Vitality apEX: “My temperament can lead my team, but it can also make them lose”

Dan “apEX” Madesclaire has been an enigmatic figure in Counter-Strike history. An entry-fragger by nature, few would have expected him to lift major trophies when he first took to the IGL role in 2020. But apEX has consistently proven his doubters wrong, not by betraying his natural instincts, but by accepting that his greatest weakness is also his greatest strength.

In a long-form interview with Sébastien “Ceb” Debs—the French Dota 2 legend and two-time TI champion, who now hosts a mental performance podacst—apEX opened up about his temperament, the G2 period where he lost himself, and how he has inculcated a system of trust in Vitality.