In one of the last two interviews p

In one of the last two interviews prior to the major, which is set to begin tomorrow afternoon, Cloud9 breaks down all things ESL One Cologne.

We only have about 18 hours left before action begins in Cologne's MMC studios, but we still have two more interviews left for you to check out, including Cloud9 and Titan.

In the following pre-interview, Cloud9's trio, Sean "seang@res" Gares, Mike "shroud" Grzesiek and Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham, as well as manager Tres "stunna" Saranthus, break down all things ESL One Cologne:

How have you prepared for ESL One Cologne? Are you going to or did you bootcamp beforehand or have you only been preparing online? Have you focused on anything in particular? (e.g. teams, specific problems at recent events)Sean Gares:We took a few days break following the North American qualifier then we hit practice hard. We’ve been bootcamping at the nfaculty house for the past week and have focused heavily on creating new tactics. In addition to this, we’ve done a lot of research to both the teams in our group and the stronger ones outside.Is there anyone who you think is underrated and could surprise in Cologne? Michael Grzesiek: I personally think the polish team eBettle is underrated and show promise after playing them a few times during our boot camp. They also already beat HellRaisers and Titan in the qualifier, and could definitely surprise in this major.What are your team’s goals and expectations for the event? Where do you draw the line of what you’d be satisfied or happy with? Sean Gares: Personally, I wouldn’t be “happy” unless we win the event. No matter what stage of the event you lose, you will always think about all of the little things that you could have done differently. With that being said, I think a semifinals appearance would make us “satisfied”... after the sting of the loss wears off.The level of teams has been levelling out recently, a number different names have been in the grand final at events in the recent months (EnVyUs, TSM, fnatic, Na`Vi, Virtus.pro, Cloud9), who will be the favourites to make it to top four in your mind?Sean Gares: During our bootcamp it seemed as though NiP were one of the strongest teams in the field. I think they could definitely make a deep run in this tournament. Outside of NiP, I think VP, TSM, and Fnatic are all teams that have a great shot of top four. Matchups in the quarter finals, or group redraw, will determine the fates of every team listed.What do you make of the change in the group stage format? Is it better to have a chance to play against more than three set teams before the playoffs? Is it going to be harder to prepare for such groups? Sean Gares: I think the change is pretty pointless. It makes the major a bit more exciting for existing fans, but it adds such a confusing element for new fans. As someone who hasn’t played a single game of Dota in my life, I truly think that they have a much better format. Train has been in the pool for quite some time, but ESL One Cologne will be the first major to feature it, how has it developed over the recent months? Was it figured out in terms of playstyle, strategy, etc.? Is the current map pool diverse enough?ANSWERWhat are your thoughts on your group? Can you go through each match-up and say how it is likely to play out?Sean Gares: Our group is extremely tough because of the styles of VP and Mousesports. Both teams have excellent tactical backings with extremely talented aimers. Despite our prior problems with these teams I can certainly see us advancing clean from our group. We’ve put in tons of work to make sure we’re familiar with their playstyles and will be ready for any tricks they try and throw our way!Yet again this major has not seen a prize pool change, even though the sticker money is likely to get bigger, would you like to see it get increased? Tyler Latham: Overall prize pool increase would be great; however, I think it’s important that Valve realizes that they should branch away from traditional team stickers and into new territory. I was really hoping that in addition to the player signatures that Valve would have elected to use “sprays” instead of stickers.Lately the outrage against certain weapons has decreased (e.g. CZ-75 at the beginning of the year, Tec-9 during the second quarter of 2015), are you satisfied with the way Valve balanced them out? Are there any weapons you’d like to see nerfed or buffed?ANSWERDo you think the new anti-doping measures being taken by the ESL are going to change anything