mezii: "I never thought winning a Major was possible as a UK player"

UK CS has been continuously making history this year as King William 'mezii' Merriman has been sitting on his throne at the top of Counter-Strike with Vitality. For anyone who has been living under a rock this year, since the addition of Robin 'ropz' Kool, Vitality has been the undisputed best team in the world. They have won seven Tier-1 events in a row, including the likes of IEM Katowice, BLAST Open Lisbon and IEM Melbourne, where they claimed Season 5 of the ESL Grand Slam. Vitality further proved their dominance as they went on a 30-match win streak lasting over 139 days. At the end of the season, Vitality got their crown jewel when they lifted the Major trophy in Austin, marking mezii as the first player from the UK to do so. UKCSGO had the opportunity to sit down with mezii at the end of the player break, and ahead of their first tournament of the year, IEM Cologne. In the interview below, mezii discusses the pressure to perform at the Major, what it felt like to win a Major as a UK player, attention from mainstream media, and how becoming a dad has influenced him as a player and as a person. 0:00 Intro 1:20 Pressure at the Major 3:40 Performance arc 5:40 UK CS lifting a Major trophy 7:42 Traditional media attention 10:03 Becoming a dad 11:55 Message to UK grinders 14:15 EPIC.LAN return 15:12 Outro X:   / ukcsgo   Guest:   / kingmezii   Host:   / grimyrannarr   #mezii #kingmezii #blastmajor #BLASTAustinMajor #UKCSGO #esports #CSGO #cs2 #UKCS2 #Vitality #IEMCologne #EPICLAN #TeamVitality #CounterStrike #CounterStrike2