VKS Trymbi: "I'd give us 25% chance to win against BLG. I'll take those odds against the LPL's first seed any day"

Adrian "Trymbi" Trybus, support of Vivo Keyd Stars at Worlds 2025.

"I looked at BLG’s games, and honestly, they weren’t that impressive"

The hopes and dreams of Brazil remain alive after Vivo Keyd Stars defeated PSG Talon at Worlds 2025. As the shining representatives of the newly reformed Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLOL), the squad advances with hopes of making their nation proud—but Bilibili Gaming now stands tall before them. In an exclusive interview, support Adrian “Trymbi” Trybus sat down with Sheep Esports to discuss the team’s latest victory, the behemoth ahead, and his personal goals.

How does it feel to take that win today against PSG, "Mr. Incredible"?

Adrian “Trymbi” Trybus: “Definitely, I felt a bit incredible with some of the plays we did as a tea. I was happy to lead the team in that sense, and the fact that we went into this with a lot of faith. After game two, I was a bit skeptical about some of the things we were doing, just because I felt like game two was also won. But it felt very hard. Looking back, it was probably just some really unlucky fights and a few other problems we still need to work on. It’s not easy, but I’m happy with today, definitely.

Do you feel like the team has been scaling well? Christopher "SeeEl" Lee mentioned on Twitter that he felt your scrim preparation and practice approach before Worlds might not have been ideal for adapting to international teams. What are your thoughts on that?

Trymbi: The way we prepared even before coming here was just bad. We ended the LTA Cross-Conference Finals tired, took a couple of days off, and after that break, our scrims weren’t really good. We played against some pick-up rosters, and I tried to play the in-houses in Brazil. I’ll be honest—I really like the players there, they’re super cool—but it’s not very competitive. A bit of friendly flame to them, but it was still fun, of course.

When we came to Worlds, I didn’t feel very prepared. After all the travel and everything, it felt like we had maybe a week of total break from League, which is a lot when you only have four to six days to prepare for Worlds afterwards. That’s the main reason why we looked so shaky. I still can’t say how we’ll look in Week 2, but we’re trying our best to get back to where we’re supposed to be.

That loss to TSW felt very uncharacteristic. How much did the canceled flight and travel issues affect the team, and do you feel like you’re back to a better level now—that the team we saw then wasn’t the real VKS?

Trymbi: Yeah, definitely. The two best-of-ones we played just weren’t us, and we were really tired with some things. The mistakes kept piling up—it was the same issues repeating, and it just felt bad that we couldn’t fix them. It was because we just weren’t there. You can say all you want about the excuses—jet lag, travel, not playing—but it’s already a lot. Then you play against Worlds teams, and some of them are just so good. You want to be there, but you’re still way lower. Right now we’re climbing up—slowly but surely.

You’ll be facing BLG next—the LPL’s first seed. That’s going to be a tough matchup, right?

Trymbi: Definitely. It’s the LPL’s first seed, and you can’t underestimate these guys. But at the same time, if you look at some of their games—100 Thieves took a game off them, and G2 actually played well too. In both games, their opponents were losing for the most part, but then at some point, they just managed to win in later portions of the game.

Our early game has been pretty good lately. We’ve always been the kind of team that tries to play aggressively early and do as much as possible. Against BLG, it might be hard, but even if we fall behind or end up at a disadvantage, maybe we can still win like those other teams did. I really hope we can find something there, because BLG doesn’t seem to be fixing some of their issues.

There’s just so little time—everyone’s working with so little time. Some mistakes, even when they’re obvious and can make a game loseable, aren’t easy to fix in such a short period. I hope we can recognize that and try to use it to our advantage.

No delusion, no copium—what are your real chances against BLG?

Trymbi: If we get good scrims and start playing well, the confidence will come up. I looked at BLG’s games, and honestly, some of the things they did weren’t that impressive—but their players are insane. From a player perspective, I have to give them about 70%. They’re just so good.

Even for my matchup, I’m experienced, but I’ll be playing against ON (Luo Wen-Jun), and it’s already insane trying to match him. It’s going to be hard, I know that for a fact. So right now, I’d say they have about 75% chance to win—but there’s always that 25%. I’ll take those odds against the LPL’s first seed any day.

It almost sounds like you’re pulling a Sjokz-style counter jinx here. Are you?

Trymbi: For sure. You have to grab everything you can to get some wins. And if we win against them, honestly, it’s going to be one of the best performances from Brazil. I’d be happy to be a part of that.

Brazilian fans are anxious and hoping for strong performances. Today was the first step, right? Do you feel like Brazil is getting closer to stepping up on the international stage, especially with all the changes coming next year?

Trymbi: Coming into this tournament and already knowing some of the things that are going to happen next year, you still want to believe you’ll make it out and reach top eight. But you can’t really expect that—it’s going to be very hard. Personally, I want to reach top eight. It’s something I’ve only done once before, back in the day with Rogue. Even though we were the best Western team at the time, we weren’t actually that good. I know it’s possible, but it’s unbelievably hard.

If we finish 1-3 or 2-3, I think that’s already a good result. Of course, I’m sad about some of the games we played earlier. Some of them were more winnable, or we should’ve shown more so we could learn more—but that’s just how it is. I just want to try and win. If we win, I’ll be happy and I’ll fight to reach top eight. If we don’t, I’ll be mad at myself for the things that happened and the things I could’ve fixed. There’s really nothing more to it.

Your Worlds run is already well underway—it could end next week or continue for a few more. What’s the one lesson you’ll take from this year and from Worlds, and are you satisfied with how far you’ve come?

Trymbi: One thing I’ll definitely take away is that, at the end of the day, things get tiring. All of the players here at Worlds put in so much work to be here and compete, but you have to enjoy what we’re doing. For me, I always tried to find something outside of League when things weren’t ideal, but this time I really understood how precious it is to be in this position. We’re in China, we get to play League of Legends, and we get to be on the Worlds stage—that’s already amazing. Things are going to be tough; we’re not the favorites, and that’s completely normal. There are a lot of factors that show we’re behind, but that doesn’t matter. We’re here.

We’re the first seed from LTA South, and we took a game off FlyQuest, who I still believe are the best Western team. I should be happy—but most of the time I’m not, because I always want to be better. Still, I tried to enjoy it more this time. I didn’t enjoy the last few days much, and I think today showed me a lot. My teammates helped me a lot to enjoy it, because it’s hard. We’ve failed in a lot of ways, but I’m happy with the fight that kept me going—and we won this game today.”

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