Video: fRoD about the victory
By: Nix0n
Time: 2010-09-08 15:58

After the Grand Final at the MSI BEAT IT finals between Evil Geniuses and fnatic, we found time to sit down with Danny "fRoD" Montaner to talk about the victory over fnatic and the first big event win in a very long time.

The Americans defeated fnatic 2-1 to win the MSI BEAT IT finals, which according to Montaner came about as they adjusted and changed a lot in order to cope with the different plays fnatic went for. Montaner comments on a series of question about the victory in Beijing, but also the upcoming WCG qualifier, where they will be forced to use Travis "tuBBy" Bechtol instead of Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen.

Tune in and watch the 13:25 minutes interview by hitting play below.



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nice thanx Nixon
2010-09-08 15:59:03
13:25min in 1min :Oo
2010-09-08 16:00:31
Did he write he had seen it?
2010-09-08 16:26:19
Yeah why not ^^
2010-09-09 14:46:12
and who said that i saw the video XDD
i just said to nixon nice and i mean by
nice --> nice work so don't be a fool =(
2010-09-09 14:47:30
Great interview eg really deserved the victory and it was thrilling to watch them play in the final
2010-09-08 15:59:30
+1
2010-09-08 16:58:27
"great interview".. did you even saw the interview? if you did, you watched in 1 minute..

is that odd or im beeing retarded?
2010-09-08 19:59:24
Oh come on!!! Who cares if he whatched the interview or not...
2010-09-09 13:59:38
haha
2010-09-10 01:04:39
Great job HLTV is doing. Keep up the good work!
2010-09-08 15:59:57
n1
2010-09-08 16:00:05
thank you
2010-09-08 16:00:13
by: froa
#9
how do you watch the whole interview in 2 minuts.. tell me the secret pls.. morons!

Post edited 2010-09-08 16:03:18
2010-09-08 16:03:00
by: Schypher - HLTV.org
#12
If they tell you Chuck Norris will stalk you because you know the secret.
2010-09-08 16:06:46
Maybe the video is uploaded on youtube like 10 minutes before Nix0n (in this case) writed news here on site ? :)

Post edited 2010-09-08 17:46:23
2010-09-08 17:46:00
by: froa
#86
i think he sad one time that they keep videos private until it's released on hltv.org
2010-09-08 19:11:55
n1
2010-09-08 16:05:17
not working for me :(
2010-09-08 16:05:54
+1 =/
2010-09-08 16:08:28
by: Nix0n - HLTV.org
#20
Still not?
2010-09-08 16:15:19
allgood now thanks :) just take forever to load
2010-09-08 16:46:34
stops at 4:49 for some reason :( ?
2010-09-08 18:18:33
by: Nix0n - HLTV.org
#88
Works fine here, tried on two PC's.
2010-09-08 19:14:55
thanks nix0n been waiting for this!!
2010-09-08 22:49:48
try to download it with IDM ^^
2010-09-09 14:49:14
afro frod - afrod =D
2010-09-08 16:08:12
fRoD[A]fro
2010-09-08 16:35:55
...
nice..
2010-09-08 16:08:40
stuck at 0:29 :(
2010-09-08 16:09:56
AfRodMAN
2010-09-08 16:10:38
lol
2010-09-18 17:38:06
fRoD been my favourite play since 2004 :) good to see him back on top!
2010-09-08 16:13:20
ye rite..... BRYDDE- fnatic.MSi Fan Club

he does good one tournament and suddenly he is your favourite player since 2004 ^^

my guess would be if your a fan of fnatic your favourite would be a player from that team.
2010-09-08 16:33:09
no I played cs because of team complexity.. i watched all there games back in the day and have follow fRoD and storm ever since.. I would be EG fanclub.. but I can't be bothered making 1 and fnatic been my 2nd best team I just joined there bandwagon:) So yes Since coL coming trumps at cpl2004 I have followed them to this day! here just for evidence before final match :)

http://www.hltv.org/match/1522920-fnatic-evil-geniuses-msi-beat-it-2010#r1086173

BRYDDE - fnatic.MSi Fan Clu..#226
GO EG GO EG GO EG

sorry fnatic but fRoD Storm fan since 2004!!

COME ON EVIL GENIUSES THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE!


