Kiritych spoke for the first time about the embarrassing moment with the Chronosphere

Ilya "Kiritych" Ulyanov, the carry for Virtus.pro, admitted that he panicked during a teamfight against Klim Sani4, leading to a misplaced Chronosphere on his teammates.

The esports athlete made this confession during an interview with Cybersport at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024.

"In that moment, what happened? Everything was just perfect. I wanted to bait Luna into using BKB, then land a 'Chrono' on her when Vengeful Spirit made a positional mistake. In short, I wanted to catch both of them. When I jumped into Luna, she pierced me through, and I could have leaped away from her and then placed the Chronosphere on the turnaround.

I was sure everything would be fine, but when I jumped into Luna, I realized she still had Aghanim's Shard activated, and I immediately took 1,200-1,500 damage within a split second"

He admitted that it was the first time he panicked during a teamfight. This led to him mixing up the buttons due to nerves, activating the Chronosphere on Virtus.pro players.

"In the end, I missed the ultimate and placed it on my teammates. I actually wanted to press Q but pressed R. In short, a very strong brain lag occurred. In the end, I run out, thinking, 'At least I survived.' And then I realize that *** the 'pigeon' from Skywrath Mage is flying towards me"

The situation was indeed a shock for Kiritych. According to him, he had never experienced such fear before, leading to a major mistake that professional players usually avoid. This moment could have cost them the victory on the map.

"For the first time in my life, I felt panic as if I could die. It felt like a dog was chasing me or a maniac with a knife. I just felt scared, everything inside me tightened. I've never had panic in teamfights before"

As a reminder, earlier, Virtus.pro carry made a significant blunder, hitting three of his teammates with Chronosphere.