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Team Liquid officially replace steel with Taco

6 April 2018, 21:15

John GoodersonJohn "dronee" Gooderson – @dronee_

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After weeks of speculation North American organisation Team Liquid have finally officially revealed that Epitácio "TACO" Pessoa de Melo Filho has joined their CS:GO roster, replacing the outgoing Lucas "steel" Lopes.

After Epitácio "TACO" de Melo announced that he was leaving SK Gaming the rumour mill has been working overtime with where he would end up. After strong links with Cloud9, it was eventually revealed that de Melo was in strong talks with Liquid, attending a private cinema screening with the Team Liquid family.

<div class="defaultSection postContentSection sectionWithoutTitle"><div class="sectionContent">								<div class="content">After <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/302/taco">Epitácio <b>"TACO"</b> de Melo</a></span> announced that he was leaving <span class="team widget teamInline"><a href="/cs/team/20285/sk-gaming"><b>SK Gaming</b></a></span> the rumour mill has been working overtime with where he would end up. After strong links with <span class="team widget teamInline"><a href="/cs/team/6242/cloud9"><b>Cloud9</b></a></span>, it was eventually revealed that de Melo was in strong talks with Liquid, attending a private cinema screening with the Team Liquid family.<br />  <br />  It was however still unknown who would be replaced in the lineup, with many people pointing their fingers at <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/291/nitr0">Nick <b>"nitr0"</b> Cannella</a></span>, however it has been revealed that Brazilian <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/140/steel">Lucas <b>"steel"</b> Lopes</a></span> had wanted to leave the active roster.<br />  <br />  <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/141/boltz">Ricardo <b>"boltz"</b> Prass</a></span>: <blockquote>"I wasn't feeling happy because of my individual performances, the way I approached both in and out game in Team Liquid was totally wrong, because of that, I never felt comfortable during my time in TL. I've learnt from all this mistakes and it was a great and positive experience for me, no regrets.<br />  <br />  Because of this, I have decided to step down from the roster and I would like to thank the organization and my teammates for the awesome time together, and last, thank you all the fans, you guys rock!"</blockquote> <br />  <br />  <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/302/taco">Epitácio <b>"TACO"</b> de Melo</a></span>: <blockquote>"Being able to join the best American organization with the best American CS:GO team is a big opportunity for me. Those guys are extremely talented and I believe that I have what they need to start winning tournaments. Working again with zews made my decision so easy and I’m sure I chose the right place to be at. I just can’t wait to start practicing, bring my experience and help them with whatever they need to become the top 1 team in the world.<br />  <br />  God forgives. TACO doesn't."</blockquote>Team Liquid's coach <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/672/zews">Wilton <b>"Zews"</b> Prado</a></span> took to Twitter with the following statement: <blockquote>"to everyone suggesting we just flat out replaced TACO with steel. You don`t mess with a winning team which is why this caught us off guard. He asked to step down and I feel TACO`s availability was the deciding factor to make him comfortable with his decision."</blockquote><hr><div class="lineup"><span class="team widget teamListitem"><a href="/cs/team/19774/team-liquid"><img class="teamLogo" src="https://static.fragbite.com/teams/logos/default/19774.png" alt="Team Liquid"><b>Team Liquid</b></a></span> :<br />  <span class="player widget playerListitem"><a href="/cs/player/291/nitr0"><img class="icon flag" src="https://dynamic.fragbite.com/flags/4x3/62.svg" alt="" /> Nick <b>"nitr0"</b> Cannella</a></span> <br />  <span class="player widget playerListitem"><a href="/cs/player/292/elige"><img class="icon flag" src="https://dynamic.fragbite.com/flags/4x3/62.svg" alt="" /> Jonathan <b>"EliGE"</b> Jablonowski</a></span><br />  <span class="player widget playerListitem"><a href="/cs/player/297/naf"><img class="icon flag" src="https://dynamic.fragbite.com/flags/4x3/62.svg" alt="" /> Keith <b>"NAF"</b> Markovic</a></span><br />  <span class="player widget playerListitem"><a href="/cs/player/579/twistzz"><img class="icon flag" src="https://dynamic.fragbite.com/flags/4x3/62.svg" alt="" /> Russel <b>"Twistzz"</b> Van Dulken</a></span><br />  <span class="player widget playerListitem"><a href="/cs/player/302/taco"><img class="icon flag" src="https://dynamic.fragbite.com/flags/4x3/62.svg" alt="" /> Epitácio <b>"TACO"</b> de Melo</a></span><br />  </div><hr><a href="https://www.teamliquidpro.com/news/2018/04/06/welcome-taco">Welcome Taco</a><br />  <small>TeamLiquidPro.com</small><br />  <br />  </div>
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Talking Taco's time — His time with the SK Gaming roster

