Was the offer to join London Mint for the qualifiers a surprise to you? Do you think it greatly increased your chances before the combine?

Being offered to join Mint was always going to be surprising to me, after having such a rivalry in the past with all of them, be it when playing in Reason or guns4hire, I never really thought I would get asked. I thought there was a small possibility but having made some silly decisions in the past, I thought someone else would have been asked to step up to the plate, so it was a great surprise and a big relief. I think it had a positive impact on my chances at the combine, as it gave me the personal confidence boost I needed to brush off a few in-game issues at the time and it changed my perception on my play. I don't think it swayed Ben either way, we all had to work hard to get drafted/protected and even though we suffered a disappointing loss to fnatic, I felt we all played strong leading up to and at the combine. We showed great character as a team battling back.