kyxsan: "I'm always open to feedback; when you play with so many experienced and good players, you can learn from every one of them"
Aurora 's international lineup had a slow start but they are beginning to power up, and have already secured a top four finish at ESL Pro League.
HLTV9 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
When Damjan "kyxsan" Stoilkovski joined, improving the team's mentality was one of the first items on his in tray. "There are still some games where I would say our mentality is not the best," kyxsan told HLTV in the arena.
"But I can also say that it's so much better compared to two months ago. It's something that we are working on every day.
" The 26-year-old also spoke to HLTV about his relationship with Ashley "ash" Battye , and his ability to respond to feedback after some public criticism from Nikola "NiKo" Kovač . What was it like, first arena game with this team?
Maybe it was not the highest level of opponent. Will it really help you guys tomorrow against a bigger team? It is different when you're a favorite because the pressure is higher and you kind of expect yourself to win.
I still don't know who we will face tomorrow, but if it's Vitality, I guess it will be an easier game in a way because we're not favorites.
I think the pressure will be on them, but it will still be a really hard game because they're still the best team in the world.
Opinion
Fictional bylines. Each take uses a line above and adds no facts.
Team Vitality still has to answer for this: "When Damjan "kyxsan" Stoilkovski joined, improving the team's mentality was one of the first items on his in tray. "There are still some games where I would say our mentality …" That is the soft spot on the card. Nothing else in these lines closes it.
Mara Voss · pessimist
The headline skips this: "When Damjan "kyxsan" Stoilkovski joined, improving the team's mentality was one of the first items on his in tray. "There are still some games where I would say our mentality …" That is the reading I would argue. The rest of the card does not cancel it.
Ivo Quill · contrarian
CS2Team VitalityAurorakyxsanNiKo
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