25 March 2018, 14:45

Robert GoodersonRobert "DevelOP3" Gooderson – @DevelOP3CS

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It has recently been confirmed that Epitacio 'TACO' de Melo has parted ways with the roster he has been with for 27 months, who are currently playing for SK Gaming. This will be a look back at where he came from before the roster, what he achieved with them and where he might end up next.

The Global Offensive journey records for Epitácio "TACO" de Melo start at Dexterity Team, a Brazilian team that, at the time of their leaving, sported the following roster of familiar names.

<div class="defaultSection postContentSection sectionWithoutTitle"><div class="sectionContent">								<div class="content">The Global Offensive journey records for <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/302/taco">Epitácio <b>"TACO"</b> de Melo</a></span> start at Dexterity Team, a Brazilian team that, at the time of their leaving, sported the following roster of familiar names. <br />  <br />  <div class="lineup"><span class="player widget playerListitem"><a href="/cs/player/302/taco"><img class="icon flag" src="https://dynamic.fragbite.com/flags/4x3/62.svg" alt="" /> Epitácio <b>"TACO"</b> de Melo</a></span><br />  <span class="player widget playerListitem"><a href="/cs/player/311/shoowtime"><img class="icon flag" src="https://dynamic.fragbite.com/flags/4x3/62.svg" alt="" /> Gustavo <b>"SHOOWTiME"</b> Gonçalves</a></span><br />  <span class="player widget playerListitem"><a href="/cs/player/303/fnx"><img class="icon flag" src="https://dynamic.fragbite.com/flags/4x3/62.svg" alt="" /> Lincoln <b>"fnx"</b> Lau</a></span><br />  <span class="player widget playerListitem"><a href="/cs/player/309/hen1"><img class="icon flag" src="https://dynamic.fragbite.com/flags/4x3/62.svg" alt="" /> Henrique <b>"HEN1"</b> Teles</a></span><br />  <span class="player widget playerListitem"><a href="/cs/player/310/lucas1"><img class="icon flag" src="https://dynamic.fragbite.com/flags/4x3/62.svg" alt="" /> Lucas <b>"LUCAS1"</b> Teles</a></span><br />  </div></br><br />  During his time with that particular organisation, between August 2014 and late July 2015, he also played with <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/142/coldzera">Marcelo <b>"coldzera"</b> David</a></span> and <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/312/felps">Joao <b>"felps"</b> Vasconcellos</a></span>. Fast forward their way through names such as Não Tem Como and Games Academy with the same lineup and it was time for the journey that would thrust his name far further into the spotlight as three of the roster, including coach, moved on to <span class="team widget teamInline"><a href="/cs/team/19825/luminosity-gaming"><b>Luminosity Gaming</b></a></span>. <br />  <br />  <div class="lineup"><span class="team widget teamListitem"><a href="/cs/team/19825/luminosity-gaming"><img class="teamLogo" src="https://static.fragbite.com/teams/logos/default/19825.png" alt="Luminosity Gaming"><b>Luminosity Gaming</b></a></span>(<i>11/2015-2016</i>)<br />  <span class="player widget playerListitem"><a href="/cs/player/142/coldzera"><img class="icon flag" src="https://dynamic.fragbite.com/flags/4x3/62.svg" alt="" /> Marcelo <b>"coldzera"</b> David</a></span><br />  <span class="player widget playerListitem"><a href="/cs/player/138/fallen"><img class="icon flag" src="https://dynamic.fragbite.com/flags/4x3/62.svg" alt="" /> Gabriel <b>"FalleN"</b> Toledo</a></span><br />  <span class="player widget playerListitem"><a href="/cs/player/139/fer"><img class="icon flag" src="https://dynamic.fragbite.com/flags/4x3/62.svg" alt="" /> Fernando <b>"fer"</b> Alvarenga</a></span><br />  <span class="player widget playerListitem"><a href="/cs/player/303/fnx"><img class="icon flag" src="https://dynamic.fragbite.com/flags/4x3/62.svg" alt="" /> Lincoln <b>"fnx"</b> Lau</a></span><br />  <span class="player widget playerListitem"><a href="/cs/player/302/taco"><img class="icon flag" src="https://dynamic.fragbite.com/flags/4x3/62.svg" alt="" /> Epitácio <b>"TACO"</b> de Melo</a></span><br />  </div></div>
