG was massive. Our team's confidence is high right now but I think what will matter for the RMR is our individual confidence as well, so we'll see how we do with that.

It was also your region's first international trophy since 2017. How did it feel to be the guy to break the long streak?

It was a good feeling. Obviously Atlanta wasn't a fucking S-tier tournament, but you know, a tournament's a tournament. It felt fucking awesome to lift an international trophy for the first time in my career and the first time for any of us, I think. It was a really good feeling.

Looking at the RMR. Under Grayhound, you missed out on a Major spot last time around. This time, you come in after winning a tournament and on a 14-match win streak on HLTV. Are you confident that that will not repeat this time around?

There were a few things that went into the last RMR. We just picked up Chris [dexter] and he was slowly integrating his system, which we as players weren't used to, and he also hadn't really called in the Asian scene for a while, so it was also different for him.

We put a fuck ton of stress on ourselves as well for that one. For this one, we're trying to be a little bit more relaxed with our approach. We're obviously very serious, but we've had a lot of time as a team to develop and that gives us confidence.

When you prepare really well, you don't have much to be nervous about, so I think we are confident about this one. But there's no real expectation for us. We're just gonna put our best foot forward and if we play like we did in Atlanta, we'll be fine.

This time there's also one more spot available. Does that make you feel a bit less pressure?

One hundred percent, it's a lot less pressure. It's really cutthroat and the way the system works is kind of bullshit right now, with RMRs being the main event. A lot of teams don't even care as much about the Major itself in the top 24 compared to the RMRs. I'm looking forward to that changing. But yeah, I think with three spots, it's a little bit more relaxed and we can breathe a little bit. It's good.

You're playing the opener against your friends in TALON. So how do you feel about that one?

It's pretty fucking annoying to play the only other Aussie team in the first round, but it'll be fun to play them. I've played Aaron [AZR] on and off for ages since he's had a couple of escapades. I played in a couple of teams back home in Australia against him, it's always fun. I wish they were on the other side of the bracket, but it is cool to verse them here.

Date	Matches
Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 Asia RMR
11/11/2024	FlyQuest 14:10 TALON	Match