Before the start of the match with Natus Vincere, we talked with Danil “JoyStiCK” Gabov. Team Empire player shared his opinion about the team's crisis and told what to expect from the “yellow-blacks”.





— The first thing that torments many fans. What is the reason of the crisis?

— After a two-week break a recession began. This was predictable, because now, as the best team in the world, we must defeat everyone and everything in the eyes of every person. This puts us under a little pressure: the team has problems, and no one hides this fact. Problems are definitely connected not with actions inside the game, but rather with a psychological nature. So it should be all right soon.





— Chaos Esports Club — a team placed seventh in the League standings and previously lost four matches in a row. What went wrong in a match against your opponent?

— The problem is that we have chosen an inconvenient map and, again, are in bad shape. I do not know what else to say, probably this explanation sounds like an excuse.





— What are you doing to get out of the crisis?

— We’ll work with a psychologist at the next bootcamp. I think this is the most important part of working on the problem.





— In the last two match we will know the top-2 names of the Pro League standings. Who can you name as your main competitors?

— At the moment, there are two games left to play, and they are the most important for us — versus Natus Vincere and Giants Gaming.





— In the next match you will play versus Natus Vincere: this match can be called key in determining the final placing of both teams in the standings. Ready to play against the “yellow-blacks”? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this team at the moment?

— Natus Vincere had an interesting incident: they have a banned player — Doki, and now they are playing with a standin. For this reason, we should expect some kind of aggressive, unpredictable actions from them. It is important to consider this as both a strong and a weak side, since playing with a substitute is not the most pleasant pleasure.