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Counter-Strike: FIVE with lurppis of Serious Gaming

By: Brian Johnson - Published December 15, 2005 at 4:13 PM EST - Writer Archive
FIVE kicks off again with a familar face in the community, Tomi “lurppis” Kovanen. What will this Finn have to say about the teams he wishes to face?


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.

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lurppis is how old???
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it doesn't matter, nice iview!
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did you change up the 2nd and 3rd question?
#1UP
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cool
I'm nobody, and nobody is perfect, so guess what? I'm perfect.
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walle said he got his revenge on Serious-Gaming and lurppis wants revenge on NiP wtf? they're behaving like 10 year olds
You know who this is RevoN!
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He's never had a Big Mac xD
df
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good iview

#6 its called a rivalry
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Eating one unbelievably big Big Mac meal in Dallas; I hear they are really big.

dont think so #7, it just sounds like he hasnt had a Big Mac from Dallas!
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texas is the fatest state in the country soo i guess a big mac from dallas would be twice the size.
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hi im evo_x with the deepest voice in america i sound like barry white
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karpov is looking less hungover this time
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Do Euros pluck their eyebrows? So feminine looking. lol
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#10 amen brother, amen
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that interview made me hungry :[
I like hamsters! o_O
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i want a huge maccas meal too, lurppis gets my thumbs up! (Y)
#sniper-division
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TEC | lurppis

you hear it here first
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yay slurpis
My english is worse than yours
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OH LURPPIS. :)
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Lurppis is 18 years old #1

This guys is really great ^^ very humble, very modest, and extremely friendly.

wish him and Serious gaming all the best.

This comment was edited at 12/15/2005 6:03 PM
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#17 ??? :D

Great i-view.
Hello tehre!
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nice read/iview
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nice read, i think i like these quick little 5 question ones...
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hehe nifty FIVE
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nice
they won easily today ^^
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Shame they couldn't use their normal lineup.
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hes so tiny and cute
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ah alright. gl to serious gaming :)
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loki :D
"A hero never chooses his destiny, destiny chooses him"
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AH, A GHOST!
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Lurppis could very well be a hobbit.
Juice worth the squeeze.
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Lurrpis is so damn cute!
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Neat little interview, keep them coming.

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