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Fifflaren: "Probably No.1 in Europe"
By: MIRAA
Time: 2012-09-23 17:22
Event: DreamHack Valencia 2012
Game: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
We sat down with Ninjas in Pyjamas captain Robin "Fifflaren" Johansson following his team's victory at DreamHack Valencia and quizzed the former CS:Source player on the tournament.
The Swedish team, who consist of three former 1.6 players and two ex-CS:S men, proved that they a force to be reckoned with by defeating VeryGames 2-0 in the final to win their first international event in CS:GO and keep their unbeaten run.
In this interview, Johansson talks about the feeling to beat a team who were at the top in the CS:Source scene for so long, Nathan "NBK" Schmitt's comments about the advantage of having several players who can master the AWP on the team and also what this victory represents to his side.
Your team won the final two maps to nil. Did you expect a more difficult game? Were you happy with your team’s performance?
We are happy with our performance, I think VeryGames actually played really well, I think we pretty much got what we expected, they played like we thought they would. It was a tough game for us and just ended up winning in the end.
How does it feel to beat a team that has been playing together for four years?
It feels good in a way, but then again we have to keep in mind that this is a new game, even though it is run on the CS:Source engine. You have to remember that everything about the game has changed. It feels good to beat a team that has been playing together for four years, but they have only just switched to CS:GO, just like us, so we are on the same field.
NBK said yesterday that having four snipers on the team could be a big advantage on some maps. What do you think about it, considering you are pretty much the only one using the AWP on your team?
I think that on maps like de_train, for example, it is beneficial, because they can use two AWPs, which they did, and I think it worked really well for them in some cases. But as of right now, the AWP is not used that much, I barely play with it, as well. On some maps it might be good, but I think the game is at a stage in which you do not really need a lot of AWPs, maybe because of the way the flashes and the smokes are built and basically the way the game has been built.
Do you see yourselves as the number one team in the world right now?
I think we are probably the number one team in Europe right now. We haven’t played against the Americans, but I cannot wait to meet them at the ESWC.
NiP are best, it was expected 1st place
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2012-09-23 17:23:15
<NiP> always and f0rever da allmighty GODz of CS.
2012-09-23 20:56:36
let the real teams switch to CS:GO (and it's sad that will happen) before talking big, winning 2 loltournies.
2012-09-24 14:00:17
what are you talking about lol
NiP are the best right now, what I said currently
who cares what will happen?
NiP are the best right now, what I said currently
who cares what will happen?
2012-09-24 15:09:34
gret performance by him, and n.i.p in overall, did not expect them to beat vg.
2012-09-23 17:23:36
Number 1 in Europe easily.
2012-09-23 17:25:28
number 1 in europe after a small tourney with almost no top teams attending.. i lol'd.
number 1 my ass
number 1 my ass
2012-09-23 17:45:00
what top teams are there in cs:go other than verygames and nip? other source teams? that got stomped for years by VG?
2012-09-23 18:06:00
mTw, WinFakt and maybe even Millenium, Alternate, 4Kings, Prospects, Team X and CARAMBA.
+ there are a lot of other teams.
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+ there are a lot of other teams.
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2012-09-23 18:16:44
Do not forget IYH :)
2012-09-23 18:28:15
Yeah :) +1
2012-09-23 18:30:21
oh and ROCCAT :)
2012-09-23 19:00:27
Someone didn't watch the last major CS:S LAN. In Copenhagen Games 2012 they didn't exactly stomp!
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2012-09-23 19:03:05
+1 ! agreeeeeeeee
2012-09-23 18:14:08
considering the fact that navi esc and fnatic are not yet committed to csgo what would you name as the other topeams?
2012-09-23 18:26:20
Well what have any other teams won so far? They are the only team that has won an event, which included them beating an unbeatable source team.
Yeah they may end up getting beat in the future, but for now, they are rank #1, and the team to beat.
Yeah they may end up getting beat in the future, but for now, they are rank #1, and the team to beat.
2012-09-23 18:28:35
hahah made my day.
2012-09-23 20:33:19
ofc becosue there is no real good team that play cs:go. verygames was the strongest team to this mom were nip play against , but know esc join cs:go scene and pita is back it will be more interesting now at the mom nip is defenetly 1 in europe but we will see how long
2012-09-24 10:29:06
HAHA
2012-09-23 17:27:50
too humble, of course if they're top1 europe they're top1 world. as always ;)
2012-09-23 17:27:56
nice arogance typical swede ...
