cadiaN after quarterfinal win: The energy in the arena gave us the last 10%
Heroic stepped up massively in front of a roaring crowd in the first playoff match at the Major.
The strong Danes from Heroic has just sealed a spot in the semifinal at the PGL Stockholm Major 2021, after taking down Virtus.pro in a thrilling 2-1 victory. Casper “cadiaN” Møller and his young troops proved their worth in front of thousands of people in the Avicii Arena in the Swedish capital, where the majority of them cheered for Heroic.
We got the chance to talk with some of today’s victors right after the deciding 16-13 win on Inferno. The Danish captain rounds off the match like this.
- I feel very excited right now. It’s a big win for us because it’s not easy to play your first game in an arena like this against a former Major finalist in VP. So, I’m very proud of the team and I think they excelled my expectations and we also handled the pressure very well.
The energy in the arena was crazy, and we could hear that the crowd were on our side and not VP’s. That gave us the extra 10% to make the plays and make the right decisions, cadiaN says.
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The youngest member of Heroic, 19-year-old Martin “stavn” Lund also took his time to talk with us, where the powerful rifler highlights their ability to utilize and profit from the crowd and its energy.
- There is definitely a different pressure when playing in front of a crowd, something none of the players have experienced for two years now - but it will be something new for every team here. You just have to use it to boost your hype and energy, which was what we did today, stavn concludes.
You can watch the entire post-match interview with cadiaN, stavn but also Rasmus "sjuush" Beck right here.
In the semifinal on Saturday, Heroic will go up against either G2 or the Swedes from NIP. A matchup that is set to be decided as we speak. You can watch the match right here.