EG FAAAAAAN =D

Post edited 2010-09-08 16:52:41
2010-09-08 16:48:50
and now you've left the fnatic.msi fanclub

rofl :P you sure are one fake biatch :D
2010-09-08 18:24:31
shh kid..
2010-09-08 20:02:08
it's just funny that's all. How a person can swing from one thing to another just like that in 1 second. :) peace !

Post edited 2010-09-08 21:04:50
2010-09-08 21:04:22
swing like what.. i said i would be in EG fanclub if it was already made.. then someone made it.. so i joined:) everything that has happened is legit and ive been right the whole way.. you are just to simple minded to see it!
2010-09-09 17:18:33
Why is that?
The team is one thing, the single player is another. Say i like zonic, but i've never been a NoA\mTw fan.
And fRoD's been good throughout his entire career, not just this one tournament.
2010-09-08 17:28:11
fact is he has been worse @ 1.6 since he started playing source. like every other pro that has changed from 1.6 to source and then back again to 1.6

but maybe he is back now i dunno.

but the way he was before source was just insane.
2010-09-08 18:27:39
He's not worse, he's just not that dominant compared to the other players as he once was. But it's not something that only happened to him or people who played source.
2010-09-08 18:32:46
ain't that being worse then ? :P

he is not on the same form as back then = he is worse than he used to be
2010-09-08 18:34:33
he has had possitive stats at every tournament he has played in retard.. just because the team hasn't been winning it doesn't mean fRoD hasn't been dominant.. just stfu you probably haven't even watched him play once in the past EVER.. new kids on the block know nothing!
2010-09-08 20:03:26
im not new tard.

iv'e been in the scene forever. fRoD hasn't been as amazing as he used to be and everyone knows that.
2010-09-08 21:06:41
No, it's not. Skill difference gets evened out, that's a natural process.
Otherwise you might as well just say that all the old players got worse. And even if that's being your point of view, it is still not correct to say that he only had "one good tournament".
2010-09-08 20:18:02
Everyone knows that the proplayers who have played source (fRoD, method, zet etc etc) has turned out to be worse @ cs1.6 after their sourcecareer than what they were before they touched source.

And the proplayers who never played source and stayed at 1.6 never had such decrease in skill.

maybe fRoD and storm are back again but they sure have suffered from the sourcedecease for a long time.
2010-09-08 21:10:56
yes because beating Na`Vi 16-1 was a fluke!
2010-09-08 21:23:57
on one map yes. de_tuscan

wich also Lions beat EG 16-8 on.
2010-09-08 21:38:58
if we would compare what source did to frod and zet i´d say it´s going pretty well for frod.

Post edited 2010-09-08 21:10:36
2010-09-08 21:10:13
Nice interview! I still think EG will be easy to other teams in WCG, because Lurppis will not play.
2010-09-08 16:16:03
l0l fRoD :D
2010-09-08 16:17:30
Too much background noises imo, but good interview
2010-09-08 16:24:19
nice interview and congrats to EG !
2010-09-08 16:24:41
frod know's how to speak and all about this game :D GL with tubby @ wcg
2010-09-08 16:29:37
FALEN > FROD.

2010-09-08 16:30:24
LOLJOKELOL!
2010-09-08 16:43:46
Me > you
2010-09-08 16:57:43
no.
2010-09-08 18:47:30
LOL..

you > all
fallen > all

now go away kid..
2010-09-08 18:55:47
frod is a legend...
2010-09-08 19:07:18
by: ckN
#144
i'm a legend, too
2010-09-10 18:05:01
in u city ? lol
2010-09-10 21:28:02
by: fash
#32
great iview , great quality :>
2010-09-08 16:37:20
Nix, will u pls also upload hltv.org video to other websites? youtube banned in China!
2010-09-08 16:42:34
by: Nix0n - HLTV.org
#37
Thats more work for us, its easy to work around the block of youtube in China though, I did that while being in Beijing.
2010-09-08 16:47:13
nice iview. canon 7D?
2010-09-08 17:11:25
by: Nix0n - HLTV.org
#59
Yes, we've had it since March this year.
2010-09-08 18:20:34
your Christmas gift?
2010-09-08 18:35:23
by: Nix0n - HLTV.org
#83
We celebrate Christmas in December, so I wouldn't say so, more like a nifty upgrade from what we had before.
2010-09-08 19:06:58
with kit lens?
2010-09-08 18:40:58
by: Nix0n - HLTV.org
#80
Depends actually. Some times I'm borrowing a f/2.8 otherwise its a f/4-5.6.
2010-09-08 19:05:45
thx bro;)
2010-09-08 19:36:28
Are you guys planning on buying a microphone too? I heard alot of background noises that could've been cut out. Overall nice interview.

