SK|rapha: ‘French food is bleh’ and other deathmatch musings

Joe “nineX”  Szymkowicz had a chance to sit down with Shane “rapha” Hendrixson, of SK-Gaming, after his trip to the ESWC Masters Quake 3 competition. Exhausted from the combination of jet-lag and an intense field of competition, Rapha talked about his future in gaming and some topics swirling around the deathmatch community.

GGL: So you’re back from Paris; how do you feel? What did you think of your play in the tournament?

Hendrixson: I am so glad to be back where I could eat some really good food; French food is bleh :o It’s going to take a few days to get back into the swing of things, and I’ll slowly start practicing again. I think I did well, despite all the problems I was having.

GGL: After already seeing much of the competitors at the Masters event, how do you feel about the upcoming finals event in San Jose?

Hendrixson: Gonna be a tough event but as I said before I’m looking forward to it. The gap isn’t real big between most of the players that’ll be going to the finals, there are going to be some fantastic games. I feel good going into it and I’m glad I still have a month to try and prepare for it.

GGL: You’ve played plenty of times on LAN in the US; what was it like playing in your first international event?

Hendrixson: Going into it I thought it would be a bit more difficult because of the jet lag and I was right but all in all it was a nice experience :) Read more »