Hello all,
As promised I bring to you an exculsive interview with Shaggy, captain of team incredibles. The interview was taken in the aftermath of their recent victory in Djuice National Gaming championship finals. without any further read, here follows the interview:
Date team founded: 24th Aug 2003
Team Achievements:
Won following Local tournaments
MTV Tournament, C-Track Tournament, Gold Leaf Tournament, Intel Youth Tournament, MSI Tournament, MSI 2 Tournament, (LGL) Lord Gamers League, (KGL) Karachi Gamers League,AAG TV Tournament and we have won more than 20other Tournaments that took place at gaming arenas.
1st @ WCG 2005 World Cyber Games held in Pakistan.Rep.Pakistan for the Grand Finals held in Singapore1st @ WCG 2006 World Cyber Games Held in Pakistan Rep. Pakistan for the Grand Finals held in Italy,Milan1st @ ESWC 2008 Electronic Sports world Cup held in Pakistan.Rep. Pakistan for the Grand Finals held in USA, CA (could not make it due to delay in visas)
1st @ WCG 2008 World Cyber Games Held in PakistanRep. Pakistan for the Grand Finals held in Germany,Cologne
Kode-5 South east asia 2007Rep. Pakistan for the finals held in Singapore.(Sponsored by Wiredup)
1st @ Djuice National Gaming Championship 2009.
1. Would u like to tell a little about yourself, and a little about your team members?
HI, I'm Omar, I'm known as Shaggy, i have a passion for video games specially counter-strike, and am always looking forward to promoting counter-strike in Pakistan. we have 6 members, all of us have known each other for years they comprise of the following players Captain "SHAGGY" Choudhry Omar Saghir - Assault - Sniper ( Both ) Active "Faint" Mohammad Yaqoob Khero - Assault ( Active )"Becks" Syed Ghazal Ahmed - Assault ( Active )"Uka"Umair Kamran Ansari - Assault ( Active )"Heaton" Owais Ali - Assault ( Active ) "Deadly_evil" Khummar Imdad - Sniper (Inactive) "Dre" Agha Shahbaz Durrani - Assault - Sniper ( Both ) (Inactive)
2. How was the team formed?
Incredibles was formed in the year 2003 to compete in Counter-Strike at the professional level. Like most teams, the early years were spent mostly developing our techniques and strategies. After years of practice and a few roster changes, Incredible has become one of the best Counter Strike team here in Pakistan. Winning Events like WCG (World Cyber Games) ESWC ( Electronic Sports World Cup ) National Finals here in Pakistan. After years of practice and a few roster changes, Incredibles become one of the best or you can even say the best Counter Strike team here in Pakistan. we were initially all friends and competitors against each other, and eventually deadly and shaggy decided to create -i- and got players they felt were the right fit for the team, it took a while before we got into the right coordination and mindset, but once there, we have been unstoppable.
3. Who are the -i- starters and their role in the team?
-i- SHAGGY = Has the most important role in our team, his All-Round skills and leading the team makes him best assist!
-i- Faint = Impressive in his skill for absolute accuracy, can take in on almost any role between backup or advancing
-i- uKa = highly skilled tactical player,provides sufficient backup to entry fraggers,trump card for our team . best for pressure situations.
-i- becKs = One of the teams leading assaulter, his role is to get entry frags!
-i- Tricky = Great for trying to cut the other team off from allies while giving teammates a safe line to move in.
-i- Heaton = Most calm and patient along with pin point accuracy.
4. What has been your best experience with the team so far?
Winning Major Events like WCG ESWC and Djuice National Championship in Pakistan have been one of the best experiences but when we won against International team Simplex from Macedonia in WCG Germany, Cologne in 2008 that was the moment i can never forget and hope to do better in future at International level.
5. We know your team compromises of top tier players, but who do you think is the key player for your team?
All the members in my team are the best u can find but the one i would rate as the top is Muhammad Yaqoob aka ( Faint ) without any doubt. Faint with his precision shooting accuracy that gives us the advantage.All the players in our team are capable of winning rounds in pressure situations.
6. How do u rate your team, not only in terms of individual skills but also the team chemistry and motivation?
We are more then just a team, our players friendships go way beyond being just teammates in the game. Its all a part of being more like a family then just a team, we are all great friends and hang out beyond just gaming. And I feel it’s what’s needed to be a great team, not only skill but true coordination from knowing one another. Our friendship allows us to trust in each other to do their job in a match, there couldn't be better chemistry if we tried
7. Do you think cyber games in Pakistan can go at par with international standards, what recommendations do you have for Pakistani gamers and tourney organizers?
I feel in the last couple of years Pakistan is definitely raising its standards to match international standards, with the help of visonary comapanies such as Wiredup and sponsors such as Telenor Djuice, Intel, Wateen, Wi-tribe and several media channels coming into this space to improve the standard of gaming. This has given rise to a lot of positive awareness in general and having more frequent tournaments will automatically raise the level of play as they get challenged to perform. If we haven't already then soon we will be matching international standards. For the gamers, Practice makes perfect, the better your coordination with your teammates, the better the results you can achieve. As for the tourney organizers I have to point out the advertising and attention DJUICE Lan Clan has given gaming is sensational and Wiredup by giving opportunities to gaming arenas to come on one platform and work together has bought the best of the best out. The other tourney organizers should take this tournament into account when planning their own future events..
8. -i- regularly plays with International Clans and Players, what difference do you see in local and international games?
I feel local gamers don't spend enough time and effort like we do to be able to compete at our level, watching demos, reading playbooks, and the want to be Better. -i- strives to try and compete with international players and are constantly evolving our game play to raise our standards. In my opinion its just a matter of time, given enough international exposure -i- will excel more in the international tournaments and In International games you can not make a mistake and get away with it because all teams are best from their respective regions and top level players who play throughout the year at a very high level whereas locally players cant excel because they cant practice with better players of different regions due to the lack of high speed internet services required for online gaming here in Pakistan as International teams benefit alot cause they play against top clans of different countries online.
9. What do you think of the Djuice national gaming championship? How did you like it and what would you like to recommend?
Djuice National Gaming Championship was a great event as for the 1st time such an event happened in Pakistan at the National Level.Teams and players came from Lhr, isb, faislabad, multan, bhp, Qta and Ryk.The hype and the interest among the gaming community to be part of this event was something to be admired. In the past when WCG and ESWC has taken place there has been participation of around 140 counter strike teams and 30 Dota teams.That number almost doubled in Djuice Nationals and that was great to see as there was participation of more than 270 Counter Strike teams and 130 Dota teams that participated.There should be more events at National Level rather than waiting for International Events like ESWC and WCG that happen once a year.There were monthly tournaments and city level leagues that took place at various gaming arenas which was great to see as alot of prizes wer provided by Djuice for the winners.Thanks Djuice and Wiredup to give Gamers such opportunities.
Thanku Shaggy for your time :)
if you guys want any more interviews with other leading E-sport teams of pakistan, do drop a comment.
Happy Day,
Djuice Gamer
