Video: Interview with face

15-10-2011 06:30

As Group B concluded, we sat down with Johan "face" Klasson for a chat about how the day went for the Swedes at the IEM6 Global Challenge New York.

SK Gaming came out on top of the group and once they had packed up their gear, we got a hold of Johan "face" Klasson. In the interview we talk about the matches against WinFakt and CheckSix, as well as the upcoming semi-final against mTw.

To find out what else Klasson had to say, hit play on the video below.

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The viking!

2011-10-15 06:35

The viking of 1.6! sick player :D~~

2011-10-15 06:39

Amazing face. Always comes to work, nothing fancy, but still great :-]

2011-10-15 06:43

I wannabee like him x_X

2011-10-15 06:52

He is thor!

2011-10-15 07:01

nice :D

2011-10-15 07:04

3:06 - 3:40 Best part :D

2011-10-15 07:04

Best assault <3 face <3

2011-10-15 07:18

epic beard

2011-10-15 07:22

face is such a confident and mature person. good questions and great answers during the interview.. genuinely enjoyed watching.

2011-10-15 07:28

face_ da_beard

2011-10-15 07:38

Never saw a good and calm player like him.

2011-10-15 07:41

25 replies

2011-10-15 08:07

NEO?

2011-10-15 09:12

21 replies

oh shut up... NEO NEO NEO... blablabla... he is not so good as 3-4 years ago. just stupid fanboys from poland don't stop pissing in pants.

2011-10-15 09:20

5 replies

you're more stupid than polish fanboys

2011-10-15 10:11

That's why he was MVP in almost every tournament he played this year.

2011-10-15 12:36

+1 he's one of the best still ofc, but not as superior as he was 3-4 years ago when he actually was the "god" of 1.6, nowadays ppl can win 1v1 vs him back then he he rarely lost 1v1-3 rounds. but yeah, polish fanboys just ruin him to me, makes him kinda overrated

2011-10-15 14:53

hahahah you mad bro?, NEO is one of the best players in the world and he is proving it in almost every tournament (MVP), and Polish fanboys should be proud of it like in SEC, what about Belarus? pff;)

2011-10-15 15:46

You seem pretty mad. Take some example from them. lol

2011-10-15 23:57

go away fanb0y

2011-10-15 09:24

11 replies

I am polsih teams fan, I bet You would like to be fan too but there is no one there too cheer for. So don't be jealouse, there is place for You too, support Polish ;) Bye

2011-10-15 12:42

10 replies

i understood u but i'm seeing neo everywhere , everytopic. we now neo good player so u must not write neo everywhere

2011-10-15 13:02

9 replies

2011-10-15 13:05

i understood u but i'm seeing Kebab's everywhere , everytopic. we now Kebab's good taste so u must not write about Kebab everywhere

2011-10-15 18:37

7 replies

shame

2011-10-15 18:44

6 replies

good Kebab its to reason to feel shame but point to be proud

2011-10-15 18:47

5 replies

good fanboy its to reason to feel shame but point to be proud

2011-10-15 18:49

4 replies

Learning english is also good idea in free time: "good fanboy its a reason to be proud" I dont want to teasing with You, imo I have the right to share my point of view about Neo, there is place for Your oppinion too. And btw, I respect and really like Turkish from Turkey, Many of them are very kind people. Bye

2011-10-15 19:34

3 replies

imo you must stop trolling and you must accept the truth

2011-10-15 19:54

2 replies

pffff go STFU with Kebab ;)

2011-10-15 20:31

1 reply

go f yourself

2011-10-15 20:38

LOL?

2011-10-15 09:30

neo isnt calm , hes shy ... huge difference

2011-10-15 12:54

Dude stop flirting NEO, just marry him already.

2011-10-15 16:42

I love him :D

2011-10-15 12:22

f0rest? He's like the calmest player ever.

2011-10-15 13:47

fejjsaN <3

2011-10-15 07:56

tack Nix0n for view, <3 face

2011-10-15 08:11

NAVI > sk

2011-10-15 08:33

35 replies

+1... sk can take only nuke now.

