21.06.2025
B1ad3 on the team's performance this season: "It's a disappointment, 100%. We will think about what to do next season"

NAVI head coach, Andrii B1ad3 Horodenskyi, gave an interview to Players special correspondent Alex Kharchenko after the loss to Vitality in the quarterfinals of the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 in CS2. I watched the pauses, you were not very happy with the first map, most likely with the tactics, and maybe clutches, the reactions of […]

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21.06.2025
ELiGE on the game with s1mple: “I think it's very easy for me when AWPer telling me everything that they want to do, and I can just play off of that.”

Jonathan ELiGE Jablonowski gave an interview to Players special correspondent Alex Kharchenko after the loss to The MongolZ in the quarterfinals of the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 in CS2. So it was quite a tight game, two games, two maps. What are the main reasons? Was it stress, pressure from the audience, lack of clutches? […]

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20.06.2025
Dennis sycrone Nielsen: «Once we got to a clutch situation, we were hectic and we were making individual mistakes because of the stress»

MOUZ head coach Dennis sycrone Nielsen gave an interview to Players special correspondent Oleksiy Kharchenko after the victory over spirit in the quarterfinals of the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025. You started the tournament with two losses. Now you are in the semi-finals. What are your feelings and were you hoping, expecting for the result to […]

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17.06.2025
Denys Davydov: «Esports opens paths, and we must help make it happen»

On July 9, the European Esports Federation will elect a new president. Among the front-runners is Denys Davydov, founder of the Ukrainian esports organization Boars Gaming and head of the Esports Commission of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. In a conversation with Players, he shares his vision for the development of European esports, the […]

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10.04.2025
Interview with White-Ra on War in Ukraine, Volunteering, and Working at Twitch (Part 2)

Ukrainian StarCraft legend Oleksii White-Ra Krupnyk gave an extensive interview to the Players portal. In the second part of the interview, we talked about how Oleksii joined Twitch and what he did there, as well as discussing the war in Ukraine and his volunteer activities. How did you get into Twitch, and what did you […]

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03.04.2025
Interview with White-Ra on the Origins of Esports and the Beginning of a Professional Career in StarCraft (Part 1)

The Ukrainian StarCraft legend Oleksii White-Ra Krupnyk gave an extensive interview to the Players portal. In the first part of the conversation, we discussed his passion for StarCraft, the birth of esports, and his journey on the professional scene. How did your journey as a pro StarCraft player begin, and what made you believe in […]

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10.02.2025
ropz: «We won today, so I'm happy they got this result»

Team Vitality player Robin ropz Kool gave an interview to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo after winning IEM Katowice 2025. Congratulations with your win. It's your second win here and how do you feel about it?  I feel great, I'm speechless. This is something everyone wanted on the team and I'm really happy that we can […]

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06.02.2025
jottAAA: «From my side, even if we lose, I learn a lot of things»

Eternal Fire player Samet jottAAA Köklü gave an interview to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo during media day ahead of the IEM Katowice 2025 playoffs in CS2. Hello and congratulations with your first presence at Katowice. I hope you enjoyed.  Thank you. You enjoyed Katowice as a city. You have a chance to try something new? […]

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05.02.2025
apEX about the semifinals of IEM Katowice 2025: «So, whoever we face, it's going to be a tough match»

Team Vitality captain Dan apEX Madesclaire gave an interview to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo during media day ahead of the IEM Katowice 2025 playoffs in CS2. So, I would start with congratulations, because it's a further than you go in Katowice before, previously you were out earlier, and nowadays you are in play-off. I did […]

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05.02.2025
b1t: «If you win MVP but lose the tournament, who cares? No one will remember you as the champion»

NAVI player Valerii b1t Vakhovskyi gave an interview to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo during media day ahead of the IEM Katowice 2025 playoffs in CS2. First of all, congratulations on making it further and starting from the semifinals. Overall, you're having a strong start to the year. Is this because you had some rest and […]

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