"I was competing against JKS when he was 6 or 7." - Gomez - In Retrospect
61In Retrospect is a long form video series, featuring players, pundits and other industry professionals within the Asia Pacific esports scene discussing their careers and defining moments in depth.
Episode 21 showcases Chris 'Gomez' Orfanellis, Australia's most succesful esports team manager, who was involved with the Counter Strike team Vox Eminor since its inception, and later went on to work in management roles for teams such as 100 Thieves, Order & Team PWR.
0:00 Intro
1:15 Who is 'Coach Mog'?
2:55 How the famous Vox Eminor team came to be & how Gomez joined as their coach/manager
7:05 Thoughts on Vox initially, how good were they?
9:00 Vox or VoxE?
9:50 "I petitioned ESL, I sent them multiple emails" - How Vox got the invite ESL Major Katowice 2014 (Australia's first major appearance)
12:30 "I was competing against JKS when he was 6 or 7, where he was sitting on a booster seat because he couldn't reach the table" - JKS' addition to the team
17:15 "It was fierce, it was a little bit bitter at times" - Vox's rivalry with Team Immunity
24:00 'Road to Katowice', qualifying for IEM Katowice 2015
27:20 How international teams saw Vox & the story behind the Vox/Fnatic friendship
30:30 "They practised this against us for hours" - Vox helped Fnatic win the major
31:45 "Everyone thought it was hilarious" - Vox team comms recording, 'diggity' & cheering at small wins while getting wrecked by Navi
33:50 "Thorin did a top 10, and he put us as 8th..." - Gfinity Spring Masters 2 & how it led to the Renegades acquisition
36:10 "SPUNJ was dealing with RNG, I was dealing with Liquid who was trying to get us as well" - How the team ended up in Renegades
37:50 Playing their first event as Renegades at ACL Sydney 2015
39:50 "Havoc the day of that even, because he was a carpenter, put a nail through his finger" - Why Renegades didn't play so well at the event
41:00 Crown 55k Invitational and the impact it had on ANZ CS, cultural impact of Aussie drinking at esports events
49:45 Losing to The Mongolz at IEM Taipei, Asian CS starts to overtake AUCS, bomb getting stuck in bbq on Inferno & cheating/VAC bans at the event
55:50 "It had really good parts & really bad parts..." - Living in the casino with Renegades
1:02:15 Bootcamping in the casino
1:04:40 "There was a bit of relief at the time, I think we would come to regret those feeling later" - SPUNJ's retirement
1:09:00 RNG vs Mouz at IEM Sydney 2018
1:12:45 "It wasn't even our decision to bring in Liazz & Grat" - How Liazz and Gratisfaction ended up in Renegades
1:21:25 Making Top 4 at the Starladder Berlin Major
1:25:05 "Kassad's brain for CS is unmatched" - Kassad's influence on the team
1:28:30 Moving to 100 Thieves
1:38:20 Gomez's step up into org management roles with 100T
1:42:40 "Leaving 100T was technically our choice" - Moving on from 100 Thieves
1:51:30 "They just kept pumping me for more games and giving me more money to do it" - Order's approach to esports
1:55:55 "They were claiming Australian's are not good at esports" - The failed Order x PWR VCT Slot for an Australian team
2:09:45 The JKS/AZR/Vexite/INS/Alistair Order CS:GO team that never happened
2:15:30 Why Order ended up buying the Renegades/Grayhound roster
2:18:25 "It's like a text you read, kinda like if you're getting arrested" - How Gomez found out Order went boom
2:20:10 "We did have revenue in the millions" - Public perception of Order's downfall vs the internal perspective
2:23:20 Why Gomez' tweet was the 'official' statement from Order after their closure
2:27:55 "I just felt guilt, because I was the one having these conversations & signing these players..." - How Order's downfall affected Gomez
2:31:45 "PWR had everything Order didn't have" - Moving to Team PWR, why PWR esports didn't really happen
2:38:45 Where are we in the 'esports winter' timeline?
2:41:35 What's next for Gomez?
2:43:15 Will we ever see another Vox-like team?
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Intro music: Sakunera
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