Interview with Moscow Five Female

Russia is one of the leading e -sports countries in the world, with a rich history of victories in international tournaments: in Quake 3 Russia was once glorified Unkind And Cooler , V Warcraft III Blind Deadman And Happy , in CS1.6 – M19 And Virtus. Pro. Yes, all these successes are mainly related to the male sex, but also Our girls From time to time “shot” in the world arena. In a discipline traditionally strong for Russians Counter-Strike 1.6 Groups like Megapolis And Forze They were close to victories at large European championships, but they failed to “disrupt the jackpot”. True, the girls from the ex-forze have achieved victory on the prestigious Pan European Tournament 2009 , passing in Poland. But already under the flag of a German organization Mousesports.

It would seem that the window is cut to Europe, the initiative is made and soon the successes will sprinkle as out of a cornucopia. However, the years went, and the Polish triumph remained the only significant in the history of domestic female progaminding. Until the bright star of women's composition was lit in the sky Moscow Five.

Soon after their appearance, they became the best Russian team (regular victories for Asus Cup , which can be considered the championship of the entire CIS), and last year they designated themselves as one of the world top commands when they took bronze medals ESWC 2011.

Swedish tournament Rockstar Female World Cup , which took place on January 14-15 in Stockholm Esport Arena and collected the best groups on CS 1.6, confirmed that the girls from the M5 came to the top of female presenting seriously and for a long time and became champions. What is the secret of their success and stability? How girls manage to hold a high bar? How Swedish gold was mined? “Gambling.ru "asked the team players – Veronika Albasheev ( Vendetta ) and Christina Vilyamovskaya ( Melkaya ).

[[Bullet]] Bright moments of the victorious performance of M5.

[Gambling.ru] Salute, m5 female! Congratulations on the victory on Rockstar Female World Cup!

[Vendetta] Hi all! Thanks a lot!

[Melkaya] Hello. Thanks for the congratulations, we tried!

[Gambling.ru] how and where you were preparing for the Swedish tournament?

[Melkaya] Initially, we gathered on the Internet and played somewhere three to four hours a day a week. And already on the fourth of January, five (Sonya, Alla, Stasya, Veronica and I) settled on the base and prepared for ten to twelve hours a day for a week. Training included the production of shooting and watching a demon, after which we stubbornly played, trying to work out what we recommended to us Konstantin Pikiner (Groove). They trained mainly against teams, not mixes (“mixes” – ordinary players' hodgepods collected by chance and in the hast of whipping; playing against the mix, you can’t train anything but shooting).

[Gambling.ru] In training, you play only with girls or against men's teams too?

[Vendetta] We try to train mainly with men's teams, sometimes we have to play against mixes. And we meet with women's groups more at the championships.

[Gambling.ru] on Rockstar Female World Cup you got into group A. If possible, describe in more detail the rivals in the group. Which of them was the hardest thing?

[Melkaya] Our group included three strong teams ( LDLC – One of the best in France, Alternate is the top team of Germany and Sweden, M5 – leaders in the CIS) and two average ( Definitivee Sport From Sweden, Asus ladies – The strongest team of the Czech Republic).

[Vendetta] Definitive Female turned out to be a passing stage for us: we easily beat them, especially since the fight went on de_inferno , one of our favorite cards. The meeting with LDLC – They are among the favorites of the group. This was our first game at this championship, we got used to the new “cars” and their settings and gave a little more rounds than we would like. The next most difficult was the game with Asus. Ladies. Of course, some underestimation of the opponent affected. Besides, de_nuke – Not our best card. As a result, an offensive draw with outsiders of the group and the loss of precious glasses. And finally, the game with Alternate , the main rivals in the group took place on the map de_train. This is the favorite map of our Sonya, which with AWP "Passed" to the Germans only. However, during the match, we made some stupid mistakes – and a draw came out again ..

[Melkaya] When we won the first map of the French, the mood fell, the mandrazh went, and in the end we just gave the Czech Republic a point. For the result of the game with Alternate (15:15) Again the spiritual state affected. After these matches, we talked, calmed down, and the second day for us was strikingly different from the first, judging by the game.

[[Bullet]] Girls look cute and at home, misleading future rivals.

