Alexander «Glowiing» Matsievich: 9pandas stylistics is similar to the game Navi – and it is now considered a method

Compound 9pandas He began the tournament with the victory Betboom Dacha Belgrade 2024 According to Counter-Strike 2. And before that, the team reached the RMR tournament to Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024. The correspondent of "Gambling" talked with the player "Pand" Alexander Glowiing⁠ Mastyevich.

First, I congratulate the passage to RMR. There were complex qualifications?

The qualifications were not very difficult. A new captain, coach and another player came. We were confident in ourselves and are ready for the tournament. So the task was at least completed.

What after qualifications occurs in the team?

There is no megasial joy. They exhaled that it turned out to go to RMR. Everything is very cool in the team. We have a friendly team. Everyone is in contact with each other, there is no such thing that someone mansions. This is probably the key to success when all five people live in one mood.

As the arrival of Eugene “R3SALT” Frolov influenced the team, he came a few days ago? How much he entered?

It was unexpected, but we understood that this could happen. Tilt or a bad state did not have, because Timur had everything well: he went into a team that has https://sister-site.org/bets-io/ a slot on RMR. So everyone was satisfied.

There was a misunderstanding why the player lost?

The coaching staff sees from the outside better. We players must fulfill our task and achieve results. There is no point in discussing these decisions, you need to play.

How it was possible to find Sinegria so quickly in the team?

When I just came to the composition, Denis Seized Denis still played. There were Danil "D1ledz" of the bushes, Artem "IDISBALANCE" Egorov. We already had synergies. Then Sasha “Shaalfey” came to the marinov. But because of chemistry, the back of the composition was not lost anything. Now Eugene R3SALT has joined, which does not cause any negativity. So everything is stuck, it remains only to develop game moments and listen to the coach, because before there was one game with Andrey “Xoma” Mironenko, now it became different with Artem Fierce Ivanov. A new stage and expirence for us is interesting.

How much is the difference in the styles of Eugene "R3SALT" Frolov and Timur "Clax" Sabirov?

Pretty enough. Our stylistics is similar to the game Navi – and it is now considered a method. It is difficult for an opponent against such CS. We notice this because we have progress: both in terms of obtaining information and in terms of understanding the game. Conventionally, we are now at the 3rd level of 10, and after three months we will already be approximately at the seventh. And then it will be a completely different game. In addition, we have a lanine team. We always play online worse than offline. Furia, MIBR and other groups from TOP-20 won on the last Lans. Now the main thing is to have fun.

Did the news about the R3Salt transition affect the state of the composition in the last days?

It did not affect me in any way. I did not worry and did not see the point of spending my strength and energy on pondering this situation. Therefore, I released the situation. The boys have similar views.

How the work has changed after the arrival of Artyom "Fierce"?

Everything is dramatically: and analysis, and training, and the game itself. We began to pay attention not to the fragments where you are dying, but in general – to what is happening in the round. That is, now, if one is dead, then Okay, there are four more players. You can play 4 in 5. You need to learn this and you need to come to this.

And as it was before?

It used to be more crept. And with such a game in some points, you cannot afford to act in a split. We used to watch only our dots, but now you are in the game and play the situation. Like in chess, you make an anti -gun to choose an opponent. And so the game becomes more interesting. And I like this format as a player more. It is more aggressive, and you are always in Faite. That CS was also not bad, but if we want to grow further, then we need to move more actively in this direction.

What can you say about Alexander Shalfey Mahenov as a captain?

Sasha coordinates everything on the map, we communicate a lot on the layout and analyze some things. We assume different situations on how to get out of them. In fact, we must think two steps forward, and before we thought straightforwardly.

What is Artem "Fierce" Ivanov coach?

Cool and good, and also kind, funny and cheerful. Only positive emotions from him. I like both as a person and as a coach.

You wear a bracelet with icons – this is your amulet? Are there any other traditions?

Yes, I started to wear it for a long time, because I am baptized. And there is nothing special, you just tune in to the game. This is the most important thing, because when you are mechanically gifted and you have knowledge, the problem will only be with the mentality. That is, no matter how you shoot if there are thoughts about excitement or something else.

What would you like to say to your fans?

I started playing at the age of 26 – and I would like to say that you can’t put the framework in front of me. Age in e -sports is a stereotype. They told me, they say, “You are 26, why are you starting? It's already late". And I'm going for a dream. I haven't reached it yet, but sooner or later I will reach. Therefore, work and believe in what you do.

If you touched on this topic, then tell me how you got to e -sports.

From the age of 13 he played in computer clubs. At the age of 16, I became one of the best players and began to appear on the CS 1 pro-scene.6. Then in 2012 I went to the army, after that I was looking for work, but I could not find. There was a feeling that I was not in my place. I live life, but not as I want.

In 2017, I accumulated money and flew to St. Petersburg for a dream. When he quit, he said that I was going for a dream, and they twisted me with a finger at the temple and asked: “You are a fool?"

I arrived in St. Petersburg, again began to look for work, the money was already ending. And I'm not from a rich family. As a result, he became a merchandiser in the store on the graph from 8 a.m. to 17 pm, so that then there was time to train still. And over the next three years, different situations arose, even went to work for three kilometers, lived on one buckwheat. There was a moment when his grandfather was gone, and the loan span to her grandmother’s shoulders – and I closed it to help her.

Two years later, I was called to the team for the contract after the Russian Championship. And when he concluded a contract, I could not believe for a long time that it was not necessary to go to work by 8 in the morning.

And then “Xoma” and “Seized” helped me a lot – they taught me everything. Then the growth, understanding of the game went. Then I got to Cyber ​​Legacy, then there was trident. Then in 1win I had to poke some time. We got to RMR, where they won the G2, but lost FNatic ​​and Spirit. Then the resaffles began, Boombl4 came to the team, and I was removed two weeks before qualifications. In fact, I just seized them with a slot so that they play in closed qualifying. They helped me financially, but the dream will not come true.

And then the best organization in which I played – 9pandas came across. The level here is the highest – this is about the attitude towards players, and about logistics.

This is my story brief. And if you recall all the options for the work, then it was just "all". But the benefit I have moral principles to refuse to work with deceiving people. Few people believe, but everything worked out with me, you will succeed.

And someone generally believed in your success?

Mom did not understand why I want to do this. I said: I’d better try than I will regret that I will not try. But my grandmother believed in me unconditionally.

But there were no thoughts to quit everything?

You just live, do your favorite thing. I didn't even think that I would earn money on this. It seemed that it would just be a hobby. There was no such main idea – to earn grandmas. I think that money will be caught up if you work hard.