Rickeh - In Retrospect [Part 1/2] (CS:GO)
52In 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 6 features Rickeh, one of Australia's longest tenured professional CS:GO players, dating back to CS 1.6. In this discussion, we break down the good bad and ugly of Rickeh's career and the grind for success that Australian CS players face.
This video is Part 1 of my interview with Rickeh, you can find Part 2 here - https://youtu.be/ZCfdUs9BouI
0:00 Intro
1:30 Rickeh's origins in 1.6, first teams, breakout events
6:15 Early CS:GO era with Archaic
8:45 Joining the famous iM roster & early results w/ iM
12:45 iM starts to show some promise/results, Faceit League 2015 Qualifier
14:45 iM hits a speedbump, Yam's departure, CGPL Season 3
16:45 Ustilo's addition to iM
17:30 iM's first international event as a team, beating Team Liquid, Faceit League 2015 Stage 1 Finals
22:05 "Where the shitshow started", Dreamhack Tours 2015 BYOC
24:05 Getting wrecked at Gfinity Spring Masters
27:00 Returning to Australia and qualifying for Cologne 2015 Minor
30:00 Back overseas again, thoughts on Asia's early teams + ANZ team's dominance, Cologne 2015 Minor
32:40 Rickeh's first major, ESL One Cologne 2015
36:55 Rickeh's good performances & dealing with ego at the time
39:10 iM continues to put themselves on the map, discussions with Crown around sponsoring the team, Crown 55k Invitational
44:00 Crown sponsorship discussions break down
47:30 Cheating accusations aimed at iM at CGPL Season 4 Finals
50:10 The 'end of an era', iM's results take a turn for the worse, IEM Taipei Minor Qualifier
51:40 Ustilo leaves & team sentiments at the time
53:10 Did Rickeh ever want to move away from iM?
55:30 Snyper 'leaves' iM and moves to coaching iM
59:00 Why Zewsy and Moey were added, and what iM's future prospects were with this team
1:00:30 Missing out on Cologne 2016 Major, rise of Asian teams, Cologne 2016 Minor
1:03:35 Rickeh's last event with Immunity, issues within the iM roster, WCA 2016 SEA Qualifier
1:06:00 Joining Renegades & how it came about
1:09:20 Was iM better than Vox at any point?
1:10:00 Other potential candidates for Rickeh's Renegades spot
1:11:20 Early tournaments with Renegades, Eleague Season 1 2016
1:12:30 Poor performances at Extremesland 2016, how it affected team atmosphere
1:15:10 Making 5th place at ESL Pro League Season 4
1:17:20 Renegades loses to Tyloo again, Eleague Asia Minor
1:19:40 Eleague Major, Renegades woes continue
1:22:30 Why Rickeh is removed from Renegades, clashes within the team
1:26:45 Rickeh's last even with Renegades, DH Masters Las Vegas Qualifiers
1:29:55 Should Rickeh have tried harder to stay with Renegades?
Thumbnail image: HLTV
Intro music: https://sakunera.bandcamp.com/
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