Welcoming interview with dignitas Pimp: "We're all hungry to show that we're better than people might think"

Recently Team Dignitas parted ways with their CS:GO squad but it didn't take long for us to acquire a new team which is full of enthusiasm. Three ex-CPH Wolves players, Jacob "Pimp" Winneche, Markus "Kjaerbye" Kjaerbye, Nicolaj "Nico" Jensen joined by two ex-Team Dignitas player Henrik "Fetish" Christensen and Philip "Aizy" Aistrup, join Team-Dignitas.

We interviewed Jacob "Pimp" Winneche about his thoughts on joining Team Dignitas.

First an foremost, welcome to Team Dignitas. Would you like to briefly explain how this opportunity came about?

Pimp: Well basically it all began when we took in Fetish as our new 5th player. Him and Aizy have  played under the Team Dignitas tag before and both players had only good things to say about Team Dignitas. We reached out to eachother and quickly found out that both parts were more than intrested in making a deal. At the same time Wolves offered us a new contact, as well as a few other organisations, but in the end there was never really any doubt that it was Team Dignitas we wanted the most.

What are the team’s aspirations for this year?

Pimp: We want to etablish our self as a top 10 team in the world as quickly as possible. We might already have the play to do so, but we need to show it in the tournaments and not only in our own heads. When you have consistently broken into the top 10, you can start aiming higher, which we definitely will for the future. WE have the potiential to become one of the very best teams in the world, we just need to put down the hours and make it work for us! Right now the scene is so stacked with so many good teams, so even qualifing for the major tournaments can be really hard, so we need to maintain focus all the time!

What is the strength of this squad, what makes you confident that you’ll achieve great results in 2015?

Pimp: I think this squad has alot to offer. We're really young compared to other teams I think, we got Fetish and Nico as the old guys, and Kjearbye, Aizy, and my self as the young guns. I think the balance between having some 'really' old, and young players is great. Besides that, we have some good individuals, and hopefully we can make the team work, so those individuals can shine when needed.
We're all hungry to show that we're better than people might think, and once again break into the very top of the CS:GO scene. It requires alot of hard work, which we are willing to do.

Does the team have a set in-game-leader yet, if so what kind of style can we expect the team to play?

Pimp: We took in Fetish to act as the in-game leader, while I will do the out-game leading if you can say so. It's hard to define a style yet, we're still a new team, and we haven't really found out ourselves what style fits us best. We're trying everyhing and only the future can tell what we end up with. One thing is for sure though, watching our team play, will be a fun experience for everyone.

After leaving CPH Wolves you guys continued as "Deponeret"and picked up Henrik "Fetish" Christensen. You've played for a few weeks together, how does the team feel?

Pimp: It feels really great. We needed a caller, and Fetish is basically the only danish caller out there, and maybe also the best. So the decision was not hard, and we could also feel right away that there was some potiental with him as our strategy caller. We've already beaten well knwon teams, Hellraisers and Penta who both were in the semi-finals of the ASUS ROG tournament, so that's pretty solid I would say. Despite it being online, the teams always give it all, so it does still mean something to beat two good teams.

What are you most excited for in the upcoming year?

Pimp: Seeing how well our team will perform and how far we can take it. Also I'm looking really much forward to what the CS:GO scene has in store for us. The scene has been growing imensely for the past two years, and if that continues I'm sure alot of new things will pop-up during this year.

The team has been invited to the Offline qualifiers for Katowice 2015, this is going to be the first big set of games for the team. Do you feel confident about the games and how will you prepare?

Pimp: Honestly, I don't feel confident at all about those games, it's still too early for us to even be close to our peak. Though I still hope that we have what it takes to win a spot for the Major, despite the lack of time to practise for the tournament. A factor that also  plays in is that we all have changed our mouse and mousepad, which does require alot of practice and time to get fully used to. The odds are against us, but I believe we have what it takes to qualify if we give it 100%.

Please describe how a typical training session goes in a professional team like yours?

Pimp: We useally starts around 18 CET and stops around 22/23 CET. We practise against all the other top teams in the world, trying out new strats, new setups etc. Before practise the players usually also play a bit individually, how much depends alot on how busy we are with school, work etc. We try to play as much as we can up to the big tournaments, eg. the katowice qualifier, but sometimes it's not possible due to school/work.

If you could change one thing about CS:GO what would it be and why?

Pimp: I think the smokes could work a bit better than they are in CS:GO now. Might make them slighly less effective so we actually would see some more terrorist rounds won on the CT-sided maps. It will also encourage the CT-players to make big plays in order to have a great CT-side, which is not always needed the way it is now.

Do you have any other shoutouts?

Pimp: Thanks to Dignitas and their amazing sponsers for having us in. I hope we can show the world, Dignitas, and most importantly ourselves that we can become as good as we think!

Thank you Jacob for your time! We, the fans and the staff, would like to wish the whole team the best of luck for the upcoming ESL One Katowice 2015 qualifiers. As well as the best of luck for the upcoming year and hope we can all cherish great results!

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GL&HF!