First off, congrats on the win. What does winning this tournament mean to you and what does it mean for this team?
It’s nice for me since I lost SFCL finals last season. It’s obviously not as big as Gamers 8 or LCQ but it was really nice to get a win in SFCL since its a well known and well ran league.
What did you think of the map bans? From the outside it seemed like you had the edge, but I know players and teams can have a different perspective.
Map bans were good for us. They definitely went well and we were super confident – Froshii does great prep for the ban phase for us.
We saw some moments where Orbit would start swinging hard, like with their early round aggression on Bank, how did you and the squad deal with those tactics?
We realized that Orbit was playing like they had no strats on Bank, we just weren’t trippin and knew we would close it out as the more experienced Bank team.
This was one of the first matches with Azian back in a while, it’s clear to see you haven’t missed a step with him. Did working with all those subs teach you anything?
The subs were amazing but ultimately we prefer Azian. He fits the playstyle we are trying to play more.
What was the biggest play of the match for you?
Biggest play was the azian 1v4 on CEO Bank. That was crazy.
What’s next for Arial Arise?
What’s next – take a 2 day break then onto the grind, expanding our map pool and creating new tech. Prolly gonna play that Xenon League and whatever gets announced in the future. And continue grinding the scrims.