Brollan: "Now I know I can play among the pros and still deliver"

The 15-year-old was recently announced as a new GODSENT player alongside Hampus "⁠hampus⁠" Poser, only seven months after he appeared on the GAMERZ reality show.

Brollan averaged a 1.09 Rating across 13 maps in Barcelona

The announcement came just a month after Ludvig "⁠Brollan⁠" Brolin attended the WESG Europe & CIS Regional Finals with fnatic, replacing Freddy "⁠KRIMZ⁠" Johansson. In the Spanish city, the Swedish youngster averaged a 1.09 Rating to help the team to finish in fourth place and book a spot at the main WESG event.

We sat down with Brollan to get to know his view on a handful of topics, including his experience with fnatic, signing a professional contract with GODSENT, or even his opinion on youngsters trying to go pro.

You made your first appearance in the competitive scene this year, more specifically on the GAMERZ reality show. What are your thoughts on that show? Did you expect it to help you to pursue a career in Counter-Strike?

I felt like it would be a fun thing to do. Yes, of course I thought it would help me grow in the game, and the truth is that I made a name for myself on GAMERZ and that people realized I was good and talented.

You were not part of the winning team but you are the most successful player to come out of that show. What did you learn from that experience?

I did not learn that much about tactics and how to play; still, I learned to be more confident inside the game, which is a very important factor.

You went on to play for some Swedish teams before fnatic invited you to step in at the WESG European & CIS Regional Finals in Barcelona, Spain. How did that invite happen? What was your reaction?

One evening, JW contacted me and asked if I could play with them in Barcelona for WESG. It was not like I had the craziest reaction, but it definitely put a smile on my face and got me extremely excited!

What was it like to play at an important event with such experienced teammates? What did you learn from that?

I have followed fnatic ever since I started playing CS, and it was very cool to play with these talented players, with whom I learned a lot! They taught me a lot, especially when it comes to playing in front of an audience. I had never played at such a big event like WESG before, so that was something I learned how to deal with.

JW said in an interview in Barcelona that you had impressed all of fnatic's players with your performance. How did it feel to read such compliments?

It felt very good to read such words, especially from fnatic and JW. Now I know that I can really play among the pro players and still deliver.

After that event, did you receive many offers? What made you accept GODSENT's?

I got some offers from international teams, but, since I had tried to play on non-Swedish teams before, I knew that was not a very comfortable situation for me because of the language barriers, etc. GODSENT are one of Sweden's best teams right now, and since Swedish is my mother tongue I think it will be much easier for me to play with them.

How does it feel to have signed a professional contract with GODSENT? What are your first impressions of your new squad?

hampus and I had played together in some teams already, so I know what he is capable of doing. Still, I have only played with the rest of the team in some pugs. Right now, they are practicing with pyth because they are going to New York in a week.

Can you talk a bit about how the team has adapted since you and hampus joined? Which roles are you playing?

[Team coach] naSu has already guided me through the game roles, and it is all very clear. But we still have not decided which positions we are going to play on all the maps.

What are the goals for the future, both as a team and individually?

Right now, our future goal is to win any big tournaments and qualify for the Majors. I do not have any personal goals, I am just happy that I am playing for GODSENT.

To finish off this interview, I would like to ask you about your opinion on the current state of the Counter-Strike scene, particularly when it comes to young players. We see players like you, ropz, frozen and sergej shine against veterans. Is it easy for a rookie to make a name for himself? What do you think that young players need to do in order to show their potential?

I think the CS scene is as it has always been: some things are good and some are bad. It's very fun to see that young players are so skilled and talented enough to play smart and good CS at a young age! If you really want to be someone in the game, you should work very hard. It is not just about training your aim, there is a lot more to it.