from past events, has this been blown out of proportion since Semphis’ statements, or is it necessary?Tres Saranthus: The new set anti-doping measures, in my mind, are long over due in gaming. The use of performance enhancing substances in competition have been prevalent for years in gaming and not just in Counter-Strike. I wouldn’t say that this has been blown out of proportion, but inevitable when you think of the growth and advancement of our sport.With the proliferation of both online and offline events, and having had at least one big event every weekend or every other weekend for the past few months, and with many teams travelling around Europe and North America—or both—, how do you think it will affect teams’ performances?Tres Saranthus: The travel between events definitely has an impact on these players. In the stretch where we went to those 6 events back to back, we had little to no time to prepare in between cities outside of verbally unless an option came on the table early at a venue or with a sponsor. When you consider online leagues, it really does make it difficult to compete in all of the leagues you’d like to given the travel schedules. We reluctantly dropped CEVO this season but it was something we had to do based on the upcoming travel schedule.You had a run of three back-to-back finals at ESL ESEA, ESWC and FACEIT Finals and a 3rd-4th finish at CEVO Finals, do you think there’s a chance at a run for the title in Cologne? Do you think now could be the moment for North America to show they are a contender on the biggest stage possible?Tyler Latham: If all goes well we definitely have the chance to make a run into the finals if we play to the best of our abilities. We’re overall confident in playing any team in this event and we have the chance to win something big for North America.How has the summer been treating you, travelling back and forth from the EU to North America? Has it been draining? Do you think that puts you at a disadvantage with teams that play mostly or only in Europe?Tyler Latham: It’s been quite a journey for us, we’ve gather plenty of experience in and outside the game. Mostly the only disadvantage we have now is that teams will be extra careful with us and they will be scouting our plays, thankfully we’ve gotten a bootcamp and we have re-stocked our inventory.The addition of fREAKAZOiD really seems to have made the team come closer, when with Semphis and ShahZaM there didn’t seem to be the same closeness and understanding outside of the game. Is this level of comfort a factor in-game as well? Could it in part have been one of the reasons for C9’s recent run of good form?Sean Gares: Personally, Ryan adds such a fantastic element to this team. He is a fearless entry fragger that will listen to any command I give him ingame. In addition to this, he adds an factor of simplicity when I try to overcomplicate easy problems. He keeps me level headed and always is motivating the team to keep focused. Lastly, adding Ryan has made our team so much more enjoyable out of game. The atmosphere on the team feels perfect outside of game, which has translated to our ingame play. We are a TEAM, and not all “teams” can say that.What final thoughts do you have on ESL Cologne and going forward into the last stretch of the 2015 online and offline seasons? Any shoutouts?Tres Saranthus: Well the major is something that we have kept on the front burner this entire time, but it’s been important for us to take one tournament at time and we will continue to do so. The tournaments following this one are to be taken just as seriously and we know that as this game continues to grow that the relentless travel schedule will continue. There are big things in store for CS:GO coming and we are happy to be at the forefront of it all and pioneering our way through it, alongside the other elite teams. I’d like to take this time to thank the ones who continue to push us along on our goals and aspirations. Cloud9 CS:GO has came out strong in the past few months and for the fans that have been there since Day 1 should have nothing less than a huge smile on their face and we hope to keep it there. Also, we can’t forget to thank the sponsors who put us here in the first place: G2A.com, LogitechG, HTC, Loot Crate, Intel, HyperX, BenQ, ZAM, Alienware, & LoLwiz. Oh hey, Mr. Mira you rock too.
How have you prepared for ESL One Cologne? Are you going to or did you bootcamp beforehand or have you only been preparing online? Have you focused on anything in particular? (e.g. teams, specific problems at recent events)

