lurppis to Singapore for AEC qualifier

31-8-2012 18:58

Former Evil Geniuses captain Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen is off to Southeast Asia again to attend a Counter-Strike 1.6 tournament, this time in Singapore for the local AEC qualifier.

Kovanen will be teaming up with former TitaNs captain Prasad "StrykerX" Paramajothi as well as three other local gamers under the name Asking Questions. Their main competition will be Paramajothi's former teammates from TitaNs, although a couple of foreign teams are expected to show up as well.

When asked about the event, Kovanen stated that he and Paramajothi came up with the idea after AEC Malaysia when he visited Singapore and the two hung out. He said it took a while to sort the whole thing out, but they've been preparing for a while now.

QPAD sends lurppis to AEC Singapore (Photo: Areena)

Unlike the previous AEC qualifier in Malaysia, he mentioned that he'd been practicing individually this time and will arrive two days early in order to get some last minute practice with the team. Finally, he wanted to thank QPAD for supporting him and CS 1.6 by backing this adventure.

Asking Questions at AEC Singapore:

Mark "amennn" Low
Daryl "Insanity" Chua
Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen
Randy "rAndy" Lai
Prasad "StrykerX" Paramajothi

Asking Questions will participate in the AEC Singapore pre-qualifier set to take place on September 7 at TGX held at Singapore Expo. Should they qualify, they will also take part in the final qualifier next day on Saturday, September 8.

Prasad "StrykerX" Paramajothi

Randy "rAndy" Lai

Daryl "Insanity" Chua

Mark "amennn" Low
Prasad "StrykerX" ParamajothiRandy "rAndy" LaiDaryl "Insanity" ChuaMark "amennn" Low

let's see if that works out this time

2012-08-31 18:59

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hltv.org/movie/6355-oneday

2012-09-01 05:11

lol

Damn you are fast to read an article

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no need tbh

2012-08-31 19:01

people just look @ the title

and line-up :)

2012-08-31 19:13

my birth place

noone read it...title and the line up says it all...

2012-08-31 19:03

Yes yes yes... only good luck.

gl lurppis :D

i'm surprised he didn't participate in the indian qualifiers as well.

2012-08-31 19:04

"lurppis to Singapore for AEC qualifier" WTF? the lurppis play alone?

2012-08-31 19:06

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maybe they don't need to send the other 4 guys from singapore to singapore?

2012-08-31 19:15

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2012-08-31 20:05

dude :D magic laugh attack on your comment :D

2012-08-31 21:58

Your wisdom is unparalelled my friend :p

2012-09-01 13:40

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hahah oh, you :D

2012-09-01 19:52

^_^

2012-09-01 21:23

UAHHUAUHUAUHUAHUAH ROFL

2012-09-01 22:31

tomi king dedicated to 1.6 one h8 for csgo

Nice to see lurrpis in such a tournaments?

are you sure?

2012-08-31 19:19

Is it fun to play with/against noobs? Did you rage when you went to the last qualifier and couldn't win even if you were the best player obviously?

2012-08-31 19:20

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I think he wants just to travel around the world and enjoy playing cs?

2012-08-31 19:35

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2012-08-31 19:36

gl kovanen :O

2012-08-31 20:06

genius lurpiss :D, thats great

2012-09-01 03:11

luv u brah !! :)D

2012-09-01 12:37

No... He wants asian puseh

2012-09-01 15:46

you are saying noobs but those guys are 10 times better then you. they strat they teamplay they vgot aim and sence of the game. stop trolling.

2012-08-31 19:38

yeah right..

2012-08-31 19:48

Haha yes I'm sure you'd be the first to decline an invitation for a trip to Singapore. ::::)

2012-08-31 20:19

I didn't say I would decline it. I've just asked if it's fun to play there since I'm pretty sure Lurppis is way better than every player at the tournament and I'm not even sure if the guys speak proper english or something.

2012-08-31 20:26

If he didn't, would they have invited him? Besides if you've followed 1.6 at all the past years I'm sure you should know he speaks better english than people who's native languge is english..

2012-08-31 21:40

i think he meant the other guys (which is odd since they do speak english)

2012-08-31 23:43

yeah, but natu thought he was talking about lurppis because english is singapure's first language if i'm not mistaken, so...

2012-09-01 02:59

yes

2012-09-01 16:32

Is it fun to travel to another country and experience its culture? its not just about playing cs. and errm you do know that English is an official language in Singapore right? they all pretty much speak it fluently.

2012-09-01 13:55

what a hater Go play your CS:GO

2012-08-31 20:43

you are not german anymore?