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														<div class="articlePageContent">The trio to keep in mind here that will stick together from start to finish are David, Toledo and de Melo. Under the Luminosity banner, de Melo was straight to large amounts of success with two notable tournament victories and one second place with the organisation amongst other placings. The two first places are one $200,000 victory at the ESL Pro League Season 3 Finals and one huge $500,000 victory at the MLG Major Championship Columbus 2016. The second place coming in ECS a month after the ESL Pro League victory with a 0-2 loss to <span class="team widget teamInline"><a href="/cs/team/21203/g2-esports"><b>G2 Esports</b></a></span> whom they had beaten in the previous tournament. Just under 5 months into his time with the organisation de Melo had won his first Major and pulled a positive rating whilst doing so. Certainly the impact you want when joining a new roster. <br />  <br />  After numerous successes under the banner of Luminosity they found themselves in a controversial move over to SK Gaming. After the initial drama over alleged contract disputes the team were straight back to the usual programming of victories. Another Major victory at ESL One Cologne 2016 and another positive rating saw the Brazilians solidify themselves as one of the strongest forces seen in Counter-Strike in terms of their trophy collection that was to grow more still. A patch of mixed results followed as they found themselves going out of events such as iBuypower Invitational 2016, ESL One New York 2016 and Epicenter in 3-4th place and finishing 3rd in the online portion of ESL Pro League Season 4 North America. They then found themselves tantalisingly close to two victories only to be beaten by two more surprising opponents in the finals of ESL Pro League Season 4 Finals and IEM Oakland 2016, losing to <span class="team widget teamInline"><a href="/cs/team/6242/cloud9"><b>Cloud9</b></a></span> and <span class="team widget teamInline"><a href="/cs/team/8293/ninjas-in-pyjamas"><b>Ninjas in Pyjamas</b></a></span> respectively. The streak of being unable to find a victory continued as they found one 2nd place, three 3-4th places including the Eleague Major Atlanta 2017 and two early exits from IEM Katowice and StarSeries. <br />  <br />  It was not all victories from there on out but there is no such thing in Counter-Strike and there was still plenty of trophies to be added into his collection. Two consecutive first places at cs_summit 1 and IEM Sydney were a good start to this and in the end added to the following list of most notable trophies Taco took home during his time with the core of the roster.<br />  <div class="rich"><lu><br />  <li>MLG Columbus 2016 (Major)<br />  <li>DreamHack Austin 2016<br />  <li>ESL Pro League Season 3 Finals<br />  <li>ESL One Cologne 2016 (Major)<br />  <li>cs_summit Spring 2017<br />  <li>IEM Sydney 2017<br />  <li>DreamHack Open Summer 2017<br />  <li>ECS Season 3 Finals<br />  <li>ESL One Cologne 2017<br />  <li>Epicenter 2017<br />  <li>Blast Pro Series 2017<br />  <li>ESL Pro League Season 6 Finals<br />  </lu><br />  </div><figure><img class="img" src="https://static.fragbite.com/stock/7eefb2464cffc4efb068.jpg" alt="Epitacio 'TACO' de Melo built an impressive list of trophies during his time with the roster" /><figcaption>Epitacio 'TACO' de Melo built an impressive list of trophies during his time with the roster</figcaption></figure></div>
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														<div class="articlePageContent">Something that has been very much in the limelight as soon as the victories aren't rolling in are de Melo's personal performances. As such I'm going to take a look at them as stats alone, which keep in mind don't tell the entire story. <br />  <br />  Under the Luminosity banner his best notable ratings were 1.09 with a +15 K/D at IEM Katowice 2016 which the team placed second at and at Dreamhack Austin 2016 with a 1.12 and +14 K/D during the team's victory. Meanwhile his worst performances at LAN under the banner came at ESL Pro League Season 2 Finals with a 0.52 rating and a -78 K/D and 0.85 at the Faceit League 2015 stage 3 Finals with a -42 K/D, both of which were his first LAN appearances with the roster. <br />  <br />  Moving on to SK Gaming it would be fair to say he has more LAN ratings under 1.00 than above, with his two best being 1.14 at ESL Pro League Season 6 Finals with a +31 K/D and 1.25 at ESL One Cologne 2016 with a +45 K/D. Cologne, a Major they won, actually saw him as the third best performing player at the event behind <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/142/coldzera">Marcelo <b>"coldzera"</b> David</a></span> and <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/12/dev1ce">Nicolai <b>"dev1ce"</b> Reedtz</a></span>. Meanwhile his two worst were at the PGL Major Krakow with 0.83 and a -25 K/D and his very last event WESG 2017 World Finals with 0.44 and a -27 K/D. <br />  <br />  With that being said however, I must question if the decision to make this change has come at all from the statistical performances as his ratings on LAN over his documented CS:GO career have been very similar. 