Interviews Archives - Proving Grounds

Combo Breaker Gets An Expansion Pack In 2019

June 21, 2019

Combo Breaker had the glow up of the year, with the venue expansion plus the cinematic release of Mortal Kombat 11, all headed by The Hadou. Combo Breaker 2019 was home to some of the most exciting fightin... More

The Quiet of Mitch “UberShouts” Leslie: An interview with the OWL caster

Katie Gripne

February 21, 2019

The Overwatch League caster tells all about his turbulent success story, his quest of self- discovery, and how he wrote his own story while doin... More

Los Angeles Valiant CEO Noah Whinston on Be Valiant and the future of competitive gaming

Damian Alonzo

March 30, 2018

Since official Overwatch League news began rolling out last November, the Los Angeles Valiant have been one of the most active teams when it comes to putting their players out there and being a driving force fo... More

Clutch Gaming’s Febiven on beating Team SoloMid: “We showed up today, and they had no chance”

Miles Yim

March 28, 2018

After their stunning quarterfinal upset over Team SoloMid, I spoke with Clutch Gaming’s mid laner Fabian "Febiven" Diepstraten about Swain, Thresh, and the failings of TSM’s bot lane. Miles Yim: Febiven, yo... More

Golden Guardians’ Deftly: “No one gave up on each other”

Miles Yim

March 20, 2018

After ending their season as it began—a loss to Clutch Gaming—I caught up with Golden Guardians’ rookie AD carry Matthew "Deftly" Chen. We spoke about weathering a rough season, points of improvement, and offse... More

Cloud9’s Reapered: “We are pretty bad at some creative things”

Miles Yim

March 19, 2018

After their first loss of the weekend to Team Liquid, I spoke to Cloud9’s Head Coach Bok "Reapered" Han-gyu about the recent dip in performance, transition in the top lane, and Dark Elementalist Lux cosplay. ... More

CLG’s Reignover: “I feel really comfy on the patch”

Miles Yim

March 12, 2018

After their fourth win in a row, I spoke with Counter Logic Gaming’s jungler Kim "Reignover" Yeu-jin about his current winning streak, Patch 8.4, and CLG’s playoff chances. Miles Yim: Congratulations on the... More

CLG’s Stixxay: “Our win versus C9 sparked something”

Miles Yim

March 5, 2018

After completing a 2-0 weekend against Team Liquid, I spoke with Counter Logic Gaming’s AD carry Trevor "Stixxay" Hayes on Patch 8.4 changes, their playoff chances, and the emergence of new shotcaller. Mile... More

Golden Guardians’ Contractz: “I’m surprised how fast we’ve improved”

Miles Yim

March 4, 2018

After their upset victory over Echo Fox, I spoke with Golden Guardians jungler Juan "Contractz" Arturo Garcia about his team’s rapid growth, asserting himself as a leader, and that Volibear pick. Miles Yim:... More

OpTic Gaming’s Dhokla: “I didn’t really feel nervous at all.”

Miles Yim

February 26, 2018

Over the weekend, I caught up with OpTic Gaming’s new sixth-man: Top laner Niship "Dhokla" Doshi. We talked about going to college, Australia’s mild salsa, and getting promoted to LCS. Miles Yim: Congrats o... More