We had the toughest games in the tournament, looking at the scores

But NiP defeated all the odds when they entered ESL One in Cologne after an unprecedented slump. And in the end Fifflaren stood on the main stage, arms raised towards the ceiling and holding the CSGO teams’ first ever major trophy in his right hand.

My first impression right after the win was how good it felt. We had the toughest games in the tournament, looking at the scores. A lot of really close games. And when I watched them afterwards I could tell we made mistakes and that things weren’t one hundred percent perfect. But for us to still win and show everyone that we’re still one of the top teams in the csgo skins sale world, beating new and really strong teams even though we’ve been together for over two years, that was a great feeling.

As usual, you faced massive critique for your performance. How do you cope with those situations time after another? During tournaments I usually don’t read anything, especially when I know I haven’t been playing good. People watch the kill / death ratio a lot and I think that’s quite misleading, so it’s kinda hard. But it’s been that way ever since I started playing, people are quick when it comes to commenting. It doesn’t matter if I do something good, new things pop up almost every day. I have to look at it positively though; all PR is good PR and I’m one of the most famous players out there for better or worse.