Post edited 2010-09-09 13:35:50
2010-09-09 13:35:29
by: Nix0n - HLTV.org
#130
We do have a mic, which is directional, just live with it :)
2010-09-09 16:21:45
their videos are hosted on youtube, you can right click and watch there, or find hltv.org on youtube
2010-09-08 17:02:23
i guess you can use kroxy.net
2010-09-08 17:30:11
what i always asked myself is ...do u get weed in china?
2010-09-09 14:19:56
really nice resolution .. even on 360p , nice camera , nice i-view .. finally frod didnt sound cocky :D
2010-09-08 16:45:35
+1 to that, he's usually so arrogant
2010-09-08 23:25:50
WOW! nices english!
2010-09-08 17:16:17
great interview watched it all :)
2010-09-08 17:19:10
frod pov vs fnatic anyone ?
2010-09-08 17:35:08
by: Nix0n - HLTV.org
#89
Tried to get them, but the tournament PC's were packed down so fast I had no chance to. I do however have some n0thing POV's that I will add later tonight.
2010-09-08 19:15:47
Ok.
2010-09-08 22:47:30
great player,nr1
2010-09-08 17:45:59
Good interview
2010-09-08 17:46:36
BEST AWPER IN THE WORLD

KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING BREH!!!!!!
2010-09-08 17:53:51
sry but some of his answers are sketchy at best,for instance about fnatic hitting their shots,but i guess its his personality that makes him that good of a player :D
2010-09-08 17:55:04
Yanling beer? Seems EG had a great blast in Beijing after their victory.
2010-09-08 17:56:37
Nice Interview frod.
2010-09-08 17:56:43
nice t-shirt
2010-09-08 18:06:25
This guy cant be to popular in the cs-scene as he talks... but what do i know =)
2010-09-08 18:09:24
McDonalds frod
2010-09-08 18:25:56
He really repeats himself alot. Maybe thats why the interview is so long. Anyway, the first time he said stuff, it was wonderful.
2010-09-08 18:28:10
Yeah people tend to blabber when they don't have anything else creative to say. Usually meaning they bump into other words in the same time.
2010-09-08 18:52:09
cool interview.

sounds like the situation with tubby and tommy is a bit of an annoyance...
2010-09-08 18:40:29
well I guess even EG had to have their tournament :) I bet they'll crash out of the next one very fast
2010-09-08 18:52:13
by: r4zz
#77
bo goss
2010-09-08 19:01:05
you deserve...
2010-09-08 19:05:12
Gratz. Very good interview.

Post edited 2010-09-08 19:06:35
2010-09-08 19:06:23
Still can't believe they pulled out the win, I'm still grinning. Good work EG!
2010-09-08 19:10:27
WCG quali will be hit or miss with tuBBy now that loaded and winout have 2x better lineups in recent weeks
2010-09-08 19:12:50
frod has always been such a good guy to interview because he gives elaborated answers etc.
2010-09-08 19:44:35
+1
2010-09-09 20:33:06
i like that he thanks HLTV for the coverage:]
2010-09-08 19:54:58
fr0d played amazingly awp in the grand final :)

congra !
2010-09-08 21:46:10
I'm very impressed with lurppis who moved to the states to join them as their ingame leader. EG has never been better than right now.
2010-09-08 22:06:14
And I think frod is top3 of all time. Very nice interview thank you.
2010-09-08 22:10:53
Dude needs to start eating right and exercising. Looks nasty.
2010-09-08 22:34:59
mcdonals all the way :)
2010-09-09 08:05:46
frod played very impressive
2010-09-09 00:01:31
by: GoMeZ - HLTV.org
#117
nice one monty, mine next :(
2010-09-09 05:15:25
makarevich!!
2010-09-09 18:20:37
I would like to cut his hair -.-'
2010-09-10 06:00:49
what camera was used for this?
2010-09-10 16:34:35
i think they used a digital...
2010-09-10 18:15:00
OH.. Really?!?! >:o:o;O;o)
2010-09-11 07:09:39
frod's hair lol
2010-09-11 07:34:55

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