Captain MAJ3R gave an interview to the themiSSly YouTube channel! Within the interview, he spoke about his profession and the workforce’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 as of late?
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 glad? Are there areas the place you continue to see issues? Or, as I noticed from the gamers’ feedback after the final event, though a championship was received, the gamers couldn’t rejoice an excessive amount of as a result of “tier” of the event. In fact, turning into a champion is a lovely factor, however everybody needs higher. Had been there belongings you thought have been errors within the final event? Did you repair them on this bootcamp? How is the bootcamp part going usually proper now?
MAJ3R: We tried to deal with a number of factors throughout this bootcamp. As you stated, we turned champions within the final event, however everyone knows as gamers that there have been no high 5 groups there. Successful there was one thing that was purported to occur for us on paper. We did it, and we’re glad about it. In fact, a championship is a championship, however as I instructed you, as gamers, we have been conscious that it wasn’t actually a Tier 1 event. 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, making an attempt 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. After we consider the yr 2025, how do you see it usually? What have been your targets, particularly your private targets? Taking a look at the place we at the moment are—sure, the Main hasn’t began but—however how glad are you with the rankings and play-offs achieved to this point? The place do they stand in comparison with your targets?
MAJ3R: I’d say 7.5 out of 10. When you have a look at it, 2025 was an excellent yr in any case. Now there is just one event left, the Main stays to finish the yr. However total, 2025 has been an excellent 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 bear in mind if it was 2 or 3… I believe 2. And now we have one championship.
Because you talked about it, you recognize we made finals in a number of tournaments this yr. One in every of them was the EWC. Though it ended badly for us, the event went very effectively total. Particularly your efficiency, that “clutch” on Prepare, what Jotta or Wicadia did, XANTARES’ performs within the Falcons match, Özgür’s AWP, and many others… Though we had a nasty ending and put up a poor efficiency within the closing, we had an ideal event. What do you suppose we did improper 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 believe we couldn’t begin the MongolZ match effectively and we couldn’t play effectively. We confirmed good CS in all different matches. The one level that upsets me is just not 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 evening earlier than after beating Falcons. What time was the match the subsequent 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 believe it wasn’t sufficient. We couldn’t be prepared correctly due to this. However ultimately, they have been in the identical scenario, and truthfully, we simply couldn’t play the match effectively. That’s my solely remorse, not taking part in effectively.
Brother, you’re significantly “grinding” rather a lot as of late. I’ve been following you because the Area Troopers days. So far as I do know, again you then have been watching the demos, doing the evaluation, and many others. Now there’s a crew, however I do know you continue to dedicate quite a lot of time to the sport. does this extreme time dedication trigger you any hassle in taking good care of your kids?
MAJ3R: In fact. 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 resorts this complete 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% exterior. 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 exterior 80% of the time, and at dwelling 20%. Mathematically, what does that make proper now? Calculating shortly out of 365… Possibly 250 days away, 100 days at dwelling.
Round 80%. Possibly much more, let’s imagine round 60% too. Round these figures.
MAJ3R: To be precise, out of 12 months, possibly I’m dwelling for 80 days, 70 days. All the opposite days of the yr, we’re away. I don’t see my kids, I don’t see my household. Is it simple? It isn’t simple. As a result of the children are small, they should develop. I should be by their facet, however I do it for them. I do it for his or her future. And I inform this to myself continually. As a result of generally I fall, I get emotional. I attempt to remind myself of this continually. Truthfully, that’s what retains me standing. I struggle for that.
Truthfully, as a viewer and somebody who works with you, I can clearly say this: These score numbers are at all times short-term. In the future you play at a high degree, in the future you play very low, however one of many causes you play this recreation is that you’re right here for your loved ones, you’re combating for your loved ones. And I believe that is far more vital than scores. I significantly recognize you on this regard. You may’t play effectively on daily basis anyway. Make certain that many individuals recognize you on this regard. Many individuals love and help you.
MAJ3R: It’s no drawback, I’m a really open man. Criticism at all times exists. There are intervals I play badly, intervals I’m good. These are all mentioned and calculated. And on the finish of the day, if there’s a day I hurt the workforce, I’ll withdraw myself anyway. Do you perceive? I don’t see these as dangerous. We’re in an expert atmosphere, 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 workforce to have a championship in esports, to see nice issues. As a result of the story ended unfinished with Area. Every little thing exploded in a second; we had risen, then all of a 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 really for you guys, for the individuals who love CS… Let’s be glad collectively. However it’s laborious, it’s not simple.
Sure, sure brother, nothing is simple. True.
MAJ3R: However similar to in each life.
By the way in which, I got here throughout it whereas reviewing vlog information lately. You stated 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 bear in mind the precise inhabitants, but it surely’s not thought-about 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 propose to do? Streaming or teaching? And do you propose to return to Turkey or will you attempt to focus extra on the France facet?
MAJ3R: No, I in all probability can’t return to Turkey. As a result of my kids began college now, they have been born there in France. They’re in class, they entered the system. I can’t depart and return to Turkey for his or her sake, it might be very laborious for the children. So, I’ll seemingly be in France. After they develop up, I’ll in all probability return. My pure life… I like naturalness a bit, I like quiet cities, so I’d go. I’m from Aydın, now we have a home within the village in Aydın, I’ll go there once 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 in all probability want some relaxation. I’ll give myself a 6-month “off”, I don’t wish to do something for six months. Then I’ll look forward at what I wish to do, what I can do. Possibly inside esports, possibly not. I don’t know, my entire household is in İzmir or Aydın within the Doner/Kebab enterprise, now we have kebab locations. So possibly… 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 deal with myself the place I’m, daily. I’ll have a look at it later.
Are there factors you’re uncomfortable with concerning the map pool? Particularly, “I really need this map to return again…” For instance, as Turks, we’re eager for Cobblestone proper now. What do you consider the map pool?
MAJ3R: Nicely, I don’t have favourite maps actually. We liked Cobblestone, we liked Cache, we liked Prepare, we liked Anubis… Sadly, none of them are right here. However we don’t determine 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 finally, I believe we have to deal with no matter is there. However have been we affected? I believe 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 quite a lot of effort on some maps. However that is it, sadly, that is the scenario proper now.
You have got an important event forward of you and we actually imagine 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 may at all times occur. Our perception and belief in you is at all times full. By no means, ever neglect this. Go on the market and struggle. Your shedding significantly poses no significance to us. I imply, after all, it’s higher for us in the event you win, however whenever you lose combating, we are going to at all times proceed to help you. The one factor we wish is so that you can by no means lose your morale and proceed combating. Thanks once more for collaborating, brother. If there’s something you wish to say, let me take these from you as a closing notice.
MAJ3R: God bless you. You might be proper. In the end, it doesn’t matter what occurs, one must struggle. I connect nice significance to this too. And I specific this essentially the most to my teammates. The vital factor is to struggle and keep there. And God prepared, we are going to write a really lovely story there. I imagine it too. We are going to see, hope for the most effective.
