INTERVIEW: NightEnD: '[2011] was not a good year for me'
GosuGamers talked to Silviu "NightEnD" Lazar before the upcoming DreamHack Winter 2011 tournament. He says that he hopes to do better at DreamHack after having not such a good year.
How has the preparations for DreamHack been going? Have you been doing any special bootcamping or practice sessions?
- I didn't do anything in particularly because they just announce the groups, I only played ladder and custom games as I normaly do but I think more then usually for the past 2 weeks, like 10 hours daily.
So what do you think of your group? Have you had any experiences playing Osho and NaRa before? What are your thoughts on EGPuMa?
- I have played before with osho and puma they both are good and about nara I don't know who he is and I have to win my group also I dont think anything in particularly about puma just a terran player.
How do you feel your shape is right now? Any special matchups you're struggling with or that you feel you've made a breakthrough in?
- Hmm I think pvz is hard because zerg is a bit stronger then PVP is a bit random but I can't say I struggle vs any of the matchups. I feel very confident going in to any matchup at the moment , my mind set is where it should be so yes I'm confident I can do good.
This event will sort of "sum up" the European StarCraft 2 year. How do you feel this year has been for you? What will you take with you in 2012?
- Well I had no major tournament win the only notable ones are 3rd at The Gathering , 4th at SEC and 1st at Dreamhack balkan I hope I can do better now at dreamhack winter . 2011 I think it was not a good year for me atleast and I'm sure 2012 will bring me atleast 1 win at a major event.
Your video blogs have received quite a lot of attention, will you give your fans more of those from DreamHack?
- Yes I will if I got the time :)
Any last words?
- I wanna thank to Elroy and Dani for their support and my team fnatic and my sponsors MSI steelseries eizo raidcall gunnar also for all my fans thanks for support guys .