rallen: "We have to show up vs. VP"

After Kinguin secured the last semi-finals spot at WESG World Finals, we caught up with Karol "rallen" Rodowicz to ask about their group stage and the upcoming Polish battle.

Kinguin reached first place in Group C, where they exchanged maps with Space Soldiers and defeated FIVE, Bravado and Signature.

In the quarter-finals against Epsilon, the Poles fell short in the overtime on Cache while Overpass and Cobblestone went their way comfortably.


 rallen is hoping for a good game against his countrymen

In our next interview from WESG, Karol "⁠rallen⁠" Rodowicz talked about the team's group stage, the overtime against the Swedes, and the upcoming battle against their countrymen Virtus.pro.

In Group C you met Space Soldiers apart from some of the lower-tier teams, talk to me about the Turkish team, with whom you exchanged maps.

Space Soldiers play very good Counter-Strike, I think they can beat EnVyUs if they show up like today versus iGame.com. Their Nuke was insane on the CT side. Our game was a lot of our mistakes, because we lost two forces and it fucked us up. I guess they are on a good way to go to the final at this tournament.

What about the lower teams, you had teams such as Signature, FIVE and Bravado in your group, was there anything that impressed you about these teams?

They were playing their game, but for sure we need to remember that DarkPassage and iGame also had awesome games in their group. I guess TyLoo also did very well, because they just changed two players and only had a few days to practice or something like that, and they looked very good versus EnVyUs. It looked like they would win, because it was like 14-12 and they shocked us with that score on the map.

What about those teams in your group, was there any player or anything else that you noticed in your matches?

Detrony from Bravado for sure, but we know this guy from the Major at DreamHack Winter 2014. He was playing very well with the AWP, also sonic in the clutch rounds, he won something like 10 clutches over the four matches, it was insane.

Going over to Epsilon in the quarter-finals, can you tell us what the first map, Cache, looked like, as it went to overtime?

They were playing like FPL style, everyone was peeking every position and we were dying to them a lot. But we came back, it was overtime, but in OT on our T side we didn't know they were going to delay the retake in one of the rounds, at 17-16. We started to peek them too fast and made a huge mistake.

Facing Virtus.pro tomorrow, which is basically a rematch of the third place decider at the regional finals, give us a little preview of that, what is it going to take for you to beat them?

I guess our mission hasn't ended yet, we have to show up. Maybe it's time to change the leader.

As in a leader in Poland?

Yeah, like in Poland, maybe not change the leader, but we want this win versus VP so much, we'll try to do our best, and I hope it will be a very good game.

