GuardiaN: "I like the format"

19-10-2016 20:04

Our next interview from EPICENTER: Moscow is with Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács, who talked about clinching first place in the group of ties and Na`Vi's shaky map pool.

Like everyone else in Group A, Natus Vincere tied all their matches but secured first place and thus a semi-final spot thanks to putting up the best round difference of the four teams.

After their last match against Ninjas in Pyjamas, where they lost Nuke but dominated Overpass, Ladislav "⁠GuardiaN⁠" Kovács talked to HLTV.org about Natus Vincere's thinking behind some of the vetoes, their shaky map pool and more:

You can find the rest of HLTV.org's videos by going to our YouTube channel here.

me too

2016-10-19 20:04

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Has he lost weight?

2016-10-20 14:38

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Why do u ask me ? I dont know (

2016-10-20 15:09

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Has he lost weight?

2016-10-20 18:43

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i domnt know if the guardian has lost waight dude :/

2016-10-20 18:44

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did he lose weight though?

2016-10-20 22:25

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haha jokes on you weird flag man ;)) i look up if he losed the weight and i can now tell you he does !

2016-10-20 22:28

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reported.

2016-10-20 22:28

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???? dude what i do wrong.... i answer the qiestion friendly and you report ? what site is this man

2016-10-20 22:29

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Ok,Has he lost weight?

2016-10-21 00:46

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i think yes compare to photos i see he did :D!

2016-10-21 01:04

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finally , u did it:D

2016-10-21 01:46

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but why he ask me about the guardian losing weight ? like how should i know that ?

2016-10-21 02:05

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dunno, but it was funny:D

2016-10-21 06:06

The fuck is "losed"? Lose/Lost/Lost.

2016-10-21 13:36

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flag check out mate ! :p

2016-10-21 13:49

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What does flag have to do with command of English language? Zero correlation.

2016-10-21 19:08

How much for first place? I know you that Spanish admin looking for #1 with alt accounts

2016-10-20 18:29

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sry im new to this site im place 10 :D what does the place 1 bringing me ?

2016-10-20 18:42

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No, you place #1 in the comment section. "what does the place 1 bringing me ?" You speak like that Spanish moderator, deleting people comments to be number #1 with alt accounts lol

2016-10-20 19:29

I don't

2016-10-19 20:04

GODIAN.

2016-10-19 20:04

You dont say

2016-10-19 20:04

cool format indeed

2016-10-19 20:04

me too

2016-10-19 20:04

Bad format LUL

2016-10-19 20:04

likeing it is good

2016-10-19 20:04

of course you do, if you didnt you wouldn't be in the fucking semi's lol

2016-10-19 20:04

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why?

2016-10-19 20:21

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they tied vs NIP and advanced by pure luck, thats why

2016-10-19 20:39

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16-3 is luck? kk

2016-10-19 20:40

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they tied, why should one team advance from that?

2016-10-19 20:41

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because they won more rounds. like in football, when they're counting goals.

2016-10-19 20:43

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The difference is that there are maps in cs. Well nip stupid to pick overpass either way

2016-10-19 20:48

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maps = matches. goals = rounds. but yeah, silly move from nip. sad they're out, good team.

2016-10-19 20:49

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Except the football field is roughly the same every time and what side you start on doesn't matter.

2016-10-19 22:41

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This. Plus you don't give away goals for free to have a better chance at winning the match, as you do with eco-rounds.

2016-10-19 23:07

This aint fucking fotball, and you cant compare The 2, football got TIME Which in you defend your goals. In csgo Its first to 16 wins a match, and playing by rund difference is like playing bor in league and deciding by kills

2016-10-20 12:29

We'll am afraid people wont be agreeing with you a lot sadly.

2016-10-19 20:05

i'd like to hear that again after he goes out due to 1 round lol

2016-10-19 20:05

He likes it because they went from the 1st place. If he was in NiP place he wouldn't like it for sure.

2016-10-19 20:05

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^+1

2016-10-19 21:52

if nip won = GuardiaN: "I dont like the format"

2016-10-19 20:05

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Yeah lol probably, gg though. GL to NaVi, I think they will win this.

2016-10-19 20:08

Haha, lost a half of the maps they played and placed the first - ofc he does.

2016-10-19 20:05

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So? All the other teams in the group had 1-1 in every match. Is there a better way?

2016-10-19 20:23

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bo3 is, you know.

