Going Out On Top: MLG Sits Down With Xtravagant Icons
By ALcO | Published: November 24, 2009 11:37pm EST
 Xtravagant Icons entered the National Championship in Anaheim as the number one seed and left in first place. Following their impressive performance, we had a chance to sit down with BigTymer, Rambo, Sharp, and Dodgers to discuss their victory. MLG: With the 2009 National Championship likely to be the last Call of Duty 4 Live Competition, how does it feel to go out on top? BigTymer: We always took a lot of heat from people questioning our skill throughout COD4, so silencing all of the skeptics really feels outstanding. Rambo: It feels pretty good. We were considered underdogs throughout the '09 season, so that really pointed out we had something better than what people thought of us. Dodgers: I'm just happy I don't have to go on the forums and see someone like FeaR PuNisHeR or FeaR Moho bragging about it. Sharp: Since it's probably the last season, it feels good knowing no one can take our title. MLG: Throughout the season you played most of your matches as a team online. Were you worried at all about playing at a live event? How exactly did it feel playing alongside one another? BigTymer: I was actually more nervous about our first match with Envy Us in the WB Finals than the one on the Main Stage. After we beat them, I knew we had a great shot at winning, so I felt really comfortable after that. Dodgers: I was nervous because I thought Rambo was going to be extremely weird, but he turned out to be normal. I was also worried about the time we put in before the event because we spent most of our time messing around on the forums rather than scrimming. Rambo: (laughs) Sharp: I was kind of worried about Dodgers hugging the TV. Rambo: He was our FearItself. (laughs) 
Xtravagant Icons took home a jumbo-sized check for their efforts, along with the title of National Champions.
MLG: You guys did manage to beat EnvyUs 3-0 in the Winners Bracket Finals, but in the Championship Match they took three straight games to tie the series. What were you guys thinking at that point, and what went on as a team that enabled you to win the following three games to clinch the title? Rambo: Sharp... (laughs) Dodgers: We decided beforehand to let them have a few maps to make it interesting, so I wasn't nervous or mad at all. BigTymer: Envy came into the finals red hot after beating Fear in an 11 game series, and we hadn't played in a few hours. That, along with being party bombed on Crash Domination, sort of got us off to a slow start. After getting warmed up, and of course Sharp going 10-0 in Search and Destroy, we had a huge momentum boost that carried throughout the rest of the series. Sharp: Our coach helped a little, because when we were all down he would keep us in it. Rambo: I think we could have had that Crash Domination match if Casperr vR didnt interupt our leading side. (laughs) |
