Vesa ‚Welmu‘ Hovinen was one of the Top8 players of last WCS-season – for the second time in his career. So naturally the young Finn wants to improve this time. The first step is the Round of 32 today in which he faces comebackers Ilyes ‚Stephano‘ Satouri and Benjamin ‚DeMusliM‘ Baker and polish star Artur ‚Nerchio‘ Bloch – the task could be way easier, but Welmu is confident as he explains in our interview: „My chances are around 80 percent“.

[playerbox_welmu] How did you prepare for the Round of 32?
I mainly just played some ladder and some customs yesterday.

How do you feel going into the matches?
I’m quite confident against everyone in my group. My only concern is that I’ve been a little bit unmotivated as of late so i am a little scared that my play isn’t stable enough.

What are your chances to advance into Round of 16?
I would say around 80 percent.

Who will be your hardest opponent in the group and why?
[stephano], because I think he is the best player overall and he has a lot of experience too.

What are your goals for this season?
I want to improve a little bit from last season so Top4 this season!