2016-10-19 20:25

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BO3 would be almost the same, if one team goes 3-0 and other 3 would go 1-2. Still one team would be out because of round difference.

2016-10-19 21:22

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Nonnigga

2016-10-20 12:30

ur new 2 CS?

2016-10-21 01:18

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No, just to this site. Why u think so? Btw, what is this shit? Your reply was not posted, reason: High spam score detected, rephrase your post and try again.

2016-10-21 13:43

If you would have played the groups as seeding rounds it would have been a better solution and then have 4 quarters. Top seed vs bottom from the other group. Second vs third from each group etc. Then it wouldn't be a big deal.

2016-10-20 11:53

every team does, so whats your point ?

2016-10-19 20:27

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every team? only guardian said something about the format, we don't know if the others like it or not - nobody asked them

2016-10-19 20:28

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every team lost a half of the maps

2016-10-19 20:28

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so? every team lost 50% of the maps, but navi placed 1st, while nip placed 4th - ask nip if they like that format. navi like it ofc cuz they're through

2016-10-19 20:31

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You are saying like there was coin toss who goes out. NiP went out because of round difference. Back in 1.6 days, top3 teams would never lose 16-3.

2016-10-20 01:41

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+1 Navi are deserved top1 in group stop. cuz of round difference.

2016-10-20 05:20

So you need to only be top3 to be through? Cool story xD

2016-10-20 09:16

Ofc u like it when u winning lol.

2016-10-19 20:05

+1 It got kinda boring because everyone got 1-1. But that's the teams fault for losing their map pick consistently. For sure better than 2 bo1 and you are out.

2016-10-19 20:06

format is good... with more teams

2016-10-19 20:06

43th

2016-10-19 20:07

fuck this spam scor eseriously

2016-10-19 20:07

It would e okey if they had to play tiebreaker Bo3 matches in the following 1-2 days

2016-10-19 20:08

if you have win with 16-12 score I think you would not say it

2016-10-19 20:08

Guardia with kappa face xD GOD <3

2016-10-19 20:10

ofc u like format, u just benefit from that

2016-10-19 20:13

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How exactly did they benefit from it? Its the same for every single team in the tournament

2016-10-19 20:17

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they benefit from it because they go through to semi, round differences shouldnt be so important, navi won only 3 matches like nip, and nip is out and navi in semi

2016-10-19 20:19

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It still doesnt change my point. All teams have exactly the same conditions...

2016-10-19 20:23

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yeah, if the rules would say that "NaVi gets full ak47s plus armor every round", then the rules were the same for every team, but it would still benefit navi. can you understand?

2016-10-19 20:47

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Yes, exactly... But this case is completely different :)

2016-10-19 20:54

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Here's the problem: One team gets a single lucky shot, which down the line causes the other team to eco. That single round then determines who wins. Also: If you play two maps, you can have one of them be good for team A and one of them be good for team B. But if team B's map is worse for pistols, then team A will win less ecos, thus less rounds in general. Is team A worse? Nah, they just lost on a map they're weaker on and couldn't get as many rounds because of map design. Definitely shouldn't drop out. I'd say it's like saying total kills decide who advances. That's just not going to show which team is better.

2016-10-19 23:49

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but its still the same for every single team.thats my point...every single team has exactly the same conditions=noone has an advantage. btw its still much better than bo1 group stage format.

2016-10-20 00:53

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No..

2016-10-20 12:33

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great argument...care to explain?

2016-10-20 12:34

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You cannot say they dont have advantages, Its like playing a major final 15-10 and when they get 15-11 ''gg Its done folks go home'' like wtf no one would stand for that, nothing is decided ffs

2016-10-20 12:38

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jeez...but all teams have exactly the same conditions.teams played 2 maps against each others.who exactly had an advantage? navi because they had tie with all teams(just like every team in that group) and they had the best round diff? makes no sense

2016-10-20 12:40

GOD godian

2016-10-19 20:14

bring back text interviews much better

2016-10-19 20:15

ez for navi haha

2016-10-19 20:15

Mr Guardian smart man tell me sth : you loose 7 more rounds against Nip, what do you say then? i tell u a secret smart man : u are out

2016-10-19 20:16

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the score would've been 16-10 --> Navi to plyoffs as well, so he would say just the same thing :)

2016-10-19 21:49

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right, i thought it was 16:5 dunno why. then 9 more rounds.

