Volamel
2018-12-23 06:47:40
Talk to me a little about the playoffs for Overwatch Contenders. First, on the docket, you play against Hidan and HSL Esports. What are some of your thoughts going into this match? Are you worried at all?
I always take every match seriously and every opponent as a threat although I believe if we play our game, in my opinion, I think we will come out on top.
The only team to take a game off of you, Angry Titans, sit across from you in the bracket. Could you break down, what went wrong in the loss to the Titans, and what is going to change in the future if One.Point finds themselves sat in the finals against them?
In the match against Angry Titans after losing Hollywood we overreacted and made changes mid-match to how we would approach them, basically we trapped ourselves into playing their game instead of playing ours and coming out on top, we learned a lot from the lost and ever since I believe that we are stronger. If we find Angry Titans in the finals we will make sure it ends up like the Season 2 finals.
In a recent interview, you mentioned adding more Overwatch League slots for Europe would help create more sustainable opportunities for amateur players. If there was something more immediate you could change about Overwatch Contenders to help benefit Europe, what would you change?
I would tone down the license so there are more T2 tournaments outside of Contenders such as Beat, Pit, Dreamhack, IEM, and MLG. This would add a more relaxed broadcast where people could have a bit more freedom to have fun and maybe you could build personalities with players like CS:GO does for example. Also removing some [of the] restrictions for sponsors. Right now Samsung Morning Stars is only known as Morning Stars because of sponsorship conflicts, and things like that can turn down a lot of sponsors.
We’ve all have limits to how long we can stay in esports and in Overwatch Contenders, I know how bleak things can look at times. But, on a positive note, you and One.Point is poised to have a fantastic run in the playoffs. Could you talk a little bit about what it would mean for you and your team to take home a Contenders title?
It would mean the world for me and my team. This year I’ve personally gone through a lot of obstacles and I’ve given a lot of things up to pursue a professional Overwatch career so getting the Contenders title would definitely make me happy and hopefully it would inspire more Portuguese players to go professional!