Canadian player Keith «NAF» Markovic, the leader of Team Liquid, gave an interview to HLTV a few days ago. In it, he talked about how the move to online has affected American eSports and his plans for the near future. The team recently made its first trip to Europe in months: Liquid is currently training at the Alienware Training Facility in Utrecht.
NAF believes that Liquid is now noticeably inferior to European teams in terms of level – . It recently suffered an embarrassing defeat at the Beijing-Haidian IEM. However, the trip to Europe has given the players new motivation, and they expect that by the end of the year they will still have time to prove themselves at major competitions.
The player also noted that staying in North America, it is difficult for a professional cybersports player to achieve something new: there are not many strong teams, and their game style is quite monotonous. According to NAF, the experience of playing against European teams will help Liquid make progress in the near future. For the period while DreamHack Masters Winter matches will be held, the players plan to stay in Europe and train together. Overall it has not been a good year for the team and the NAF is hoping for some big wins before the end of the year.
