Under den första halvan av september rekryterades svenske Andreas "schneider" Lindberg av danska Team Dignitas, och tillsammans spelade man bland annat DreamHack Open London och major-kvalet på DreamHack Stockholm. Resultaten har varit positiva sådana, då man tog sig till semifinal i den brittiska huvudstaden och sedan även kvalade in till den kommande majorn via Stockholm-kvalet. Nu tar dock svenskens resa med det danska laget slut.
Det är med höjda ögonbryn som man på Dignitas hemsida kan läsa om avgången, där han förklarar att språkbarriären, som innebar en blandning av svenska och engelska från Lindbergs håll, hindrar laget från att nå sin toppnivå.
Med knappt en vecka kvar till DreamHack Cluj-Napoca, där man kommer att dela grupp med EnVyUs, Natus Vincere och Counter Logic Gaming, bör detta komma som ett ganska tufft slag för den danska truppen. Trolig ersättare är Jesper "tenzki" Plougmann, som redan igår kväll ryktades till Dignitas efter att han gått med i laget på ESEA. Detta är dock obekräftat, och Dignitas består för nuvarande av följande fyra spelare.
Det är med höjda ögonbryn som man på Dignitas hemsida kan läsa om avgången, där han förklarar att språkbarriären, som innebar en blandning av svenska och engelska från Lindbergs håll, hindrar laget från att nå sin toppnivå.
"It is with both sadness and a bit of happiness of doing the right thing I have to say that I am leaving Team Dignitas, and this is why.
In this month we have had pretty good results, but the communication has not been what it was expected to be at this point. We talked a lot in the beginning of me transitioning into the Danish language but it was just too hard and during rounds sometimes we didn't understand each other at all. That obviously does not work in the long run in a game like CS where it's sometimes about seconds that change the outcome of a game. This led to many mistakes during games, frustration, and a feeling that something is missing in our game. I really enjoyed playing with these guys, and I see their potential, but it is not with ME speaking a mix of Swedish/English that they can become a top 3 team in the world.
Even though everyone probably knows we were playing GOOD, we beat everyone we were supposed to be able to beat right of the bat on a consistent level, there was no way our communication could bring us the the very top. And me as a person I do not like wasting my own time or wasting time of people I cherish and wish the best. I am not in it for the money so I just didn't see the point in possibly stopping my friends from reaching top 8 and securing their success.
I am also very sad because my grandmother died just a few days ago, it obviously removes focus from me and I don't feel like holding this group of talented individuals back. Even though I am not playing in this major I wish them all the best and I know they can reach top 5-8, maybe even further."
In this month we have had pretty good results, but the communication has not been what it was expected to be at this point. We talked a lot in the beginning of me transitioning into the Danish language but it was just too hard and during rounds sometimes we didn't understand each other at all. That obviously does not work in the long run in a game like CS where it's sometimes about seconds that change the outcome of a game. This led to many mistakes during games, frustration, and a feeling that something is missing in our game. I really enjoyed playing with these guys, and I see their potential, but it is not with ME speaking a mix of Swedish/English that they can become a top 3 team in the world.
Even though everyone probably knows we were playing GOOD, we beat everyone we were supposed to be able to beat right of the bat on a consistent level, there was no way our communication could bring us the the very top. And me as a person I do not like wasting my own time or wasting time of people I cherish and wish the best. I am not in it for the money so I just didn't see the point in possibly stopping my friends from reaching top 8 and securing their success.
I am also very sad because my grandmother died just a few days ago, it obviously removes focus from me and I don't feel like holding this group of talented individuals back. Even though I am not playing in this major I wish them all the best and I know they can reach top 5-8, maybe even further."
Med knappt en vecka kvar till DreamHack Cluj-Napoca, där man kommer att dela grupp med EnVyUs, Natus Vincere och Counter Logic Gaming, bör detta komma som ett ganska tufft slag för den danska truppen. Trolig ersättare är Jesper "tenzki" Plougmann, som redan igår kväll ryktades till Dignitas efter att han gått med i laget på ESEA. Detta är dock obekräftat, och Dignitas består för nuvarande av följande fyra spelare.
Team Dignitas
Mathias "MSL" Lauridsen