2011-10-15 08:34

+1 :)

2011-10-15 08:34

yes =D

2011-10-15 08:35

2011-10-15 08:36

2011-10-15 08:37

Agree

2011-10-15 08:38

2011-10-15 08:39

Na`Vi lose only nuke. Bo3 NAVI team is much better. +1

2011-10-15 08:40

9 replies

hltv.org/?pageid=28&&offset=50&search=1&..

2011-10-15 12:30

8 replies

hltv.org/?pageid=28&demoid=12095&ref=fro.. last fight bo3. Easy for NAVI ofc.

2011-10-15 12:34

2 replies

I didn`t state anything just told that guy he was wrong

2011-10-15 13:13

they're quite even

2011-10-15 14:54

and nuke is there too lol!

2011-10-15 16:57

4 replies

yeah... nuke should get removed from the map pool for the sake of Na`Vi i`m sick of these navi fanboys whining all the time about it , i don`t see other fanboys crying about their favourite team`s worst map except of u ...shame

2011-10-15 18:53

3 replies

I wasn't crying about it. The point was that Na'Vi lost because of nuke and yet you post a link to bo3 where guess what THEY PLAYED nuke. you should be ashamed of yourself for being dumb at the first place.

2011-10-15 19:47

2 replies

"Na'Vi lost because of nuke" Again u`r using nuke as an excuse yet u say u`r not crying about it

2011-10-15 20:25

1 reply

that's what another person said while making his point. I specifically was not using nuke as an excuse. feels like I'm wasting my time here, you are an idiot.

2011-10-15 23:23

+1 for sure

2011-10-15 08:42

+1 :)

2011-10-15 08:45

+1 ;]

2011-10-15 08:52

NAVI > FX >>> sk =)

2011-10-15 09:15

10 replies

cool story

2011-10-15 10:12

9 replies

true story

2011-10-15 10:15

8 replies

fx is better than navi

2011-10-15 10:21

7 replies

cool story. fx can't beat sk, Navi do it easily. but too much hard games in one day on SEC... +Fx have easy bracket for sure.

2011-10-15 10:26

5 replies

hahaha fx won last bo3 with navi and sk you dumb russian

2011-10-15 10:57

4 replies

fx did not won vs sk last event. they have easy bracket with lame Fear Factory. So STFU.

2011-10-15 11:06

3 replies

they won whole event, last bo3 was in estars, why you so stupid?

2011-10-15 11:16

1 reply

estars was bo1

2011-10-15 20:39

FX guilty cuz FF beat e-sahara? and winning so easily against M5 in qf

2011-10-15 13:50

+12903719823719391321

2011-10-15 13:04

2011-10-15 09:27

-1337

2011-10-15 09:36

1 reply

eblan

2011-10-15 09:47

NAVI >>>>> SK FX = SK

2011-10-15 08:34

navi are much better as team and players like Edward, markeloff, starix... mmmm <3 to see =]

2011-10-15 08:36

I'm sure that Na`Vi will win WCG and ESWC + they won IEM. So Na`Vi will be top1 of 2011. Maybe not so dominative like in 2010, but they will be top1 2011.

2011-10-15 08:37

3 replies

Yes, I think same.

2011-10-15 08:40

why the fuck you guys are picking navi at first place? last bo3 fx won easily

2011-10-15 10:13

Actually i would consider AGAiN as #1 team at the moment. They won 3 major tournaments this year: 1st in SEC 1st in e-Stars 1st in Copenhagen Games + 2nd in IEM5 World Championship 3rd in IEM5 European Championship While Na`Vi won only 1 major tournament: 1st in IEM5 World Championship + 3rd in DreamHack Summer 3rd in GameGune 3rd in e-Stars 4th in IEM5 European Championship

2011-10-15 15:35

on SEC NA`VI just destroyed sk.

2011-10-15 08:38

1.navi 2.fx 3.sk 4.mtw 5.fnatic/esc 6.winfakt 7.mouz

2011-10-15 08:38

2 replies

except winfakt hasn't been able to win mouz this year

2011-10-15 08:50

1. AGAiN 2/3. Na`Vi 2/3. SK 4. mTw

2011-10-15 15:31

ceh9 > face but good interview

2011-10-15 08:39

5 replies

hahaha in your dreams boy.... Status of face: the best defender in the world Status of ceh9: fifth player in Na`Vi

2011-10-15 11:19

4 replies

ceh9: Who screams like an unchained ape.

