With only days before MSI BEAT IT begins its first matches, we sat down with Team Immunity from Australia. We talk about their training regiment, their opinions on the event and more!

What are your expectations for the event?

For the event I'm looking for some very solid results. The team has been practising feverishly for the last couple of months and receiving the invite to BEAT IT could not have been timed better.

What are your thoughts on team hosting such a large event such as this, something like this has never been done before in E-sports.

To be perfectly honest I think it's a great idea and I'm glad Fnatic and MSi have made the move. If there is anyone in the world who knows how to market, promote and execute the finer points of an International eSports event it's going to be a professional team. Fnatic and their management team have years of experience working around the world and being exposed to the good, the bad and the ugly - having this level of experience will ensure the event is a cracker.

There are a lot of teams at this event that regularly would not have been at such a large event, what are your thoughts on having these new teams at such a big event?

It's a really great thing to see in my opinion. From an organisers perspective selecting the teams is always a hard decision to make as you don't want to diminish the quality of play and limit your big ticket teams and the exposure they bring. Having said that you need to factor in the positive influence a competition like this can have on eSports and in turn the traction and growth it can create. At the end of the day the more recognised and well known eSports is around the world, the better it is for everyone.

What are your expectations of these teams, some from India, China, Oceania, etc?

For me I believe both China and Oceania have really proven themselves over the years, as for India they have some really impressive raw talent. In Counter-Strike if a team is firing on all cylinders and they have momentum anything can happen. I think we're going to see some great games on offer throughout the competition and I for one won't be surprised to see some big upsets.

Has your team gone through any special preparations for this event?

The team has been boot-camping locally for more than two months. Prior to receiving an invite to the MSi BEAT IT competition, Immunity won the Australian qualifier for the World Cyber Games undefeated. Since then we've been ramping up proceedings in order to hit BEAT IT with a BANG!

Could you give us a rundown on your teams week leading up to this event?

In the week leading up to the competition the team has been fine tuning strategies, botting and playing an inordinate amount of aim-map. The team departs from Sydney, Australia on the 1st of September in order to allow for a few days acclimatisation and to settle in.

What is your opinion on the event being held in China?

I think it's great location for a competition - geographically, financially and statistically it makes a lot of sense. The only real downside I can see would be having to use an operating system in Mandarin - although I'm sure Fnatic have thought of that!

Will your team treat this event like they would an IEM stop or WCG event, or is this more of a fun event considering its run by a team and not an event organizer?

Immunity will definitely be treating this event as if it was an IEM or WCG. It's a definite bonus that the event is being run by a team as I believe we'll see good camaraderie and plenty of friendly banter.

MSI has been increasing their involvement within E-Sports, and an event such as this came as a big surprise to many people, what are your thoughts on MSI taking such a bold stance in E-Sports?

Video gaming is a real driving force in the high-end PC market. In everything from Notebooks through to Desktops the defining technologies are more often than not a direct result of the demands of gamers. Seeing MSI push into the market is great to see and will undoubtedly yield results.

There is more than just CS at this event, do you plan on experiencing some of the other tournaments as well such as the Warcraft 3?

Checking out some of the results and other tournaments is always a must for me. Whilst Warcraft 3 has ultimately declined dramatically since the release of Starcraft 2 I expect to see some good games.

What are you looking forward to most at this event?

I'm hoping to see Australia and the United States battle it out in an epic dual! It's been many years since Australia and the United States have met in CS1.6 and I really think it would be a cracker of a game - fingers crossed for the draw!