2015 saw him have 0.84, 2016 saw him have 0.97, 2017 he posted 0.91 and in the past three months he has posted 0.87. This puts him at 0.92 for his career so far which isn't a world away from his current form of 0.87 for the past three months. <br />  <br />  As I said however, stats do not tell the entire story for de Melo in particular. He describes him self very much as a support player, who will do anything required to help those around him who he knows can achieve amazing feats. Whether this means he prioritises throwing grenades to supplement his teammates peeks or puts his weaponry second in order to drop weapons to those around him. The difficulty is, whilst this is in some ways observable it is very difficult to track and display numerically for the rest of us to consume and as such, hard to quantify just how much it is worth so to speak to the team. </div>
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														<div class="articlePageContent">As mentioned there isn't much debate as to his role in the team as he is one of the clear supports in the scene, the debate comes in to how much that should affect the other parts of his game play such as his ability to add kills to the scoreboard. <br />  <br />  I can only question as his performances don't appear to differ too drastically how much this can be an issue at the moment compared to earlier. Can something that has seemingly been consistent throughout his time with the team really be the reason they have gone from winning seemingly every other week to struggling to find consistent form? <br />  <br />  Perhaps, it isn't actually the reason for the drop in form, but it certainly seems to be a big factor in why he has chosen to leave. It is no secret that he is and seemingly always has been a heavily criticised part of the team due to our tendency to take the scoreboard as the final say. In his statement he not only said that "The weight of shield is heavy, and it's not for everyone to wear it for too long." but he directly stated the following.<br />  <blockquote>During all this time, every second in the team I felt the outside pressure on me was always HEAVY and maybe this is one of the reasons why I came to this closure.</blockquote>This is a fairly clear indication that it is at least partially due to the criticism that has come his way that he has decided to step down, a decision he stated he made himself and one that is "the hardest decision in my life." <br />  <br />  I personally am one of those who believe that his role in the team is far underrated, that he is one of the most selfless players in the game who is truly dedicated to making things possible for his team. I can not say I have any hard data to back that up, simply his attitude towards the game and the statements and unwavering support from his teammates. </div>
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														<div class="articlePageContent">With this move away, a core three of David, de Melo and Toledo have been split up and they are a trio of personalities that have brought great moments to the scene. His synergy with Toledo in particular is something that will be missed as they had some funny and endearing moments together on screen during things such as interviews. <br />  <br />  <figure><img class="img" src="https://static.fragbite.com/stock/0dda14de81ddc3cc5d81.jpg" alt="The on-screen duo of de Melo and Toledo will be missed " /><figcaption>The on-screen duo of de Melo and Toledo will be missed </figcaption></figure><br />  <br />  However, despite this, in terms of on the server there is an increasing number of players without teams across multiple regions that could form together some interesting teams. There is of course options for him in the Brazilian teams, however with his recent statements about his immediate plan to improve his English perhaps he is looking to join a more international lineup. With names like <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/21/xizt">Richard <b>"Xizt"</b> Landström</a></span> and <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/24/friberg">Adam <b>"friberg"</b> Friberg</a></span> currently looking for teams, to name just two from the international side, whilst twins <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/309/hen1">Henrique <b>"HEN1"</b> Teles</a></span> and <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/310/lucas1">Lucas <b>"LUCAS1"</b> Teles</a></span> also currently find themselves without a team. <br />  <br />  Wherever he ends up, I wish him well and hope to see him back on our screens as soon as possible. </div>
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Epitácio "TACO" de Melo said in a twitlonger statement that he was no longer feeling happy playing the game in the team, and that although it was a very difficult decision that the time has come for him to leave the lineup.

