No practice for mibr

Only 5 days to go until the ESWC 2008 Finals kick-off and made in Brazil are the next team to tell us their thoughts and hopes prior to the event.

mibr have a history with the ESWC, defeating fnatic to win the 2006 Finals. Last year they managed to get to the semi-finals only losing out to NoA. However, the Brazilians are back in form after having won GameGune 2008 and they will no doubt be serious contenders for the ESWC finals.

HLTV.org spoke with Bruno "bit" Lima and here are his thoughts:

The ESWC finals are here, one of the most glamorous events of the year to win. How have you prepared for the event?

Unfortunately we will not bootcamp at Inferno-Online before this tournament. We've problems to practice here in Brazil due btt and ton got some problems with computer, so we will try to begin it as soon as possible.

Who would you most like to play in the tournament and why?

I would like to play against mTw they are playing very well and are one of the favorite to win this tournament, also fnatic and SK who are very strong teams too.

Fresh from a victory at GameGune 2008, how confident do you feel for the ESWC Grand Finals?

To be honest, I don't know what to expect from our team at this tournament, as I said before we will not bootcamp at Inferno-Online before the tournament so we will not practice with good teams, which is very important for any team to know how they are. This is the best tournament in the world with all good teams; we will have to be perfect to win this one.

The Brazilian CGS players, former mibr, spend their off-season with Counter-Strike 1.6. Is there a big gap between the two games and what do you think of the franchise using Counter-Strike Source instead of 1.6?

That's bad I think. It would be more excited if they use 1.6 instead of Source. I don’t like too much about how the team works, but CGS is an amazing tournament, they have an unbelievable prize and the way they work is fantastic. I can't image how good it would be if they use 1.6 with all top teams playing.

With little competition in Brazil, how does the team practice and prepare for an event like this?

We will just try to practice as much as we can online here in Brazil and some days on LAN if we find some team to play against, nothing special.

mibr's teamwork seems to be better than that of rival teams and you all seem to be better friends. How have you managed this?

We are all good friends out game, so we understand that everyone is trying to do the best for mibr in general. But it's has not always been like this, there's a big rivalry when we played against each other in the past for example, can't image how it was when we were playing a match mibr against g3x, just amazing.

Who do you think will finish in the top 3 and do you think this year's Grand Finals will be a close tournament?


For sure there are many great teams that have good chance to win. That's why I have no idea about the top3; I could say more than 10 teams that are able to be on the top.

mibr’s team for the upcoming competition is:

Brazil Bruno "bit" Lima
Brazil Thiago "btt" Monteiro
Brazil Olavo "cky" Napoleão
Brazil Norberto "Lance" Lage
Brazil Wellington "ton" Caruso

Well that concludes the 3rd interview in our pre-ESWC coverage. Remember to check out full event coverage here and to have a look at the other interviews:

