Author: TheSwedishJoker

Following Monte’s game against FORZE to qualify for their first Major, BLIX sat down with the team’s IGL, Volodymyr “Woro2k” Veletniuk, to discuss his feelings on qualification, the experienced staff Monte have built up around them and the team’s plans ahead of the Major, among other topics.Qualifying to the MajorHugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX: Congratulations on qualifying for the BLAST Paris Major. This game against FORZE looked a bit one-sided, it was a pretty convincing win, so how was the game from your point of view?Volodymyr “Woro2k” Veletniuk: This game was easy for us, we knew before [that] we should…

Following Vitality’s win over G2 at the BLAST.tv Paris Major RMR, BLIX sat down with Vitality and Astralis legend Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen to discuss being an esports professional after having a child, how it feels to be the only player to qualify to every Major and his feelings about CS2.Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX: So, you’ve recently become a father. How has life changed for you as a CS:GO player? Have the routines changed now that you have a kid?Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen: Not that much, not in terms of the team. The only thing that changed is I get up…

Following FaZe’s qualification for the BLAST.tv Paris Major through the last chance qualifier, BLIX sat down with FaZe rifler Robin “ropz” Kool to discuss the team’s win over Cloud9, the team’s packed schedule with IEM Rio taking place right after the RMR and the Intel Grand Slam, among other topics.Note that the following was recorded before IEM Rio 2023.Qualifying for the MajorHugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX: Congratulations on qualifying for the Paris Major. On the first map, Mirage, you were down 13-4 and you came back to win 19-15 in overtime. What do you think most helped you guys able…

Following Vitality’s qualification for the BLAST.tv Paris Major, BLIX’s Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier sat down with Vitality’s star Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut to discuss the team’s route to qualification, playing with JACKZ in ESL Pro League, and the team’s expectations for the upcoming Major on home soil, among other topics.Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX.GG: Congratulations on qualifying for the Paris Major. I wanted to start by going over your surprising loss against 9INE. What do you think went wrong in that game?Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut: I guess 9INE actually played really well, and I think most likely they wanted it more than…

We caught up with Marcel “hyped” Köhn during BIG’s run in the EU RMR B for a chance at qualifying in the BLAST Paris Major. Although they had some shaky series throughout the event, hyped was in high spirits. He talked about his transition to the main team, playing his first LAN event and more.Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX.GG: Congratulations on making it to the 2-1 pool. This game was pretty close in the beginning, but you came back and closed it out. Can you just talk me through the game and what allowed you to make this comeback work?Marcel…

At the BLAST Europe RMR, we had the chance to talk to Jakub “kuben” Gurczynski, the head coach of Apeks, about his journey from coaching Virtus.pro to qualifying for the Major with Apeks. He also discusses his time with MAD Lions, his thoughts on the Polish CS:GO scene and his views on the upcoming transition to CS2.Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX.GG: Apeks has just qualified for the Major. What’s going through your mind right now?Jakub “kuben” Gurczysnki: First of all, I would like to say that I have proven through my team and my organization that short-term results and performance…

Following NIP’s qualification to the BLAST.tv Paris Major, BLIX sat down with their youngest member, Daniil “headtr1ck” Valitov to discuss the achievement, headtr1ck’s progression as a player and Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke’s addition to the team, among other topics. Qualifying to the Paris MajorHugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX.GG: Congratulations on finally making it to the Paris Major. Your event started out in a rough way, but you’ve finally reached your first Major. You started from the bottom and now you’re at the top, how has this whole process been for you?Daniil “headtr1ck” Valitov: I mean, big credit to our team because…

At the BLAST Paris Major EU RMR A, we had the chance to talk to Abdul “degster” Gasanov about a variety of topics related to his team’s performance, goals, and future plans. Additionally, he shared his thoughts on the newly released CS2 game and the changes it brings to the CS:GO community.This interview was taken when OG was down 0-2. Since then, degster and OG turned it around and ended up qualifying for the upcoming major.Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX: The last time I talked to you was at BLAST Premier Spring Groups, this time you’re here without Nemanja “nexa”…

We recently sat down with Nikolaj “niko” Kristensen, the in-game leader of OG Esports, to discuss his team’s recent performance and his experience standing in for the team. He also discusses his plans for the future and his hopes of playing in front of a home crowd at the CS2 Major in Copenhagen.Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX.GG: Congratulations on winning your game against 1WIN and making it to the 2-2 pool. On the second map, Overpass, you looked pretty convincing at the beginning, and then they came back. What was this game like for you?Nikolaj “niko” Kristensen: I think it…

We caught up with Casper “cadiaN” Møller, Heroic’s IGL, about their victory in the EU RMR B, and qualifying with Legend Status to the BLAST Paris Major 2023.Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX.GG: Through to the Major once again with a 3-0 record, but both maps were really close. Did you expect Monte to come out swinging as hard as they did on Mirage? What was the game plan like going into this match?Casper “cadiaN” Møller: I think we were just looking at some of their tendencies, how they like to use middle and how they like to use the sites…