Captain MAJ3R gave an interview to the themiSSly YouTube channel! Within the interview, he spoke about his profession and the group’s trajectory.
MAJ3R mentioned his present scenario, the pre-Main bootcamp, an analysis of 2025, his retirement plans, and the way he handles criticism.
To begin with, thanks for coming to the video, brother. What are you doing, how are you? How are issues going today?
MAJ3R: Hey everybody, we’re good. Proper now, I’m in Serbia, we’re in Belgrade. We’re at Aurora’s home, working in bootcamp. Tomorrow is our final day, and the day after, we fly to the Main. So, we’re in preparation mode for the Main.
So, how are the preparations going? are you happy? Are there areas the place you continue to see issues? Or, as I noticed from the gamers’ feedback after the final match, though a championship was gained, the gamers couldn’t rejoice an excessive amount of because of the “tier” of the match. After all, changing into a champion is a gorgeous factor, however everybody desires higher. Had been there belongings you thought have been errors within the final match? Did you repair them on this bootcamp? How is the bootcamp section going typically proper now?
MAJ3R: We tried to give attention to a number of factors throughout this bootcamp. As you mentioned, we turned champions within the final match, however everyone knows as gamers that there have been no high 5 groups there. Profitable there was one thing that was presupposed to occur for us on paper. We did it, and we’re completely happy about it. After all, a championship is a championship, however as I advised you, as gamers, we have been conscious that it wasn’t actually a Tier 1 match. Additionally, there have been a number of factors, we have been having hassle on a number of maps. We try to work on these throughout this bootcamp, attempting to repair them. For instance; Mirage T facet, a little bit of Inferno CT facet… We modified some issues, modified positions. We are going to see the way it goes on the Main accordingly.
Nice. Once we consider the yr 2025, how do you see it typically? What have been your objectives, particularly your private objectives? the place we are actually—sure, the Main hasn’t began but—however how happy are you with the rankings and play-offs achieved to date? The place do they stand in comparison with your objectives?
MAJ3R: I’d say 7.5 out of 10. If you happen to have a look at it, 2025 was a great yr in spite of everything. Now there is just one match left, the Main stays to finish the yr. However general, 2025 has been a great season for us. We made back-to-back play-offs, we made a closing, two finals in Tier 1 tournaments, S-tier tournaments. Possibly 3, I don’t keep in mind if it was 2 or 3… I feel 2. And we now have one championship.
Because you talked about it, you recognize we made finals in a number of tournaments this yr. Considered one of them was the EWC. Regardless that it ended badly for us, the match went very nicely general. Particularly your efficiency, that “clutch” on Practice, what Jotta or Wicadia did, XANTARES’ performs within the Falcons match, Özgür’s AWP, and so on… Regardless that we had a nasty ending and put up a poor efficiency within the closing, we had a fantastic match. What do you suppose we did mistaken at EWC? What would have given us an ideal ending? Was there something that remained as a remorse inside you? That’s really what I imply.
MAJ3R: I feel we couldn’t begin the MongolZ match nicely and we couldn’t play nicely. We confirmed good CS in all different matches. The one level that upsets me will not be exhibiting good CS towards MongolZ; we weren’t on our day. It was an off day. Additionally, we returned to the lodge at 12-1 AM the night time earlier than after beating Falcons. What time was the match the following morning? Did they schedule it for 12 or 1?
Sure, it was an early match.
MAJ3R: Precisely, we went at 10. We tried to get up at 6 or 7 to prepare for a BO5 and all, however I feel it wasn’t sufficient. We couldn’t be prepared correctly due to this. However ultimately, they have been in the identical scenario, and actually, we simply couldn’t play the match nicely. That’s my solely remorse, not taking part in nicely.
Brother, you might be significantly “grinding” loads today. I’ve been following you for the reason that House Troopers days. So far as I do know, again then you definately have been watching the demos, doing the evaluation, and so on. Now there’s a crew, however I do know you continue to commit a number of time to the sport. does this extreme time dedication trigger you any hassle in caring for your youngsters?
MAJ3R: After all. In any case, I give most of my time to CS. We’re at tournaments back-to-back this yr. I calculated it; really, somebody on Twitter calculated it and despatched it to me, a French man. He calculated how a lot time 3DMAX and Vitality spent at tournaments, on planes, and in inns this whole yr. Then I requested him privately, “Are you able to calculate it for me too, buddy?” and he did. Out of 364 days, we spent 70-75% outdoors. We’re away. Journey, planes, tournaments, bootcamp shifts… It goes as much as 80% as a result of the man didn’t depend the bootcamps. And we did about 3-4 bootcamps of 10 days every this yr. That makes one other month. So consider it like this; I’m outdoors 80% of the time, and at house 20%. Mathematically, what does that make proper now? Calculating rapidly out of 365… Possibly 250 days away, 100 days at house.
Round 80%. Possibly much more, let’s imagine round 60% too. Round these figures.
