One year after Mongolian pub star Maidar “nocries” Baldanov completed the FACEIT integrity test at FACEIT headquarters in New York City, FACEIT released a follow-up interview with the young player, discussing the past year and his plans for the future.
In a brief interview with nocries, the sniper from Buryatia said his goal is to compete professionally in CS2, win multiple tournament trophies, and plans to play in North America first before eventually returning to Europe.
nocries also revealed that he had trialed with a European team and a North American team, but these trials apparently did not lead to an official signing for the sniper. Reportedly, nocries is currently still in university, and visa issues may be one of the reasons he has been unable to join a team or pursue a contract.
This player is clearly still a long way from becoming a professional, as he hasn't even played his first match on HLTV yet, but if he can translate his excellent aim into competitive play and develop the teamwork skills required of a professional, he could become one to watch