Twister is best known for his time on the Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) roster back when they were known as Black Dragons. Then, he had helped the roster reach the grand-finals of the Season 6 Pro League Finals before being dropped during a disappointing Season 8 run. Six months later, he joined the FaZe Clan roster in advance of the Six Invitational 2019 as their head analyst and coach.
The NiP Season 7 roster via @NiPGaming. Standing from left to right: Absurdo, Julio, wag, Pyscho, Kamikaze, pzd and Twister
At the Six Invitational, FaZe Clan were one of the favourites to win their group and make it into the playoffs. However, while they did defeat Twister’s old roster of NiP, they fell to both Team Reciprocity and Fnatic in two close, three-map affairs and were thus knocked out in the group stage. The roster, however, has now qualified for their fifth Pro League Finals in a row as they finished at the top of the leaderboard in the Latin American region.
“As some people were already speculating, today I'm going to a boot camp in Canada with the guys from Faze Clan. I'm expecting very high for this championship being my first Six Invitational and I intend to do my utmost to help these guys reach the top of their game!”
SiegeGG spoke to Twister at the Six Invitational 2019 to ask him about his team’s performance there, as well as his thoughts on the newest operators to the competitive rotation -- Kaid and Nomad:
Could you summarise where things went wrong in this tournament?
The group A results at the 2019 Six invitational via the SiegeGG Infographic
Were you not on the stage due to ESL rulings or was it a team decision?
Would you describe yourself as a coach or as an analyst?
Can you name some of your team’s strengths here?
You’ve dropped a number of points due to external circumstances, has this hurt your own mentality?
Who do you think is your biggest threat in Latin America right now?
Note: This was answered during the mid-season break two months ago
The final standings at the end of the online games in Latin America during Season 9
How do you think Kaid and Nomad will change the meta?
Note: This was answered prior to either operator joining the competitive rotation.
Do you think the teams that didn’t go to the Invitational would have the advantage due to having more time to practise with the new operators?
Is there anything you’d like to say to the fans out there?
The FaZe Clan roster as of the Six Invitational 2019 via @Rainbow6br’s flickr
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FaZe Clan will play two games in the BR6 league against ReD DevilS and NiP before their big appearance at the Season 9 Finals in Milan next month. You can learn more about the roster by checking out our interview with cameram4n below and keep up to date with future interviews as well as the full coverage of the BR6 and Pro League Finals right here at SiegeGG!