KRÜ conir: “We perform our best when we’re the happiest”

At the 2025 Game Changers Championship in Seoul, KRÜ Blaze returned to the international stage with a renewed roster and a renewed spirit. One of the most iconic names in the region and one of only a few players to attend every single iteration of Game Changers Champs,  Constanza “conir” Reyes continues to be the backbone of the LATAM squad.

After KRÜ’s victory today, Hotspawn sat down with conir to talk about her experience across four years of GC, the strength of the team’s newest iteration, and her long-term goals as a veteran.

Hotspawn: Firstly, conir, congratulations on your win today.

My first question: since you’ve been to every single GCC, which one is your favorite so far and why?

Conir: For me, I would say that this is the best experience. Not only did I have the opportunity to come to Korea, but also to come with this team. I believe this team was really well built. It’s very solid. So for me, it helps a lot with my confidence.

Comparing to last year, we went through some roster changes with players getting in and out. But I would stress that having mmonch was one of the best decisions we could have made. She’s a great player and I really like the way she thinks, and all the decisions she makes in the end. She’s also full of aim. She was literally the player we needed to have such a solid composition this year, and she helps not only our play but our mental as well.

Hotspawn: Biazik is the IGL for your team.

Is there someone who acts as second IGL? How do the comms work?

Conir: I would say there’s no such thing as exactly a second IGL. We all try to take this role. If we went through that way, it would be too structural. Instead of a second IGL, it’s more about who is calling what is going on in the map. In my case, I step up a lot in that position as a caller, and that takes a lot of pressure off biazik’s shoulders. It allows us to perform from a more centered position.

Hotspawn: Talking about your game versus Team Liquid, it was a very rough loss.

What did you do to recover from it?

Conir: It was like a total change of mind that we had to go through. We understood we were more than capable based on everything we went through this year — everything we studied and evolved. But we couldn’t show much of our potential in that match, especially because it was our first situation game and we were nervous. So from there, we went with the mindset of always trying to improve.

For me especially, having games in a row helps us keep momentum and flow. I’m pretty sure we’re now in a much more comfortable situation to keep performing.

Hotspawn: Your next game is going to be against Nova, and it’s happening soon.

Do you think you’re ready? What are your expectations?

Conir: We got to know a bit more about Nova: their gameplay and everything. We had an opportunity to scrim them, so we saw how they play. We don’t plan to change our gameplay to adapt to them. We need to have a solid base, and that will be the secret for us to win. We have to focus on what we’re planning to do, our strategies, our game, instead of adapting to every movement or decision the opponent makes. Basically, we just have to focus on our game.

Hotspawn: Talking about LATAM as a region — how do you feel about the format with split regions, the LCQ, and the changes this year?

Conir: I don’t think the format changes much. We end up having the same league and the same amount of matches. But I strongly believe that to improve, we need more matches and more opportunities. Having a separate league and not many training opportunities makes improvement harder. If that changed, it would be a big improvement — not only in knowing where we can achieve but also in what kind of objectives we can have.

Going from a local championship to Americas and then to a world stage creates more willpower. Our objective becomes to go global.

Hotspawn: The new patch dropped right before GCC started.

What do you think about the patch, and  Veto?

Conir: For me personally it was pretty hard. There were changes that moved everything and we had to adjust many parts. It was pretty hard to adapt because everything happened within less than a month. We’re still checking what the meta is.

About Veto, I feel there’s a lot of potential. We saw Liquid playing very well with it, and other teams too. It’s part of the journey: part of new VALORANT. It brings more opportunities to explore. At first I didn’t like it much, but I’m starting to like what we’re going through.

Hotspawn: On your way to Champions, who do you think is your biggest opponent?

Conir: For me, I think Liquid will always be our rival. But regarding strength, our biggest rivalry would be with MIBR now.

Hotspawn: Today dods had an absolutely insane performance on Pearl, with a KD of 14–3 in the first half.

What were you all saying during that game?

Conir: We had a lot of energy. We understand that to perform our best, it’s when we’re happiest in the game. Dods bought a necklace with a knife today and that helped a lot, not only with confidence but with energy. She kept saying, ‘Look, I’m playing with this necklace and I’m having this opportunity. I’m performing very well.’ And that made everybody very happy.

Hotspawn: Final question: you’ve been playing a long time and you’re one of the veterans of GCC.

What is your ultimate goal as a player?

Conir: My final goal is Challengers. That has always been my goal. I tried and showed I was capable of playing at that level back in 2021 when we won. And I’m still sure I’m capable. I know I’m going to be there within the Challengers competition level.