Marcel ‘\u009chyped’\u009d K\u00c3\u00b6hn: <\/strong>We played Anubis on the first day against iNation and we learned a lot from it. We had an 11-4 lead, I believe, and they came back and it was like 16-12, 16-11. <\/p>\n So, we rewatched the demo and checked our mistakes, why they caught us off guard, and why they exit killed us often and we fixed that. It worked pretty well against 500, so it worked out.<\/p>\n BLIX: This is your first Major circuit and I believe your first LAN event with the main team. How has this whole experience been for you so far? Do you maybe feel a bit overwhelmed by everything or does the team help you to shake off the nerves?<\/strong><\/p>\n hyped: <\/strong>Yeah, it’\u0099s a crazy feeling. One year ago, I joined BIG Academy and now I’\u0099m here, so I’\u0099m pretty glad and super happy to be here, but of course, sometimes it’\u0099s a bit [too] much to learn. I have learned a lot and I am learning every day. I have learned new things and new stuff and things I never even had thought about since joining, so it’\u0099s crazy.<\/p>\n Sometimes I miss the easy shot here and there because I’\u0099m like ‘\u009cThis can happen, this can happen, blah, blah, blah’\u009d but overall I’\u0099m super happy. We’\u0099re playing well right now, we had rough months I would say but then we had a boot camp and we practiced so fucking hard for this. I think we deserve to be here, to be 2-1, and I hope we get the three!<\/p>\n BLIX: You mentioned BIG Academy. What do you feel are the main differences between your time in the Academy and the main team so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n hyped: <\/strong>I mean, of course, the players! It’\u0099s an honor to play with tabseN [Johannes ‘\u009ctabseN’\u009d Wodarz] and gob b [Fatih ‘\u009cgob b’\u009d Dayik], to hear them talk about CS, what they feel when they play CS. These are legends, not only in Germany but [in the] whole of Counter-Strike.<\/p>\n So, yeah, just a different feeling when you play with them than when you play with the Academy players. But of course, all of these Academy players are my friends, we’\u0099re really close still, it’\u0099s just those small [things], like little details. I think that’\u0099s the last 10% that makes a difference.<\/p>\n BLIX: So it wasn’\u0099t a hard transition for you, coming into the main team?<\/strong><\/p>\n hyped: <\/strong>Not like call-outs and nades, it was pretty easy because we have the same playbook in some way.<\/p>\n But yeah, of course, all the micros, decisions… like when I do something and tabseN says ‘\u009cNo don’\u0099t do this!’\u009d and then I’\u0099m like ‘\u009cOkay.’\u009d<\/p>\n BLIX: You and Karim ‘\u009cKrimbo’\u009d Moussa played with each other in BIG Academy for a little while. Do you feel like it was easier to come into the group thanks to knowing him beforehand?<\/strong><\/p>\n hyped: <\/strong>Yeah, I believe so. But of course, when we’\u0099re in a boot camp with the Academy guys we see tabseN, gob b, and all of the main team guys, so we see each other quite often. <\/p>\n Of course, it’\u0099s a different feeling when you have a good friend on the team already, so it’\u0099s easier to step into the team and have a good flow.<\/p>\n BLIX: The BIG lineup has been anything but stable in the past six months, with players getting sick and stand-ins here in there. Do you feel some pressure knowing that if things don’\u0099t go well something can happen again, or do you feel this can be the start of a stable lineup for BIG?<\/strong><\/p>\n hyped: <\/strong>I think it’\u0099s more on me than it is on BIG, the organization. If I play well then, of course, I’\u0099m going to stay. If I suck, they have to find a different player and replace me. <\/p>\n I think it’\u0099s not like being [under] pressure, it’\u0099s for myself or any player, you put pressure on yourself and that’\u0099s the main thing. I think if I play well, BIG will play well and everything will go to plan.<\/p>\n Credit: BLAST\/Michal Konkol<\/p>\n BLIX: BLAST Paris will be the last <\/strong>CS:GO<\/strong><\/a> Major. Do you have a little bit less pressure than the other guys, knowing it’\u0099s just the first one for you and you have many more to come? How’\u0099s the feeling in the team, the goals and objectives you guys have?<\/strong><\/p>\n hyped:<\/strong> I mean of course for me it’\u0099s kind of a big deal, because I also played CS for a long time, but for tabseN, I think he’\u0099s been playing since 2012, [so] from beta to CS:GO. For him, the game has a huge place in his heart, so it’\u0099s really important to him that we’\u0099re here, and of course, it’\u0099s the last CS:GO Major, so we’\u0099ll give it our all. <\/p>\n Everyone plays so fucking much right now, every team. But yeah, CS2 comes, and I believe times will be good as well.<\/p>\n BLIX: This is your first tier-one LAN event, so what kind of expectations have you set for yourself and the team from here on out?<\/strong><\/p>\n hyped:<\/strong> I think the most important thing every player has to do is do what the team needs to win. I think I am doing quite well at this right now, I struggled a bit on Anubis this time, but I’\u0099ll make sure to look into it with the team. <\/p>\n But yeah, it’\u0099s a great experience to be here, like the studio, the hotel, the practice rooms, it’\u0099s just cool! It’\u0099s sick to be here, and I just enjoy my time. The most important thing is to qualify, it doesn’t matter how, 3-2, 3-1, just to qualify!<\/p>\n BLIX: Valve released the CS2 beta recently. Have you been able to play it yet?<\/strong><\/p>\n hyped: <\/strong>Yeah, I had access actually and I only played one short matchmaking, is it called? But now my game crashes every day! When I start it my game crashes so I can’\u0099t play, but yeah it looked really good. <\/p>\n I think they have to fix the time when HE grenades go into the smoke, and make it bloom, I think it’\u0099s a bit too long but I’\u0099m sure they will figure it out. From graphics, Overpass looks insane, from the graphics side it’\u0099s got a really big upgrade.<\/p>\n BLIX: Do you think the transition into CS2 might be easier for you, being so new to the tier-one scene, compared to other players who have been in the top tier for longer?<\/strong><\/p>\n hyped:<\/strong> I think it doesn’t matter, because the game itself is still Counter-Strike, they didn’\u0099t change it a lot I think. Maybe slightly but in the end, it’\u0099s still Counter-Strike. I think all the top players who are good right now will stay good and it won’\u0099t change that much. <\/p>\n In a way when you have a guy like gob, he’\u0099s going full dark mode looking for smokes and new ways in CS2, so I think where teams grind a lot, do a lot on the server and test stuff out, they will have an edge over some teams.<\/p>\n BLIX: There will still be CS:GO<\/strong> tournaments, probably IEM Cologne on your home soil, while EPL will likely be on CS2. 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