Patrik "cArn" Sättermon is the star of the 30th episode of my 'Grilled' interview series. He not only led some of the most successful lineups of all time, but is also the second highest earning player in CS history, in terms of prize money won.

In this 1hr37m video interview cArn answers questions spanning from 2003 to 2012, the length of his professional career.

Why was losing the 2009 WCG final to AGAiN the best thing that ever happened to him? Does he think ceh9/Na`Vi looked at stage big screens on other occasions than just the Beat It in Kiev? When does he consider f0rest's prime? Did he knew fnatic could never be a consistent world #1 after f0rest left to SK? Who was the hardest IGL for him to play against? How close did NEO and REAL come to joining fnatic?

Topics discussed:

00:05 intro

00:26 cArn's time in Gamers.nu (2004)

03:57 The gradual route of becoming better in moving up the tiers of players/teams.

08:20 dsn's story of IsKall being considered as the in-game leader of fnatic 2006 prior to cArn.

10:44 What changed in fnatic in 2006, going from being a top 3 placing team at the majors to winning the final major (CPL Winter)?

13:42 What allowed the fnatic core to integrate new players into their lineup without being as up and down as other teams?

16:37 What is the best kind of balance of skill and teamplay to have an all-time great team?

19:44 Was trying to recruit the new hot fragger each time a flaw in SK's recruitment policy over the years?

22:19 People in the team voting to get rid of someone.

24:29 When does he think of as f0rest's prime and how did he use f0rest in his lineups?

26:19 Since a player like f0rest is irreplacable did cArn acknowledge that fnatic would never be a consistent #1 team again after f0rest left to SK?

29:18 How difficult was it losing to SK every time in 2011?

31:41 The golden fives having the opposite careers to fnatic: amazing at the majors but not as consistent otherwise.

38:02 How much of a regret is it for him that he didn't win many majors in his career?

40:24 Did fnatic feel unbeatable during the 2009 run?

44:42 Discussing famous losses: WCG 2009 final vs. AGAiN, IEM IV European Championship final vs. mouz and the IEM IV World Championship final vs. Na`Vi.

52:45 ceh9 looking at the screen in the Cyberarena in Kiev. Does cArn think it happened at other times in CS history?

1:00:36 What was cArn's speciality/strength as an in-game leader?

1:03:22 Leadership in terms of leading people and motivating them. Wasn't this one of cArn's big strengths?

1:08:01 Examples of when everything went right for cArn as the leader, controlling the game and making the right calls.

1:14:14 If it were not for the WCG requirements could top teams have had players from other nationalities throughout CS history, contrary to the general consensus?

1:18:13 Could NEO have been as successful in a non-Polish team?

1:20:33 What reason could there be to want to remove GeT_RiGhT from fnatic in late 2010?

1:23:06 Was GeT_RiGhT the kind of player always checking stats after games that he was referring to before?

1:25:39 If someone makes a top 30 players of all time list, should dsn and cArn be included?

1:27:54 What was cArn's path to becoming the 2nd highest earning player in CS history?

1:29:21 How were fnatic 2012 able to dominate the end of CS?

1:34:14 Final message/outro