14.08.2024
jL: “We rely on the team, not individuals”

NAVI player Justinas jL Lekavicius talked to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo as part of the media day at IEM Cologne 2024. The first map against SAW was not the best for the team.  It was very bad.  What was the problem? Maybe there was an underestimation of the opponent?  No, we never go into a […]

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14.08.2024
ropz about the comeback on the last map against Liquid: “It was important to win the pistol round. From then on, we just won round after round”

FaZe player Robin ropz Kool talked with Players reporter Sofia Pikhalo before the start of the IEM Cologne 2024 playoffs. How are you feeling today? You slept well?  No, actually, I haven't had much sleep. We finished quite late and our media day also started like 9am-ish, 10am-ish. So, not much sleep, so we're pretty […]

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22.07.2024
NAVI's CS2 roster has already earned more than $1 million in prize money in 2024

NAVI's victory at the Esports World Cup 2024 brought the team $400,000. The team has already earned $1,060,000 in prize money in 2024, ranking first among all clubs. Spirit is in second place with $830,000. MOUZ is third with $727,000. Top 5 CS2 teams by prize money earned (by the end of July 2024): programmers […]

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10.07.2024
Marix about the goals of playing for FAVBET Team: "I'd like to be the best version of myself everyday, and progress everyday"

Max Marix Kugener, stand-in of the FAVBET Team CS2 squad, gave a short interview to Players portal. We talked about his career, invitation to the team and goals for this bootcamp. You have Ukrainian roots. Tell us about your family and how long you have been living in Europe.  Hello! So, my parents met in […]

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16.06.2024
B1ad3: "We made mistakes, we had very bad control over the situation on the map"

NAVI head coach Andrii B1ad3 Horodenskyi talked with Players Editor-in-Chief Alex Kharchenko after losing the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024. I would like to ask about peaks. Why, for example, did you peak Dust 2? Five maps, it doesn't matter what to pick. Five maps, we can pick anything. We won Dust 2 twice, it's […]

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15.06.2024
XTQZZZ about Vitality mistakes: “I don’t think today it was possible to win”

Players Editor-In-Chief Alex Kharchenko talked to Vitality coach Remy XTQZZZ Quoniam after the defeat in the semifinals of the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024. You won the pick of the opponent while Spirit won your pick. What can you say about Anubis? What happened on the last map? I think it was not a good […]

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14.06.2024
mezii: “The first map was a bit slow to start, we were a bit sleepy, we weren't fully there”

Players Editor-In-Chief Alex Kharchenko talked with Vitality player William mezii Merriman at BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024. Let’s discuss the first map. You were winning 4-1 and then you lost 11 in a row. What happened? I think on the CT side we had a lot of chances to close it out. I think they […]

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04.06.2024
Hanka on the development of CS2 women’s scene: “I think ESL see potential in us and in this scene”

NAVI Javelins' Hanka Pudlis gave talked with Players Editor-In-Chief Alex Kharchenko at IEM Dallas 2024.. We discussed the team's performance at the ESL Impact League Season 5 Finals and the development of the CS2 women's scene.   Coming back to the last game against Fluxo Demons. What happened? They made a comeback from 9:1. What was […]

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03.06.2024
TaZ: “Stewie wasn't the first choice but he was destined to play with us”

Players Editor-In-Chief Alex Kharchenko talked to G2 coach Wiktor TaZ Wojtas after his team won IEM Dallas 2024.  First of all, congrats. The first question is about emotions.  Is there anything else left, taking into account the emotions in the arena? Anything left for you, for the team right now?   This arena, this crowd […]

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02.06.2024
rain: “I think the fire that normally is in FaZe's eyes when we play on the stage wasn't there versus G2”

Players Editor-In-Chief Alex Kharchenko talked with FaZe player Havard rain Nygaard at IEM Dallas 2024. Coming back to the game against G2, what went wrong and led to the defeat?  I think there are multiple reasons. Some of them are private, and some of them are more burnout-related, I feel like. I think the fire […]

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