Speaking of G2…

Stewie2k didn’t even seem to know m0NESY was good before Dallas. Or donk.

That’s barely an exaggeration, either. He admitted it. In a tell-all interview with Mauisnake (or more accurately, a podcast), he went into great detail about IEM Dallas and everything that happened - and the miracle of G2 winning.

That’s not us being anti-Stewie. He called it that.

He apparently expected some flak, and was pleasantly surprised to see people recognise what he did for the team - but was quick to lump praise on HooXi, too, suggesting that people didn’t realise how difficult his job leading this team really was.

Some of that comes down to an atmosphere he described as not fun and constricting. When he tried to joke around, he was met with blank stares. He did mention that m0NESY seemed to learn not to take everything so seriously by the end, though.

Great. That’s what we needed. m0NESY to be more ‘NA’.

To be fair to Stewie, he’s often come across as a bit arrogant, but he recognised himself he was only at about 20% of his peak level, and would need an extended period of time before he was good again. He does think he was better than people expected, which isn’t entirely unfair.

He is, unsurprisingly, looking for a new team, though he might need to learn Anubis first. He admitted he learned it on the fly, which we all did in Premier, to be fair.

Not at IEM Dallas, but it’s the same stakes for us.

There are loads we can barely scratch the surface of here, but it’s super interesting throughout. If you want a more detailed write-up, check out this thread or watch the whole video.

Just try not to raise your eyebrows when he says he thought donk was a streamer.