"myMYM: Attending DreamHack without Fear or Merlini is arguably a big setback for you. Are your expectations with PlaymatE in the team different than if any of your American players would have participated?

Maelk: It is very unfortunate that Fear was unable to come, but we found a substitute for him as fast as we could. Naturally the level of the team isn't the same as it would have been with either of our Americans given both the experience, synergy and chemistry of our team.

myMYM: What does PlaymatE bring to the table, and will you be able to utilize it at DreamHack, given the limited practice time you have had with him?

Maelk: PlaymatE fills in the gap of roles that Fear left and it's his nature to play the same kind of style and heroes and Fear does, so in that sense it was the most reasonable stand-in we could hope for. In terms of practice, it was very last minute, but we have been trying to make the best of it and I'm confident we can still trap the mice and dispose the Swedes."