The Berlin PGR duo speak out

The Berlin PGR3 racers Erno «Finpro» Kuronen and Philippe «Yggdrasil» Vaillant on their way to a team workout in Los Angeles during the World Final 2007.

Name:
Jonas Alsaker Vikan

Position:
General Manager

About the author
Jonas Alsaker Vikan is the General Manager of Berlin Allianz. He led the team to a European championship and a third to fourth placing at the first CGS World Final. The twenty six year old Norwegian is also a journalist.

The duo was recently interviewed by the the CGS League page. The feature deal with their journey over the past six months, from gamers to contracted professionals to the intense last race of the World Final against the Carolina Core.

Here is an excerpt from the article:

“We had a discussion after the Mexico match. It was the second time in a row that they lost to a racing them they should be able to soundly beat and we had to do something,” said Vikan, whose own experience as a professional gamer in Counter-Strike has been an asset to his team. “However, that sort of micromanagement is difficult. We talked about what went wrong and how they intended to fix it. From my perspective they did during the Carolina match -- to win a very close match like that you will need some luck and fortune favored Dolven's boys after a fantastic race. So for that there was no blame -- no body.”

“We have the speed but we are missing luck and team work,” stated Kuronen. “At the CGS teamwork is the key to victory.”

The pair “practiced countless hours,” according to Kuronen, but has yet to truly hone their team tactics and work together on the track.

Read the rest of the exciting story here.




Esport France is the biggest site dedicated to electronic sports in France. The site recently highlighted Philippe «Yggdrasil» Vaillant.

Philippe talk about the CGS World Final. He is asked about how thre weeks with team mates from all over Europe felt and how the stage affected his play.

The next European draft is also touched upon. The players from Berlin will have to go to another combine and draft event and Vailliant is asked if he wants to continue as a professional gamer to take part in the future of the CGS.

If you are fluent in French you can read the article here.

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