Journalist and host James Banks discussed how Complexity's sniper Hakon Hallzerk Fjaerli changed the mouse during IEM Katowice 2023.

Hallzerk took the mouse from me, used it for one night, and said he wanted to use it during the event. And I said I do not recommend changing the mouse during the tournament. <…> And it worked for hallzerk.

James Banks

Hallzerk's performance at IEM Katowice 2023

Hallzerk's performance at IEM Katowice 2023 was one of the best in his career. It is especially worth mentioning that Complexity had a hard time right before this tournament. The team had no results for about a year, so Hallzerk stunned fans.

In the main stage of IEM Katowice 2023, the sniper scored a rating of 6.6. The only unsuccessful match was a meeting with Outsiders, which he finished with a rating of 5.6. At the same time, Complexity went very far compared to their previous results: the team took 7-8th place, and this is mainly due to Hallzerk.

The Norwegian also got into February's top 10 best players: he took sixth place.

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Hallzerk's strange config

Changing the mouse in the middle of the tournament is not the only strangeness of hallzerk. The sniper has a very strange config for the game, and it is with him that he shows such a good performance. So what are the settings of Hallzerk?

It is worth starting with screen resolution. The Norwegian plays with an aspect ratio of 4:3, like most snipers. Still, the sniper's picture is not stretched to the entire screen, and the resolution itself is much smaller than the monitor's, so the sniper plays as if in a window. We could see this on the ESL broadcast.

Hallzerk also has an interesting sight. He changes it often and plays with some bizarre sights. When viewers and commentators saw this replay, they thought Hallzerk was trolling.

However, later Michael Grim Vince confirmed that the Norwegian really played with such a sight in this match. These are fascinating configs for such a performance.

When will Complexity play?

Complexity will participate in Group B of the ESL Pro League Season 17. Their first match will be held today against BIG. All information about the event is available here.