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 state of affairs, 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: Good day 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 event, though a championship was gained, the gamers couldn’t rejoice an excessive amount of because of the “tier” of the event. In fact, turning into a champion is an exquisite factor, however everybody desires higher. Have been there belongings you thought had been errors within the final event? Did you repair them on this bootcamp? How is the bootcamp part going typically proper now?
MAJ3R: We tried to concentrate on a couple of factors throughout this bootcamp. As you mentioned, we grew to become champions within the final event, however everyone knows as gamers that there have been no high 5 groups there. Profitable there was one thing that was alleged to occur for us on paper. We did it, and we’re completely happy about it. In fact, a championship is a championship, however as I advised you, as gamers, we had been conscious that it wasn’t actually a Tier 1 event. Additionally, there have been a couple of factors, we had been having hassle on a couple 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’ll see the way it goes on the Main accordingly.
Nice. Once we consider the yr 2025, how do you see it typically? What had been your objectives, particularly your private objectives? the place we at the moment are—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. When you take a look at it, 2025 was a great yr in spite of everything. Now there is just one event left, the Main stays to finish the yr. However total, 2025 has been a great season for us. We made back-to-back play-offs, we made a ultimate, two finals in Tier 1 tournaments, S-tier tournaments. Possibly 3, I don’t keep in mind if it was 2 or 3… I believe 2. And we now have one championship.
Because you talked about it, you understand we made finals in a couple of tournaments this yr. One among them was the EWC. Although it ended badly for us, the event went very nicely 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… Although we had a foul ending and put up a poor efficiency within the ultimate, we had a terrific event. 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 believe 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 is just not displaying good CS towards MongolZ; we weren’t on our day. It was an off day. Additionally, we returned to the resort 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 in the long run, they had been in the identical state of affairs, and actually, we simply couldn’t play the match nicely. That’s my solely remorse, not enjoying nicely.
Brother, you might be critically “grinding” loads as of late. I’ve been following you for the reason that House Troopers days. So far as I do know, again then you definately had 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 caring for your youngsters?
MAJ3R: In fact. In spite of everything, 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 lodges 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 rely 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 actual, out of one year, possibly 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 straightforward? It’s not straightforward. 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 continuously. As a result of typically I fall, I get emotional. I attempt to remind myself of this continuously. Actually, that’s what retains me standing. I struggle for that.
Actually, as a viewer and somebody who works with you, I can clearly say this: These ranking numbers are at all times momentary. Someday you play at a high degree, in the future you play very low, however one of many causes you play this sport is that you’re right here for your loved ones, you might be combating for your loved ones. And I believe that is far more necessary than rankings. I critically respect you on this regard. You may’t play nicely on daily basis anyway. Ensure that many individuals respect you on this regard. Many individuals love and assist you.
MAJ3R: It’s no downside, I’m a really open man. Criticism at all times 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 unhealthy. We’re in knowledgeable surroundings, I’ve been on this enterprise for 25 years and I’m conscious of these items. 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. All the pieces exploded in a second; we had risen, then abruptly it blew up and all of us scattered. Then I had this opportunity to do it once more. And I would like this, I do it for my household and really for you guys, for the individuals who love CS… Let’s be completely happy collectively. But it surely’s onerous, it’s not straightforward.
Sure, sure brother, nothing is simple. True.
MAJ3R: However identical to in each life.
By the best way, I got here throughout it whereas reviewing vlog recordsdata just lately. You mentioned you moved to a spot like Manisa in France. I’m from Manisa too, by the best way.
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, nevertheless it’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 most likely can’t return to Turkey. As a result of my youngsters began faculty now, they had been born there in France. They’re in class, they entered the system. I can’t go away and return to Turkey for his or her sake, it could be very onerous for the children. So, I’ll seemingly be in France. Once 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 previous, 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, possibly not. I don’t know, my entire household is in İzmir or Aydın within the Doner/Kebab enterprise, we now 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 concentrate on myself the place I’m, daily. I’ll take a look at it later.
Are there factors you might be uncomfortable with relating to the map pool? Particularly, “I really 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: 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 these items…
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 believe we have to concentrate on no matter is there. However had been we affected? I believe we had been affected. As a result of we had been good on these maps, and dropping 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 state of affairs proper now.
You’ve a vital event forward of you and we actually consider in and belief all of you. There can be instances you lose, fall to 2-0, fall from 1-0 to 2-1. These can occur, these are issues that can 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 dropping critically poses no significance to us. I imply, in fact, it’s higher for us for those who win, however while you lose combating, we’ll at all times proceed to assist you. The one factor we wish is so that you can by no means lose your morale and proceed combating. Thanks once more for taking part, brother. If there may be something you need to say, let me take these from you as a ultimate be aware.
MAJ3R: God bless you. You might be proper. Finally, it doesn’t matter what occurs, one must struggle. I connect nice significance to this too. And I specific this probably the most to my teammates. The necessary factor is to struggle and keep there. And God prepared, we’ll write a really stunning story there. I consider it too. We’ll see, hope for the perfect.
