Introducing the national team of Ukraine in cyber football: Maxim Makson Andrasyuk

20.12.2019 19:25

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We represent the reserve player of the national team of cyber football Maxim Andrasyuk.

Not long after the final of the national selection the composition was determined the first in the history of the national team of Ukraine in cyber football. The new team will compete for the right to represent our country at the European Championship in the discipline KONAMI'seFootballPES 2020. We will start our acquaintance with the players of the national team with 28-year-old Maxim Andrasyuk.

— Are you interested in football?

- Since childhood, my father taught me this sport. At the age of eight, I watched football for the first time, namely the legendary match of Dynamo Kyiv against Bayern Munich in the semifinals of the Champions League. From that moment on, I fell in love with this game. I have been rooting for Shakhtar Donetsk since 2000.

— How long have you been playing PES? Did you participate in tournaments?

- I have been playing PES since 2000. This game was shown to me by a friend, and since then I have played in a new series every year. He discovered online in 2015 and immediately started showing good results. Qualifying for the national team became my first official tournament.

— What do you think are the prospects for cyber football?

- I think e-sports in the future will take a worthy place among other sports competitions. Cyber ​​football gives the opportunity to play a favorite game to anyone who, due to health or other reasons, can not play football. Almost everyone can play cyber football. And this sport, by the way, develops tactical thinking ...

— What are the chances of the Ukrainian national team to get on eEURO-2020?

- I think our team has a good chance to qualify for eEURO. Ukraine is in the top 8 in Europe in terms of the overall level of cyber football. We can withstand any player from around the world, but in online tournaments, the remoteness of the servers does not allow us to compete on equal terms with other players. The quality of communication is noticeably better than the Spaniards, Italians, French, so only in offline tournaments can we give them a serious fight. In general, I think we should pass to the top 16 without any problems, after which we will set other tasks.