2012-09-23 17:27:57
Just out of pure curiosity, please point out where the arrogance can be found.
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2012-09-23 17:30:50
u mad?
They are no1 right now.
They are no1 right now.
2012-09-23 17:30:58
They just defeated the best candidate for being the top of CS:GO for now. Why shouldn't they be no. 1?
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2012-09-23 17:42:40
Because it's pretty easy to judge from only a BO3, I think it's to early to speak.
2012-09-24 21:48:33
People including myself are referring to "now". I'm not saying they'll keep the spot till the end of this year.
I'm just saying with the current teams (although ESC and fnatic are getting suited for a CS:GO journey), they just proved themselves for now to be the no. 1 team in GO.
I'm just saying with the current teams (although ESC and fnatic are getting suited for a CS:GO journey), they just proved themselves for now to be the no. 1 team in GO.
2012-09-25 01:01:12
nice game
2012-09-23 17:28:51
VeryGames put up a good fight, but NiP had that "winning" spirit :)! Hopefully they'll do the same to the Amercians when they clash heads, but you never know ;)!
2012-09-23 17:29:59
i dont disagree that is not the first in europe
But only Verygames is the only team alive which is competitive against NiP
But only Verygames is the only team alive which is competitive against NiP
2012-09-23 17:30:12
And your point is?
2012-09-24 03:12:56
yea!
2012-09-23 17:30:23
it still wasn't an easy match they had some trouble in de_train but yh friberg showed that he is as good as the other players of his team
2012-09-23 17:30:27
What good clans are there outside EU in GO? I think only map where VG would had a change today would been d2 cause of the snipers :o
2012-09-23 17:30:46
team dynamic are looking solid from when ive seen them pracc on stream, beat n0thing and swags team pretty convincingly
2012-09-23 17:40:19
hopefully a bigger tournament will come and then they can prove their worth..
2012-09-23 17:33:04
kennyS owned fifflaren with the AWP! NiP need a better AWP and they will b like the SK '03 of CSGO!
2012-09-23 17:33:42
f0rest should awp, like he did in beta stage, he was destroying mouz
2012-09-23 17:45:24
Easily number 1 in Europe.. Next up is the Americans ! ESWC World Finals will be interesting indeed.
2012-09-23 17:34:37
coz only thay play
2012-09-23 17:35:27
Ukranian and Poles [Na'Vi & ESC] will beat their asses, as always. ;)
2012-09-23 17:36:24
+
2012-09-23 17:38:37
wait 3 years and they will get computers that can handle cs:go
2012-09-23 18:06:58
Oh snap!
2012-09-23 18:32:18
-1
2012-09-23 18:29:41
as always.this word has alot meaning in it. when i flashbacks those beautiful times in 1.6 and soon(will occur) in csgo.
Why? obviously forest, gtr, xizt with 2 unknown css players just proved they can beat a 'pro' css team that has been playing cs using source engine for 4 years because those experience they got from playing 1.6.
1.6 skills is a BIG advantage to 1.6 players who switched to csgo. don't need for me tell explain any further because majority 1.6 in here understands pretty well what i'm talking about :)
Why? obviously forest, gtr, xizt with 2 unknown css players just proved they can beat a 'pro' css team that has been playing cs using source engine for 4 years because those experience they got from playing 1.6.
1.6 skills is a BIG advantage to 1.6 players who switched to csgo. don't need for me tell explain any further because majority 1.6 in here understands pretty well what i'm talking about :)
2012-09-23 19:57:23
they arent unknowns you dribbling spastic, its a new game that has differences to both source and 1.6, some people will adapt quicker than others, regardless of what game they came from.
2012-09-23 20:24:15
so...you are one of the guys that swiched to source cause he couldnt play 1.6.ts ts ts so sad.
2012-09-24 20:33:35
sadly, the top american players won't be @ eswc ...since n0thing and swag couldnt qualifty because of ESWC's stupid rules about swag's age, and decided to disqualify the entire team cus of 1 under-age player.
so we will NOT be seeing the top american lineup :(
so we will NOT be seeing the top american lineup :(
2012-09-23 17:41:57
someone here posted that n0thing is done with go.
their lineup for their latest scrims and last match on esea doesn't include him, though two matches ago he played, so maybe it's coincidence
their lineup for their latest scrims and last match on esea doesn't include him, though two matches ago he played, so maybe it's coincidence
2012-09-23 18:00:10
http://play.esea.net/teams/60620
2012-09-23 21:45:39
your point?
