The second installment of FIVE is with Tomi “lurppis” Kovanen of Serious Gaming. Prior to their roster shakeup, Serious looked like a strong contender for CPL Winter. It will be interesting to see how quickly the Finns can adapt on such a short notice.

Thanks for participating Tomi; your five minutes begin now.


If you were a gambling man, which teams would you bet on placing in the top 8? Keep in mind you must list five answers per requirements of the interview. If you’re brave, you’re welcome to list your top five in no particular order.

Begrip, NiP SK, 3D, Complexity

Which five teams do you most want to face in tournament play this CPL?

Complexity, 3D, Lunatic Hai, NiP, SK

Which five players do you most want to face in tournament play this CPL, and why?

All of NiP, I want my revenge from WEG.

List five things you’re looking forward to doing while in Dallas.

Meeting all the people I know online that I haven’t seen in person yet. Hanging around relaxing. Eating one unbelievably big Big Mac meal in Dallas; I hear they are really big.
I want to scrim the American teams in the byoc; the only American team I have played is 3d at CPL Spain. I'd like to get my steelpad from the steelpad booth.

List five things Serious Gaming did to prepare for this event. Did you spend the past few nights at the bar, or were you up play booking your opponents until 5AM?

As most of the people already know we had a lot of roster shakeups so we only practiced since last Wednesday. We didn't have time for bootcamp or play with that many teams we're going through demos from the byoc but we really focused Monday through Wednesday.

Thank you Tomi, your five questions are up.