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cYpheR: I'm aiming for the title

Quake / News / 9 August 2021 — 15:34

Interview before Quake World Championship 2021

by Alexey “cYpheR” Yanushevskiy entered the top four Quake Pro League Season 2 Stage 3 players and advanced to the second round of Quake World Championship 2021. Before the tournament, we talked to the ua NAVI player about his latest results and his goals for the upcoming championship.

The third stage of the second season of Quake Pro League is over. How do you rate your own performance?
byAlexey “cYpheR” Yanushevskiy
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Hello everyone! Yes, I've played pretty well this season. Unfortunately, lost two matches because I was one frag short to two very strong players. I think I could beat them in the finals.

In the last round, you needed good results against de k1llsen, but something went wrong. Do you think de k1llsen is possibly the strongest player in Europe right now? Or is it within your power to play with him on equal terms?
byAlexey “cYpheR” Yanushevskiy
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What went wrong: the games were tough, the frags were minimal. This game was going back and forth, it could have ended in a completely different way too. During the season, he showed that he's capable of losing, so I think it is quite possible to play on his level and beat him.

If we talk about the regular season in general, what impressions did the players leave about themselves? Someone surprised or disappointed you?
byAlexey “cYpheR” Yanushevskiy
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Well, I've been following the development of it VengeurR for a long time now. Great respect to him, he's working on himself to become the best. ru COOLLERZ upsets me, everything was going the same way and I'm sure that he will light up in the finals.

Have you been following the performance of the players in America? Results we expectable, or did someone catch your attention?
byAlexey “cYpheR” Yanushevskiy
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au ZenAku surprised me a lot! He is a good example of a strong-willed man who radically changed his life, moved from Australia to Poland, just to play in the American division. Started from the last place in his first season and now he's in the top 2. Hard work, dedication and diligence have made him a really great player in Quake. His work pays off in big improvements. Everyone else is as good as they were.

You have the Quake World Championship 2021 ahead of you. Do you see the whole tournament or are you only aiming for the title?
byAlexey “cYpheR” Yanushevskiy
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I'm aiming for the title and never for anything else, I want to win.

Who is going to be a favorite at the upcoming championship?
byAlexey “cYpheR” Yanushevskiy
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us Rapha, de k1llsen, pl Av3k, ru COOLLERZ, hu RAISY, it VengeurR. A little afraid of bt nosfa, ar maxter,  us dramiS and ca cha1n because of the ping.

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Share your opinion on the Challenger League players. Will they be able to compete?
byAlexey “cYpheR” Yanushevskiy
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I don't know any players from the American division. I follow ru PASITA and ua xron from our region. ru PASITA is a young lad, a very smart and promising player. He will push into a new generation of Quake in CIS. Everyone has known ua xron for a long time. I think they both have very good chances of making it through the play-offs.

Tell us about the overall state of the Quake professional scene at the moment. Do the game developers plan to change anything in the near future?
byAlexey “cYpheR” Yanushevskiy
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There are some rumours going around all the time. But those are just rumours for good. They say there will be a new Quake. They say there will be a new season of QPL. But this is unconfirmed information, nothing more.

What do you think of the game's meta? Any advice for possible changes?
byAlexey “cYpheR” Yanushevskiy
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I want them to work on the small maps. They can either expand them or change the respawn system.

What do you do in your spare time now? Maybe play some other games?
byAlexey “cYpheR” Yanushevskiy
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I have a samurai way :) I am very worried about what I will do after competing. I need to find something that would bring me at least half of the pleasure that I get from championships. So right now I'm trying to develop in many areas, but of course, the main goal is Quake.

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Do you follow ua NAVI's performance in other disciplines? What do you think of the success of the CS:GO team?
byAlexey “cYpheR” Yanushevskiy
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I follow the major disciplines and Apex Legends. The CS:GO guys are great, and what they've achieved is, of course, part of my dream: to be a player in a demanded discipline and to be able to work in a field related to it. The level at which CS:GO is now, makes the guys real stars. Sasha ua s1mple is definitely a prime example to many players and people. Also ru Perfecto is an awesome player.

A few words about the new VALORANT team and the discipline itself. What do you think of the zz NAVI roster and the game itself?
byAlexey “cYpheR” Yanushevskiy
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VALORANT is a cool game. I think that in parallel with CS:GO it will have its own rich stage and many cool tournaments. Which I'll watch 100%! From the zz NAVI roster I know ua arch and by 7ssk7. They are very skilled and cool guys in general. I think the team will develop positively with these boys. I am sure they will give 150 %, to show results. Good luck to them!

The traditional few words to the fans?
byAlexey “cYpheR” Yanushevskiy
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If there are still those who remember and know me. Hugs to everyone!

The Quake World Championship 2021 tournament with a prize pool of $150,000 will be held online on August 19-21. Be sure to support by cYpheR, he is more than ready to do his best and bring this championship home! #ObsessedWe