MAJ3R: To be precise, out of 12 months, perhaps I’m house for 80 days, 70 days. All the opposite days of the yr, we’re away. I don’t see my youngsters, I don’t see my household. Is it simple? It isn’t simple. As a result of the youngsters are small, they should develop. I have to be by their facet, however I do it for them. I do it for his or her future. And I inform this to myself continuously. As a result of typically I fall, I get emotional. I attempt to remind myself of this continuously. Truthfully, that’s what retains me standing. I battle for that.
Truthfully, as a viewer and somebody who works with you, I can clearly say this: These score numbers are all the time non permanent. At some point you play at a high stage, someday you play very low, however one of many causes you play this recreation is that you’re right here for your loved ones, you might be preventing for your loved ones. And I feel that is rather more essential than scores. I significantly admire you on this regard. You possibly can’t play nicely day by day anyway. Make sure that many individuals admire you on this regard. Many individuals love and help you.
MAJ3R: It’s no downside, I’m a really open man. Criticism all the time exists. There are durations I play badly, durations I’m good. These are all mentioned and calculated. And on the finish of the day, if there’s a day I hurt the group, I’ll withdraw myself anyway. Do you perceive? I don’t see these as dangerous. We’re in knowledgeable surroundings, I’ve been on this enterprise for 25 years and I’m conscious of this stuff. It’s simply that for the final 8 years, my objective has been to develop Turkish groups, for a Turkish group to have a championship in esports, to see nice issues. As a result of the story ended unfinished with House. Every part exploded in a second; we had risen, then all of the sudden it blew up and all of us scattered. Then I had this opportunity to do it once more. And I need this, I do it for my household and truly for you guys, for the individuals who love CS… Let’s be completely happy collectively. However it’s exhausting, it’s not simple.
Sure, sure brother, nothing is straightforward. True.
MAJ3R: However identical to in each life.
By the way in which, I got here throughout it whereas reviewing vlog information not too long ago. You mentioned you moved to a spot like Manisa in France. I’m from Manisa too, by the way in which.
MAJ3R: (Laughs) I didn’t know that.
Sure, I’m from Manisa too.
MAJ3R: What number of Turks are there?
Brother, there are some right here too. I don’t keep in mind the precise inhabitants, but it surely’s not thought of too small. I used to be going to get to this; after these tournaments, when the esports sector is over for you and also you contemplate retiring, what do you intend to do? Streaming or teaching? And do you intend to return to Turkey or will you attempt to focus extra on the France facet?
MAJ3R: No, I most likely can’t return to Turkey. As a result of my youngsters began college now, they have been born there in France. They’re at school, they entered the system. I can’t depart and return to Turkey for his or her sake, it will be very exhausting for the youngsters. So, I’ll doubtless be in France. After they develop up, I’ll most likely return. My pure life… I like naturalness a bit, I like quiet cities, so I might go. I’m from Aydın, we now have a home within the village in Aydın, I’ll go there after I get outdated, that’s how I see myself. However that is a lot later; I don’t give it some thought precisely proper after CS. I’ll most likely want some relaxation. I’ll give myself a 6-month “off”, I don’t need to do something for six months. Then I’ll look forward at what I need to do, what I can do. Possibly inside esports, perhaps not. I don’t know, my complete household is in İzmir or Aydın within the Doner/Kebab enterprise, we now have kebab locations. So perhaps… Possibly I’ll open one thing for myself within the kebab enterprise. I don’t know, I don’t take into consideration these precisely proper now, I give attention to myself the place I’m, daily. I’ll have a look at it later.
Are there factors you might be uncomfortable with relating to the map pool? Particularly, “I actually need this map to come back again…” For instance, as Turks, we’re eager for Cobblestone proper now. What do you concentrate on the map pool?
MAJ3R: Properly, I don’t have favourite maps actually. We cherished Cobblestone, we cherished Cache, we cherished Practice, we cherished Anubis… Sadly, none of them are right here. However we don’t resolve this stuff…
Looks as if there’s a construction [lobbying/politics] there brother, what do you say?
MAJ3R: No, not that a lot… (Laughter). No no, I’m saying that as a joke. I do know what we’re… However in the end, I feel we have to give attention to no matter is there. However have been we affected? I feel we have been affected. As a result of we have been good on these maps, and shedding them meant we needed to work extra, needed to do extra issues. We try to get well from this. We put in a number of effort on some maps. However that is it, sadly, that is the scenario proper now.
You could have an important match forward of you and we actually consider in and belief all of you. There might be instances you lose, fall to 2-0, fall from 1-0 to 2-1. These can occur, these are issues that can all the time occur. Our perception and belief in you is all the time full. By no means, ever overlook this. Go on the market and battle. Your shedding significantly poses no significance to us. I imply, after all, it’s higher for us for those who win, however whenever you lose preventing, we’ll all the time proceed to help you. The one factor we wish is so that you can by no means lose your morale and proceed preventing. Thanks once more for taking part, brother. If there may be something you need to say, let me take these from you as a closing be aware.
MAJ3R: God bless you. You’re proper. Finally, it doesn’t matter what occurs, one must battle. I connect nice significance to this too. And I categorical this probably the most to my teammates. The essential factor is to battle and keep there. And God prepared, we’ll write a really stunning story there. I consider it too. We are going to see, hope for the perfect.
