Time for a SK come-back at WSVG?

9-12-2006 10:42

WSVG is just about to start, and we will see ten of the greatest teams in the world playing to win some of the great prizes this year. Of the ten teams, a stunning three are from Sweden. NiP and fnatic did well at the Swedish Qualifier held at Dreamhack, and got their tickets to New York that way. SK had to go to United Kingdom testing strength against teams like Pentagram, 4Kings and hoorai (now known as 69°N-28°E).

In London, SK finished third, but due to hoorai being disqualified after winning the finals, SK got a spot in the WSVG finals together with Pentagram.

Our great friends at NiceZ has made a bunch of pre-WSVG interviews, friendly as they are, we're able to give you one of those interviews right here on HLTV.org - GoodFella has some great answers ready, and it's well worth a read!

Hi! How are you recently? Introduce yourself to our readers those still don't know you!

GoodFella: Hi! My name is Jonas Virtanen, I currently live in Stockholm, Sweden. I play Counter-Strike under the nickname GoodFella and I play for SK.swe!

Obviously, 2006 is not a successful year for SK.swe, I mean, SK.swe never encountered so many difficulties before. What’s wrong with you guys?

GoodFella: You are right, 2006 has not been a good year. When I joined the team this summer, the guys were already going through a lot of problems. There's been a lot of changes made and right now we know we have a good team and we will prove it at WSVG / CPL Dallas. I think in the past we have made some very poor performances but we have also been a bit unlucky with a few results.

At the beginning of 2006, SK.swe, the No.1 team in GotFrag's world ranking, was invited to attend WEG Masters, but SK.swe didn't succeed in passing the group stage. Did that indicate 2006 didn't belong to SK Gaming?

GoodFella: Definitely! At this moment I was playing for 4Kings and we were going through some problems ourselves at that time. I think some of the players in SK.swe lost motivation and at WEG masters it was obvious they were not the same players anymore.

This summer SK's trump card player SpawN left the team and joined the main opponent NiP, and then SpawN helped NiP to get lots of great honors. How do you think about that?

GoodFella: It was only natural I think. SpawN is a great player and a good person, I think he felt like there wasn’t motivation in the team from all players. I don’t blame him for leaving at all. I like the guys in NiP and look forward to playing them again soon!

To prevent SK's downfall, allen was elevated and Snajdan got back to the team, do you think this is a wise decision?

GoodFella: Yes. Allen and Snajdan are both amazing players and they can both turn a game around on a good day.

In my memory, vilden has complained about wNv.gm twice in both WEG Masters and KODE5 Finals, could you tell us the reasons?

GoodFella: I think the first time was at WEG masters. I was in the spectator crowd and I think there was some computer problems.. I don’t really remember what the argument was about but these things happen in gaming. Its not always fair setups etc so people get angry when they feel like the other team gets advantages. In that case I think both teams were a bit upset. The other time was at Kode5 and it was about wNv talking after they were dead, something I didn’t see but Vilden said they were doing it and not getting warnings. It really didn’t matter much though if they did or didn’t. They beat us fair and square.

This year SK's road to victory was terminated by NiP in both ESWC and WCG Sweden Qualifiers. when did you guys purpose to revenge on them?

GoodFella: We lost 2 very close games to NiP in both ESWC qualifiers and then the WCG qualifier. Hopefully we get to take our revenge at the upcoming events in the US.

After series of chaos, the powerhouse SK.swe came back into our sight. Are you confident that you guys would achieve great success this year?

GoodFella: Yes, I am. We have the best organization in the world behind us and with the right preparation and motivation we will show the world how to play CS!

WSVG Finals and CPL winter are coming, how do you prepare for both the events? What’s your object?

GoodFella: We will be unhappy with anything but a top3 finish at both events. We had a short bootcamp last week and right now we are playing online a lot! We fly out to New York in 2 days.

DELL XPS M1710 Laptop will be used in WSVG Finals, and LCD monitor is becoming a part of CPL's standard computer. Is this a tendency in your opinion? Have you adapt yourselves to these changes?

GoodFella: I think it’s a shame and an insult to all the players playing this game. We practice hard and spend so much time preparing for these events. Everyone knows CRT monitors is the only way to play Counter-Strike. The fact that they get paid more money for using LCD monitors shows that they are only greedy. All the talk about making this a bigger sport is just plain BULL**. That’s my view on this. Much respect to the events that get it right and use CRT monitors and normal PCs. Those are the events the players will remember.

Predict the top3 teams in WSVG Finals!

GoodFella: Hard question! My best guess will be SK.swe, NiP and wNv / Hacker gaming. Would be nice to see Sweden vs China once again ;)

Tell us your teammates' roles in the team!

GoodFella:

　　

Allen - Youngest player in our team and still new to the pro gaming scene. Very skilled player that can pull some amazing stunts in game. We are training him to become a casanova ;)

Snajdan - Snajdan is just... Snajdan. He is a very funny guy to watch both in CS and outside. When he puts his mind to it he is one of the best players out there. He is also the in-game leader on Dust2 !

Fisker - Very funny person to be around and is always keeping us smiling while we play. Has the most accomplishments on the scene today I think! A lot of experience and a unique player to have in the team.

Vilden - Is the main awper in the team. Usually get into arguments with me or Snajdan about tactics etc. This is the reason we split the in game calling for different maps, and Vilden is in game leader on Nuke & Train.

GoodFella - it's me, trying to keep everyone motivated and playing a lot. Im the oldest and I do most of our camera-interviews since the others are kind of shy ;) I am also the in-game leader on de_inferno.

　　　　　　　　
At last, Any other words for our readers?

GoodFella: I want to thank those of the Chinese fans that still support us. It means a lot to us and we will prove ourselves worthy this year! Thank you.

Thanks again to NiceZ, if you want to read more pre-WSVG/CPL interviews, here are a few you might want to check out: