Insights

Prasad “StrykerX” Paramajothi is the ex-captain of Singapore’s team TitaNS, arguably South East Asia’s most successful CS 1.6 team. We sat down with our long-time friend and discussed everything he’s been up to since ending his playing days, what it means to be a CS player today and his work with gaming company, ZOWIE.

After their second-place finish at the ZOWIE eXTREMESLAND Asia CS:GO Open – SEA Qualifiers, we sat down with BREN Esports player Deko “Papichulo” Evangelista and had a chat about his team’s performance, the state of CS:GO in the Philippines and what we can expect from them in the near future.

In the second edition of our new Insights section: ‘Behind The Scenes’, we take a look at the brains behind Indias leading CS:GO platform and the evolving landscape of Asian CS:GO through his eyes.

As the second team to qualify for the grand finals of the ZOWIE eXTREMESLAND Asia CS:GO Open 2019, BOOT has secured their fourth trip to Shangai for the annual event. We sat down with Leslie “Bobosaur” Soen and…

We sat down with players Jian-Thong “mojo” Tao and Simon “SimoN” Tsen Chee Long of Brunei’s GoodFellas Gaming. Losing out at the SEA qualifiers means they will not make it to Shanghai, but the experience they’ve gained here is just as valuable to them.

The Mongolian star player has been MIA for quite some time. New information on his return has surfaced, and we’re excited to see what happens.

We had a quick chat with Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand after his team qualified for the StarLadder CS:GO Major Berlin. BnTeT shared more insight into the choice of Freeman, his changing role on the team and hopes for the near future.

The newest import to Chinese CS:GO team, Big Time Regal Gaming (BTRG), Adrian “adrnkiNg” Setiawan becomes the third Indonesian player to play for a Chinese team after Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand and Kevin “xccurate” Susanto. Adrian chats to us about his new experience in BTRG and his opinion about the current state of CS:GO in Indonesia.

In the first edition of our new Insights section: ‘Behind The Scenes’, we have an exclusive interview with the principle of product development at ZOWIE, Xanver Tseng. Editor’s Note: We actually did an exclusive video interview with Xanver…

Singaporean player Abigail “Kohaibi” Kong gave us her input on the tournament so far, her lack of motivation to pursue professional CS and the challenges faced by females right now.