In third interview in my 'Grilled' series Alexandre "gAuLes" Chiqueta, Brazilian CS veteran, talks MiBR, g3x, cogu, KIKOO, FalleN, fnx, toN and much more.
Topics discussed:
00:24 What gAuLeS was doing at IEM with semXorah
01:26 Difference between his current project and Mandic
02:00 The early days of g3x, playing with KIKOO
04:45 bsl's influence on the Brazilian scene back in 2003
06:25 cogu
11:00 FalleN replacing cogu
12:20 CPL Summer 2004, finishing 8th with g3x
13:54 MiBR's approach of bootcamping in Sweden
16:08 The collapse of MiBR and FireGamers' inability to reach the same level
17:02 gAuLeS' brief spell in MiBR, eliminating fnatic and losing narrowly to NoA at WCG 2007
18:53 ton, comparisons to cogu
20:34 Finishing 4th at IEM II LA, upsetting SK.swe and losing in OT to roccat
22:05 Playing in an intra-Brazilian tournament
23:41 The divide between players from Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo in the early days
25:00 The Brazilian style of CS
26:43 MiBR as a momentum team
27:23 bit's very slow terrorist approach, attacking in the last 20-30s
28:37 The significance of MiBR winning ESWC in 2006
30:33 MiBR in 2007 having success without cogu
32:38 The expectation level of the owner of MiBR
35:45 fnx
37:34 cogu's first retirement, trying to be a football pro
39:07 Why cogu retired the second time
41:47 The Brazilian football player who played football like gAuLeS played CS
43:07 Anderson Silva and his thoughts on the upcoming Silva-Sonnen rematch
44:46 Final thoughts