​ SK Gaming defeated mousesports 16-12 on Saturday to improve to 2-0 in the New Legends Stage of the ELEAGUE Major: Boston. Afterward, SK’s Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo spoke to DBLTAP’s Nathan Fusco about the tournament so far. The video and a written transcript are below:





Nathan Fusco: Let’s talk about felps subbing in. What’s it like as an in-game leader swapping out players? What do you need to change?





Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo: I think felps has tried to fit in more with what the team needs, but there are some situations where we can use his strengths as well. For example, there was one strategically speaking in the first round on Mirage T-side, and I know that felps when he goes fast mid, looking for his kills, sometimes he does some great stuff. And we bet on that...there are some things that only felps can do. On Mirage he’s very good at going mid and doing some (feats) normally people don’t because they don’t take risks. Felps can surprise people.

It’s mostly felps adapting to what we need, but sometimes we can use some of his deep skills as well.





NF: I talked to TACO yesterday about this, and he said felps is using this chance not only to improve but to show other teams how good he is. Is that something you’ve talked with him about at all?





GT: It doesn’t matter how he plays with the team because we’re set up with boltz right now. We’d love to be playing with boltz. But it’s great to play with felps as well. It’s just long term we think the consistency is better with boltz, and felps actually gave up playing with us a couple months ago, so now boltz has a chance. But felps is definitely a great player, and I think he has a spot on almost every single team in the world. It’s just how he’s going to give all he has and if he’s going to be able to communicate in the same language with other teams and stuff like that.





NF: 100 Thieves, obviously not being able to play. Did you reach out to any of the guys?





GT: I didn’t speak to them. We are not that close anymore since their departure from the United States a couple months ago. I was very sad that they received that news, but at the same point, I was very sad for boltz and steel as well because everything, just the way it went. I don’t want to pick a side, but I think they have to get back from it. They have to keep fighting to get their visas, and I know without a visa for the US, it’s very hard to be a Counter-Strike player because a lot of tournaments are here so you need that. So I wish that they fix their stuff because I want to compete against them.