Sean "seang@res" Gares: We took a few days break following the North American qualifier, then we hit practice hard. We've been bootcamping at the n!faculty house for the past week and have focused heavily on creating new tactics. In addition to this, we've done a lot of research on both the teams in our group and the stronger ones outside.


"We are a TEAM, and not all teams can say that." says seang@res

What are your team's goals and expectations for the event? Where do you draw the line of what you'd be satisfied or happy with?

Sean "seang@res" Gares: Personally, I wouldn't be "happy" unless we win the event. No matter what stage of the event you lose, you will always think about all of the little things that you could have done differently. With that being said, I think a semi-finals appearance would make us "satisfied"... Aft

結果 (中文) 1:

在之前的主要设置为明天下午开始，最后两次面谈之一 Cloud9 分解万物 ESL 一科隆。我们仅有约 18 小时之前离开行动始于科隆的 MMC 工作室，但我们仍然有两个更多的采访留给你来查阅，包括 Cloud9 和土卫六。在以下面试前，Cloud9 的三重奏，肖恩"seang@res"火车站，迈克"裹尸布"Grzesiek"Skadoodle"，莱瑟姆泰勒以及经理特雷斯"stunna"Saranthus，打破一切 ESL 一科隆:How have you prepared for ESL One Cologne? Are you going to or did you bootcamp beforehand or have you only been preparing online? Have you focused on anything in particular? (e.g. teams, specific problems at recent events)Sean Gares:We took a few days break following the North American qualifier then we hit practice hard. We’ve been bootcamping at the nfaculty house for the past week and have focused heavily on creating new tactics. In addition to this, we’ve done a lot of research to both the teams in our group and the stronger ones outside.Is there anyone who you think is underrated and could surprise in Cologne? Michael Grzesiek: I personally think the polish team eBettle is underrated and show promise after playing them a few times during our boot camp. They also already beat HellRaisers and Titan in the qualifier, and could definitely surprise in this major.What are your team’s goals and expectations for the event? Where do you draw the line of what you’d be satisfied or happy with? Sean Gares: Personally, I wouldn’t be “happy” unless we win the event. No matter what stage of the event you lose, you will always think about all of the little things that you could have done differently. With that being said, I think a semifinals appearance would make us “satisfied”... after the sting of the loss wears off.The level of teams has been levelling out recently, a number different names have been in the grand final at events in the recent months (EnVyUs, TSM, fnatic, Na`Vi, Virtus.pro, Cloud9), who will be the favourites to make it to top four in your mind?Sean Gares: During our bootcamp it seemed as though NiP were one of the strongest teams in the field. I think they could definitely make a deep run in this tournament. Outside of NiP, I think VP, TSM, and Fnatic are all teams that have a great shot of top four. Matchups in the quarter finals, or group redraw, will determine the fates of every team listed.What do you make of the change in the group stage format? Is it better to have a chance to play against more than three set teams before the playoffs? Is it going to be harder to prepare for such groups? Sean Gares: I think the change is pretty pointless. It makes the major a bit more exciting for existing fans, but it adds such a confusing element for new fans. As someone who hasn’t played a single game of Dota in my life, I truly think that they have a much better format. Train has been in the pool for quite some time, but ESL One Cologne will be the first major to feature it, how has it developed over the recent months? Was it figured out in terms of playstyle, strategy, etc.? Is the current map pool diverse enough?ANSWERWhat are your thoughts on your group? Can you go through each match-up and say how it is likely to play out?Sean Gares: Our group is extremely tough because of the styles of VP and Mousesports. Both teams have excellent tactical backings with extremely talented aimers. Despite our prior problems with these teams I can certainly see us advancing clean from our group. We’ve put in tons of work to make sure we’re familiar with their playstyles and will be ready for any tricks they try and throw our way!Yet again this major has not seen a prize pool change, even though the sticker money is likely to get bigger, would you like to see it get increased? Tyler Latham: Overall prize pool increase would be great; however, I think it’s important that Valve realizes that they should branch away from traditional team stickers and into new territory. I was really hoping that in addition to the player signatures that Valve would have elected to use “sprays” instead of stickers.Lately the outrage against certain weapons has decreased (e.g. CZ-75 at the beginning of the year, Tec-9 during the second quarter of 2015), are you satisfied with the way Valve