We sat down with Owen "⁠smooya⁠" Butterfield after BIG defeated OpTic to go 3-2 and advance to the New Legends stage of the FACEIT Major.

We asked the British AWPer about the last match against OpTic, in which BIG ran out winners following a dominant Dust2 showing and a close Train, and his Twitter exchange with Kristian "⁠k0nfig⁠" Wienecke ahead of that encounter.

smooya also commented on becoming the second British player to make the top-16 of a Major, as well as on the competition in the next stage, where BIG will join the likes of FaZe, Natus Vincere, and mousesports.

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