2012-09-24 02:56:09
Verygames haven't been the same roster for four years, just pointing that out. In fact they only brought in KennyS a few months ago, and SmithZz came back to the team a few weeks ago.
2012-09-23 17:45:30
Cool. NiP just came to life, also.
2012-09-24 03:17:53
Disregarded what I meant. People seem to think VG have been the same lineup for four years, which they haven't.
Also, NiP have been playing GO much longer tbh.
Also, NiP have been playing GO much longer tbh.
2012-09-24 04:27:37
I think he's not entitled to say that. f0rest is. Sorry saucer boy.
2012-09-23 17:56:06
no1 in cs:go with 5 active teams bueheheheheheh. hilarious swede
2012-09-23 17:58:12
5 active teams? Are you delusional? There are loads of teams, and they just beat the greatest source team of all time.
2012-09-23 18:24:43
" the greatest source team of all time." in cs:go, so...
kenny owned NiP in this match, and 3 of them are top 10 players in the world.
There is no team that practised more than NiP in cs:go, so it's good for them this win. VeryGames showed that they are really good and have amazing individual skill. When there will be a tournament with all top teams, we will see the real power of nip
kenny owned NiP in this match, and 3 of them are top 10 players in the world.
There is no team that practised more than NiP in cs:go, so it's good for them this win. VeryGames showed that they are really good and have amazing individual skill. When there will be a tournament with all top teams, we will see the real power of nip
2012-09-23 19:30:00
Their aim was awful srsly, and i think they have a squad performation instead of individual skills. as u say
2012-09-23 19:57:21
I'd say cs:go is more like source than it is 1.6 too. and Xizt has been on a recent holiday, so they haven't actually practised too much.
It's funny how VeryGames are amazing and NiP are gunna get destroyed, then as soon as NiP easily beat VG, suddenly "VG didnt practise" or "VG were the underdogs".
It's funny how VeryGames are amazing and NiP are gunna get destroyed, then as soon as NiP easily beat VG, suddenly "VG didnt practise" or "VG were the underdogs".
2012-09-23 21:01:12
I didn't say they will be raped, it's something I hoped for, but didn't happen.
Most of you, laugh at VG like they were some noobs, they own you all. They played vs 2 of the best 3 players in the world in counter strike!!
When SK lost vs navi or esc 2:0 were they noobs?
If a team practises more, better for them, we all know that get right is a nolifer (in terms of hours played) [many pro players said that, even ESC players] but, it's not bad, it's good, better for him, why should we blame him for that? But it's a fact that NiP is the most prepared team right now for cs:go. Which doesn't mean that VG is a noob team, since they raped kick for example. And we could see that they hhave awesome players like kenny.
Most of you, laugh at VG like they were some noobs, they own you all. They played vs 2 of the best 3 players in the world in counter strike!!
When SK lost vs navi or esc 2:0 were they noobs?
If a team practises more, better for them, we all know that get right is a nolifer (in terms of hours played) [many pro players said that, even ESC players] but, it's not bad, it's good, better for him, why should we blame him for that? But it's a fact that NiP is the most prepared team right now for cs:go. Which doesn't mean that VG is a noob team, since they raped kick for example. And we could see that they hhave awesome players like kenny.
2012-09-23 21:19:14
So you can tell by the fact they raped K1ck that they are prepared. Nobody said VG were noobs, atleast not before NiP beat them. Infact, most people said NiP were noobs compared to VG.
I don't get what your point is, all I'm saying is NiP are right now the best in the world cause they beat VG. I never once said VG were noobs lol.
I don't get what your point is, all I'm saying is NiP are right now the best in the world cause they beat VG. I never once said VG were noobs lol.
2012-09-23 22:29:31
Please, just show me how do you know how many hours both team trained?
2012-09-24 03:18:39
"the greatest source team of all time." lolololol....how many teams play this source? 3? 4? zZzZzZzzz
2012-09-24 16:50:17
ur so out of ur mind. please go away :)
2012-09-23 19:05:31
video interviews please!
