Moving Away From Gob B, Is BIG Not a Structured Team in 2025? - TTW Kakafu, Head Coach of BIG Clan

BIG Clan Coach Kakafu sits down with Counter-Strike 2 commentator and Asian CS expert Mamoon "TeaTime" Sabri on this episode of TeaTime with Rejin. They discuss the 2024 year for BIG clan, where the team made many changes, made top 16 at the Shanghai Major and second place at ESL Challenger Atlanta 2024.

Kakafu also focuses on BIG Clan's attempts of moving away from Gob B, the godfather of German Counter-Strike, and his style of play and coaching within the team. Finally they discussed the future of BIG Clan going into 2025, where they're hoping to do well in the open circuit of Counter-Strike esports planned for the coming year.

Timestamps:

1:55 - BIG 2024 summary, Falcons offer
5:20 - Every online game you lose, you nullify a playoff run in a tier 1 tournament
6:13 - Were you scouted by Falcons?
7:05 - What's Kakafu's reputation with the pro community?
11:24 - Do coach contracts have buyouts?
13:07 - BIG suddenly got better?
15:30 - Pressure on BIG's staff to succeed
17:50 - BIG deciding to move away from Gob B
23:53 - Why is a national team moving away from structure?
26:55 - Looking for German superstars
30:28 - What is a system in CS?
37:10 - Bringing Rigon into BIG
47:26 - Why remove Rigon so quickly?
50:00 - Is kakafu going to give less time to players on BIG?
52:45 - Talking about Syrson on BIG
1:00:00 - Talent in Germany, especially AWPing
1:08:20 - Krimbo dip in form in late 2025
1:11:50 - BIG's goals for 2025
1:13:45 - what should viewers know about BIG going into 2025