Emotional HooXi: I only play to distract myself and my family
G2 is ready for the Semi-Finals at BLAST World Finals after win against Vitality. A win that meant more on multiple levels for G2's Rasmus "HooXi" Nielsen.
Minutes after G2's victory against Team Vitality at BLAST Premier World Finals we spoke with a very emotional Rasmus "HooXi" Nielsen. The G2 in-game leader learned shortly before the start of the tournament that his father had passed away in an untimely death.
In accordance with his family's wishes, the 27-year-old Dane is playing the tournament in Abu Dhabi, but obviously under big emotional pressure.
- I'm just really happy to finally pull through in G2. Obviously with my dad passing away... The only reason why I played is to distract myself and to distract my sister and mom at home. I'm just happy that we finally made somewhat of a deep run at a tournament for once.
The Semi-Final spot in BLAST World Finals comes after a difficult time for G2. The star-studded roster missed out on IEM Rio, and crashed out of BLAST Fall Finals early on.
- It means a lot to finally get a little bit of wind in our sails. We had some shitty prac days at home. Long days that I think nobody really enjoyed. But we pulled through and it is paying off a little bit now, and hopefully, we are not done yet.
You can see the full interview with Rasmus "HooXi" Nielsen here.
G2 will play against FaZe in the Semi-Final tomorrow at BLAST World Finals in the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