balanced them out? Are there any weapons you’d like to see nerfed or buffed?ANSWERDo you think the new anti-doping measures being taken by the ESL are going to change anything from past events, has this been blown out of proportion since Semphis’ statements, or is it necessary?Tres Saranthus: The new set anti-doping measures, in my mind, are long over due in gaming. The use of performance enhancing substances in competition have been prevalent for years in gaming and not just in Counter-Strike. I wouldn’t say that this has been blown out of proportion, but inevitable when you think of the growth and advancement of our sport.With the proliferation of both online and offline events, and having had at least one big event every weekend or every other weekend for the past few months, and with many teams travelling around Europe and North America—or both—, how do you think it will affect teams’ performances?Tres Saranthus: The travel between events definitely has an impact on these players. In the stretch where we went to those 6 events back to back, we had little to no time to prepare in between cities outside of verbally unless an option came on the table early at a venue or with a sponsor. When you consider online leagues, it really does make it difficult to compete in all of the leagues you’d like to given the travel schedules. We reluctantly dropped CEVO this season but it was something we had to do based on the upcoming travel schedule.You had a run of three back-to-back finals at ESL ESEA, ESWC and FACEIT Finals and a 3rd-4th finish at CEVO Finals, do you think there’s a chance at a run for the title in Cologne? Do you think now could be the moment for North America to show they are a contender on the biggest stage possible?Tyler Latham: If all goes well we definitely have the chance to make a run into the finals if we play to the best of our abilities. We’re overall confident in playing any team in this event and we have the chance to win something big for North America.How has the summer been treating you, travelling back and forth from the EU to North America? Has it been draining? Do you think that puts you at a disadvantage with teams that play mostly or only in Europe?Tyler Latham: It’s been quite a journey for us, we’ve gather plenty of experience in and outside the game. Mostly the only disadvantage we have now is that teams will be extra careful with us and they will be scouting our plays, thankfully we’ve gotten a bootcamp and we have re-stocked our inventory.The addition of fREAKAZOiD really seems to have made the team come closer, when with Semphis and ShahZaM there didn’t seem to be the same closeness and understanding outside of the game. Is this level of comfort a factor in-game as well? Could it in part have been one of the reasons for C9’s recent run of good form?Sean Gares: Personally, Ryan adds such a fantastic element to this team. He is a fearless entry fragger that will listen to any command I give him ingame. In addition to this, he adds an factor of simplicity when I try to overcomplicate easy problems. He keeps me level headed and always is motivating the team to keep focused. Lastly, adding Ryan has made our team so much more enjoyable out of game. The atmosphere on the team feels perfect outside of game, which has translated to our ingame play. We are a TEAM, and not all “teams” can say that.What final thoughts do you have on ESL Cologne and going forward into the last stretch of the 2015 online and offline seasons? Any shoutouts?Tres Saranthus: Well the major is something that we have kept on the front burner this entire time, but it’s been important for us to take one tournament at time and we will continue to do so. The tournaments following this one are to be taken just as seriously and we know that as this game continues to grow that the relentless travel schedule will continue. There are big things in store for CS:GO coming and we are happy to be at the forefront of it all and pioneering our way through it, alongside the other elite teams. I’d like to take this time to thank the ones who continue to push us along on our goals and aspirations. Cloud9 CS:GO has came out strong in the past few months and for the fans that have been there since Day 1 should have nothing less than a huge smile on their face and we hope to keep it there. Also, we can’t forget to thank the sponsors who put us here in the first place: G2A.com, LogitechG, HTC, Loot Crate, Intel, HyperX, BenQ, ZAM, Alienware, & LoLwiz. Oh hey, Mr. Mira you rock too.ESL 一科隆准备如何了?是你去做你事先训练营或只有你，一直在网上做准备吗?你特别着重在任何事情上吗?(例如队，在最近发生的事件的具体问题)"Seang@res"火车站肖恩: 我们休息几天后的北美的限定符，然后我们打苦练。我们已经在 n bootcamping! 教员住过去一周并有致力于创建新策略。除了这个，我们做过大量的研究两队我们集团和外面的实力较强的。"我们是一个团队，并不是所有的团队可以说."说 seang@res您的团队目标和期望的事件是什么?你在哪里画线的满意或满意，你会是什么?"Seang@res"火车站肖恩: 就个人而言，我不会成为"幸福"，除非我们赢得的事件。无论哪个阶段的事件你失去了，你会总是想到所有的小事情，你可以以不同的方式做。随着中说，我认为半决赛外观会使我们"满意"......船尾

