In Retrospect is a long form video series, featuring players, pundits and other industry professionals within the Asia Pacific esports scene discussing their careers and defining moments in depth.

Episode 19 features Alistair, Australia's most fashionable & loudest Counter Strike pro. He is currently the AWPer for Grayhound, and is also notable for his performances in Renegades, Order, Chiefs & various other ANZ teams.

0:00 Intro 0:55 Alistair's breakout team "Corvide", playing early in his career alongside INS 3:15 Being confused for a girl at his first international event #notagirl 4:55 "INS was absolutely pounding ass" - Representing the 'new era' of ANZ CS at IEM Sydney 2017, upsetting Renegades & knocking out North 12:15 Importance of confidence in Counter Strike 14:15 Joining Order, 'role clash' with Sico that exists to this day 16:10 "I remember it so clearly it's ridiculous" - THAT game against C9 at IEM Sydney 2018 20:50 Covid's impact on Alistair's career, qualifying for his first minor that then got cancelled 22:50 "I was always happy for them but it's just..." - Frustration at not getting the call up to Renegades 26:45 Moving into Renegades 28:45 "It was an absolute sshow" - Replacing Dexter, the hole he left in the team & how Renegades experimented with roles 33:00 Deciding not to move into the Grayhound house 34:45 "It was so hype, idk at what point we stopped screaming" - Qualifying his first major 37:25 How extra special the major qualification was because of the people he did it with 38:40 "We were just walking through trying to get golds and get our own stickers" - Unboxing stickers on a train in Sweden 39:25 Thoughts on results at his first major & how it feels to play a major 41:15 "Everyone would just think I was gay" - Ali x Liazz bromance 43:00 What it's like to replace players in a team 46:45 What makes Vexite different to other up & comers? 48:10 Gatekeeping in top AUCS teams 49:25 Playing with Hatz at Dreamhack Melbourne after he was removed from the team 51:40 The story behind "f your pickems" & dealing with negative community sentiment 53:55 Renegades to Order transition, Order's blow up just after signing the team 58:55 "People think we're so complacent and happy, it's just not the case, it's very fing hard and sad for us" - Grayhound's poor form in 2022/2023 1:02:05 What has Grayhound been experimenting with to improve their results? 1:04:05 "You want these opportunities? Fing beat us." - Alistair's message for AU teams 1:05:55 What happens if Grayhound doesn't qualify to the next major? 1:06:55 State of ANZ CS, scrims etc. 1:09:55 Finding the 'flow state' in CS 1:11:25 Playing CS2 on LAN, general thoughts on CS2 1:12:40 AWPing in CS2 1:15:00 Favourite moments from his career 1:16:20 Who is Alistair's favourite teammate? 1:16:50 One player he wishes he'd played with 1:17:40 Players to watch in AUCS 1:18:50 Future goals beyond playing CS, experience with analyst desk at IEM Sydney 1:20:35 Why does Alistair scream so much?

Thumbnail image: HLTV Intro music: Sakunera

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