(GotFrag) - For those of you who don't know who he is, George "HudzG" Hoskins is one of the UK's best CS:S players. He also had the dubious distinction of being one of the unluckiest. Having played in numerous teams that simply fell apart through no fault of his own, he also missed out on the first much hyped CGS season by being six weeks too young to compete. There were points where he had contemplated throwing in the towel.

After playing with the ever controversial Guns 4 Hire side and performing consistently he was approached to play with London Mint ahead of the second UK draft. It was a tough decision for him, but in the end he made the move and it turns out to have been a wise one. He is now a drafted player and has cemented his position as one of the UK's top talents. We caught up with him to ask him how he is finding life now he has finally made it to the top of the CS:S scene.

You're finally drafted. Was there ever a point when you thought it wouldn't happen?

There were a few moments in the combine when I thought it was slipping away from me, but I re-focused the guys and my own head and played better the next round, so at the end of the day I felt we played solid. As a team we messed up against fnatic, so that had me sweating for a time, but I’m really glad I have that chance to make it all right now.

What about before the CGS event? Were you ever close to throwing in the towel?

Hard to answer. I was close at points but I found motivation within certain people who helped me through a lot of hard times and even my dad pointed out it was something I had always wanted so why give in? There were lots of things going on in the scene as well that just seemed to be working against me. It was really hard to find a desire to play the game at times, but I just found it within myself to persevere.

What sort of things stood in your way? Was there anything that specifically sapped at your motivation to keep on going?

Well after IG5 with Guns 4 Hire it was hard to motivate everyone and I guess we all started doubting each other which created unease in our team and that didn’t help at all. But nothing specifically really; I guess with success there will always be someone who wants to shoot you down but it’s just about rising above it and showing them that you’re the better person. I think ultimately whatever the problems were I knew I could overcome them and I didn’t get caught up in all the negativity.

Why is there so much negativity in the UK CSS scene? I think it’s famous with our European and US cousins for its high turnover of players and bad blood between ex-colleagues.

To be honest I don’t really know. I guess everyone is always going to strive for something better but it’s not so much that, it’s about how people go about it. That is the problem, that sometimes people can be a bit selfish. To be truthful at times I lost a lot of friends in the scene, so it was hard to want to keep coming back and play, but when you find the right group of players it’s a lot easier to deal with the long hours of constant practice and potentially stressful matches.

So do you think this London mint side is the right group of players? How much of an impact do you think you guys can have both domestically and abroad?

I believe that this squad has a great blend of qualities in and outside the game. At this moment in time we are still blending together, which has made practice slow at times, but now we are really into fifth gear and things are going great. I think on the day as long as we play our game we have what it takes to go all the way.

However, we are no longer in a team of five - we have a much bigger franchise to look out for now, and that involves all the players supporting each other. If we all play to our best I’m sure it will be a great franchise match to watch against Salvo. Also, I feel our new CS:S squad will have a great impact on the scene and I am hoping you will see this in the up and coming future at events, once we have adjusted back to MR15 that is.

A lot of people saw the UK draft as a foregone conclusion. Do you think that is down to those who were drafted being head and shoulders above everyone else implying a lack of top tier talent in the UK?

Not at all, I remember the first night when Ritch and I arrived. We got into the hotel room and said, "This is it, we’re actually here – its make or break". We knew in our hearts we had to pull out all the stops and if we didn’t we wouldn’t be drafted. To be honest I felt, despite that losing to fnatic (which we were extremely disappointed with), we did play strong as a team together. I think that shone through and we can work and develop even more from here. But certainly in my eyes it was a massive relief to be drafted, as I’m sure it was to Ritch. I’ve had quite a lot of bad luck so it’s good to break the jinx. I also think that there is a lot of up and coming talent in the UK scene, it’s just being noticed that is the hardest thing. It didn’t come to us overnight so people have to be patient, but as the game grows more and more will be given opportunities I’m sure.

Some of the players in London Mint have often be labeled as "chokers" when it comes to big games. Is this something you're conscious of and what do you think you bring to the team that's going to ensure prolonged success?

I’ve never been aware of that happening; however, I think I bring a good positive energy boost into the team. If we do slip on a few rounds, I like to be behind everyone motivating them to win that next important round, and the guys have really been responding to that. We are all feeling great about going into the UK final and we all believe in each other, which is important. But I also feel it helps that we are becoming good friends outside of the game also which is all part of the gelling process.

What are your personal ambitions now that you're drafted? For a while that was the holy grail, now it's done what is your main focus?

My personal ambitions are of course to win the UK Final first. I want that so badly right now, and from there I hope to win as many events as possible and take it as it comes really. If you mean in ten years time then who knows? I would really like to go into commentating and making my own products, I’ve always found those two things to be cool. But for now it’s to be the best and focus on the UK final each day is a new adventure now and there’s always something to do so it’s really awesome.