HLTV.org ESWC Interviews
#1
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Denmark MySSe^
I think the are overrated, dont think they'll get far.
2008-08-20 15:18
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#3
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United Arab Emirates mrcooldude007
yea...nt wit dis lineup atleest
2008-08-20 15:24
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#5
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Denmark Nix0n
Never, I repeat, never underestimate Made in Brazil.
2008-08-20 15:31
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3 replies
#7
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Netherlands AK^ WOEHOE
agree
2008-08-20 16:09
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Portugal hugopat
tell me a thing that i dont know, if u now ofc... OLA?is chucky with another nick? because in the tournaments that mibr have been, nearly, chucky was in the lineup, but never saw im playing....:S 10x
2008-08-20 18:37
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#22
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Brazil sicariuswtf
Olavo "cky" Napoleão ola = chucky :)
2008-08-20 18:55
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#16
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Netherlands Stackz
i do think that mibr will get top 4
2008-08-20 17:05
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#2
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Romania TheBat.B
we will hhave to wait and see what hapends :D:D:D
2008-08-20 15:23
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#4
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Belgium elipse
GL!
2008-08-20 15:30
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#6
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United Kingdom Bullseye2k
when mibr wants something , they can get it. if they will play like they did in gamegune , they can make some damage @ eswc. good luck :)
2008-08-20 15:41
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#8
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Bulgaria choko-
hm .. gl
2008-08-20 16:10
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#9
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Bulgaria mravkata_bg
MiBR and especially e-stro are the teams that people often forget until a tournament :) And every time e-stro is top 5 but nobody talks about them :)
2008-08-20 16:23
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#10
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Brazil rafaluis
GL mibr ! go get then guys ..
2008-08-20 16:35
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#11
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Estonia SMUUTi
They just need fnx and Cogu.
2008-08-20 16:36
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#12
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Netherlands Boomz0r
GL to mibr
2008-08-20 16:44
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#13
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China 0stuff
GL TO MIBR,gogogo
2008-08-20 16:48
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#14
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Portugal maniaKKK
GL mibr
2008-08-20 16:50
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gl boys
2008-08-20 17:02
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#17
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Brazil 0k'21
i always was playing with lance in some pub sv's... maaaaan,his skill is so fuc##ng good,gonna be good watch him on eswc :)
2008-08-20 17:11
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#18
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Taiwan Rodzk1
gl mibr gl ton =]
2008-08-20 17:14
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#19
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Nebojsa
Surely no top3 or 4 for mibr!
2008-08-20 17:23
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Germany BackY
they are good team mate...I think they're just young and are not as strong mentally as teams like fnatic, SK or others... I think thats the problem... I wish them Good Luck
2008-08-20 18:32
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#25
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Yugoslavia BURT
yea fnatic are seniors ;0)
2008-08-20 19:37
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#23
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Latvia caps001
1 - mTw 2 - SK 3 - MYM/fnatic/mibr/roccat imo :(
2008-08-20 19:04
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#24
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Pakistan w1gga.dt
gl mibr ! agree wid #5
2008-08-20 19:15
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#26
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Brazil Ste4m
Go mibr
2008-08-20 19:43
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Brazil fzZ
GO MIBR GL GUYS !!
2008-08-20 19:56
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Denmark orochi
it shouldnt surprise me if they end in at leats top 5 but it should worth watching
2008-08-20 19:56
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#29
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Brazil Ronaldinho 10
I'm not sure about amazing results, moreover they won't practice. But after DH Winter 07, i'm sure they can surprise everybody and get a good position. As was said, MIBR is like e-STRO. Every year they play just a couple of tournaments and because of that they aren't as remembered as european teams. Even thus, sometimes they surprise us. :P
2008-08-20 20:07
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Romania TheBat.B
ah i think they go to every big event we know the EU teams better as we can see them in online turnaments. And about pracc now tell me why to go there if you didnt pracc i really dont buy that 3-4 teams intervie here and all they say that they didnt pracc lets be serios they pracc but they ddint want the competition to know :D:D:D
2008-08-20 22:34
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#31
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Brazil davidfs
go mibr
2008-08-20 23:04
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Libya vodka/JAT
GO MIBR GL
2008-08-21 07:23
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Other dadii
go mibr (L)
2008-08-21 11:08
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Portugal AMP
GO MIBR !
2008-08-21 16:06
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Netherlands Kochz
gl sexy bois
2008-08-21 21:10
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#36
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Brazil vii-mg
é nóis. tem quue ser. (gLL'
2008-08-22 02:18
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#37
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World nox1c
Lots of amazing teams... EU-teams are getting better and better every day ! But i sincerely cheer for MiBR ! Even with all the roster changes...even with some loses recently...i still love the team ! It's a diferente energy... Go Go Go Made in Brazil ! =D
2008-08-22 03:40
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Brazil Tatu
Like Bit said " there are many great teams that have good chance to win", sure mibr is one of them :)
2008-08-22 21:36
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Brazil k1ka0
GOGO MIBR..
2008-08-26 00:15
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Brazil Vinnk
Just brasilian players talk in this post... hahaha ,,, =D.
2008-08-26 20:15
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