Retalha has been half of the top Portuguese language casting duo since the game first came out, and has since attended every BR6 and Major LAN, as well as the Season 6 and 8 Pro League Finals in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro respectively.
Due to this, he quickly became one of the biggest names in the Latin American region. Most recently, Retalha attended the Six Invitational 2019 as the regional talent for LATAM region, a region which saw only one team make it to the playoffs a second major in a row. We caught up with him to ask what went wrong for the LATAM teams and how the upcoming changes will affect the region’s Pro League going forward:
So I wanted to start off by asking you about your thoughts about the Latin American teams that came to the Invitational, and where things might have not worked out so well for them?
The Tweet from Mav referenced above
The statistics during the Six Invitational 2019 quarter-finals between Team Liquid and Team Empire.
Other than the Latin American teams were there any standout teams at this Invitational for you?
The statistics between G2 and SSG during the Six Invitational quarter-finals.
How do you think the addition of Kaid and Nomad will affect things. Do you have any predictions about which one’s gonna be played more, or which ones gonna be useful?
Note: This was asked and answered before either operator entered the competitive build.
Going into the next half of Season 9 which teams should we look out for? I’d love to hear your thoughts on ReD DevilS, they’ve really surprised me.
The Latin American Pro League standings after ten play days
Anything you’d like to say to fans or anything we should look out for?
Retalha during the Six Invitational 2019 group stages
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Retalha will be back in action on Wednesday when the Pro League resumes. You can check out more coverage and interviews of the Six Invitational right here at SiegeGG and check out our interview with Team Liquid's coach, André "Sensi" Kaneyasu for more insights on the Latin American region: