RUSH: "Our preparation was limited"

Will "RUSH" Wierzba gave us an interview about OpTic's journey at the ELEAGUE Major following eliminating FlipSid3 in the third round of the Swiss format.

OpTic started their journey at the ELEAGUE Major with two narrow losses to Virtus.pro and Astralis, but the third round saw them surviving the elimination match with FlipSid3 after a close Train.

We asked William "⁠RUSH⁠" Wierzba about OpTic's three matches, the issues they faced prior to the Major, and the Swiss format as a whole:

Make sure to check out the other interviews we've conducted on the first three days of the Major:

Day three
Denmark Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen: "allu's 1v2 was key"
Slovakia Ladislav "⁠GuardiaN⁠" Kovács: "We came with only one goal"
Denmark Mathias "⁠MSL⁠" Lauridsen: "We had a great bootcamp"
Sweden Olof "⁠olofmeister⁠" Kajbjer: "Didn't expect Dust2"
 
Day two
Poland Jarosław "⁠pashaBiceps⁠" Jarząbkowski: "I hope Gambit will be nervous"
Denmark Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz: "It was important for us to start well"
Sweden Dennis "⁠dennis⁠" Edman: "[YOLO teams] will go far"
United States Spencer "⁠Hiko⁠" Martin: "It doesn't feel like we won"
Brazil Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo: "Gonna fight as hard as we can"
Netherlands Chris "⁠chrisJ⁠" de Jong: "Confident about our map pool"
 
