VCT Pacific aspect Paper Rex booked their spot within the Masters Madrid bracket stage with an exhilarating 2-1 win over EMEA’s Karmine Corp. The staff haven’t been their finest up to now this season and appeared prone to exit the competitors as KC had then on the ropes through the sequence. Nonetheless, an extra time win in sport three noticed PRX cling on and knock out the European hopefuls.
After the win, we spoke to their in-game chief Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto.
Lee Jones (Esports.web): Your staff began map 1 strongly, however throughout the remainder of the sequence, it felt like KC had all of the momentum.
How had been you capable of flip it round?
f0rsakeN: I’d say it’s all about mentality. As a result of on the third map, I really feel like, regardless that our rating was removed from KC, we simply nonetheless believed in one another, you already know? And it doesn’t matter what the rating was, we simply performed our video games as normal, introduced the completely happy vibes, completely happy temper, so we might win the video games.
Lee Jones: That units up a rematch with Gen.G then…
Are you hopeful of a greater end result after the loss within the VCT Pacific Kick-OFF Remaining?
f0rsakeN: Nicely, hopefully, yeah. I don’t anticipate something, however hopefully, this time we will win in opposition to Gen.G to take our revenge. We are going to strive our greatest.
Lee Jones:Earlier than the match, you stated Paper Rex had been taking part in at a six or seven out of ten.
The place do you suppose you’re at now?
Truly, it was 6 out of 10, however then each time we performed a match, we gained, and I believe we hold bettering, I might say. So possibly now I’ll say 8 out of 10.
What do it’s worthwhile to do to succeed in ten?
f0rsakeN: Possibly among the maps, as a result of now we have now a shaky map pool. Like 50-50. However I believe we have now three break days so hopefully we will get every thing performed, each comp performed, and we will hopefully make new methods to arrange in opposition to Gen.G and hopefully we win.
Lee Jones: There was fairly a little bit of controversy over the trash speaking in your sequence with Staff Heretics, some discovering it unsporting whereas others loved the additional spice it added to the sequence.
What do you make of that debate?
For my part, I believe it’s a part of entertaining. I actually wish to trash speak the opponent. To be sincere, I simply do that [*lifts hand*] to the opponent and arise, you already know, and it was actually cool, I believe. And for me, I believe it doesn’t matter if the opponent trash talks or no matter, as a result of that is competitors, proper?
Do you are feeling that you simply profit from taking part in in that setting then?
f0rsakeN: Everyone seems to be completely different, proper? For me, in my staff, personally, I’m the man who will attempt to speak for the staff, you already know. As a result of each time I speak, it will possibly construct my confidence. And particularly in the event that they began first, I’ll trash speak much more.
Lee Jones: You’re famed in your flexing potential and your agent pool provides PRX a novel edge.
How have you ever managed to make that work so effectively?
I used to be taking part in Duelist, and the second ‘one thing’ joined our staff every thing simply modified and I made a decision to strive flex. I performed this sport for therefore lengthy and I attempted each agent, and the best way I attempted the agent — I believe it’s very straightforward. I can play each agent so simply as a result of I believe I’m artistic. Possibly that’s the important thing issue meaning I can change into extra versatile.
Do you suppose extra gamers will go the flex route then as the sport will get older, provided that they’ll ultimately have loads of time to correctly study all brokers?
For positive. For my part, when you’ve got one staff that performs 5 versatile roles, I believe that staff is gonna be insane.
By some means I believe if everybody can do all flex, like how I did — simply attempt to play extra brokers, change into extra artistic — after which I believe you’ll be able to change into even stronger.
Is that one thing we’ll see from Paper Rex ultimately?
Possibly. Possibly they may sustain with me. They’ll play possibly Yoru, people who smoke, or no matter.
How have you ever discovered Madrid? Have you ever had a lot of an opportunity to discover?
Nicely, we solely went one time to the Plaza Mayor. Then we similar to, noticed the statue there, took an image, after which ate some meals collectively. We ate steak close to the Plaza and it was very nice.
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