Cadred can reveal that ritch, previously of teams such as Four-Kings, and indeed Zboard, has returned to Team Zboard in time for CGS!

We discuss the move with ritch himself, as well as well as hearing the thoughts of his team-mate, fatal!

I believe most questions about these goings on are answered in the below interview and statement, so all that remains is for me to remind you of the Team Zboard roster!

Ben 'ben0' Balcombe
David 'JaFro' Davison
Richard 'ritch' Gibbs
Kyle 'fataL' Mardel
Nat 'tiLs' Tilsley

Cadred.org talks exclusively to ritch

Cadred: After leaving 4k you played as Zboard's 5th at Multiplay i31, but it was widely known you did not intend to stay there after the event. What were you reasons for moving away after your success at the lan?

There was a few "mishaps" in the team between players during some online pcw's. The decision was made too fast. That's all I have to say.

Cadred: After leaving did you start to realise you had made the wrong decision, or did this all just happen when making the decision to return, today?

I didn't really think about whether it was a good or a bad decision, but It was mainly the fact at LAN we had such a good time and got along like brothers.

Cadred: You've left various hints about a new team containing yourself, warclown, c0bain, hudzG and phx, both in your Cadred profile and in an autoexec.cfg you uploaded to your configs site - was that merely a joke, or would that be your new team had you not returned to zboard?

I have no comment on that. :}

Cadred: Would you say that the chance to get into the CGS was a factor in your choice of returning to zboard?

I guess, but I believe only 4K and Dignitas will be picked unless someone else comes 1st.

Cadred: When speaking to tils earlier he was explaining how many UK teams actually find it harder to play against Four-Kings than to play against the top European teams, well illustrated by your draw against fnatic at i31, who then went on to beat four-kings twice, either side of a game in which four-kings crushed your hopes of winning the event. Do you believe you have what it takes to beat Four-Kings at the combine?

With CGS rules, we can beat anyone as long as we get some simple stuff down. Four-Kings are a very, very talented side and extremely strong and I respect them a lot, obviously because i'm an ex-team member. I also think that Four-Kings are a lot stronger than European teams, I don't know what it is.

Cadred: So you'll certainly be aiming high at the combine, but the two General Managers will certainly be considering team attitudes too. Its now known that the comments posted under your name during i31 were nothing to do with you, but do you think the GMs might be slightly wary of a team that split up then came back together so soon before the event, that they might not be the safest choice for the longer term?

No, I don't think it should matter at all, because anyone with half a brain would realise CGS means a lot to a team and they wouldn't let it split up if they got drafted, and I'm sure loads of pressure would be off peoples shoulders. The team also never split up, it was just me. Not to mention Dignitas having constant roster changed and 4Kings struggling to announce a 5th as it stands.. so we're not the only team with roster problems at certain times, Therefore if that was ever the reason, none of those 3 teams should be drafted.

Cadred: And as a team, how will you be preparing for CGS?

Well, we will be bootcamping at Omega Sektor for quite a long while if I'm right, and possibly looking at the chance of living together for a short while for the time there is left and bonding our team together :D

Cadred: Finally, is it true that ben0 is so far asleep, and unaware that you have rejoined zboard?

Yeah, Kyle has left him a message on IRC to check the website news, hahah!

Cadred: On behalf of Cadred I wish you the best of luck at the combine next month, cheers for talking to me at 5am!

Cadred.org took the following statement from Team Zboard Member Kyle "fatal" Mardel

After playing with a few different players with different playstyle it came apparent that the chemistry was gone and something was majorly wrong. So after watching a few films sitting there for hours wondering what was missing i decided to speak to ritch to sort and rekindle the old Zboard flame that rocked the scene at i31!