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HLTV.org sat down with SK Gaming Managing Director Andreas "bds" Thorstensson and discussed the Swedish team's current moment.
SK Gaming have been very disappointing of late, having failed to qualify for this year's World Cyber Games following a defeat to H2k-Gaming in the semi-finals. More recently, they failed to go beyond the semi-final stage at the IOL Final 4 after a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Begrip Gaming.
The Swedish team have been linked with roster changes, with Marcus "zet" Sundström strongly tipped to leave after missing his flight to Cologne, where he was due to play at the Global Challenge.
In this interview, Andreas "bds" Thorstensson shares his view on Sundström's situation, the likelihood of Abdisamad "SpawN" Mohamed returning to the team and also the possibility of SK raiding the former MYM team.
HLTV.org questioned Thorstensson about the fact SK have decided against tabling €20,000 for H2k pair Johan "face" Klasson and Frej "kHRYSTAL" Sjöström, but he declined to answer following the news on our website.
zet missed his flight and could not attend the Global Challenge in Cologne. Will SK take any disciplinary action against the player?
Yes, we will. It was an unacceptable behaviour. He let down his team mates, ESL, our sponsors and last but not least our fans.
As one of the owners of SK, how do you look at the fact that one of your professional players could not play a tournament for missing his flight?Pretty much summed up above. As a professional player you just don't do this.
SK's newest player, zneel, played well in his first event but he did not exactly shine at the IOL Finals. What is your view on zneel's contribution to SK so far?To be honest I am not that involved in terms of players when it comes to their skill and ability in a team anymore. I totally trust [manager] Anton and the team in making the best judgement here.
Regarding the controversial departure of Tentpole from SK, there were reports in rakaka saying he was released after protesting against the team's overdue wages. What can you say about that?I don't want to go in exact details since this is something between SK Gaming and Tentpole, but that is definitely not the reason.
With the former MYM team without a home, some say SK might consider picking up the Polish squad. Is parting company with the Swedish team something SK would ever consider?There is a lot of history behind the Counter-Strike team being Swedish. Do I see that changing in the future? It could happen. Will MYM be our new team? No.
And having two male Counter-Strike teams in the past, would SK consider such scenario again?No, we will not have two teams in the future. The main reason why we had that in the past was so we could participate in ESL Pro Series.
What do you think that SK Gaming's Swedish team are lacking right now?
I think we are behind other teams in terms of tactics and the ability to read opponents. Skill wise are definitely on top.Just right before the IOL Finals, allen told fragbite SK had been training with Snajdan. If so, why didn't you use him at the tournament?
The players have at numerous times been practicing with other players, it is quite common.
As you know, SpawN has signed an endorsement deal with ZOWIE Gear and has refused to rule out the possibility of a return to competitive play. Would SK ever contemplate bringing him back?
Abdi is awesome and I really hope that all his future endeavours work out for him. I do not see him in SK, and I am not sure if we will see him in a top team again.
Do you think that SK miss Tentpole?
Tentpole is and was a great guy. Of course he is missed, but we believe in our future team.
How big of a blow was it for SK, who placed second at WCG last year, to know they would miss out on this year's event?It was a major disappointment. Nothing more to say really.
Looking at GeT_RiGhT's impact on the new fnatic team, do you regret letting him go without really giving him a chance?Like I said earlier, my involvement isn't on that level anymore and I trust the decisions that were made back then. He really excelled during the first part of this year and I am happy for him.
What will be SK's line-up for Extreme Masters Chengdu?Time will tell...
if some at begrip would get picked i definitly believe that would be pita.
Post edited 2009-09-10 16:33:59
Especially as it serves as a contrast of what is now and maybe could have been in SK.
You are just a "victim" of your own impact, after leaving Sk, on teams like Giants and fnatic or even mixing with Lemondogs ;)
but anyways.. as you said once.. youre more welcome in fnatic that you would be on SK.
When you joined SK you weren't as good as now, and they let you go.
Now that you're the best (or at least one of the best) players of the year, they must be saying "We shoulda let him play with us"
IMHO... that was a good question :)
Post edited 2009-09-11 11:15:12
All the popularity he got from that video does not make him a great player you fools...........
and even now he's not playing that bad... thinking of his mixes with lemondogs ive seen... he's not that bad
imo he's better then anyone from sk right now
Post edited 2009-09-11 09:12:35
Some teams rely a lot on pure aim and pure skill. SK doesn't, which puts them in terrible situations where they throw a flash or a smoke or just try to follow tactic instead of shooting and getting a kill.
At least that's what I saw a couple of times. They all have great aim, they should rely on it more some times.
Nothing new and intresting in this interview ..??
Leave the temp which becomes a supe good team
Very good Lineup SK :)
and if they kick zneel already, then i wonder whats wrong with them, its not the players , its the whole "SK" aura, its infected with some kind of bad spirit or something..
I REALLY hope to god SK don't raid BEGRIP and
pull them apart. Would be so awful.
All Spawn lovers now wake up retards, its 2009 not 2005, spawn was just a sprayer and nothing else.
All the popularity he got from that video does not make him a great player you fools...........
have u not seen him play ?
u cannot be serious , if u was active back then, u will recognize his skill. just because its 2009 does not mean players from 2009 are better,.. imo players from 2003 to 2006 where the best time. offcourse you have some great talents nowadays too aswell...
but that doesnt matter, im just saying what i think will benefit SK.
ofcourse SpawN didn't join SK, he most likely didn't want to, time for him to do it his way I think ;) ^^ Very chilly and cold style.
Like I said earlier, my involvement isn't on that level anymore and I trust the decisions that were made back then. He really excelled during the first part of this year and I am happy for him."
I think this is to CS what the story of the guy not willing to sign The Beatles is to pop music.
but it's also quite understandable. GeT_RiGhT actually became really amazing between his time in SK and the moment he got his fnatic contract.
before that, you could just think he would become the new f0rest but you couldn't be sure... well, now we are and it can be summed up as SK's biggest mistake :l
ggbb.
The questions are good, but the answers are terrible. Basically it looks like you interviewed the wrong person.
Nice try though :b keep it up
