GosuGamers sat down with FnaticMSI long-time member Henrik "FreshPro" Hansen for a chat before the €32,750 DreamHack MSI Beat IT tournament.
Hi Henrik, nice to have you with us today! What are your team and your own thoughts coming in to DreamHack as reigning champions?
- We are gonna win of course! But nah it's really nice that a lot of teams will be participating this time compared to previous DreamHacks. Competition stronk, haha.
How has the team prepared for the event? Any bootcamps, rituals, offerings?
- We are bootcamping at my place at the moment, and the usual rituals I guess it's either Trixi's YouTube links or just pure random stuff happening when msi gets together, haha.
"It's really nice that a lot of teams will be participating this time compared to previous DreamHacks. Competition stronk, haha."
Photo by: FNATIC.se
Photo by: FNATIC.se
The group stage was drawn yesterday, and you guys are placed with Trademark, Infused, HonPortal and Frenetic Array. What do you think of the group? Which do you see as your main contenders for moving on to the playoffs?
- Fray has been looking quite sneaky, can't wait to play them. But HonPortal could easily surprise as well, chubbychris beast, haha. As for Trademark and Infused, I'm pretty sure they have something up their sleves aswell, but we fear more the unknown than what we already know about. So they are definitely strong opponents, but nothing we can't handle - especially on LAN.
Yeah, you guys have proven to stay undefeated on LAN with the current lineup you have. How much does LAN experience fall into play at these events?
- I would think that nerves can come in to play a lot, or last second chokes. I don't think we ever paniced or did big mistakes due to nervousness. So I think going confident into every match will make it easier for us compared to the other teams. When you're on the big stage playing the finals in front of an excited crowd, it definitely helps having been there a couple of times.
"I think going confident into every match will make it easier for us compared to the other teams."
Photo by: DREAMHACK.se
Photo by: DREAMHACK.se
Do you see any trending hero compositions that we will see during DreamHack?
- The easiest farm s2 tank heroes: Chutuluphant, Zephyr, Ra100%
Any heroes that aren't in tournament play that you would love to see be played? And what do you think of the autobanned heroes Monarch, Gemini and Lord Salforis?
- It's good they are autobanned because they (minus gemini) are overpowered as hell. Of course I would like to see all heroes possible in the pool, but first balanced, haha. Lord salforis is quite cool.
The last words are yours!
Stay cool stay fraiche :) Also shoutout to MSI, Steelseries, EIZO, Gunnar Optiks and Raidcall.
FnaticMSI lineup
Henrik "FreshPro" Hansen
Tal "Fly" Aizik Johan "n0tail" Sundstein
Jascha "NoVa_" Markuse
Kalle "Trixi" Saarinen