Day one
France Fabien "⁠kioShiMa⁠" Fiey: "Everyone's happy with their roles"
Sweden Markus "⁠pronax⁠" Wallsten: "I'm happy it went to Train"
France Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire: "It was hard after jdm's 1v5"
Ukraine Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev: "Hope to show beautiful CS"
Poland Janusz "⁠Snax⁠" Pogorzelski: "It's always close vs. OpTic"
Portugal Ricardo "⁠fox⁠" Pacheco: "We played 12-14 hours a day"
France Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon: "FaZe can do pretty well here"
Kazakhstan Abay "⁠HObbit⁠" Khassenov: "We prepared for everyone"
Slovakia Ladislav 'GuardiaN' Kovács
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' Kovács
Age:
25
Rating 1.0:
1.16
Maps played:
849
KPR:
0.78
DPR:
0.62
Brazil Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo
Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.11
Maps played:
475
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.60
Denmark Nicolai 'device' Reedtz
Nicolai 'device' Reedtz
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.17
Maps played:
826
KPR:
0.79
DPR:
0.63
France Richard 'shox' Papillon
Richard 'shox' Papillon
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.13
Maps played:
1011
KPR:
0.78
DPR:
0.66
Sweden Markus 'pronax' Wallsten
Markus 'pronax' Wallsten
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.91
Maps played:
939
KPR:
0.61
DPR:
0.66
Netherlands Chris 'chrisJ' de Jong
Chris 'chrisJ' de Jong
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
814
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.65
Denmark Finn 'karrigan' Andersen
Finn 'karrigan' Andersen
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.96
Maps played:
889
KPR:
0.66
DPR:
0.68
Kazakhstan Abay 'HObbit' Khassenov
Abay 'HObbit' Khassenov
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
140
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.67
United States Spencer 'Hiko' Martin
Spencer 'Hiko' Martin
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
574
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.61
Denmark Mathias 'MSL' Lauridsen
Mathias 'MSL' Lauridsen
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.92
Maps played:
989
KPR:
0.65
DPR:
0.72
Portugal Ricardo 'fox' Pacheco
Ricardo 'fox' Pacheco
Age:
30
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
1.03
Maps played:
503
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.68
Sweden Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjer
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjer
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.13
Maps played:
771
KPR:
0.77
DPR:
0.65
Poland Janusz 'Snax' Pogorzelski
Janusz 'Snax' Pogorzelski
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
967
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.65
France Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire
Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.06
Maps played:
909
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.71
Sweden Dennis 'dennis' Edman
Dennis 'dennis' Edman
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
520
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.67
Poland Jarosław 'pashaBiceps' Jarząbkowski
Jarosław 'pashaBiceps' Jarząbkowski
Age:
28
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
1099
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.69
United States William 'RUSH' Wierzba
William 'RUSH' Wierzba
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
439
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.67
Ukraine Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev
Age:
19
Rating 1.0:
1.18
Maps played:
501
KPR:
0.84
DPR:
0.70
France Fabien 'kioShiMa' Fiey
Fabien 'kioShiMa' Fiey
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.03
Maps played:
864
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.64
#1
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Finland neksu
Nice interview!
2017-01-25 03:37
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Good job RUSH. Well deserved!
2017-01-25 03:38
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they just got unlucky will 3-2 unless they face SK
2017-01-25 03:38
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#14
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North America S1lentz
Even then I like their chances to 3-2 versus what's left
2017-01-25 04:00
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Poland DeathhWisher
yeah if flipside didnt throw they would go 0-3 already. rly unlucky
2017-01-25 10:30
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10 replies
and if they didn't face two top 3 teams they would be in playoffs already. your point?
2017-01-25 18:02
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9 replies
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Poland DeathhWisher
... they are going out in few hours be patient
2017-01-25 18:04
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8 replies
why are polands so triggered all the time? cuz only one decent team and hasnt won a big tournament in ages? or what?
2017-01-25 18:04
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7 replies
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Poland DeathhWisher
mad cuz you know its true ? :(
2017-01-25 18:12
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6 replies
you just replied this while ignoring my comment about the obvious reason you're so salty LOL
2017-01-25 18:29
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5 replies
#41
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Poland DeathhWisher
yup im salty cuz VP went 3-0 :(
2017-01-25 18:31
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4 replies
and they'll lose in quarters or semis again and then everyone will go "wow vp such good performance on major" sorry u could only get 1 big tournament win in 2016 cuz the best team got ejected LUL
2017-01-25 18:31
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3 replies
#43
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Poland DeathhWisher
qf is still far more than whole NA :(
2017-01-25 18:32
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2 replies
last major major final, i think u made major final like 3 years ago or smthn?
2017-01-25 18:34
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1 reply
#45
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Poland DeathhWisher
this major ?
2017-01-25 18:35
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#46
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Poland DeathhWisher
as said flipside bottled against trsh optic ... go hype more in NA sandbox
2017-01-25 20:44
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#4
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Germany bestgermanHLTV
nice comeback optic
2017-01-25 03:37
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rip
2017-01-25 03:37
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Nice comeback Optic!
2017-01-25 03:38
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Lucky to still be in the major..
2017-01-25 03:38
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United States Saiche
Is rush super short?
2017-01-25 03:38
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1 reply
yeh
2017-01-25 03:57
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#12
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Spain Ayrr
Excuses coming out
2017-01-25 03:39
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#15
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Denmark OzA1337
Did anyone actually practice up to this Major? hahaha
2017-01-25 04:10
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1 reply
Navi xD We all vp just show up and wreck shit
2017-01-25 04:53
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#16
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jackasmo | 
Russia *Tpo-_-JI.b*
2017-01-25 04:30
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He is the budget version of get_right
2017-01-25 04:52
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Why no interview with HR or Flipside while having 2 with several teams already?
2017-01-25 05:01
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France Tag117
He shoulda said his preparation was rushed... missed opportunity
2017-01-25 05:06
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#21
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North America Saint6868
man what a great guy. love this team and their maturity
2017-01-25 05:16
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Luxembourg alex24
yes so mature to blame it on hardware, time and the moonphases for loosing a match :)))
2017-01-25 09:03
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2 replies
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Spain deBurrows
that fucking moonphases I hate them.
2017-01-25 12:47
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#34
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Luxembourg alex24
yeah so awful to play on a half-moon fwcks up your aiming so hard
2017-01-25 14:36
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Optic > F3 > NIP confirmed
2017-01-25 05:39
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if you compared their game time to other teams, they hardly played in the last 3-4 weeks. upsetting cause you knew they needed a break, but they still should have been practicing more for the major. you knew you'd hear this excuse if they didn't perform.
2017-01-25 15:56
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