Yuri “Dubasik” Kalachev is a professional Mortal Kombat player from Russia. In this interview for DashFight, he talks about his experience in fighting esports, the level of competition on the MK11 scene, the current condition of the game, his past matches against SonicFox, A F0xy Grampa, and other celebrities, expectations of a new fighting game from NRS, trash talks in MK11, and much more.
Time Stamps:
00:00 – Intro
00:06 – Familiarity with other participants
00:22 – Preferred finals opponent
00:37 – Lack of lag
01:27 – Encouragement from Asodimazze
01:42 – Avirk, the Enigma
02:19 – Preparation before the tournament
02:56 – Experience of playing at tournaments
03:32 – Favorite place to attend an event
04:19 – Stream viewership
04:42 – Dubasik’s 2020
05:32 – Showmatch strategy
05:45 – Any surprises at the main event?
05:55 – Viability of having no main
06:04 – Main goals of competing
06:35 – The most popular esports player
06:51 – Impressions of the WePlay Dragon Temple
06:57 – Support and fixes of Mortal K