2011-10-15 11:32

ceh9 is great player. he screams, but he can destroy. and he prove it a lot. so SHUT UP. ceh9 > face he said truth.

2011-10-15 13:03

2 replies

face >>>>>>> ceh9. Ceh9 just bashes noobs.

2011-10-15 13:49

ofc ofc.....ceh9>>>>>face in "deaths"

2011-10-15 14:02

Some luck for SK just ended. Na`Vi found their 50-60% shape and they will pwn SK every time. 1.NAVI 2.FX 3.SK/mTw

2011-10-15 08:42

kick Delpan. he is like a shit last times.

2011-10-15 08:43

6 replies

agree. -delpan +walle

2011-10-15 08:43

2 replies

+1 mate!

2011-10-15 08:49

walle quit 1 year ago troll

2011-10-15 10:17

2011-10-15 08:45

2011-10-15 08:52

Who would replace him? Maybe pEndos?

2011-10-15 11:30

interview with a viking

2011-10-15 08:43

Face, please say to delpan HE IS F*CKIN' LAME. THX

2011-10-15 08:44

i think Delpan isn't good for Sk anymore. he played good only 2 events. i'm sure Sk will cut Delpan and bring in another player. like Walle or maybe new player.

2011-10-15 08:45

5 replies

I hope so. Walle is much better.

2011-10-15 08:49

then ur a idiot, like the guy that replyed to u, not me obviously..

2011-10-15 11:17

2 replies

you're biggest idiot here....

2011-10-15 12:43

1 reply

lol

2011-10-15 13:25

fucking around with the lineup is the last thing they should do

2011-10-15 11:52

Maybe SK really need -Delpan. He is playing like a noob. Hope to see WALLE back!

2011-10-15 08:49

3 replies

walle? pls who is he? fanboys onfire LOL he was so shit in last matchs by SK and now just cuz Delpan played bad during 1 tour you guys and him out u know 0 about cs! chance players wil just cause problems

2011-10-15 10:28

2 replies

delpan is shit and he played like a shit. just stop argue.

2011-10-15 12:42

1 reply

youre a real shit LOL

2011-10-15 13:50

walle > 2 delpans

2011-10-15 08:50

2 replies

we all miss walle :'(

2011-10-15 09:06

yes. would be amazing if -delpan +walle in Sk

2011-10-15 09:10

Navi and fx are better. but sk will be top3 of 2011 i'm sure.

2011-10-15 09:02

6 replies

1.NAVI 2.FX 3.MTW/SK

2011-10-15 09:05

3 replies

lol

2011-10-15 11:18

2011-10-15 12:41

1. AGAiN not a fanboy (i'm cheering for SK ^^)

2011-10-15 15:33

First of all face n1 interview. Guys delpan played last time bad, in this tournament he has played good. Walle quit and in 2010 they had to switch AWP all the time, they didnt have any stable AWP in their team. And I think its SK year now or atleast should be: 2008 TOP2 2009 TOP2 Sad :(

2011-10-15 16:27

1 reply

in 2009 it wasn't sk number two.They barely won something.I`d say fx.

2011-10-15 18:29

SK: -delpan +Nix0n would be better.

2011-10-15 09:04

some question about demos. I can't find POV demos from SEC. you just not upload them Nix0n?

2011-10-15 09:15

good guy.

2011-10-15 09:16

loved the interview and this is my input on checksix(not being a fanboy( even tho checksix went 1-2 i think they played really well..their team work on ct side look pretty fuckin solid. and on t i felt they should've got alot more rounds they were getting entrys and 4v3 situation but robban came up huge on a lot of the rounds. and for the winfakt game i think winfakt had a HUGE advantage on mirage because checksix haven't played it since its obviously harder to find scrims on it and checksix is fairly new team and were focusing on more of the basic lan maps.on the other hand it was obviously lurppis wanted to play them on mirage because they are like 7-0 on the map and winfakt had an option to play mirage or train. if they were to pick train i seriously think checksix would've won or it been ALOT closer..not too mention this is checksix first lan event with a fairly new team with no bootcamping. im looking forward to see what checksix can do in the future [:D] any1 agree?