Poland Karol 'rallen' Rodowicz
Karol 'rallen' Rodowicz
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
548
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.66
#1
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Turkey BaraNn_
polish scene lul
2017-01-14 14:35
25 replies
#13
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United Kingdom trtr098
EZ 4 ENCE.ASUSROG
2017-01-14 14:35
I checked meaning of the word: "baran", and apparently it means "idiot" in polish language hahaha what an irony :D en.wiktionary.org/wiki/baran#Polish
2017-01-14 14:38
11 replies
#23
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Turkey BaraNn_
LOLLLL :D
2017-01-14 14:39
#24
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Poland quasher
XDDD
2017-01-14 14:39
5 replies
TheOlo, is that right what I have written? I'm very curious :D
2017-01-14 14:41
4 replies
#28
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Poland quasher
yeah that's true :D
2017-01-14 14:41
#29
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Turkey BaraNn_
i hope not xD
2017-01-14 14:41
#37
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
NEO | 
Poland LGf
yes its popularly used to call someone idiot but it first meaning is Ram (animal not part of pc :>)
2017-01-14 14:52
1 reply
same in russian
2017-01-14 16:14
#30
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Poland misioneos
Baran means male of sheep xD, but idiot its ok
2017-01-14 14:44
"idiot" means "idiota" in our language. But "Baran" means "sheep". But generally you're right. Thats somekind of synonym.
2017-01-14 14:52
#40
TaZ | 
Poland Darkowic
hahaha you won :D
2017-01-14 14:54
#53
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Korea MavenCSGOD
That's true
2017-01-14 15:30
#25
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United Kingdom DominnX26
Best scene Xantares mad?
2017-01-14 14:40
9 replies
#27
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Turkey BaraNn_
"Best team" almost lost to T3 turkish team lolll
2017-01-14 14:41
8 replies
Almost they won 2-0. I didn't see "almost"
2017-01-14 14:48
4 replies
#33
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Turkey BaraNn_
clearly didn't watch the game, dp just lost bc of inexperience
2017-01-14 14:49
3 replies
I did watch the game and I'd know it. But there is still no almost. They won 2-0 at the end nothing else matters. Do you know how it is to play a against a Team that you can't prepare so much due the lack of direct comparison. Its much harder to play against Underdogs than to play against team in your level or even being little bit better than your. DP is a team with good aimers and players it's not so easy. And I mean they were 9-0 infront that gave VP the righttime to strike
2017-01-14 15:01
2 replies
#41
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Poland Darkowic
Exactly. Good words. I would like to add that DP had a lot more resources to check VP style (I guess they watch VP pretty often).
2017-01-14 14:57
1 reply
Exactly it is obviously much harder for VP to study teams like DP. Especially VP is known to have rough times with those teams :-)
2017-01-14 15:02
yes, and you are "almost" smart
2017-01-14 14:49
2-0 is "almost lost" according to Turkey logic. VP underestimated a team that they are not familiar with and they were always doing that. Once they realised kebabs can actually shoot people, they took over.
2017-01-14 14:51
1 reply
#36
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Turkey BaraNn_
fuck turks
2017-01-14 14:51
Polish scene>>>>>>kebab scene
2017-01-14 18:51
#89
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Poland sajlent
kebab scene lul
2017-01-14 20:37
ye
2017-01-14 14:34
n1
2017-01-14 14:34
gonna b good
2017-01-14 14:35
good luck vs VP !
2017-01-14 14:35
#22
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Poland quasher
"... we lost two forces and it fucked us up" XDDD
2017-01-14 14:39
#34
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World ArHei123
kinguin no chance my friend
2017-01-14 14:50
Ez for VP
2017-01-14 14:58
#43
TaZ | 
Poland Darkowic
Brave words from Rallen. It will be interesting match as always between those teams.
2017-01-14 14:58
#45
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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China swinfans
neo and taz have been the poland No.1 for more than 10 years
2017-01-14 15:00
its like wisla vs cracovia china ppl will be stabbed and shot on the battlefield
2017-01-14 15:04
5 replies
#58
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Japan Th3Koala
Lol, from where you know Wisla and Cracovia
2017-01-14 16:13
4 replies
they are t1 team in the hooligan scene
2017-01-14 17:18
3 replies
XDD
2017-01-14 17:48
t1 teams in the criminal scene . i dont think u can call ppl that shoot and stab eachother even on non football days hooligans :D
2017-01-14 19:21
1 reply
that was the joke.
2017-01-14 20:08
#48
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Poland dnbk1ng
gl kinguin
2017-01-14 15:04
#49
World B-eZ
#KingWIN
2017-01-14 15:14
lul
2017-01-14 15:28
This game will be easy for VP. Kinguin cannot play with teams that have agressive style. VP will rush/plow mode on and Kinguin will be destroyed. 2:0 for VP
2017-01-14 15:39
1 reply
#55
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Singapore Trisha
they still have a chance to win gl kinguin
2017-01-14 15:43
#57
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
World Antifrag
" Maybe it's time to change the leader. As in a leader in Poland? Yeah, like in Poland, maybe not change the leader" Dat backpedaling though. Feels like that respect for their elders is still there. They'll need to get rid of that if they really want to beat them.
2017-01-14 16:00
7 replies
#63
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Poland blindoln
