In the world of eSports, we no longer expect anything less of Brazilians than an absolute explosive entrance into the game we love, and our hearts. I got the opportunity to sit down and speak with Hen1 and Lucas from TempoStorm’s CS:GO team to talk about their new organization and their recent experience at IEM Katowice in Poland.

–How are you enjoying your time on TempoStorm so far? Do you feel more pressure now that you’re playing for a bigger organization?

I’m very happy in TempoStorm just like I was in Games Academy, they give us full support to just focus on the game. About the pressure, nothing changed and I keep working hard to achieve my goals. – Hen1

– Brothers playing on the same team and living together isn’t a theme we see too often in eSports. Do you find it to be more challenging or fun to be able to play on the same team as your brother?



We know how to deal with it, obviously we have a lot of fun together but we know when we need to take it serious and be professionals. – Hen1



– You had very little time to prepare for Katowice after the last chance qualifier for MLG Columbus. How did you overcome the time constraints and what was your plan of attack?

After our loss we took it easy and discussed about everything 1-2 days after that, it’s important so we can keep improving. Obviously we’re very sad about not being in the major, but we know more opportunities will come and it’s just a matter of time and dedication and we’ll achieve our goals. – Hen1

– Was this your first time in Europe? What did you enjoy most about Poland?



Not really, I’ve been in france before to play ESWC, but in Katowice it was the first time that me and the guys saw snow, it was really funny and special for us cos we don’t have it in Brasil. Besides that we loved the event. For now we can definitely say it was the best tournament we’ve ever been to. – Hen1



– You took very decisive wins over VP and NV in the group stages of Katowice. Many might even say your victories over them was more so attributed to them being “in a slump”. Why do you feel these games went so easily in your favor? Do you think you could’ve beat the VP we saw back in Dubai at the ESEA ESL Invitational? Or the NV that once was at Dreamhack Cluj?



For me I take every match as serious as possible, we can’t deny that they’re not doing that good lately but they’re still very experienced and you can’t make mistakes against them. I’d say the reason why we had those “easy games” was because we put up really hard work since we arrived in NA and we gain a lot of experience each tournament we played together. – Hen1



– Even if it was without a crowd, you knew all of Poland was cheering for VP when you faced them. Did that shake you guys at all?

Honestly, our team doesn’t feel pressure at all, when we played against VP at the backstage we didn’t feel or hear anything, so it was just a normal match for us.

– You and your team played with no fear, as if it was just another day at the office. How do you maintain your composure being such a new team to the big leagues?



Everyone from the team trust each other. We know that if we’re having a good day, having fun together, with good communication, and not doing stupid mistakes, we can beat any team in the world.



– Tell me what happened in the game vs Navi. Where did it start to fall apart? How do you plan on recovering from those mistakes in the future?



We had that match in our hands and we lost cos of the lack of experience to close important matches, and cos we made a lot of mistakes on T side. Navi is a great team with a lot of experience and they felt that, and managed to bring a lot of pressure on us. What we can learn from this is that we can’t try to finish the game playing individually and not as a team like we did. I’m pretty sure that next time we’ll be way better in these situations.



– Lucas that 4K on B site of Mirage as they barreled out of window was a highlight play for you. Do you think the momentum gave you the confidence to keep a cool head during pressure plays like that, or was Navi getting careless?

After that round obviously not only me, but the whole team gained a lot of confidence. We were a bit sleepy, and that round was definitely lost and would crush our economy. After that round we managed to control the economy and keep gaining momentum in the game. With regards to Navi, they’re hell of a team. So hard to read but that’s their style. They just had a bad play and maybe some lack of communication in that round; But as you could see, they still managed to comeback from those hard situations.- Lucas

– Despite losing the series, you out-classed arguably the best AWPer in the world in almost every duel you two engaged in. How did that make you feel? Do you think you set too high of a standard to maintain for yourself in the future with that performance?

Im extremely happy cos people recognize all the hard work I’ve done to reach this level, but I will never stop trying to learn new things and getting more experience. Guardian had a lot of important moments as well. It doesn’t matter if he didn’t get a lot of kills; He was still there doing his job as best as he could, and he’s very important for his team. – Hen1

– What was your plan if you beat Navi and had to face your brothers in Luminosity?

We already knew this could happen and we were ready for it. Since we’re great friends we talked about how special it would be for all the fans around the world, and it would be a hell of a match. I think not only Brazil, but the world is waiting for that match. It’s just a matter of time till it’s gonna happen. – Hen1

– If you dueled Fallen on an aim map right now with just AWP’s, who would win in a Bo3?

I don’t like these 1vs1 duels cos they don’t mean anything for me. What really matters is the official matches 5 vs 5 when we play as a team. – Hen1

– Do you think you will have success qualifying for other big events and majors in the future?

We hope so. We’re going to work hard to win all qualifiers and play as much tournaments as possible to gain even more experience.

– North American teams failed to qualify for Katowice. You have a lot of experience playing against them in FPL, scrims, and pro matches. What do you think they could or should be doing to improve? Do you notice any bad habits that hold them back?

All NA teams are good, they’re just starting again cos they had a lot of lineup changes and that kind of stuff. For me, it’s just a matter of time till they become really strong teams once again. – Hen1

– What are your goals for 2016?



My goal is always to be in the top of the world together with my team, if during that process I win individual awards, its consequence of a good job made by our team.

– Hen1

– Any last words for family, friends, or sponsors?



We’d like to thank our family and our friends for believing in us. You all know what we left behind to be here. Thanks to Camila and Ricardo(LG dead) for taking care of us and making our lives even better. We all love you! Also we’d like to thank our organization TempoStorm and their sponsors: G2A and Fnatic Gear for believing in our project.