Joojina’s Positive Outlook for the VCT Game Changers Grand Final: Clutching and Confidence

Team Liquid Brazil has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take home the VCT Game Changers Championship trophy on home soil tonight. They’re up against the dominating Shopify Rebellion squad with the odds stacked against them, but they do have the electrifying support of the home crowd.

Our very own Lucas Bauth spoke with Letícia “Joojina” Paiva ahead of the match and got her to share her thoughts before the Grand Finale.

Credit: X | Liquid joojina

Lucas: This is your first experience in an international championship, even though it is here in Brazil. And even so, you achieved very good results, as we saw on this incredible journey.

How do you feel, going into your first international final?

Joojina: I feel really good. I think we are just reaping the fruits of the work we have done throughout this year. We worked very hard to get here. I think we learned a lot here in Brazil. Even though it was my first Championship, we played against very strong teams here in our country.

“I feel that Brazil helped us prepare to be here.”

Lucas: During the broadcast, we always see you smiling and showing an absurd calm. This happens beyond the rounds you win. Even in defeat, you are smiling and being a very centered person.

How does your profile help the team, both on a daily basis and in matches, like today?

Joojina: I really am a very smiley person. I am a very happy person, grateful for everything. So, I feel like I bring this lightness to the team. So much so that, when we lost to G2 at the beginning of the championship, the girls commented that I wasn’t smiling, I wasn’t happy, I wasn’t being myself. And that was important, because I could feel that something was wrong. When I’m calm and relaxed, I can pull my team together, bringing a lightness to the game. Because of that, I feel like it makes our game 100% more comfortable.

Credit: X | @joojinavlr

Lucas: Shopify Rebellion are a pretty strong team. The girls have a lot of experience and can surprise us. However, we have the fans by our side, who are always 100% frantic and you are the queen of clutches.

How do you feel in these moments, when it’s a disadvantage and the fans are fervent?

Joojina: I don’t think the noise from the crowd influences our game. When I’m in a clutch situation, I focus completely on that and close myself off. I have an absurd focus, so much so that I end up not even listening to the crowd. It’s as if everything around me disappeared and all that mattered was me and my game. However…

“The best part is when I manage to win these rounds and I can hear the crowd screaming because of me.

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