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Following the signing of Fumiya "Fuji3" Fujisaki as a coach, APAC North side Cyclops Athlete Gaming (CAG) has signed Riccardo "Hybrid" Massimino Font, formerly of SCARZ, as its new analyst.
The move comes just over two weeks before the Six Invitational 2021, the first international event CAG has qualified to since its only previous appearance at the Six Major Raleigh in 2019.
The signing of two support staff also comes in the wake of the departure of Hibiki "XQQ" Motoyama at the end of the APAC North season in November 2020, after the coach had spent two years with the team.
XQQ had left CAG and Rainbow Six itself on his own accord, but had been involved in throwing an APAC North game in order to secure a higher seed in the November Major -- an incident for which he was banned six months for and the team was fined US$5,000 for.
Now, as CAG dusts off its November Major loss to Cloud9, the team has signed a coach and an analyst in its bid to claw background on the league leaders of Cloud9 and Giants Gaming in APAC North and strengthen itself for the Six Invitational 2021, for which it had to win the Closed Qualifier.
To know more about the signing and the team's preparation for the Invitational, SiegeGG spoke to Hybrid, as well as Fuji3, and team manager Kyouhei "KYON" Nishio.
Congratulations on signing with CAG, Hybrid! What enticed you to this Japanese roster and how did the move come about?
What went wrong with SCARZ and how do you plan to ensure things will be different with CAG?
As an Italian in non-English speaking majority teams, how were the language barriers overcome at SCARZ and how will they be done so with CAG?
When did you start work with the team?
How are things going to change after XQQ's departure and Fuji3 and Hybrid's arrival? What will the coaching setup look like?
What are your goals for the Six Invitational and how are you working to achieve them?
Who will be the six team members heading to the Invitational?
Having counter-strategised against CAG during your time with SCARZ, what are the key weaknesses and strengths CAG has that you aim to solve?
Where do you see this CAG roster headed in the long-term?
Catch CAG in action next on the 9th of February, at the kick-off of the Six Invitational 2021, with the Japanese team getting ready to leave for Paris for its week-long pre-event quarantine.