Gux: "sleep is an important factor"

In the waiting time for the match between SK Gaming and Na´Vi to start, we got a hold of Rasmus "Gux" Ståhl to hear him out about his expectations about the match against Na´Vi and more.

SK Gaming and Na´Vi will be opening the tournament here in Kiev, a match that will see five maps played. We sat down with Rasmus "Gux" Ståhl to get a feeling of his expectations and what he thinks of the Kiev CyberSport Arena.

In your first match here at Arbalet Best of Four you are facing Na´Vi, what do you think this match is going to be like?

I think it will be a good match, the first map will probably just be the teams checking each other out and probably not playing as aggressive as they would, overall I think it will be exciting, with a lot of action from the top teams.

At IEM4 World Championship you were the only team able to beat Na´Vi, is it going to be the same here?

I’m not sure at all, maybe this is our time to lose against Na´Vi and to win against fnatic, we’ll see but I think we have good chances.

What maps do you see being favored for SK in this matchup and what maps being favored for Na´Vi?

I think they favor on the long distance maps such as de_dust2 and de_train, while us favored on de_inferno and de_nuke, because they have strong AWP’s and we probably have stronger rifles.

Normally you only play one map against a team in the group stage, now it is five maps in a row against Na´Vi, do you think it will be hard to stay focused?

Probably it will be pretty hard to stay focused in the end, a lot depends on whether the players get the right preparations, if they slept well and so, that is an very important factor.

It is brand new and just about to open, what do you think about Kiev CyberSport Arena?

I think it is really cool actually, it is like ten times better than cafes in Sweden, so it is really good.

The match will start within fifteen minutes, so stay in your seat and get ready for the action to begin.