Blue Dragon E-Sports is a massive clan here in my country of South Africa that I feel does not get the exposure they deserve. Most probably the biggest clan in South Africa the roster mostly is made up of StarCraft players. I thought I would create a series getting into the members and the workings of the clan! The first piece is on our newest masters! I hope you enjoy!

Kairos – South Africa’s newest master!

South Africa does not have a long list of high level players in the StarCraft scene! We have had guys like Drager and PandaTank representing us at the highest level but other than that a few appearances from other players here and there. What South Africa does have is a handful of masters plying their trade on the ladder. The country recently welcomed someone new to the masters party. His name is Allan ‘Kairos’ Mundy. I caught up with him to discuss his new feet, his ladder habits and the South African scene in general.

First things first! Can you state your name, age and your StarCraft race?

Hey! My name is Allan Mundy, 27 years old and I play as the coolest race there is – Zerg.

How long have you been playing StarCraft II for?

I played on and off since Wings of Liberty, I only recently started putting more hours in on ladder and thankfully it seems to be paying off.

It certainly is! Getting to Masters is such some amazing feat! Firstly how do you feel? And do you have any plans to push for Grand Master?

It’s obviously a great feeling, to know that all the hours are paying off is very rewarding. Pushing for GM would be a long term goal for me, but I think I still have so much to learn and improve on.

Fair Enough! Being a zerg player a lot of people prefer to be passive and get to that 70 drone mark and take the game from there! How would you describe your particular game style?

It varies, but I definitely prefer the macro game overall. I actually consider myself extremely greedy Sometimes too greedy), favouring tech and creep spread over the whole 13/12 approach. Having said that, all Zergs have that cheddar up their sleeves when need be.

What is your favourite and worst thing about the zerg race?

I like that you are able to adapt to the situation in game, I prefer to react to my opponent and that seems to suite my whole approach to the game. Tech switches are extremely strong and with Zerg you can often do that in seconds. I don’t dislike a great deal to be honest, Having to play ZvZ I suppose. It’s often just a lottery and a extremely unforgiving match up, micro intensive and really fast paced. Having said that, I dislike warp prisms and Ravens even more 😛

Reapers have come back into the meta in a big way? What is your opinion on reapers in the ZvT meta?

My ZvT is actually my strongest match up at the minute. I open up with a pool first more often than not just to get a early queen out to deny the early reaper, so I actually rarely have too many issues with them. The advantage of going pool first is also getting those early lings out to try and delay the Terran’s SCV and a possibly scouting if it’s 3 rax or not is worth the investment.

Do you have any plans to compete in the near future? Maybe in a few online cups here and there?

I’m hoping to attend the (Mind Sports South Africa) MSSA tournament next month in Cape Town, I’ll be practicing for that for the time being.

So when did you join the Blue Dragon E-Sports clan? How did you become to be part of the clan?

I was on the hunt for some local players and found the group on Facebook, they welcomed me with open arms. I joined the clan around 8 months ago and It’s definitely helped my development.

How is it to be part of such an active clan with members from South Africa?

It’s a amazing group of guys, we have players from bronze to GM always looking to improve, but more importantly have fun – Highly recommended.

Before you joined 3DE what were your perceptions of the StarCraft scene in South Africa?

I followed PandaTank (A previous South African GM) but other than that, I just played the game for fun. Finding the clan was a breath of fresh air, the community does wonders for the local scene.

So tell us about the person behind the gamertag! What do you get up to during the day?

I like to be active, playing indoor soccer and hockey for a local club in my spare time. Other than that, I play the drums and am a die hard Liverpool FC fan.

That is great to here with me being a huge fan as well! What got you into gaming?

My first real PC game was Age of Empires and I loved RTS ever since. Prior to Starcraft, I also had a lot of success with Red Alert 3 reaching as high as rank 30. I just love the competitive nature of the genre specifically, being able to out wit your opponent is a nice feeling.

You are extremely active on ladder! Do you have any advice in ways to approach ladder in order to be able to play so many games a season?

Quality over quantity is always the key in my opinion. Starcraft is all I play these days so I tend to rack up the numbers a lot more of late. Watching replays of the games you lose and taking breaks in between long sessions to see where you can improve is a must.

Do you play any other games other than StarCraft?

I like to play a quick game of Magic the Gathering or Hearthstone online, but not all too often.

Last question. This question is super popular in StarCraft interviews of late and I thought I would change it up a bit! If you were stuck on a deserted island which 3DE members would you take?

Everyone. Except Josh 😛

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There you go the first interview in the book! Thanks to Kairos for the great answers and helping me open this series up! Till next time!