2016-10-19 22:06

He would be complaining If they got eliminated. Lol.

2016-10-19 20:17

ofc they do when they did get to the playoffs lol

2016-10-19 20:18

The format is great! Nice that everything got so close! Also cool that every map counts, more intense

2016-10-19 20:19

This format is good with more teams :)))))))))))))

2016-10-19 20:20

How can you like this format? #1 of group and #4 have the same map wins and did not "win" nor "lose" a single match...

2016-10-19 20:21

the first man who like this format

2016-10-19 20:21

just because you won, right? hypocritical

2016-10-19 20:23

easy to say that when you're in the semis thanks to it, GuardiaN...

2016-10-19 20:23

Format was the problem Kappa

2016-10-19 20:24

Guardian said his reasons why he likes it, and some of you still crying a river...

2016-10-19 20:27

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these reasons are still bullshit. just like thorin said in his video, the round difference is dependent on many thing, like the side the team plays first. this game is not about winning rounds, its about winning the match. this is what eco rounds are about. you "throw" away one round intentionally, so you can have better chances in the next one, with better guns etc.

2016-10-19 21:01

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I understand and you're right but, I just hate when someone come here and start talking shits because of his personal opinion. Not your case, you wrote why you disagree with him and that is like others should do.:)

2016-10-19 21:17

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Its obv Its bs doe

2016-10-20 12:34

clean your mess Guardian! Kappa

2016-10-19 20:28

Fucking troll LUL

2016-10-19 20:35

Ofc you do because you advance with no winning

2016-10-19 20:35

navi loses... "Me no likey new format".

2016-10-19 20:37

excepted kappa

2016-10-19 20:37

YE U LIKE it cuz its bullshit and u got lucky nip goes 3-3 and are out like wtf xD

2016-10-19 20:45

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well this format shows that you should try your best to make the score convincing, not 12-3 then hunt for frags, till its 12-12 make pause and end 14-16

2016-10-19 20:48

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shit format imo

2016-10-19 21:16

if he's gone... " i hate this format "

2016-10-19 20:59

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firstly, he's not gone secondly, no interview with Guardian if he would go out, so..

2016-10-19 21:52

Lmao he would be crying on twitter, if they lost to NiP..

2016-10-19 21:07

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lmao last time (tweet pls) he ws crying on twitter

2016-10-19 21:53

format is bad. Basically everyone was 1-1 in a BO3 but the hosts ran out of money and said screw it, we can't afford to play the last map so just cut it with round differences.

2016-10-19 21:10

Ofc you do, you went straight to the semis, hahahaha. Ask f0rest if he liked it, hahahahaha.

2016-10-19 21:16

lul

2016-10-19 21:37

Of course you like the format when you benefit from it

2016-10-19 21:39

And if they would fail against NiP, he wouldn't like it.. fcking fag

2016-10-19 21:42

Guardian, pls turn on ur Godmode again pls. NaVi need it

2016-10-19 22:08

ofcourse he likes it when his team goes 3-3 but still ends up first haha

2016-10-19 22:10

worst tournament this year

2016-10-19 22:11

sure.. this is the worst format ever

2016-10-19 22:21

all comments are copypasta xD. n1 format btw, like in sport

2016-10-19 22:29

twitter.com/Thooorin/status/788795383585..

2016-10-19 22:52

Na`Vi gods

2016-10-20 00:15

Players seem to love the venue and organisers, format clearly needs work but it's the first tourney and the players seem to feel the treatment and organisers did well enough they are not bashing the format even tho it needs reworking.

2016-10-20 01:05

dont ever use this format

2016-10-20 01:44

guard1 = teddy bear

2016-10-20 01:47

Navi won a group tie for the first time and Sweden is so salt ;]

2016-10-20 02:15

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Nigga they didnt win Shit

2016-10-20 12:36

Godian

2016-10-20 02:54

Tie vs Nip 1-1 then advance to semis. If i was Guardian i would like the format too. Ofcourse Guardian likes the format.

2016-10-20 07:19

GUARDIAN LIKE IT LIKE IT. WHY? COZ HE IS RUSS

2016-10-20 09:38

i dont believe he is lying. most of the pros are actually honest about their opinion. even when they won the group they say the system is shit. like when fnatic eliminated tsm in a bo1 last year olof said the system was shit. even if fnatic and tsm always hated each other pretty much.

2016-10-20 09:57