The best team in the USA are coming back to the Electornics Sports World Cup to prove, as defending champions they are still in the top spot. With fierce competition coming from NiP and wNv this tournament proves to me an exciting. Here are coL|warden's thoughts:

Complexity have been around for a while now,we have seen them compete in major events and have seen little changesin your line-up. What's it like to be in such a dedicated team?

Well there is normal wear and tear when your together with yourfriends for such a long time. Just like if two best friends were tospend 2 entire weeks together they'd be fighting by the time it wasover. We argue and bicker over in game stuff but at the end of of theday we're all still brothers.

What have coL achieved in 2006?

We won the GGL Transatlantic Cup, got 2nd at WEG and 3rd and WSVGKentucky so far this year so we're hoping to have another strongperformance in France / Dallas.

Do coL stay motivated and if so how?

We're always motivated to innovate and change the wayCounter-Strike is played. I love it when I see other teams try toimmitate our strategies to improve their game.

With the upcoming ESWC event, how have coL prepared?

We have done a lot of practicing online, increasing our practice schedule accordingly since 2 major events are on the horizon.

Being defenders of the Counter-Strike 1.6 competition adds a lotof pressure to the team, how do you think you will cope in this yearsESWC?

Pressure isn't really a factor in our team anymore since we'veplayed in so many "big matches." If anything it will keep us calm andcollected in times of pressure.

Who do you think will be in the final and why?

Hopefully we can get wNv in the finals again. A rematch from WEG Masters would be an excellent show I'm sure.

What do you think about your major rivals, for example wNv and NiP? Do you plan to get sweet revenge on wNv?

We have no rivals within the team. The only rival we have is Team 3D and that rivalry was built by the fans, not us.

The Asian teams have taken the inner lane and surpassed theAmerican and European dominance. Why is that? What is it that theseAsian is capable of?

I wouldn't use the word surpass. Although they are on top now, itis very likely after the Summer events that they will no longer be ontop because top teams change very often.

How have the team prepared for the event and has this differedat all from last year? Do you consider yourselves ready for theupcoming challenges?

We are definantly ready to face the best teams in the world and I'd like to wish every team competing the best of luck.

What do you think about practicing in the USA? Would you preferto be in Europe? Do you think it could improve the team if coL were aEuropean-based clan?

There are a lot more playing styles to play against in Europe so ofcourse I would prefer practicing there. I love my friends and familyand being home though so I like the way things are now with occassionaltrips over seas to bootcamp with some of the better tactically soundteams in the world.

Any last words?

I'd like to thank Jason Lake for this wonderful opportunity he hasgiven me over the last couple years. All of the fans who support me asa player and our team. Last but not least I would love to thank ourwonderful sponsors found down below. Without all of you our team couldnot simply survive. Thank you.

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Personally I think, if coL have prepared well, they will be very hard to beat. The HLTV.org crew wishes them luck and we can't wait to see them play!