[Gambling.Ru] Why, as you think, the German team Alternate, where three girls who previously represented Fnatic play, can not win something worthwhile?

[Melkaya] I would not say that Alternate cannot win. They won Dreamhack Winter Allstars in 2010, where almost all the same teams participated, including M5 And Virtus.Pro (former Mouse). However, now the team, apparently, has a decline.

[Vendetta] I think girls from Alternate It is very difficult to play together due to the fact that you have to talk and solve all the problems in the non-native English language.

[Melkaya] Although in such layouts they manage to put pressure on each other morally.

[Gambling.RU] at the recent Parisian ESWC, at the group stage, you devastiously lost to French women Millennium, and in Sweden you took a convincing revenge. What is the reason for such an easy victory on de_inferno?

[Melkaya] Maybe the Frenchwoman this time underestimated us. Or maybe we just play “Inferno”, although the first round for Defense There was, as they say, "Facepalm".

[Vendetta] How could you notice a map de_nuke we don't really go. At this championship, we did not repeat the same mistake and de_nuke Immediately "scourged". Our coach also insisted on this.

[Gambling.Ru] Ubinited American did not come to Sweden – of course, the strongest female team of the world. Judging by the Parisian results, they are almost impossible to beat. How can a team that has no worthy rivals in the United States, a year after year to win ESWC?

[Vendetta] I think the secret of the Americans is just in isolation from the rest of the female e -sports. They do not play women's leagues, do not participate in European championships. They just train with top male American groups, participate in men's leagues and tournaments. As a result, the American has developed their own, unique, style of playing, allowing them to take gold for a year after year at world championships.

[Melkaya] And I am of the opinion that you can beat anyone. You just need to find an approach. Here Americans play constantly on the league Esea against top male groups and thereby develop their game. And they have a different level. And here we play toys and fight with the same female groups that can lose to any male mix.

[[Bullet]] Rockstar Female World Cup – Moscow Five are completely focused on the game.

[Gambling.ru] how do Sweden? Would move to live in Stockholm?

[Vendetta] I liked Sweden, people there are very friendly. We asked the road a couple of times, and we are very warm, with a smile, everyone told. But in Stockholm it is very, very cold, the ice wind literally penetrates through.

[Melkaya] Brrr! Cold! I would never have moved to live in a cold country than Russia. Better somewhere south.

[Gambling.ru] What is Female CS in our country? Are there any more worthy teams in Russia, besides you and Virtus.Pro? Which of the promising players of the players of other teams you could note?

[Vendetta] Women's CS in Russia survived a decline and is now starting to revive ..

[Melkaya] … but, unfortunately, there are still few competitive groups. Of the worthy teams (namely teams) on the latest championships from Imbarena.Com I would call it Escalate Ladies , which are steadily included in the top 3. And so … there are a lot of girlfriends in which my friends participate – Ksyusha Klyuenkov ( Vilka ), Irina Kurakova ( Stella ) and others.

[Gambling.ru] with what other female teams do you maintain good relations, communicate? Is there a real friendship in women's e -sports?

[Vendetta] I feel warm feelings for all female teams. May there be sports anger during tournaments and matches, but “outside the ring” I am very good about all the Girls-Gamers. Still, we are the same blood!

[Melkaya] We communicate with many girls, but it is difficult to talk about real friendship. This is a sport! In addition, we are scattered in different cities, and this implies communication only on the Internet, at most – by phone. Now we maintain good relations with Ubinited , We share all kinds of game chips, the girls supported us very much before the championship. I have not met a more friendly team than this.

[[Bullet]] Alla Kurysheva (t.A.t.U) – perhaps the most emotional player of the Moscow Five.

[Gambling.ru] And the real tough rivalry that crosses the framework of game cards? What are your relations with fundamental competitors? For example, from Virtus.Pro.

[Vendetta] Unfortunately, it also happens that it “goes” … but for me everything that happens in the game remains in it.

[Melkaya] Honestly, Virtus.Pro I no longer consider the principal competitors anymore. Simply because they were not at the last championships, neither foreign nor intra -Russian. One Exilia plays, well, maybe more Meg. The rest are not visible at all. And our relationship can be characterized as friendly communication.

