Chen Long Zhou first made a name of himself in the 2006's qualifier to the Electronic Sports World Cup. Back then his nickname was BabySai, and played for the successful Counter Strike-based organization Hacker. He was a sensational talent, reaching all the way to the Grand Final, where he played suhO. The match did not end luckily for Sai, as he lost 2-0. However, expectedly the second place would suffice in order to travel to France and represent the Chinese flag in ESWC, but when the ESWC group stage was made official, Sai was nowhere to be seen. The bad crook in the picture was Sai's age - he was too young to attend.
Not long thereafter the Chinese organization Hacker teamed up with Mousesports, which placed Sai and his former team mate Fly100% in the Mousesports lineup together with SaSe, Happy and the rest of the Europeans. There he stayed in five months with various results, when he finally teamed up with the team he is in now - wisdom Nerve victory. And holding the tag of wNv, Sai has the respectable CEG Wuhan title in 2007, where he defeated his former team mate FoV in the final.
- When FoV was in wNv, I usually lost almost every game against him in practice matches, but now that I defeated him in the Grand Finals, it kinda feels like a really sweet revenge, he said in an interview conducted not long after his sensational win.
Information
Name:Chen Long Zhou
Nickname:Sai
Main race: Night Elf
Country: China
Clan:wNv-Gaming
Gameplay
Ranking:#28
Rating:1188
Winning percent:55%
Statistics:33-27Sai teamed up with wNv-Gaming in late February 2007, much thanks to xiaOt, as the Orc Chinese player recommended him to the team manager. And in wNv-Gaming he has been since then - now counting it to nine happy months. One of the team's keys to success is the fact they are living together.
- It is very important for all the players, Sai tells GosuGamers.
Or, success might not be the right word to use, at least not when it comes to the WC3L. The past season, twelfth, was a disaster. Overall, the team lost seven clan wars, only managing to cap off wins versus fnatic, mTw and Mosuesports. They key to victory for many of the teams in WC3L is the 2on2 match. Looking over the season, wNv-Gaming was only able to win one 2on2 match.
- We haven't practiced 2vs2, we relied on FoV and Soccer too much because they were very strong in it, says Sai when asked why they had so much trouble winning the team matches.
Having trouble winning 2on2 matches has not been their only problem. Any European player who has tried playing a Chinese knows there are lots of freeze, lag and delays.
- The main problem is the Chinese internet connection, says Sai. You can come to China and have a try if you have any spare time, it feels like watching photos, he adds.
Lag or not, there seems to be something with wNv-Gaming and WC3L that does not go together. Looking at the second league they are taking part in - they are topping the league over other teams such as Beijing Esports Team, Gravitas Gaming and Clan Go.
Despite the undergoing changes in wNv, such as dropping JoyLuck, Recall and Soccer while adding dx, Sai thinks that wNv is a strong team thanks to the golden triangle - TH000, xiaOt and himself.
- I think no matter TH000, xiaOt and me are all very good players, he says.
When it comes to balance issues, Sai actually says that his own race is the bad crook in this story.
- I think Night Elf is a little imbalanced, maybe I think so just because I don't have good micro but I can still win some top players, he says. The maps plays a big part in the balance issue, and Sai says that he would like to see changes in the "standard" map pool.
- It's boring to play the same maps all over again.
Having a very successful Counter-Strike team is nothing that puts pressure on the WarCraft team, according to Sai.
- Admins from wNv didn't give us so much pressure, they just hope us to improve, and I believe that our performance shows that we are improving ourselves, says Sai.
