[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":204},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-41204":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"url":6,"title":7,"lead":8,"authors":9,"date":11,"dateText":12,"hero":13,"flag":22,"tags":25,"players":28,"commentCount":30,"leadHtml":8,"segments":31,"comments":35},41204,"pashabmw-i-am-looking-for-a-team","\u002Fnews\u002F41204\u002Fpashabmw-i-am-looking-for-a-team","PashaBMW: \"I am looking for a team\"","Three months into free agency, the seven-time MVP talks to HLTV about the offers he has received, the VRS, standing in, and what kind of project he is looking for.",[10],"AndrejK",1741969500000,"14-3-2025 17:25",{"id":14,"src":15,"w800":16,"thumb":17,"preview":18,"width":19,"height":20,"credit":21},90016,"\u002Fimg\u002Fgallery\u002F90016.jpg","\u002Fimg\u002Fgallery\u002F90016-800.jpg","\u002Fimg\u002Fgallery\u002F90016-400.jpg","\u002Fimg\u002Fgallery\u002F90016-500.jpg",1600,1067,"PashaBMW",{"code":23,"name":24},"RU","Russia",[26,27],"interview","free agent",[29],20226,13,[32],{"kind":33,"html":34},"html","\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fplayer\u002F20226\u002Fpashabmw\" class=\"player-name\">Pavel \u003Cspan class=\"player-nick\">\"⁠PashaBMW⁠\"\u003C\u002Fspan> Tishchenko\u003C\u002Fa> has been without a team since parting ways with Volna in December. On paper, his résumé should not leave him waiting for long: a 1.32 rating over 699 maps on record, sixteen titles, and seven MVP medals, including one at his first big LAN in Abu Dhabi last summer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">And yet, as the first quarter of 2025 draws to a close, the 22-year-old is still a free agent. We spoke to PashaBMW over a video call from his apartment about how he is spending his days, the offers on the table, and what comes next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ca class=\"news-read-more-1\" href=\"\u002Fnews\u002F40595\u002Fpashabmw-parts-ways-with-volna\">\u003Cdiv class=\"news-read-more-left\">\u003Cimg class=\"news-read-more-image\" src=\"\u002Fimg\u002Fgallery\u002F204931-400.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cdiv class=\"news-read-more-right\">\u003Cdiv class=\"news-read-more-1-top\">Read more\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cdiv class=\"news-read-more-1-bottom\">PashaBMW parts ways with Volna\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Chr class=\"hr\">\n\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">\u003Cstrong>It has been almost three months since you left Volna. How are you spending your days?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">Mostly the same as when I was in a team. I play FACEIT every day, I go to the gym, and I watch a lot of matches, which is new for me. When you are in a team you only watch your opponents, now I watch everything. It's interesting to see how the game changes when you look at it from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">\u003Cstrong>Have you had offers?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">Some, yes. A few teams from tier two contacted me, and I had some talks in January. But in most cases the project was only for a few months, or they wanted me in a role that is not mine. I don't want to sign somewhere just to be in a team. If I sign, I want to stay for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">\u003Cstrong>A lot of teams say the Valve Regional Standings make it risky to change players mid-season. Is that what you hear?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">Yes, almost every team says this. I understand it, the points are important and if you change too many players you lose a lot. But it also means that it's very hard for a free agent right now. The best time to find a team is after the Major, so I think I will have to be patient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"featured-quote\">\u003Cdiv class=\"featured-quote-quote\">The best time to find a team is after the Major, so I think I will have to be patient\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cdiv class=\"featured-quote-author\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fplayer\u002F20226\u002Fpashabmw\" class=\"player-name\">Pavel \u003Cspan class=\"player-nick\">\"⁠PashaBMW⁠\"\u003C\u002Fspan> Tishchenko\u003C\u002Fa> on the VRS\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">\u003Cstrong>Would you consider standing in?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">Of course. I did it with Heroic in 2020 and it changed my career, and later I helped Spirit and Cloud9 when they needed a fifth player, so I know how much a few good matches can mean. If a team needs a rifler for one tournament, I am ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ca class=\"news-read-more-1\" href=\"\u002Fnews\u002F39200\u002Fpashabmw-named-mvp-of-yalla-compass-2024\">\u003Cdiv class=\"news-read-more-left\">\u003Cimg class=\"news-read-more-image\" src=\"\u002Fimg\u002Fgallery\u002F205744-400.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cdiv class=\"news-read-more-right\">\u003Cdiv class=\"news-read-more-1-top\">Read more\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cdiv class=\"news-read-more-1-bottom\">PashaBMW named MVP of YaLLa Compass 2024\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">\u003Cstrong>You won your first big LAN last summer. Does that make it harder to sit at home?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">Yes, a lot. Before Abu Dhabi I didn't really know what I was missing. Now I know how it feels to play on stage, with the crowd, and it's the thing I miss the most. Online you can play well too, but it's not the same feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">\u003Cstrong>What kind of team are you looking for?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">A team that wants to win and has a plan longer than one season. The language is not so important, I can play in Russian or in English. The role is more important. I am a rifler, I want to be one of the players who takes the space, and I think this is where I can help a team the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">\u003Cstrong>Is there a point where you would consider stepping away, maybe into coaching or analysis?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">No, not now. I'm 22 and I still feel that my aim is there. Maybe in the future I will try coaching, but now I want to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">\u003Cstrong>What's the first thing you'll do when you sign?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"news-block\">Probably call my family, they ask me about it every week. 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