Cyberfootball: insiders and tips from the winner of the autumn qualification ESportsBattle LEAGUE | 2020-2021 Yaroslav BLACKSTAR98 Gurmak

28.12.2020 13:10

Yaroslav Gurmak is known for his football career and as BLACKSTAR98 in cyber football. He started playing football at the age of five, devoted all his youth to it and at the age of 18 he already signed his first professional contract and became a supporting midfielder of FC Obolon-Brovar. Unfortunately, he was injured. But this contributed to the fact that he became actively involved in cyber football. And reached a good level ...

- How to become a cyber football player? Tell us about your path, about the beginning of your career.

- This is not my first year in e-sports. At first, I treated cyber football just like a game. He was entertaining me, but did not plan to play professionally. Did not participate in tournaments, did not analyze their games. After the injury, he changed his attitude to e-sports and wanted to master it better. He then became a player in the tournaments of the e-sports platform ESportsBattle. In the fall he began teaching at ESportsBattle Academy, participated in and won the autumn qualifiers of the first national cyber football league ESportsBattle LEAGUE | 2020-2021 in PRO Division.

For those who go into professional cyber football, today there is enough educational content on YouTube, in thematic publics, etc. Such learning pieces greatly simplify the path to success, they provide more opportunities than self-study. For example, ESportsBattle Academy, where I teach. ESportsBattle Academy is an educational platform for novice gamers in various eSports disciplines. In addition to courses for beginners, the academy also has the opportunity to receive professional education.

- You mentioned that you recently won the PRO Division in the autumn qualifiers ESportsBattle LEAGUE | 2020-2021. Do you think this is a league for everyone? Or exclusively for experienced players?

- Yes, a month ago, in November, the Autumn Qualifier was held as part of ESportsBattle LEAGUE | 2020-2021 for PRO and AMATEUR divisions. The presence of exactly two divisions demonstrates the fact that players of different levels can participate in the league. Everyone has the opportunity to compete for the title of the strongest cyber football player in Ukraine in their category. Or at least try your hand, because even if you do not win, you will gain experience, and there is nothing more valuable than experience in e-sports.

- You have already registered for ESportsBattle League | Winter Qualifier?

- Good question! Of course, I'm not going to miss the chance to take part in the winter qualifiers and have already submitted an application. Anyone who is reading this now and intends to get to the winter qualifiers, I recommend to hurry, because registration is open until January 4. The application can be left at league site.

By the way, the total prize fund of the league is 300 thousand UAH. I think it makes sense to fight.

- What is the secret of victory? What keeps you in shape in between tournaments?

- The secret of victory, apparently, does not exist, because the victory is influenced by many factors that depend not only on you as a player. But the secret of success is simple: training emotions, training in games, analysis of matches.

Between tournaments, I try to play more with other athletes, and it allows me to keep fit. During games, I try not to show emotions, keep everything to myself to better control the process and not to get excited.

- Give some exclusive life hack for our readers.

- If the life hack is purely cyber football, then I recommend players to use offenses, ie "scissors". This is an effective feint. In general, ESportsBattle has a YouTube channel that broadcasts videos almost every week, where PRO players talk about feints, life hacks and the best moments of the games. I've heard from many freshmen that it helps them master the game.

And if you really want to become a pro in cyber football, I recommend enrolling in a course at ESportsBattle Academy. Everyone who applies is guaranteed to receive a free lesson from our mentors.

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