2011-10-15 09:26

11 replies

ye lurppis was scared... to play train

2011-10-15 10:19

winfakt way stronger on train that mirage.

2011-10-15 12:19

1 reply

you obviously dont know anything about your home team..solid

2011-10-15 17:42

You dont know what you are talking about SK was going to advance next stage anyway so they didnt care about that game so much (why show tacs too early if not needed). And about winfakt game, maps were chosen after teams had used their veto rights and x6 didnt veto mirage away so they were ready to play it against WF. WinFakt won FX in last tournament and almost beat NaVi at bo3, so i highly doubt that x6 would beat WF in any map at he moment

2011-10-15 12:53

7 replies

actually you are the one who doesnt know what you're talking about. SK was clearly not saving tactics and i've said this before, people dont do that unless they're playing some REALLY shitty team in a lan event or some not-so-important tournament online, that's the only time teams ever save tactics. face said it in this interview as well that check-six was just playing real solid as CT and SK couldn't do much about it. about winfakt game, im sure x6 never thought winfakt would actually pick mirage over train, so it was a bit of gamble of x6 to not veto it but i guess they felt the need to veto other maps that they were weak on so it was their only shot to win and hope winfakt would pick train. now im not saying that x6 would necessarily beat winfakt or anything, just that you're all wrong about the siutation around it.

2011-10-15 14:54

3 replies

2011-10-15 15:23

you didnt understand point. that match really didnt matter for SK. even when top teams face each others and if match dont matter, they rather save tacs for later games that are important (usually for playoffs). it would be totally idiotic show your good tactics ,if current match isnt important(need to win), that can give you huge edge later matches where you have to win to advance if x6 guys thought that they dont have any chance at de_mirage, they definitely would vetoed it away instead of taking any risks that it comes

2011-10-15 17:30

1 reply

no, they didnt save tacs, no matter what you say. it's just an excuse from your side, seeing as you're an sk fanboy, why they lost so many rounds against x6. "if x6 guys thought that they dont have any chance at de_mirage, they definitely would vetoed it away instead of taking any risks that it comes" what if they know that they'll lose if they play, for instance, nuke. in a situation like that it might be better to gamble on the chance that winfakt will veto mirage and get to play train, instead of being forced to play nuke which they know they'll lose to winfakt. that was just an example, but given how it played out i assume the real situation was pretty similar. and i guess fRoD & co didn't know winfakt's perfect record on de_mirage and hence thought they'd remove it since it's still such a new map that hasn't been played much.

2011-10-15 18:03

just stop fanboy. clearly u have no idea what YOUR talking about. lets say checksix beat sk and then winfakt beat check-six then it would come down to round difference to see who would advance

2011-10-15 17:42

2 replies

you are speaking like x6 would have any chance against WinFakt when WF have to win enough rounds.. dont hope too much :) and SK will win tournament and USA teams will fail once again like always, so im glad that im SK fan and not USA ;)

2011-10-15 17:51

1 reply

im not a fanboy..personally SK/again are my favorite team..im just proving that your an idiot fanboy that ALWAYS has an excuse when some team put numbers up against SK...if you even saw the match sk were obviously using strats but they weren't working(nice shots by frod and big rounds from storm/hiko.solid teamwork). so they gambled it a just went b and it worked..kid sit down before you fall down before i bitch slap you ps your probably a shitty Sweden that dickrides SK. get off the dick and get some pu$$Y

2011-10-15 18:59

-delpan +any player

2011-10-15 09:29

1 reply

what can you say now? :D

2011-10-15 23:57

dunno why a lot of people says "NAVI > FX" s: fx didn't won the last tournament? =D

2011-10-15 09:57

1 reply

i don't get it either. it's like the navi fanboys usddenly came back to life in a totally random way.

2011-10-15 11:58

NAVI > SK SK > FX FX > NAVI

2011-10-15 09:57

3 replies

sK>FX ? when pls e-stars FX beat them

2011-10-15 11:59

2 replies

oh shut up fanboy. Na`Vi beat FX so hard 3 times in the finals. Sk beat Fx too. on SEC fx have easy bracket before final. so STFU polish fanboy

2011-10-15 12:31

1 reply

OMG nothing more to add. go to school. educate yourself

2011-10-15 13:52

faceeeeeeeeeeeee!

