sjuush was satisfied with how NIP began their campaign, noting the team’s control across both maps.
I think we played good, in general. On Ancient we didn't win a single pistol round and they got seven rounds in total if I'm not mistaken, so I think we played really, really good. I think they only won one weapon round.”
Rasmus "sjuush" Beck
On Train, he said familiarity with
On CT side I felt we just got the control on them, we knew what they were doing because they had a lot of strats that we also have, that they stole from us (smiles), so some of the things we knew how they were playing.
Rasmus "sjuush" Beck
The victory was particularly important to rebuild confidence after a shaky run since IEM Cologne.
Yeah, definitely. We've been working hard to fix our T side for example, you can see it in the last results, it hasn't been the greatest. I think what we needed was that one win so we could get started.
Rasmus "sjuush" Beck
Asked about the dip in form after Cologne, sjuush said the team could not pinpoint a single problem, but adjustments are ongoing.
Honestly, it's hard to say because we watched every single map we lost and couldn't really pinpoint one specific thing, but we just tried to control what we can control, which is how we play on the server; what type of strats we have, how do we think in-game, and also getting
Rasmus "sjuush" Beck
He explained that the urgency of Major qualification might actually help NIP focus.
Honestly, I think it's good for us that we have a little more pressure. We kind of knew that we had a bunch of tournaments, maybe some smaller ones, but they could have secured us the Major, so we took it maybe too easy, in my opinion. Now, we know we have to perform, it can maybe help us.Rasmus "sjuush" Beck
Looking ahead, the rifler was clear about his ambitions for the tournament.
Honestly, I think we should win it. I don't think there's that many good teams. I mean obviously we haven't showed the best as well, but I think it's about time we showed [our best].”Rasmus "sjuush" Beck
