C4LLM3SU3: "We hope TYLOO get into Stage 2 so we can prove that Asian CS isn't crap"

"We hope not to go 0-3 in Stage 2," the Chinese rifler added.

Lynn Vision came into Stage 1 of the BLAST.tv Austin Major as one of two Chinese squads, and beat NRG in the 2-2 pool to become the first Asian team to progress.

"Their T side was kind of easy to read. We were not expecting that the first map would be that frustrating," Qihao "⁠C4LLM3SU3⁠" Su told HLTV straight after the victory, while also admitting that he and his teammates will support their "friends" from TYLOO to make it two Chinese squads in the next stage.

The 21-year-old also spoke about adapting to Asian CS and his expectations for Stage 2 in the full interview, which you can read below.

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Congrats, you made it to Stage 2. I saw you guys popped off quite a bit there at the end, so how do you feel after going through?

The result is according to our expectations, but for Stage 2 I know it's going to be a harder stage. Of course, we're still going to try to do our best. We're going to prepare for it, no matter what.

This game, especially Dust 2, looked very chaotic from the outside. There were loads of individual highlights, stuff like that. Did it feel like that on the server as well?

Yeah, we were very hyped up when one of the players made a highlight, but their T side was kind of easy to read. We were not expecting that the first map would be that frustrating.

You said that you expected to go through, but I feel like the community underrated the team a bit. Why do you feel that is? Is it just because you don't really get the chance to play against international competition?

Yeah, in the Asian environment, we don't really get involved in this S-tier competition. Also, we don't host those big matches, big tournaments, but we study them a lot. We are theorists who know how they play, so we don't think they are a very strong team. We were pretty confident.

You're currently the only Asian team in Stage 2, but TYLOO could join you. Will you be cheering for them in the next game, considering the entire region benefits from their win?

Yeah, of course. We are hoping that TYLOO could get into Stage 2 as well, so we can prove that Asian CS isn't crap. It was good that Nemiga won against FlyQuest last night, so we don't have to play against TYLOO today. There is an opportunity that both teams could make it to Stage 2.

Talking about the next stage, would you like to face TYLOO if they go through?

My expectation for both teams is that we're probably not going to go through Stage 2. But I wish to play against more foreign teams, because we are friends with TYLOO. We play against them a lot, but this is a Major, a world competition, so we hope to play against more teams.

You played in NA for a while before coming to Asian CS. Was it hard to adapt to a different style? Did you bring anything from NA to this team that helped them improve?

It was not hard for me to adapt to a new environment, but switching from an NA team to a Chinese team was kind of different. In terms of changes I brought to the team… I brought some mindset, how I play the game, how I'm going to change their playstyle, and probably make them a little bit better, especially doing clutches.

I think in NA it's more like, I'm probably going to shoot first and then think what I'm going to do, but for Asian CS, you probably think first and then shoot, and you might waste lots of time.

Would you say that's the biggest difference in playstyle, just thinking less and shooting more?

I believe Asian teams have much better aim than NA teams, I think that's the biggest difference.

Stage 2 is up next. You said you probably don't expect to go through, but what would you be happy with, or are you already happy with what you achieved?

I don't know who we're going to play against yet, but we hope not to go 0-3, and get two wins at least.