2012-09-01 13:45

gl lurppis :)

2012-08-31 19:25

lurppis the second elemeNt.

2012-08-31 19:30

bitch please!

2012-08-31 22:10

lurppis should become a commentator. He knows so much about the game, and has always done a gd job with Joe

2012-08-31 19:37

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i've been doing gigs on and off when offered to me throughout the past few years and will continue to do them in the future if offered.

2012-08-31 20:47

yes his knowledge is extensive but pro players dont make good commentators. they go too deep in the game and seem to take the fun out of it. no disrespect meant, hes still a gr8 player. but somethings arent meant to be! commentating is a lot more than knowing the game. its bringing the emotion out when something outstanding happens. thats y joe, tosspot, redeye, smeagol and a few others are good commentators. i still watch the WCG 2006 grand final sometimes and enjoy it. even though those commentators make some basic mistakes but they make the game fun to watch!

2012-08-31 22:09

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i agree. you need to have a commentator that can bring the emotion. but i also like when there is an expert present who can go "deep in the game". so either commentator + expert or just commentator. having only expert with no "real" commentator doesn't work that well

2012-08-31 23:47

that's your opinion and you're entitled to it, i've personally never understood the point of yelling etc. i don't derive any pleasure from watching people who don't know anything yell stuff to make it seem interesting. i do really enjoy watching people like threat cast though, but only when they're actually giving you some expert analysis. i watched heaton once and all he said was "i really like what they did/i don't like what they did" the entire time, that adds nothing of value to a game imo.

2012-08-31 23:50

I would love to see you casting with someone.

2012-08-31 23:55

you + semphis are really good at that sort of casting (intelligent analysis). i hope you guys team up again in the future

2012-09-01 00:46

Tbh i saw one of their matches and didn't like it much, both are perfect analysers, but more fun to watch width a shooter, because they both don't get excited and have very calming voices. Together its one big monotone analysis/cs discussion, extremely informative but gets really boring after a few rounds. Either of those guys or xeqtr/carn/threat with joe/tosspot would be the perfect combo for me

2012-09-01 13:47

I understand that. I like listening to a stream while watching the hltv, and for that it's perfect IMO

2012-09-01 14:19

Yeah true, especially if you're looking to gain tactical insight or deduct something for your own team

2012-09-01 16:13

this is the only time yelling was appropriate

2012-09-01 10:29

I like carn and lurp commentating the game.

....

2012-08-31 19:41

Gl ^^

2012-08-31 19:42

finally oponents from the same skill level as he

2012-08-31 19:45

but 10 times better then you

2012-08-31 19:52

2012-08-31 20:34

suntec city > sing expo gl anyways. can't wait to see old man randy in action.

2012-08-31 19:50

YEAH 1.6 PUG TOURNAMENT LEGIT!

2012-08-31 19:51

StrykerX techduck etc ? What team was that im thinking of, about 4 years ago (maybe it was titans i forgot :$ )

2012-08-31 19:58

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exactly, it was titans, the strong team indeed, they could even compete with the likes of wemadefox and wnv

2012-08-31 21:54

Yeah loved to.see those guys back then :p

2012-09-01 06:38

2012-09-01 16:35

Singapower!

2012-09-01 20:37

Paramajothi is an Indian name O.o

gl, Lurppis

2012-08-31 20:11

Needs MatrixKUN and techducK

2012-08-31 20:13

Dont forget change your rates or u will say that u played with 7500 again -_- GL

2012-08-31 20:24

2012-08-31 21:52

When did he use such an alibi?

2012-08-31 22:14

hltv.org/?pageid=135&userid=3516&blogid=..

2012-09-01 03:01

Lol I thought that lurppis was sponsored by steelseries....

2012-08-31 20:42

respect lurppis

2012-08-31 21:09

Will be hard for lurppis against higher players

2012-08-31 21:11

2012-08-31 21:12

NIIIIIIIIICE gl Singapore <3

2012-08-31 21:20

oh lads they pay so why not fly for free if offered , extra cash

2012-08-31 21:32

dont forget to put the rates on, little man

2012-08-31 21:53

Tomi, you have a pretty decent line-up with the former players of team exsequor, it will be hard to win against titans but still it depends on their lu. best of luck!

2012-08-31 21:59

Gl lurrpis !!!!!!!

2012-08-31 23:49

gl lurppis, wish you best, go play this game, and enjoy there.

2012-09-01 01:41

I hope this little journey brings as a result just another 'been there, seen this' travel blog by you ::) (still have pending to read the previous one I confess :'( xD)

2012-09-01 01:59