4&4Q is a series where we sit down with pro players to ask them 4 questions on the current state of Dota 2, and 4 questions for fun! We caught up with one of the biggest rising stars in EU to play the offlane, Jonáš "SabeRLight-" Volek of Chicken Fighters.
SabeRLight- at the BTS Minor.
DJWilma - Let’s talk the hot topic of the DPC changes, and the introduction of the new regional format. You’ve already been quite public with your excitement about it all, but how do you think this will change for teams behind the scenes? More team houses? More special strategies prepared for specific match ups?
SabeRLight - I really like this change, obviously there are many things which might need polishing but all in all I really appreciate that Valve is trying to support T2-3 scene and I only wish this change came earlier. I believe that there will be much more teams who will have a more professional approach to Dota. I think team houses will become the #1 option for anyone who has the resources to do so and I am extremely excited for what the future holds!
- At this point I think it’s obvious Chicken Fighters is the strongest team in Europe who are still stuck in the Open Qualifiers. You all seem to perform incredibly well in online cups, even most recently taking to top of your group against Aggressive Mode, B8, and Godsent in the EGM.com Arena of Blood. How does this roster compare to previous rosters you played in? Do you believe this roster can make it to the International?
- The previous rosters I played in were SNG and Chaos, Chaos is a very good and experienced team who I think is top 2 NA, but I think the skill of our current roster is comparable to their power. As far as SNG in concerned, I think we are way better than them B), but we shall see that in the following rounds of EGM tournament. I think we can make it to TI but we need to work on better communication and be less stressed when we play important tournaments.
- Dota 2 has had its best moments around storylines and rivalries. N0tail and Fly, Navi vs Alliance, do any storylines or rivalries come to mind from your own personal career, or for Chicken Fighters? If not, what’s one you’d want to start?
- Rivalry I'd like to start is me vs DNZ because even though he is the funniest Dota 2 player I've ever met he didn't want me back in SNG when I returned from minor and for that I will never forgive him and never stop flaming him!
- Being a personality in the scene usually proves valuable to growing your own personal brand and is really the only other way to get noticed besides performing well within the scene. You were very social at Beyond the Summit while with Chaos, do you have any interest in working on analyst panels 2 for events you aren’t competing in? If so who would you have join you on the panels and why?
- I personally overall enjoy all things connected to gaming, be it doing interviews, playing, casting etc. At the moment I enjoy playing the most, but I can see myself becoming an analyst if I find a liking in it. As a co-analyst I would probably choose Nomad or maybe, if he apologies for his mistakes, dnz since I am sure we would have a ton of family friendly fun.
Former teammate dnz - Copyright - ESL
- If you could have Chicken Fighters signed to an esports organization, or get a major sponsorship, what would it be, and why?
- With Chicken Fighters we would be glad to work with any proper organization but if I could choose, I would probably say 100 Thieves. They are very successful, and they don't currently have a Dota section.
- What has been your favorite moment in your Dota 2 career thus far?
- Favorite moment was when we were playing regional finals of WCG in Greece and if we won that game we were going to China and if we lose we get 0, and we played like a 70-minute game in which we were defending our base for the most part and in the end we won.
- Tell us more about SabeRLight- out of the game, what are your favorite pass times, what do you find yourself doing when you aren’t playing Dota 2?
- Well I'm still in school, but hopefully this year I should finish my high school and after that I intend to take a 1-year break from studying and focus solely on Dota and see where this takes me. In my free time I either play other games such as Witcher, Minecraft, Shakes and fidget... usually some non-competitive games just to relax, or I'm with my girlfriend or I watch series/movies.
- Thanks for taking this time Saberlight, any shoutouts?
- Shoutout to my twitter: https://twitter.com/jonas_volek where you can follow me for any news and dank tweets!
SabeRLight at the BTS Minor on team Chaos