Canadian player Keith “NAF” Markovic, the leader of the Liquid team, gave an interview to the HLTV portal a few days ago. In it, he talked about how the transition to online has affected American esports and his plans for the near future. The team recently made their first trip to Europe in months, with Liquid currently training at the Alienware Training Facility in Utrecht.
NAF believes that Liquid is now noticeably inferior to European teams in terms of level – She recently suffered a disappointing defeat at IEM Beijing-Haidian. However, the trip to Europe gave the players new motivation, and they expect that they will still have time to prove themselves at major competitions before the end of the year.
The player also noted that while remaining in North America, it is now difficult for a professional eSports player to achieve something new: there are not very many strong teams, and their gaming style is rather monotonous. According to NAF, the experience of playing against European teams will help Liquid make progress in the near future. While the DreamHack Masters Winter matches are taking place, the players plan to stay in Europe and conduct joint training. Overall, the team did not have a very successful year, and NAF hopes that before the end of the year they will be able to score some big victories.