2011-10-15 10:03

1. fx 2. sk 3. na vi 4. mtw/winfakt fx in last matches win against na vi 2-0 soo

2011-10-15 10:03

9 replies

1.navi 2.fx/sk 4.mtw 5.winfakt

2011-10-15 10:11

8 replies

1.navi 2.fx 3.sk 4.mtw 5.winfakt

2011-10-15 10:15

1 reply

1.SK 2.fx 3.navi

2011-10-15 19:01

yeah i see hltv.org/?pageid=28&&demoid=12099

2011-10-15 12:01

2 replies

hltv.org/?pageid=28&&offset=50&search=1&.. eXecutors&map=0&event=1&demoid=10139 - yeah I see #1 hltv.org/?pageid=28&&offset=75&search=1&.. eXecutors&map=0&event=1&demoid=10045 - yeah I see #2 all bo3s 2011 year. Na`Vi > fx

2011-10-15 12:35

1 reply

u don't even know how to copy/paste link

2011-10-15 13:53

mousesports and Lions are also contenders for the fifth spot I think.

2011-10-15 12:57

2 replies

yep, my mistake ^^ both are better than winfakt

2011-10-15 17:45

1 reply

Hmm they definitely were better a couple of weeks ago but WinFakt has really improved lately. I think those three teams are about the same level (along with fnatic btw). Just SK, mTw, FX, and Na'Vi are one level higher at the moment.

2011-10-15 18:11

1.navi 2.fx 3.sk

2011-10-15 10:09

2 replies

How is NaVi 1st? When did they win anything lately? Oh wait... This year is Fx's year all the way.

2011-10-15 14:35

1 reply

2011-10-15 18:13

Nix.... you and all these foreigners who speak great english really make us american's feel dumb for only being able to speak one language.

2011-10-15 10:26

3 replies

hahaha :D

2011-10-15 12:26

Most of u can speak decent spanish i think... or am i wrong?

2011-10-15 12:51

i speak 5 languages.. u jelly ? :D

2011-10-15 13:41

nixon the super spy :D

2011-10-15 11:06

nice

2011-10-15 11:09

was anybody else blinded by delpan's earring at the very end of the video? :D

2011-10-15 11:16

1.FX 2.NAVI 3.SK

2011-10-15 11:20

yes source is a shit!

2011-10-15 11:26

such a likeable guy

2011-10-15 11:57

Why they can't do counter strike 1.6, who was created by 2 programers 10 years ago, with cool textures.. I don't understand in what it's difficult, this is just what we all want..

2011-10-15 11:59

1. AGAiN 2. SK 3. Na 'Vi by achievements this year but judging by their current form 1. AGAiN 2. Na'Vi 3. SK

2011-10-15 12:02

11 replies

1.Na`Vi 2.Fx 3.Sk but SK > fx Na`Vi > sk

2011-10-15 12:41

10 replies

sk>fx? navi>fx? no they proved it on e-stars and SEC

2011-10-15 12:45

8 replies

IEM World - NAVI > all (beat Fx in final) ICSC - NAVI > all (beat Fx in final) so STFU...

2011-10-15 13:02

7 replies

moron

2011-10-15 13:03

2 replies

he is right.. you have no arguments, so saying "moron"

2011-10-15 13:24

1 reply

"IEM World - NAVI > all (beat Fx in final) ICSC - NAVI > all (beat Fx in final)" - past tense

2011-10-15 14:03

IEM euro fx beat navi e-stars fx beat navi asus navi couldn't even win against DTS (which lost easily against FX in final) SEC fx beat navi and the ICSC game was so close that u couldn't say who was better but some1 should have won it. navi this year 1st place on IEM5 and ICSC fx this year 1st xperia asus e-stars sec

2011-10-15 13:48

3 replies

Na`Vi already won on Adepto, ASUS and some events. So you're wrong. Na`Vi still are better then Fx fo sho.

2011-10-15 13:54

2 replies

and some events? lol fx participated there?