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Is the Brazilian legacy under threat? — Rumours

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The rumour mill is in full effect with talks of various roster shuffles as of late. One that catches the eye is that that would see an end come to a roster that has always been only Brazilians.

The team I am talking about is of course SK Gaming, who has been made up of various Brazilians since Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo and his band of brothers burst onto the international stage.

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TACO: "We are here to win"

25 November 2017, 18:54

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After SK Gaming beat North in Copenhagen, Denmark, we chatted with Epitácio "TACO" de Melo about the win. We also talked about the loss against Faze Clan, how it feels to play against the crowd and his hope to win.

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Roster rules roulette — SK mix Boltz and Felps to follow tournament guidelines

31 October 2017, 15:33

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Following their victory at Epicenter Saint Petersburg, SK Gaming are back in action tonight in the ECS. There has been questions around what 5th player they will be using for future events.

Due to the Brazilians using Ricardo "boltz" Prass at Epicenter questions have been raised on what line up SK Gaming will use going forward. Especially with the rules surrounding the Valve Major, taking place in Boston in January, stating that players who have participated in the qualifiers for one team cannot play for another at the event.

<div class="defaultSection postContentSection sectionWithoutTitle"><div class="sectionContent">								<div class="content">Due to the Brazilians using <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/141/boltz">Ricardo <b>"boltz"</b> Prass</a></span> at Epicenter questions have been raised on what line up <span class="team widget teamInline"><a href="/cs/team/20285/sk-gaming"><b>SK Gaming</b></a></span> will use going forward. Especially with the rules surrounding the Valve Major, taking place in Boston in January, stating that players who have participated in the qualifiers for one team cannot play for another at the event. <br />  <br />  So even though Prass replaced <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/312/felps">Joao <b>"felps"</b> Vasconcellos</a></span> at the last event, he played for <span class="team widget teamInline"><a href="/cs/team/22603/immortals"><b>Immortals</b></a></span> in the qualifiers so is therefore ineligible to play for SK Gaming. <br />  <br />  <span class="player widget playerInline"><a href="/cs/player/302/taco">Epitácio <b>"TACO"</b> de Melo</a></span> has taken to Twitter to explain what will happen, and also stated that he expects Prass to officially be announced as their 5th player very soon.<br />  <br />  <blockquote>Today we have 4 maps in ECS against C9 and LG. We will use felps, who will play from Brazil since the ECS does not allow boltz to play.<br />  <br />  To end the doubts: felps play the online phase of the ECS (Laggy from Brazil) and the Major(...)<br />  <br />  Boltz will play all the rest except for the Major and ECS. Very soon we expect him to officially become our fifth player.</blockquote>The untranslated tweets are as follows:<br />  <br />  <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="pt" dir="ltr">Hoje temos 4 mapas pela ECS contra o C9 e LG. Usaremos o felps que jogará do Brasil já que a ECS não permite que o boltz jogue.</p>— Epitácio (@TACOCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/TACOCS/status/925363951306600449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br />  <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="pt" dir="ltr">Pra acabar as dúvidas: felps jogará a fase online da ECS (lagado do Brasil) e o major. São os campeonatos que ele está travado pela SK.</p>— Epitácio (@TACOCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/TACOCS/status/925364202293772289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br />  <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="pt" dir="ltr">Boltz jogará todo o resto com exceção do major e ECS. Muito em breve esperamos que ele vire oficialmente nosso quinto player.</p>— Epitácio (@TACOCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/TACOCS/status/925364605202808834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br />  </div>
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Should coaches talk? TaZ, dupreeh, GuardiaN and more give their opinion

25 August 2017, 14:23

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At PGL Major Krakow Fragbite asked profiles about their view on the coaching rules. Different opinions show when Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas, Peter "dupreeh" Rothmann, Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács and more say what they think.

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This is what the players are doing on their vacation

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A while after SK beat Immortals to get their playoff spot, we found Epitácio "TACO" de Melo for a short talk about the major, what the thinks about BIG, and preparations.