2012-09-23 18:03:20
There's an interview with Fifflaren and Xizt here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNcC-KAxs3g
Don't know if i'm allowed to post it since it's from "The evil site" :)
Don't know if i'm allowed to post it since it's from "The evil site" :)
2012-09-23 18:40:30
itss Fifflaren & GeT_RiGhT, not Xizt :) and yeah I posted 2 interviews from the tournament earlier but i think no one noticed:
http://www.hltv.org/?pageid=18&threadid=187562
http://www.hltv.org/?pageid=18&threadid=187563
http://www.hltv.org/?pageid=18&threadid=187562
http://www.hltv.org/?pageid=18&threadid=187563
2012-09-23 19:07:06
no1 in cs:go doesnt seem so difficult as most of cs:goAWAYers are noobsaucers.
2012-09-23 18:07:07
easy to be no1 without more then 2 top teams -.-
2012-09-23 18:12:35
fifflaren is sick
2012-09-23 18:21:48
Well done to them. Fair for them to say that they are top 1 Europe at the current stage. GL NiP, glad to see a primarily 1.6 team come out on top, as expected. Wooo
2012-09-23 18:27:16
it is sure that you;re top1, when competition is really small :D Or even there is not
2012-09-23 18:32:51
wait for ESC Gaming..
2012-09-23 18:36:16
+1
2012-09-23 19:42:13
wait for navi or esc, he won't be so chatty after ;)
2012-09-23 18:46:49
Please guys, stop saying "they play together for 4 years". That's false.
17 different players played for VeryGames in 4 years...
Anyway wp nip !
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17 different players played for VeryGames in 4 years...
Anyway wp nip !
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2012-09-23 18:48:02
"fifflaren No1 in europe" hahaha don't catch cold fifflaren only Xizt - GeTRight and f0rest gave you this opportunity !!
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2012-09-23 18:57:02
the result is obvious, never sources players by skill does not fit the players 1.6. NIP will be the best in this shit until the top players 1.6 does not start to play this shit.
2012-09-23 19:07:42
+1
2012-09-24 14:23:51
Good game by NiP,they overcame a formidable side! Waiting for some major CSGO tourney where more opponents challange these two teams .
2012-09-23 20:06:08
Fifflaren read last news please and start to be scared ;)) real cs school will show you how to play CS
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2012-09-23 20:59:27
Expected, nobody play that game. LOL
2012-09-23 21:22:10
Fk me this guy sounds like the biggest wanka. You are the only team that has bothered practicing this 24/7.
2012-09-23 23:36:28
How does it feel to beat a team that has been playing together for four years? sorry but it's wrong
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2012-09-23 23:59:39
f0rest dominating...sounds familiar
2012-09-24 01:47:42
They played the very first cs:go tournament.
so what?
they are the best in europe RIGHT NOW
so what?
they are the best in europe RIGHT NOW
2012-09-24 05:21:38
"How does it feel to beat a team that has been playing together for four years?". That's really not very true at all now is it.
Great read other than that though, the games were pretty good to watch too.
Great read other than that though, the games were pretty good to watch too.
2012-09-24 08:56:56
it would be like saying mTw has been playing together for 6-7 years because nooky is still playing lol .
2012-09-24 10:17:46
Haha, perfect example :D
2012-09-25 04:10:27
Nothing they said was wrong, they are the best in Europe at the moment (only team to win at LAN). Slightly disappointed that fifflaren didn't correct you on your "4 years playing together", considering he would know VGs have changed line up multiple times over that period.
This team have been playing together (mostly for 2 years), but kennyS is the newest addition who came in for the last 2 tournaments of CSS basically.
Doesn't mean NIP didn't deserve to win and VG seriously need to step it up to compete but I think they can, they are a driven team and have the leadership and discipline to do it.
This team have been playing together (mostly for 2 years), but kennyS is the newest addition who came in for the last 2 tournaments of CSS basically.
Doesn't mean NIP didn't deserve to win and VG seriously need to step it up to compete but I think they can, they are a driven team and have the leadership and discipline to do it.
2012-09-24 10:33:47
Very nice answers. Super impressed with this guy. He could of easily come out saying they are the best and really stuck the boot into VG.
He seems like a very smart guy and will be a good ambassador for the game. Look forward to watching more of him and the rest of NiP. Just wish they would stream more.
He seems like a very smart guy and will be a good ambassador for the game. Look forward to watching more of him and the rest of NiP. Just wish they would stream more.
2012-09-24 10:36:54
Deserved win and good answers.
Great tournament and a decent interview
Great tournament and a decent interview
2012-09-24 11:27:38
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