SportsGamers,
Last night we finished the SCL 2023 1v1 season and after a Finals series that ended in a sweep, we are able to crown Henrik @Eken45jr Eklund the SCL Champion for the fifth consecutive time! The Champion hailing from Swedish hockey town Örnsköldsvik has dominated the Swedish eHockey scene for years and at the moment, he seems unstoppable. Congratulations to Eken on behalf of the entire community!
Eken's road to the Championship:
Invite as #1 seed to the Playoffs
Round 1: bye
Round 2: vs @Sebastian Axelsson (Axelzonee) 3-1
Quarterfinals: vs @esdor 3-0
Semifinals: vs @korvenmikaelsson 3-0
Finals: vs @Ted Kempe (Smayk99) 3-0
How does it feel to have claimed your fifth SCL Championship?
It's always fun to be the best, and I enjoy being able to call myself the Swedish Champion once again.
How would you describe this Final series?
I was impressed by his game, to be fair! His playstyle was definitely different from what you're used to seeing. He didn't play behind the net to generate chances, but had a quick passing game going and used overload a ton I believe. A lot of respect goes out to Ted @Ted Kempe Kempe (Smayk99). About my own game, I think it was okay, but unusually fluctuant. The highs were very high, though, so I have to be satisfied with that.
You had a few hiccups along the way, how do you tackle those?
It's not my first rodeo, so I guess I've learned to handle those situations better. I picked a team with fast forwards and big defensemen, so I really dug deep and focused on the counter attack.
What is it that makes you so good consistently?
It's not rocket science, to be honest. I keep on grinding, playing the best players around in all tournaments and leagues. I spend time trying to learn from my games and analyzing the goals against in order to avoid them in the future. Also looking at streams of top players have taught me a lot.
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