Interview with I-eS | lil

CyRus is joined by lil from top UK clan Infinity-eSports. They subject of conversation is the CPL P4 Summer 2002 Championships.

I'm joined here with Infinity eSports' lil (stu), so lil please introduce yourself.
lil: I'm Stuart Harriman, and I'm 17 from Solihull, England.
Before the CPL UK qualifiers and CPL Dallas, I-eS had kept pretty quiet, was there a lot of internal practicing?
lil: Yes we were pretty quiet I suppose, we had a week on LAN arranged at "Virtual Realm" Slough, so leading up to this Dan Luck1ing was having to work quite a lot to get the time off, and Marc Mangiacapra's PC was broken so we didn't do a lot of preparation.

But the week on LAN before the UK Dallas Qualifiers helped us a lot, but again we were pretty quiet from then to Dallas itself for similar reasons.
You have a very experienced and solid squad, you have kept the same team for a very long time now, what do you think about all this "clan-hopping" going on?
lil: The team has been very similar for a long time, and I suppose this helps a lot with team play and everyone does get on really well, but about the clan hopping... I'm not sure what to say. I swapped clans to join i-es because it was a better offer and I suppose if people aren't happy or get the same chance they should take it. After all it's only a game.
In your eyes was your performance a good one at Dallas?
lil: Haha I think I did okay, I know I can play better than I did in some of my matches but a LOT of the time I was very nervous, and it did change my play quite a bit... But it was my first real LAN and I think it was pretty good. But better next time 8).
I'm sure the pressure was very high, but I-eS impressed everyone, both in the UK and Worldwide. Were you surprised at I-eS' final CPL Dallas rank?
lil: If you'd asked me before we went, "would you accept 6th?" Then I would have said yes. But we made a lot of mistakes and could have done a lot better, I was really surprised at how small the difference between like us, and GoL/tso/SK/mTw was. I think 6th is good for us, but knowing we could have done a lot better it is a little disappointing.
True but I'm sure you have nothing to be ashamed of, hint 3D ;). There was a big mess up in the seeding at the summer CPL this year, but I-eS got a good one in the end. What where your views on this?
lil: I don't really know what happened, I tried not to get involved really. It was something like we were seeded 12th, then we got changed to 20-something which was worse I am told 8), then we got reseeded to 10th? Which was a lot better because it meant we had to play the top 2 teams 8). Not that it matters really though, I'm glad we played them. We should have beat SK, and we lost to GoL on a few large mistakes.
On the topic of Chris0 where you surprised at his parting from the clan?
lil: Yes of course, I know he has been away for a little while recently but I didn't expect him to quit or anything, so now we are searching for a new Orga and I miss chris0 8(.
So what's next for Infinity eSports?
lil: I don't know, I think a merger with noc 8), hehe joke... I'm really not sure. I suppose we will practice for next events and maybe some sponsorship would be nice, have to wait and see what doug wants 8).
Will I-eS be going to CPL Oslo and/or the CPL Winter championship?
lil: I hope so, Oslo is of course down to how much money we have, so I cant say "yes/no" to it but I would like to. Winter CPL I think there is a qualifier for, if so then we will be attending and hoping to win. But if there is no qualifier, then we have to come up with the money ourselves so it will be hard but again I cant say "yes/no".
Any exclusives you could share with UKT?
lil: Could tell you about our lift game in dallas. We wait for some poor unsuspecting person to go call a lift, we then follow them over to the lift from different angles as if we dont know each other. We get in the lift, then say he presses "15", we press just about every key up to 15 like 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 and then all get out on the second floor, and watch as the glass elevator goes up with an angry guy watching us below him laughing. :D Classic 8).
Heh, thanks a lot for the interview mate, best of luck to you and I-eS.
lil: :D Thank you

Comments

[ONE]-BL
20:55 12/8/2002
classic! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Fluke
Official Capybara Herder
UKTerrorist
20:57 12/8/2002
The lift game is a work of pure genius. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Ripper
Rush!
21:10 12/8/2002
nice interview, bit on the short side though :| [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
shadd
21:12 12/8/2002
He seems a lovely guy ;D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Mud
21:20 12/8/2002
yeh well try living with him :P... not so kewl now :/ [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Ripper
Rush!
21:22 12/8/2002
bet he always steals the last pot noodle :[ [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Antmoo
21:22 12/8/2002
lmao, i bet thats why they came 6th, they were all itching to go off and play the lift game didn't concentrate properly!!

good interview, wp. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
TrKiR|PsY
21:27 12/8/2002
I got chased last time I did something like that. :| [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
aliased
21:34 12/8/2002
has edwards gave u the money he owes u and nearly all the clan?

how much is it lil about £900 odd? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
lilb0
21:35 12/8/2002
A£9000? what the who... [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Kronikal
Anti-Climax
21:35 12/8/2002
rofl,
I wanna play the lift game :( [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Kronikal
Anti-Climax
21:36 12/8/2002
....when I read that last bit about the lift game, I did actually "lol"
:E

...which was nice [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Messiah
Game2XS.Monkey Magic
21:38 12/8/2002
erg stop the pound signs, it gives me all these weird characters [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DArtagnan
Infinity-eSports
21:40 12/8/2002
Since when have i owed the team any money? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Chris0
21:42 12/8/2002
Those sexuel favours greg !! ;p [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DArtagnan
Infinity-eSports
21:43 12/8/2002
Me and dan missed the lift game, we'd gone to bed, it started on the night before we flew out.