2011-10-15 13:55

Adepto HAHAHA

2011-10-15 15:57

Son, you're heavily fucked up.

2011-10-15 14:37

Nix0n, you forgot to ask face if he had any final words before the end of the interview.

2011-10-15 12:16

..i mean :P face <3

2011-10-15 12:38

great iview, they lost to navi cos starix was on fireeeee! PS: it seems like he is waiting to say something at the end, and u nix just closed the iview haha. u always ask for some final words but not this time.

2011-10-15 12:43

3 replies

markeloff and Edward were on fire. not starix... but starix was good too.

2011-10-15 13:04

2 replies

ur right markeloff did it awesome @ tuscan and inferno vs sk. I made a mistake with starix's 20-0 @ train against winfakt. but they always perform good. edward was the one not doing his best lately. great tournament for navi! hope they can reach the top again !

2011-10-15 13:20

1 reply

+1 Na`Vi good luck ;]

2011-10-15 13:24

He's so calm and so pro! amazing player

2011-10-15 12:50

face one of the best players in the world, so consistent player, so sick aim, all in :)

2011-10-15 13:04

I hate polish fanboys...

2011-10-15 13:10

fucking alarm in the background, Im gettin' psychotic

2011-10-15 13:15

1 reply

:DDD

2011-10-15 18:46

nice, interview lurppis after the semi final please

2011-10-15 13:20

-delpan +any player like Walle.

2011-10-15 13:23

face:)

2011-10-15 13:33

Nice itw, face doesn't like source :D as me, and I hope every 1.6 player...

2011-10-15 13:48

this shit sound in the backround is fucking annoying :/

2011-10-15 13:51

Chick-six rofl

2011-10-15 13:52

mtw is going to destroy sk

2011-10-15 13:56

wooot? i dont understand ppls logic here lol. NaVi being nr1 right now? hope your kidding. Its more like 1.FX 2. SK (not far behind, next tournament will descide). 3. NaVi.

2011-10-15 13:58

2 replies

+1!

2011-10-15 14:38

there are few tournaments more so next one won't be decidive :]

2011-10-15 17:31

1.NAVI 2.FX 3.Sk 4.mTw

2011-10-15 14:02

2 replies

FX just won NAvi lol so FX >NAVI

2011-10-15 14:14

i dont get it... How navi can be 1st? its like 1. SK/again 2. again/sk 3. navi

2011-10-15 20:36

Can anyone pick up the phone?

2011-10-15 14:18

1 reply

hahaha I tought I was the only one bothered by that

2011-10-15 16:05

omg why ppl say navi top 1 they suuuuccckkk they where good 2010 now they suck

2011-10-15 14:40

1 reply

+1 fail many times year 2011.

2011-10-15 18:52

nice iview

2011-10-15 14:53

+ nix0n on any team = imba win !

2011-10-15 14:54

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2011-10-15 14:59

One vikiNg player of cybersport <3 him

2011-10-15 15:34

omg, why you consider Na`Vi as #1 this year ? AGAiN better and they have won 3 major tournaments, while Na`Vi won only 1.

2011-10-15 15:35

lol why are people saying that Na`Vi are the best team of the year? they didn't even make it to the grand final of their WCG qual 1) SK/Again 2) SK/Again 3) Na`vi cy@ oh and OnT: great interview

2011-10-15 15:42

2 replies

2011-10-15 19:24

+500

2011-10-15 20:36

Great interview! More with our swedes to come right? :D

2011-10-15 15:45

awesome

2011-10-15 16:06

Delpan playing so bad lately, I would like to see a duel between him and Friis If Friis had joined mTw... =/

2011-10-15 16:08

Shut dat fucking bell up

2011-10-15 16:21

Face 99% viking blood

2011-10-15 16:43

'' I mean '' :P

2011-10-15 16:52

face :))

2011-10-15 16:56

really really . nice interview :D

2011-10-15 17:28

Nix0n please find a quieter environment for conducting interviews. i mean seriously was there a fire brigade next to you inside the hall?! So annoying :|

2011-10-15 17:33

2 replies

Looks like prisoners are out from the jail and that alarm is to alert everyone =]

2011-10-15 17:43

1 reply

wadup x-man !! :P

2011-10-15 18:22