Counter-Strike

We had the chance to interview Timm 'ArcadioN' Henriksen, the danish counter-strike player from wCrea.

We had the chance to interview Timm 'ArcadioN' Henriksen, the danish counter-strike player from wCrea.

1.    Everyone should already know who ArcadioN is but who is Timm? What are your favorit things, what are your hobbies? Let people know more about the person behind the nickname.

• I'm 24 years old and live in Copenhagen with my girlfriend. I'm studying to become a math teacher, and in my sparetime I play poker and football.
  I love football, and I spent many hours watching and playing football each week, Love spending time with my girlfriend aswell. Movies, dinner, etc.. She's probably the best thing that ever happened to me. Love her.

2.    You have experienced some success in your home country, Denmark but your teams never showed a stellar performance in a major event. What has been missing?

• I'm not sure really. We've been pretty close a few times, but it seems that we always choke in the important matches. A good example could be Extreme Masters season 3, where we eliminated fnatic, just to loose to attax the next day. That was a tough one to swallow. There was also the Global Challenge in Dubai. where we played pretty decent. We were leading Virtus.pro by 14-7 and then lost 9 straight rounds. The same thing happened againt fX, where we had a 14-11 lead and lost - then crashed out of the group stage.
  So I think we've been close, but our teams have just been to unstable. We could have performed better over the years, if we hadnt had so many lineup changes. But we can only blame ourselves for that. You can also say, that mTw can be blamed a little bit. We had a very competitive lineup, when mJe and whimp decided to stop, and then they hijack two of our players. Thats normal in CS of course, but it was definetely a setback for us.

3.    The mTw core, and before them the Titans core, have achieved great things in their time, putting Denmark on the map. Do you think that your team, wCrea, can follow their footsteps?

• I hope we can. We have a talented team, and if we give it time, we can surely achieve some good things. Our goal is the be among the best 10 teams in the world, so hopefully we can also do well in some tournaments. I'll be dissapointed otherwise.

4.    You have played with your brother (wazorN) several times before but you also played without him. Is it different to have a sibling on your team?

• It's very different. I expect more of my brother than anyone else, and therefore it's easier for him to make me mad, because he might dissappoint me, and it works like that the other way around aswell. So we often talk a bit more harsh to each other, which isn't a good thing. But on the other hand, I like playing with him, because we often think a like in given situations. Our way of thinking cs is very similar, and that's important when playing in a team.

5.    Teams are constantly changing players in Denmark which does not happen as often in countries such as Sweden. Do you think that the lack of stability plays a major part in the lackluster results achieved by most Danish teams?

• I dont think that the Danish scene is more unstable than Sweden, Finland, France, etc. They only scene that's more stable in Europe is Germany, and that's simply because of the German EPS League.
  I cant speak on behalf of the other teams, but sometimes it's been because of lackluster results. Other times there's been some personal issues, which have forced people to stop. Rest of the times have just been because people, myself included, have grown impatient. Sometimes it's because people have taken a chance with a new team, that simply doesn't click ingame.

6.    Is there any solution to make Danish teams more stable?

• The scene in Denmark isn't that big, especially sponsorwise, so I think it will be hard. A semi-pro league like the German EPS, is the best possible way.

7.    You were a stand-in for mTw while Sunde was on holidays and achieved good results with them. You ended up not joining them permanently and moved onto other teams. Was there ever a chance of you joining them, or did you know from the start that it was a one-off thing?

• I don't know if there were ever a chance. It was a stand-in deal, and I never expected anything else. So I knew that it was a one-off thing, but we had fun nonetheless :P.

8.    You recently left Cheaptimes to form p00nhandlers – now wCrea – with your brother and other known names such as Friis. Why did the break-up happen? Do you feel this roster will have more chances to fight with mTw for the top spot in Denmark?

• It happened because I decided, that it wasn't in my best interest to continue with that lineup. We had 5 talented players on that team, but we simply didn't perform good enough. After having played together for 3 months, our play hadn't really improved at all. One player didn't have much motivation, and others had aspects in their game, which I didn't think was good enough. I think this team fit nicely together, and the potential is definetely there. People are gonna love to watch suraNga play. He's an aiming machine, and he will turn in to a spectator favourite. :)

9.    What made you pick the French organization wCrea as p00nhandlers’s new home?

• They gave us a very solid offer, and their former team had nothing but good things to say about them, so we decided that they were the right organisation for us. We are really looking forward to this partnership, and hopefully we can achieve whats expected of us.

10.    Where can this team be seen in action next?

• Our first tournament will be the Danish WCG qualifier. We are hoping to get a spot at SEC aswell, and then there's SLAP LIVE in October.

11.    The eXperience is a famous LAN event in Denmark that attracts the best players for Counter Strike: Source and Call of Duty. Shg Open also had respectable international attendants but is no longer being run. Do you think that any major events like these will appear in Denmark in the near future? Would that make any impact in Denmark counter strike scene’s progression?

• I think that SLAP LIVE is turning into a pretty big event. I don't think there will appear any other event in the future, but it would surely help the scene progress in a positive way. A good example Ukraine and Russia, where arbalet have been big factor in their positive evolvement.

12.    If you had a magic wand, what would you change in eSports?

• I would eliminate cheating!

13.    Thanks for the interview Timm. Any last words for our readers?

• I'd just like to thank wCrea, and anyone out there who supports us. Thanks!