Here in Dubai for the ZOWIE eXTREMESLAND Middle-East Regional finals, we spoke with Turkish player from team Demise, Ahmet “paz” Karahoca. The former member of Space Soldiers spoke openly about the different level of play in Europe, their goals for Shanghai and their confidence coming into the finals.
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At the ZOWIE eXTREMESLAND 2019 – Middle East Regional Qualifier in Dubai, we sat down with members of the only invited team, NASR Esports. HavoK & breAker shared insights on the latest roster moves, what they’ve been up…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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Adrnk1ng – “Only Thailand seems to be developing in terms of the competitive scene”
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.
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GFi# – “If you tell people you’re a professional gamer but don’t act like one, then why would anyone respect you?”
We had a really insightful chat with Malaysian team captain, Ramona “GFi#” Azween, about her years of experience in CS, being a female esports athlete and what she thinks about the perception of esports being male-dominated. CSGO2ASIA: For our…
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We had a chat with Mongolian players Gandolgor “Jennyyy” Amar and Khasbaatar “Foxyyy” Yesungoo from XOP here at the ZOWIE DIVINA Women’s Asia CS:GO Championship. The ladies touched on the great opportunity, their experience in CS:GO and what they’ve enjoyed most so far.
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During IEM Sydney, we met with ViCi Gamings’ Wing Hei “Freeman” Cheung and had quick chat about his team, the state of CS:GO in Hong Kong and what’s next for the Hong Kong native.