Hard to not have respect to team which never lost single lan match against other polish team in past 12 years.
2017-01-14 16:20
4 replies
#71
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Hungary Shaperz
+1
2017-01-14 18:01
#86
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
World Antifrag
That's even more critical for them to set this respect aside. The more you consider your opponents untouchable, the less you'll be able to do against them.
2017-01-14 20:14
2 replies
#90
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Poland blindoln
Totally agree, but I don't think it's possible for them just yet. To believe that they can beat unbeatable legends like Neo and Taz (who were unbeatable for other polish teams even before they started to play together) they probably need more experience with other top 10 teams on majors and other big events. If they manage to beat NIP, SK or NaVi, then they will probably gain enough self confidence to beat VP. Couple years ago, Pasha, before he started to play with Neo and Taz, was asked in interview what his and other polish teams can make to catch up with Golden Five and he answered that he don't think this ever be possible. This is mentality what Kinguin and other polish teams have.
2017-01-14 20:39
1 reply
#94
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
World Antifrag
In my opinion, if they still think that way, they're stuck in the past and can't correctly assess the current situation. I think the difference of skill between the G5 of 1.6 and the rest of the polish scene back then is not the same as the difference between VP of CS:GO and the rest of the current polish scene. If they can realize that, they can get through the mental barrier. If not, I guess they're likely to have to wait for the oldest VP guys to retire.
2017-01-14 22:36
#95
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
United States RiskyBiscuits
That's a good point. In battle you need to despise the enemy to channel that inner emotion necessary to win.
2017-01-15 00:05
1 reply
#96
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
World Antifrag
Not despise no (at least not in competitions, in war it's a complete different story), but it's necessary to at least think that you're better and not just be "meh, they're better but on a good day we might have a chance".
2017-01-15 00:08
#60
TACO | 
Brazil torm3ntin
You better show up. Or VP Will eat you alive
2017-01-14 16:14
ez VP head to head 18:1 vs pinguin
2017-01-14 16:27
#65
NiKo | 
Poland Jaruzel
nt, but no chanz sadly
2017-01-14 16:32
Came here thinking it was FalleN, but it is just "rallen". Ok, but who the hell is rallen?
2017-01-14 16:55
10 replies
#68
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Poland kurwafa
who is rallen? pretty known csgo player won some lans, was on 3 majors, has stickers in the game
2017-01-14 17:08
9 replies
I've never seen him before. Anyways, FalleN > fake fallen AKA rallen
2017-01-14 18:19
8 replies
#73
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Poland kurwafa
you probably havent been following the scene for long then
2017-01-14 18:20
Mate,Rallen is playing offical CS longer then Fallen lmao
2017-01-14 18:23
4 replies
#79
World B-eZ
Not sure about this.
2017-01-14 19:30
3 replies
check the hltv history for their matches in 2014,none of them played in 2013. Personally I never tracked players history or anything,im more watching how someone is performing currently vs how he performed maybe a year ago max.
2017-01-14 19:33
2 replies
#84
World B-eZ
Yeah, but I know e.g. fallen from cs 1.6
2017-01-14 20:06
1 reply
idk,i never watched 1.6 scene so i have no clue about it overall,but there're huge gaps between GO and 1.6 overall if you compare players and skill...
2017-01-14 20:16
#78
World B-eZ
newfag
2017-01-14 19:28
1 reply
If I haven't seen him it is because he is irelevant
2017-01-14 20:56
Kinguin is good team,but I dont think that they stand a chance against VP.
2017-01-14 18:20
#81
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
s1mple | 
Azerbaijan MetalFace
Think Rallen is delusional, sure VP is playing like garbage and can barely beat tier 4 teams like Dark Passage going into overtime but no way is VP ever going to be so bad they'll lose to a tier 4 Polish team on LAN.
2017-01-14 19:38
5 replies
VP is strange team
2017-01-14 19:47
3 replies
#83
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
s1mple | 
Azerbaijan MetalFace
Not really, they are a very experienced team that have been together for a very long time the only problem is they have almost no firepower at all so they rely on their experience and team play to win games, when they go up against a team that is mostly just good aimers they struggle but can still get the job done because they know all the situations, they know the big stage, they keep composure, they play well together as a team in pressure situations. But yeah they are a bit inconsistent because they have no firepower, they rely to much on Snax and refuse to make roster changes.
2017-01-14 19:51
2 replies
Vp should kick pasha, he's a star player and he's unperforming.
2017-01-15 08:51
1 reply
#101
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
s1mple | 
Azerbaijan MetalFace
EKS Fucking Dee.
2017-01-16 18:06
ehh, you are right man. Kinguin no chance XDD
2017-01-16 17:59
#98
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Poland mamba99999
Good job, you did it. Now comes the final boss - smash those baguettes !
2017-01-15 09:27
#99
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Poland oFi
I used to play against rallen before he become FAMOUS and everybody knew he had gotten cheats. Check guy youtube and you will find a lot of busted movie with rallen. GREAT PLAYER ! xD
2017-01-15 14:30
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