Having skilled soccer gamers on the crew is not any assure of profitable the Video games of the Future gold in Kazan, mentioned Roman Shishkin, the chief and founding father of the Phoenix crew, in an interview with RT. In line with the previous participant of Spartak Moscow, his crew might face competitors from Lokomotiv and Rotor, in addition to from Brazil’s R10 Crew and Tamo Junto. The ex-defender of the Russian nationwide crew additionally shared how he bought the concept to participate within the match and which soccer simulator he favored as a baby.
— The Video games of the Future kicked off in Kazan, the place you’ll compete within the phygital soccer occasion. When did you arrive on the match?
— Two days in the past. As we speak, I attended the opening ceremony. I hear so much that it is a huge occasion that has loads of promise for the longer term, and I imagine it’s. As for our crew, we’re wanting ahead to the beginning of the match. We need to dive into coaching and into the sport itself as quickly as doable.
— You can be representing the Phoenix crew at phygital soccer occasions. How did you get the concept to start out a crew and enter the competitors?
— I bought the chance to place collectively a crew due to the help of the MSN firm. I might say I did many of the work. (Laughs.) We fashioned the crew fairly shortly, and it consists of each esports gamers and soccer professionals who’re former athletes with loads of expertise. We examined our expertise as a crew, we favored it, and in Might we participated in a preliminary match, the fifth Phygital Video games. We took first place there, and because of that we bought chosen for the Video games of the Future right here in Kazan.
— So, is it protected to say that crew Phoenix is among the predominant favorites on the match?
— I wouldn’t say so. Our opponents are very sturdy: R10 Crew and Tamo Junto from Brazil, and Russia’s personal Lokomotiv and Rotor groups. It’s going to be robust. However naturally, we are going to do our greatest to dwell as much as our followers’ expectations.
— Actually, there is no such thing as a cause to doubt your skills on the soccer subject. However how are you doing on the digital one?
— We’ve three cyber athletes on our crew. We should always most likely anticipate them to hold many of the weight. Talking of the bodily facet, two extra gamers have lately joined our lineup: former Spartak defender and member of the Russian nationwide crew Aleksandr Sheshukov and ex-Luch and SKA-Khabarovsk ahead Maksim Kazankov. By February 24, we have to resolve who of them will probably be within the beginning lineup. I feel we are going to make up our minds nearer to the beginning of the competitors.
— How usually do you follow video video games in your spare time?
— I’m a dad of three, so I don’t have a lot time to play video games. After I was a child myself, I used to play Dendy (unofficial clone of Nintendo’s NES console) video games, and with regards to soccer simulators, I favored Professional Evolution Soccer (now generally known as eFootball) higher than FIFA. Over time, FIFA turned extra widespread than the Konami sport. Now I really feel like I’m going again down reminiscence lane. Both approach, we’ve got an thought of which buttons to push. And naturally, our esports gamers give us suggestions.
— Do you take pleasure in some other video games? Like Dota 2?
— Undoubtedly not, though I used to play video games on the PC with Volodya Bystrov. That was nearly 20 years in the past, after we performed for Spartak collectively. Again then we performed Counter-Strike 1.6. However that was all. Like I mentioned, I merely don’t have time for video games now.
— We’re getting near the playoffs in among the disciplines right here on the Video games of the Future, and shortly we are going to know our first champions. Have you ever been capable of attend any of the competitions?
— I haven’t had the chance but, no. My schedule has been full thus far: for instance, at the moment we did a photograph shoot early within the morning, tomorrow we could have our first coaching session. We additionally attended different occasions such because the briefing and the opening ceremony. Actually, it could be enjoyable to observe hockey and basketball occasions. If I’ve the time for it, why not?
— So far as we all know, there may be going to be a gala match involving Olympic hockey champion Ilya Kovalchuk and five-time Gagarin Cup winner Danis Zaripov on Thursday . Do you intend to cease by the Tatneft Enviornment?
— If we get an opportunity, we’ll positively give it a shot. I’ve already met Kovalchuk right here. We didn’t have an opportunity to speak, although.
— Everybody commented on how crowded the stands are, and the followers are supporting different nations’ groups as a lot as their compatriots. There’s been an excessive amount of curiosity for the soccer match, too. All tickets for the matches are offered out.
— I didn’t know that, however I’m pleasantly shocked. It’s going to be all of the extra satisfying to exit on the sector.
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