Boombl4 after beating MIBR at PGL Masters Bucharest 2025: “We need to ramp up as the tournament goes on”

BetBoom Team’s in-game leader Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov reacted after the team’s opening-round win over MIBR at PGL Masters Bucharest 2025. In a short message on his Telegram channel, he said the team was “very happy with the result,” adding that they “need to ramp up as the tournament goes on.” He also noted that Nuke “didn’t quite work,” and they’d review the games and keep pushing for more wins. 

BetBoom edged MIBR 2–1 in Swiss Round 1, taking Overpass 13–1, dropping Nuke 10–13, and closing Ancient 13–7. Several match hubs confirm the scoreline and map order. 

What’s next for BetBoom

With a 1–0 record, BetBoom move into the “high” bracket of the Swiss stage and will face Heroic in Round 2, as announced by the organizers. 

Tournament snapshot

PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 runs October 26 – November 1 in Bucharest, Romania. The event features 16 teams in a Swiss group stage leading into playoffs and a $1.25M prize pool split evenly between clubs and players. Schedules and format have been outlined by HLTV and other viewer guides. 

Related news & useful context

Heroic start 1–0 as well: Heroic opened with a 2–0 victory over Ninjas in Pyjamas on Day 1 (Swiss Round 1), setting up their Round-2 meeting with BetBoom. 

MIBR’s last-minute roster issue: Ahead of Bucharest, reports indicated MIBR would be without AWPer Klimentii “kl1m” Krivosheev due to visa issues; academy player Bruno “brnS” de Araújo was lined up as a stand-in. 

Key quote (translated)

“The first match is done — we won 2–1. We’re very happy with the result. We need to ramp up as the tournament goes on… we’ll review the games today… we’ll keep delighting you with wins.”
This message was posted by Boombl4 on his Telegram and reported by multiple esports outlets.