We caught up with Nemanja "nexa" Isaković to discuss his short stint on Renegades, Imperial's formation, their chances in Copenhagen Games' BYOC qualifier and what lies beyond the Danish event.

The 20-year-old Serbian player, who burst onto the scene with iNation back in 2015, had a four-month stint with Renegades in mid-2017. After leaving the Australian team, he helped to form MANS NOT HOT alongside well-known players from Denmark and Lithuania.

nexa's team will be in Denmark for Copenhagen Games

The roster was recently picked up by Imperial and will partake in Copenhagen Games' BYOC Qualifier at the end of this month in Denmark. We interviewed Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković to talk about his time with Renegades, how his current team came together, and what they could do at Copenhagen Games.

You had a four-month tenure with Renegades. How did you feel when you got an offer from such an established team? I felt really excited, I felt like this was my shot at the big leagues. But obviously it didn't go quite as planned. After four months with Renegades, you were relieved of your duties. Can you describe the experience of playing for a professional team in a foreign country? What went wrong there and how did it help you develop as a player? It was really hard at the beginning, especially because I went there to be the in-game leader—a role I had never had before, and that messed with my head and my confidence a lot. After Nifty took over the role I felt like I was starting to get some of that confidence back, but in the end it was simply too late. I don't regret my decision to play with Renegades despite not being able to do much good. I developed and learned a lot as an individual, both inside and outside the game.

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