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May 26, 2008 at 07:06 AM CDT
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xertion on the draft
Posted by: bsl
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.
Some players were retained and some were not. A couple of new faces joined the ranks of the CGS professional players. Despite the potential tumultuous nature of a draft Berlin Allianz retained 8 of last year’s players.
Take this opportunity to familiarize yourself with the new kids on the block.
- None of us expected not to be drafted to be really honest, Milan «xertion» Veeger said.
It was considered an upset when Berlin Allianz chose Swedish «NoA» over Veeger’s «Fnatic». In fact, the pick created uproar in the gaming community as hundreds of fans showed their support for «xertion’s» team by flaming Allianz and the General Manager.
- Last year their play was on level but I felt they lacked the fire; there was no eye of the tiger – to use a familiar yet bloated expression to describe it. The Dutch team seemed too complacent but it was very much a matter of gut feeling, said Berlin GM Jonas Alsaker «bsl» Vikan.
«xertion» and the rest of «Fnatic» was visibly heartbroken as the controversial pick was called out.
Photo: Daniel Jensen / Readmore.de.
It was a tough beat, and a setback that would have spelled doom for many teams. «Fnatic’s» team is different. The five players have been friends for a long time and refused to give up the dream of professional gaming – even if it meant their union would be dissolved in the 2008 individual draft.
- We came back as this is the greatest opportunity – and the dream of every gamer. You get treated like a real professional when you are doing something you love to do. We thought – let’s go while we still have a shot, Veeger said of returning to this year’s CGS EU event.
- I thought my chances of getting drafted were quite slim, he said.
As the tournament progressed and more teams succumbed to «Fnatic» Veeger’s confidence grew.
- After I started playing on the first I started feeling better about the whole thing. Individually I think I played the best on the first day of the combine and a bit average on the second day.
With the Draft only hours away the General Managers announced their franchise player and protectees – four players that would not be released back into the draft pool. Stockholm chose to secure three CS: S players while Berlin’s General Manager only protected David «olander» Olander-Persson – the team’s franchise player.
- That was obviously part of the entire draft strategy. DoA Male and FIFA performed admirably last year and they deserved their second shot. The racer’s had a dismal start to the season but finished in style by beating Carolina, albeit not by enough points. I’m confident they will handle this season better, and better than the alternatives. For Counter-Strike: Source the talent pool is deeper in Europe, «bsl» said.
- I thought it was going to be déjà vu for us – that we would have to endure 2007 all over again. Still, I was convinced he would take two Fnatic players so I was really, really nervous, Veeger said.
The fourth pick for CS: S was Veeger’s long time team mate Quint «Blaze» Spierenburg. Before the pick was read out «xertion» was seen pointing to his long time team mate as to indicate he deserved it the most – after that Veeger closed his eyes as he waited to get his dreams crushed again with the last pick of the draft. Fate would have it differently this time around.
- The feeling when I heard my name was just awesome, he said.
- I’m someone who can fit in anywhere as I get along with almost everyone. I do think chemistry is extremely important in a team and I’m sure we will have that – it’s also important that we have two strong all-round players in me and «Fifflaren».
- Most teams fail when they have to overcome a language barrier – and our team will have to talk English in-game now. However, I selected people I believe in and I have experience with pairing different nationalities, Jonas Alsaker Vikan said.
-I hope the experiences I’ve had in the past will help us overcome this challenge – if we can the possibilities seem endless and it’ll certainly be one of the most exciting teams - and storylines to follow in this year’s Championship Gaming Series’ season.
- Trust me I do know this is risky. It's something I am prepared to assume full responsibility for if I can't make it work. However, the biggest moments in sports are born from taking risks. No guts - no glory. We will make this work.
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