結果 (中文) 3:

在最后两访谈主要是开始之前，明天下午，Cloud9分解万物ESL一科隆。

我们只有大约18个小时左右的行动开始在科隆的MMC工作室之前，但我们仍然有两个访谈离开去了你检查，包括Cloud9和泰坦。

在面试前，Cloud9的三重奏，肖恩“已经”和“加雷斯，迈克“寿衣”grzesiek泰勒“skadoodle”莱瑟姆，以及经理三“stunna”saranthus，打破一切ESL一科隆：

你如何准备ESL一科隆？你要和你的训练营之前，或者你只准备在线？你专注于什么特别？（如团队，具体问题在最近发生的事件）的肖恩Gares：我们在北美洲预选赛中休息了几天，然后我们打了练习赛。我们已经bootcamping在nfaculty房子在过去的一周，致力于创造新的战术。除此之外，我们已经做了很多研究的队伍在我们组和更强的外面。有人你认为是被低估的，惊喜在科隆？迈克尔grzesiek：我个人认为波兰队ebettle被低估，有望打了几次我们的训练营在后。他们也已经打hellraisers和泰坦在预选赛，并肯定会惊喜这个专业。你的团队的目标和活动的期望是什么？你会在哪里画出你满意或满意的路线？肖恩Gares：就我个人而言，我不会是“幸福”，除非我们赢了这一事件。不管你失去的是什么阶段的事情，你都会一直在思考你所能做的所有小事情。也就是说，我认为半决赛的出现会使我们感到“满意”…失败的痛苦消失之后。球队水平已经趋于稳定，最近，许多不同的名字已经在总决赛在最近几个月的事件（envyus，TSM，Fnatic，Na ` VI，virtus.pro，Cloud9），谁会让它顶四你心目中的最爱？肖恩：我们的训练营加雷斯仿佛夹在领域中最强的球队之一。我想他们一定能在这场比赛中做一次深的奔跑。外夹，我认为VP，TSM，和fnatic都有伟大的顶四射击队。在1/4决赛的对决，或集团的重绘，将决定每个团队上市命运。你将在小组赛阶段的格式有什么改变？在季后赛之前，有一个机会和三多组的球队比赛是最好的吗？要为这样的群体做准备会不会很难？肖恩Gares：我认为这个变化是非常没有意义的。它使现有的球迷更为激动人心的一点，但它增加了这样一个新球迷的混乱元素。正如有人谁没有在我的生命中扮演一个游戏守卫遗迹，我真的认为他们有一个更好的格式。火车已经在游泳池中很长一段时间，但英语一科隆将首先它主要特征，最近几个月怎么了？它是在玩法，策略，等想通了吗？目前的地图池多种多样吗？answerwhat是你小组的想法？你能通过每一场比赛，并说它有可能发挥出来？肖恩：我们组加雷斯极其艰难，因为VP和mousesports的风格。两队都有优秀的战术衬垫和极有才华的瞄准器。尽管我们之前的问题与这些团队，我可以肯定地看到我们从我们的团队前进的清洁。我们把大量工作以确保我们熟悉他们的人，都会准备好任何把戏他们试图把我们的方式！但又一次，这个专业还没有看到一个奖池的变化，即使贴纸的钱可能会变大，你想看它会增加吗？泰勒莱瑟姆：总奖池将增加伟大的；然而，我认为，他们应该分阀实现从传统团队贴纸和进入新的领域是很重要的。我真的希望除了球员签名，阀门就选用“喷”代替贴纸。最近对某些武器的愤怒已经减少（例如CZ-75在今年开始，在2015第二季度tec-9），你满意的单向阀平衡它们？有什么武器你想看到削弱或加强？answerdo你认为新的反兴奋剂措施被采取的ESL要改变什么从过去的事件，这是吹出来的比例自semphis的陈述，或有必要吗？三saranthus：新的反兴奋剂措施，在我的心目中，是由于长在游戏。