Andreas "bds" Thorstensson is one of the Managing Directors at SK Gaming. He built the team's website and was one of the architects of the unsurpassed SK Sweden Counter-Strike team of 2003.

In this interview, bds talks about the reasons behind the success of Emil "HeatoN" Christensen's generation, building a successful CS squad, the current lineup of SK Gaming, World of Warcraft as an esport and more...



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* Christine "SK.Potter" Chi (SK Ladies CS player)
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* Jonas "whimp" Svendsen (mTw.dk, CS player)
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* Nathan "Kintt" Quinn (Pandemic WoW player)
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* Paul Hossack (FIFA 09 PC producer)
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