After a thrilling final vs The MongolZ, mezii became the first UK player to ever win a Counter-Strike Major as Vitality won the series 2-1.
After the g ame, we sat down with mezii to discuss the win, ZywOo's GOAT status, and what winning means to him.
You’re major champions, how are you feeling?
It feels incredible to be Major champions, its a dream come true to accomplish something like this and even more special to achieve it with a team like this.
Were you concerned that the moment was getting to you after map one?
I was never really concerned after map one, we have experienced some adversity like this throughout the season and I knew everyone would use it as a wake up call and to step up, which everyone did.
Going from map two to three, what did you say to each other to avoid complacency?
In a Major grand final and moments like this there is never time to be complacent, as players we know how quick things can change in CS, so we just made sure we told each other to continue how we played in map two, the same energy and intensity and we will be happy with the outcome.
You’re the first Uk player to win a major, what does that mean to you?
It's an insane feeling to be honest, just to win a Major is something that is special, but to do it as a UK player is even more special and I hope this motivates other UK players within the scene to keep working hard and push themselves further.
ZywOo also now has two majors, is he the goat?
ZywOo is the GOAT. The trophies, the MVPs, and performances across both CS:GO and CS2 to me makes him the GOAT.
Looking to the rest of the year, in the last few years we’ve seen teams struggle to stay on top for longer than six months, how do you make sure you don’t drop off?
We just need to continue what we have been doing all year and that is to have the same work ethic and mindset to try and master the game. We are always looking at ways to reinvent ourselves as individuals and as a team, constantly add new things and this is what has helped us in this season to stay on top. If we do this then I know we will be in a good position for more trophies in the rest of the year.
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