Author: TheSwedishJoker

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We caught up with Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth after Astralis’ win over Team Spirit to talk about how Buzz is settling in with the team and how they’re dealing with pressure in 2023.Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX.GG: Congratulations on winning over Team Spirit, it looked like quite a hard series. How was it for you guys, and how were you able to close it out in the end?Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth: Well, I think the first map was rough. We got off to a bad start and if you don’t get rounds on the CT side of Mirage it’s not great. But…

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We caught up with tabseN, IGL for BIG, ahead of the EU RMR B’s Last Chance Qualifier for the BLAST Paris Major 2023. He spoke openly about the team’s synergy with their new players, plans for the future, and his thoughts on CS 2.Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX.GG: I’d like to start by talking about Marcel “hyped” Köhn, your new player. How do you feel he is adapting to his first Major circuit? What are the expectations you guys have for him here?Johannes “tabseN” Wodarz: I can only talk about myself but my expectations for him is basically that he…

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During the Europe RMR, we had the chance to talk to Ádám “torzsi” Torzsás of MOUZ about his experiences as a professional CS player, including his journey from the academy team to the main team, the challenges of being away from family while traveling, and the team’s recent results. He also shares his thoughts on the upcoming CS:GO Major in Paris, the recruitment process at MOUZ, and the highly anticipated release of CS2.Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX.GG: You did an amazing job at the last Major considering the little experience that your team had back then. Do you think that…

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During the Blast Premier Major EU RMR B, we sat down with Lotan “Spinx” Giladi to discuss his team’s performance in a tournament, their preparation for matches, his thoughts on CS2, and what it takes to build a full Israeli team. He also shares his views on the pressure of playing in an RMR tournament and the need for experience to build a successful team.Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX.GG: Congratulations on winning your 1-0 game! You’re now in the 2-0 pool, how does it feel?Lotan “Spinx” Giladi: It feels great to be 2-0, especially in this kind of tournament. It…

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At the BLAST Europe RMR, Martin “stavn” Lund sat down with us to discuss his team’s recent victory at a major tournament, the challenges of preparing for back-to-back matches, and his thoughts on the highly anticipated release of CS2. He also shares his insights on the pressures of competing in a major tournament and how his team plans to balance their time between CS:GO and CS2.Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX.GG: Congratulations on making it to 2-0. This game was a real nailbiter, can you talk me through it and why did it get so close?Martin “stavn” Lund: Yeah, to start…

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We caught up with Viktor “sdy” Orudzhev at the European RMR B for the BLAST Paris Major to talk about his time standing in with NAVI, joining Monte and more!Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX.GG: Congratulations on winning your first game! You guys are a new team and quite a young one as well, what were the expectations like going into this game?Viktor “sdy” Orudzhev: I can say that it was kind of mixed, but overall we believe in our game, our gameplan, game style, and how we play overall. The only problem that we have is a bit [with the]…

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We caught up with Tim “nawwk” Johansson at the BLAST Paris Major’s European RMR A to talk about their recent matches, his time in NIP, CS 2 and more.Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX.GG: Congratulations on making it to the 2-2 stage. From the outside, it seemed like a pretty convincing win from you guys. Can you talk me through the game?Tim “nawwk” Johansson: Yeah, we felt really good when we knew that our opponents would be Sprout. We played them online a few times and we almost always came out with a win. Yesterday we got that. We looked forward…

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The BLAST.tv Paris Major Europe RMR A was GamerLegion’s first offline event since the underdog squad qualified to the IEM Rio Major in November. As such, many did not know what to expect from Kamil “Siuhy” Szkaradek and co. this time around. Fortunately for the young squad, the GamerLegion managed to squeak by into the Paris Major with wins over OG, 1win, and Falcons. During this run, BLIX had a chance to sit down with siuhy to discuss changes within the team since the Rio Major, being a young IGL, and CS2, among other topics.Note this interview was recorded following…

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After struggling to find their footing at the start of 2023, fnatic surprised many by qualifying to the BLAST.tv Paris Major in a strong 3-0 fashion. Following this strong result for the storied organization, BLIX sat down with Dion “FASHR” Derksen to discuss fnatic’s qualifying match, FAHSR’s personal goals and the Benelux scene, among other topics.Note that this interview was conducted following fnatic’s victory over B8.fnatic and FASHR’s recent formHugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX: Congratulations on qualifying for the Major. How was the feeling throughout the game? You guys had a solid first map, then the second map was kind…

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We sat down with Kévin “misutaaa” Rabier, Team Falcons rifler, at the BLAST Paris Major 2023: European RMR A after their loss against NAVI to talk about what he learned during his time with Vitality, joining Team Falcons and more.Hugo “TheSwedishJoker” Nilsson Meier, BLIX.GG: Congratulations on the win! What are your feelings now after this game?Kévin “misutaaa” Rabier: Feeling great. Amazing because obviously, it’s a tough tournament. Everyone can win and everyone can lose. But yesterday we did well. It could have been worse, but it could have been better as well. But being 2-1 and the team that we…

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