[Gambling.ru] you can voice the plans for Moscow Five Female in 2012? The tournaments that you are going to visit this year are already known?

[Melkaya] Napoleonic plans, judging by the beginning of the year! In fact, it is very bad that we do not know the dates of certain championships. We hope for repeating success in Stockholm, which were promised to visit the American. We also dream to take gold ESWC 2012 , If only our discipline would not be closed! And so they intend to declare more often to men's championships, well, we won’t miss the female if it costs.

[Vendetta] In general, we will visit everything that can and cannot!

[[Bullet]] "Flower Ceremony" at Moscow Airport.

[Gambling.RU] What other games, besides CS1.6, play?

[Vendetta] We play in Dota 2, but the desire to "swift" did not arise yet.

[Melkaya] Yes, with Dota 2 are familiar. There is still Tai (Taisiya Efimova ( Mosya ). – approx. Ed.) to lure, and we are already forming a compound … but Alla ( t.A.t.U ) categorically refuses to play it.

[Gambling.RU] did not arise a shallow desire to switch to Starsraft II or the second "Dota"?

[Melkaya] So, in order to “get over”, no, otherwise “you will chase two hares, you won’t catch a single one”. We must finally realize ourselves in CS1.6.

[Vendetta] While CS is alive, I will play seriously only in it!

[Gambling.ru] there is an opinion that the competitive cs 1.6 lives left for a short time – what do you think about this? You will switch to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive? Or maybe Promod attracts you more?

[Melkaya] I heard about it. But I hope that Counter-Strike 1.6 "live" until the end of my playing career.

[Vendetta] I also hope that CS1.6 It will last a long time. And in other versions I didn't even play.

[Melkaya] About any transitions to another CS out of the question. If the discipline dies, we will just leave e -sports. And all that Valve Trying to bring to CS: GO , only worsens it, in my opinion.

[Gambling.RU] Follow the performances of "our" players in these games?

[Vendetta] Occasionally I watch straps from the Dota 2 championships. I am rooting for our guys from Moscow Five Dota!

[Melkaya] We are always aquest for ours! Only M5!

[[Bullet]] … and in addition to 50,000 frags … that is, Swedish crowns.

[Gambling.ru] watched Live Video from your games … Sometimes it is extremely emotional. And guys usually do not treat overwhelming women. But you know the bike that in combat conditions, Russians operate with the most brief and capacious three -letter orders? Our Russian mat is really not to replace anything when the account goes to a split second?

[Vendetta] Mother is extremely negative. I do not fundamentally use obscene vocabulary and do not advise others. However, I understand perfectly well that in some moments without a mat, nowhere ..

[Melkaya] It happens that there is nothing to replace it. However, in our team we try to completely exclude it when communication, we clean our speech! And I call you to this!

[Gambling.ru] how they celebrated the victory, noisily or quietly, at home?

[Vendetta] Celebrated in a dream!

[Melkaya] Too many mental strength was spent, everyone was very tired ..

[[Bullet]] … 'Cuse We Are the Champions of the World!

[Vendetta]… so after the championship they immediately went to bed. In fact https://sister-site.org/instaspin/, the feeling of victory appeared only when Dima is brave, Kostya Groove And Misha Mcj We met us with flowers at the airport. It was very cool! I would like to thank those who were ill for us and helped us. Many thanks to the whole organization of Moscow Five. Dima Brandom, who believed in us, no matter what. Thanks to our teacher Kostya for putting a bunch of time, effort – and the whole soul! – In our composition. Many thanks to my friend and Timmatesh Mosyanchik, who did not leave us for a second and was all the time ready to help us. Thanks to my girls who did incredible things in this tournament! And I especially want to thank my parents, sisters and a young man for support and patience, I love you very much!

[Melkaya] And I would also like to convey many thanks to everyone, all who was sick and rooted for us.

[Gambling.ru] how much more are you going to play at a professional level? If such an opportunity fell out, they would like to somehow connect their future life with e -sports? Be someone's coach or become a popular streamer?

[Melkaya] I can't name the exact figure, but not enough. Probably, in the future I would like to connect my life with e -sports, but so far I have not decided in which direction to go. But this is definitely not coaching work, but I have never tried to strive. Let's see how fate will dispose!