Representatives from the eight teams to qualify for the playoffs of the ELEAGUE Major: Boston met with members of the assembled media Wednesday for a news conference. DBLTAP listened remotely and compiled some of the highlights of the briefing. They are below:





FaZe Clan's Håvard "rain" Nygaard on having six new Legend teams: I think that in Krakow (PGL Major) there were a lot of upsets and a lot of teams that should have gone through, like us, didn’t go through. I think they came back for revenge.





Cloud9's Jake "Stewie2k" Yip on being the lone North American team in the playoffs: It's not too much pressure that we’re the only team in NA in the competing. We feel good about that, and we're happy to be legends. It's our first time and (we're) proud of the achievement.





Natus Vincere's Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev on if there was a ninth team that deserved to make it: I think Astralis because they can show better results in a best-of-three, even if they didn’t practice much with dev1ce.





Rain on if there's a rivalry with SK Gaming: In this event, there’s a rivalry, but uh, we’re all good friends outside of the game, so I think it’s a lot of fun.





G2 Esports' Nathan "NBK-" Schmitt on his team's improved form: We just tried to lay a plan out for 2018 in December, how we would share leadership, how each player would play their role, etc. From there we just focused on playing our game, focusing on best-of-ones so we could get past groups. Pretty much what we focused on, took my role more seriously, boddyy still playing support role. Shox has been playing at an excellent level for past month and a half. He still has another level in practice that has yet to be shown.





Fnatic's Maikil "Golden" Selim on differences from now compared to playing for Fnatic Academy: W e had struggles in the academy...It was harder when we played better teams because they outplayed us, but now it’s a lot better.





SK Gaming's Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo on how serious he takes playing the game: Most people think we are just competing and having fun. (We) may use your computer to have fun, but we are focusing on playing each match. It’s not only about playing and having fun but also about being the best in the world. It’s a journey, it’s harsh, but it’s what I like to do. When it became professional, it becomes less about having fun and more about (being) serious.





The quarterfinals of the ELEAGUE Major: Boston begin at 10 A.M. Friday.





Quotes may have been edited for clarity sake.