he level of teams has been evening 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?
I really cannot say who will make it into the top four for certain, there are so many teams that can have hot and cold spells which can make the top four. I do think fnatic and TSM are most likely to make it in but the others I really cannot say.
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?
It certainly is going to be a lot more difficult to do research and prepare for our opposition, but we are looking foward to the new format. The more teams we are able to play the better, this format is better for us in terms of experience and it will only help us improve.
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?