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Epitácio "TACO" de Melo and his SK Gaming are on a hot streak now with their three consecutive tournament wins, going into the PGL Krakow Major as one of the favorites. We got a chance to talk briefly about the major, how the time with João "felps" Vasconcellos has been as well as what he thinks about the swiss format.

<div class="defaultSection postContentSection sectionWithoutTitle"><div class="sectionContent">								<div class="content">Epitácio "TACO" de Melo and his SK Gaming are on a hot streak now with their three consecutive tournament wins, going into the PGL Krakow Major as one of the favorites. We got a chance to talk briefly about the major, how the time with João "felps" Vasconcellos has been as well as what he thinks about the swiss format.<br />  <br />  <div class="rich"><b>Since adding felps, you've just kept improving for every day that has gone by. Can you pinpoint what the key factors have been for your recent success? What does felps bring to the team, game-wise, that fnx didn't? </b><br />  <br />  That’s true. We can’t say we were in a slump with fnx because with him we were still playing semi finals and grand finals in every tournament we attended. Fnx is a passive player, really good on clutch rounds and really experienced. Felps brought more creativity and aggressivity in-game but, for what we were in need of, he was not the best option. We were thinking about bringing someone at least close to fnx’s style so we could keep playing the way we like. In the beginning, it was really hard for us to play with felps and after two group stage losses, we had to review everything we were doing. The most important thing we did was showing felps that he had to be the player that the team needed and he understood 100%. Since then, we've started winning again.<br />  <br />  <br />  <b>By winning all of your three most recent events, you are considered the best team in the world right now. Do you feel that there's more pressure this time compared to previous majors and/or events? Do you feel a difference going into a tournament right after winning one compared to other tournaments?</b><br />  <br />  We were the best team in the world in 2016 as well and I think we are better now than in 2016. That’s a really good thing because now we probably know the mistakes we did last year and won’t do those mistakes again. There’s no pressure at all. We´re going to keep adapting, changing, creating and playing our game.  <br />  <br />  <br />  <b>There has been a lot of tournament in recent time and preparation ahead of a major has maybe never been this limited. Do you feel that the preparation for the major exclusively has been suffering and that the practice has been for all events rather than just the major? Do you still have aces up your sleeve? </b><br />  <br />  Yes, the preparation for the major was not good, or rather, there was no preparation [solely for the major]. Like you said, we played 3 tournaments in the last 4 weeks. We don’t have any aces up our sleeves but we have creative players like fer and felps that always do surprising things.<br />  <br />  <figure><img src="http://static.fragbite.se/images/10806/t/60204.jpg" alt="SK winning Dreamhack Summer 2017."/><br />  <figcaption>SK winning Dreamhack Summer 2017.</figcaption></figure><br />  <br />  <b>In a swiss format, you only know one of the teams that you're potentially playing against beforehand. How do you feel about not being able to thoroughly prepare for your group matches? How does it compare to other tournaments in the aspect of preparation?</b><br />  <br />  Swiss format is a really good format, for underdogs. We don’t feel even 1 % comfortable playing in this format. Every single match is best of one and I don’t think it’s a good thing. Everything can happen in a BO1. Like you saw at ESL Cologne, we lost more maps in the group stage (swiss format) than in the two BO3’s and the BO5 that we played in the playoffs. We lost to Space Soldiers, a team that left the tournament with a 1-3 record. I understand that it’s impossible to make every match BO3 but for me, the best format was the one that ECS used. About the preparation, I think it was fine, for us, because the way we prepare for the opponents is different and doing this a night before is really fine for us. I can’t talk for other teams because I don’t know how they do it.<br />  <br />  <br />  <b>Your first match-up is against PENTA, a team that impressed a lot at the qualifier. What are your thoughts on them and your match?</b> <br />  <br />  We practiced one map against them online last week and they impressed us. They're a really good team with lots of skill and new things. We won’t underestimate them.<br />  <br />  <br />  <b>As mentioned, you're the team in the best form right now and amongst the favorites for the major. What are your expectations of yourselves?</b><br />  <br />  Our goal is to win the major!<br />  <br />  <br />  <b>Any last words?</b><br />  <br />  I want to say to SK fans and my fans that we're going to keep working really hard and we will do everything possible to keep winning. We are still hungry and we don’t want to stop now. Thanks! </div></div>
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