Then suddenly they come bursting into our room with the canadian guy who loved us, asking for my camera so they could film it.

Other filmed pranks were : in Slough, there was a phone box outside our window, so we got the number and called it as people went past, wait for them to pickup and then hangup. Worked quite a bit, but one unfortunate man with 1 arm got a bit unlucky. He picked it up, walked out, we called again, he went back in to pikc it up, left, then he went back a 3rd time when we called. Poor b******! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Kronikal
Anti-Climax
21:47 12/8/2002
lol, being in i-es sounds like so much fun :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Kronikal
Anti-Climax
21:49 12/8/2002
"with the canadian guy who loved us"

Was he playing with a team there ?
Or did he just start talkin' to you and was accpeted into your practical joke gang ? :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Scara
North & South
21:50 12/8/2002
ROFL

get the lift game on the net to view :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Chris0
21:50 12/8/2002
lol yer the 1 arm man, that was harsh a bit :) The world known museam (spellin mebbe) had a busy couple of days :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DArtagnan
Infinity-eSports
21:52 12/8/2002
Canadian was meant to have a team, but they didnt show, so he became an admin. And when there's nothing else but cs to do, need to find some form of entertainment!

I have footage of xenon doing a chicken dance as well. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Luck1ng
22:47 12/8/2002
rofl.. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Negotiator
Clan ONE
00:06 13/8/2002
where can we get this vid then ? ;) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
iron
01:10 13/8/2002
2 guesses at who aliased is.
mine is Slayer [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
NoToRiOuS
2 COOL 4 SKOOL
UKTerrorist
06:42 13/8/2002
o lol @ lift game [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Kwak
07:15 13/8/2002
The Canadian guy was BIGGS, quite funny to know how we met him, before last years winter cpl I played on a american server rappeeeddd with a pure 300 ping, two days later I arive at the CPL 2001, and walking around some BYOC pc`s and f***, there was the guy who I talked loads with on that server! He`s well funny, and this year he was there again being an admin!

And as we all know bribable admins are always the_R0X!

BTW, I was the one that was hardcore in the elevators!!! When they all ran out I stayed in the elevator and was listening to what they were saying well good :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Oh you Scamps
09:20 13/8/2002
What next a game of knock and run ? ... I-es rock they are an example to us all, follow them and become them, and you too will live a fulfilling and enlightened life.

Why not just use the money get some whores and use your camcorder for something useful. I've heard lil is hung like a donkey ... fgts [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DArtagnan
Infinity-eSports
10:29 13/8/2002
You're in a hotel in Dallas, there's nothing to do.....except maybe walk to a local shop, where they only accept Texas driving licenses as ID, they wouldnt accept dan's driving license, and then worse, they wouldnt even accept his passport!! So getting drinks was a challenge.

All the computers had been packed away, me and dan went to watch a film, the other comedians played with lifts. Though the lifts were well cool, like indoor glass things that shoot up at super speed, then go threw the roof giving a great view of down town texas. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Slider-
10:38 13/8/2002
"OMg! We've been put up in a real nice hotel and getting a free holiday to play computer games, and theres nothing to do in our hotel room!"
awwwwwww, how did you ever survive??!? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
lilb0
11:12 13/8/2002
flamed 8( [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DArtagnan
Infinity-eSports
12:03 13/8/2002
Ok slider, In Oslo and Korea, when we're not playing a game, we'll go sit down cross our legs and put our hands on our heads to pass the time. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Slider-
12:23 13/8/2002
oh no! more free holidays? poor thee..
and dont just sit there with your legs crossed and your hands on your heads, that would jsut look silly, tbh :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DArtagnan
Infinity-eSports
12:47 13/8/2002
You make it seem as if we're complaining about our trip to Dallas? We had a great time there, was a well good week. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Slider-
12:50 13/8/2002
And you did very well too.
Chill, wasnt having a go [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
nerf
Clan ONE
13:44 13/8/2002
All the best cs players live in Solihull, obviously. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DArtagnan
Infinity-eSports
14:27 13/8/2002
Just the 1! Nigel is the best! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Liquid-
14:34 13/8/2002
"The lift game is a work of pure genius"

woulda who thought of it ? :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DaKid
21:45 13/8/2002
That lil's a damn nice bloke ... helped sort out the delays in our new I-eS server, and always polite and helpful :)

Good on ya fella :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
shads````
02:28 14/8/2002
fs greg post your cam ownage already, including ryan's heartbreaking speech at the finals! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
[ONE]-BL
14:00 14/8/2002
yeah greg [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Eagle
15:23 15/8/2002
Nice interview, stu being an idiot as usual :P

Pb you could get away with staying in the lift being dutch an all. :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
shads
theb0g
17:45 15/8/2002
racialism [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Benji
21:17 16/8/2002
lil i s afag i have proof!!!!!!! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Messiah
Game2XS.Monkey Magic
21:52 16/8/2002
semen in your bottom? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Smittins
10:44 23/8/2002
ben u 2 timing c***!!!! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
[MMX]Hess
23:25 9/9/2002
I want his babies! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
chrisdyke
22:43 29/9/2002
yep i live in solihull, my names chris dyke, im the king at cs and go to fragz gaming LAN in solihull [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
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