Counter-Strike: Xizt: "was hoping for a top3 placing [in Kiev]"

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By Duncan 'Thorin' Shields

Feb 2, 2011 15:09

fnatic's Xizt spoke to HLTV.org about winning the IEM V European Championship, which team are fnatic's rivals and the preparation fnatic will put in for the World Championships.

fnatic 's new star player, and IEM V European Champion,

Richard 'Xizt' Landström has been interviewed by HLTV.org.

Asked if he thought fnatic would win so early in his time:

"To be honest, no I didn´t think we would win it all, I was hoping for a top3 placing. It was pretty much up and down when we practiced, one day you could play good and the other day we would lose everything in big numbers. But practice differs so much and there´s a whole other gamestyle when you are on the big stage, you don´t do the same mistakes as you did on practice. After the first match vs Na´Vi in the groupstage I knew we could go all the way, we really needed a jump start like that to get going."

Whether SK Gaming, Na`Vi or Lions are fnatic's biggest rivals in his eyes:

"I think the match versus SK is gonna be really intense because of all the player trades etc. It´s gonna be really fun playing against them at CeBIT, so I have to go with SK on this one!"

On whether his parent's attitudes to CS have changed now he has begun earning a living from it:

"Yes, lately, I guess they approve of it and they like what I do, they are excited for me and they are getting more and more in to the scene to figure out what I am doing."

Xizt had gradually built his name as one of the best of the up and coming talents in Sweden from his time in Begrip/H2k/Lions through to his explosion at the IEM V European Championships in Kiev last month where he helped fnatic to the title with an MVP-caliber performance.

Source: HLTV.org