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How does it feel to be drafted again for the SPL, it is your third time now, are you still feeling hyped or is that dying down a little bit?
I doubt SPL hype will ever die down for me, personally. Despite the fact that I haven't taken the circuit tournaments especially seriously, my activity in the tier will always spike over SPL, as I find it the funnest part of playing this game. As far as the third draft in a row, I guess I'm glad that funk is willing to trust me with my bad circuit scores!

You didn't get retained for the BIGs but you got picked nonetheless. Did this come as a surprise?
I actually did get a bit surprised with BIGs picking me up. I would have expected Mizuhime wanted to take a newer, promising Doubles player with potential rather than consistency. Besides, I am really glad to land on a team with the support of both Mizu and BLINGAS, as they will be key to team testing and building support [img]https://s3.amazonaws.com/mibbit/gfx/smilies/yel06.png[/img] I'm really glad to be able to be on a team with a lot of the same people though, as I really liked the BIGs atmosphere last year; i imagine it will be almost identical this year.

How do you feel about all other players who got drafted, do you think this year will be easier or more difficult than others?
I definitely feel Doubles should be considered stacked this year. With both veteran Doubles OU players, dubs-proven vgc players, AND newer, promising players with no large-scale team tour experience, it will be very interesting to see how the records pan out. There is no doubt that some of the players promise more than others, but I just can't see how any of the starters will run with an atrocious record. It's definitely going to be an interesting and scary bunch to play, but not that much more scary on paper than last year's roster.

Do you think your edge in experience will help against newer SPL players?
Without claiming any superiority, I do indeed think it will help a lot. The main reason I say this is because I remember how much i was shaking during my first SPL 5 game. It's always hard to say with new SPL players, because for some people, they break under pressure and tilt, and others deal with it naturally. Regardless, I feel like all of the players will scale well later into the season if they manage to avoid tilting.

Is there anything left you want to say?
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