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WE Post-Game Interview “TSM is our greatest opponent in groups”

Source: http://www.pentaq.com/24208.html

Q: In the most recent match, WE didn’t have much of an advantage in the early game. However, after reaching mid game, you were able to easily take the lead. Is this a strategy you talked about before? If it isn’t, were you nervous that you didn’t get an early game lead?

Condi: We didn’t have that strategy. It was really difficult to get the game going during early game. It wasn’t until 20 minutes in were we able to take the opportunity to pull a lead.

Q: Mystic performed very well in the mid lane. Do you think it’s because your mentality is really great right now?

Mystic: I think this is within my normal performance, so I didn’t think I performed that amazingly.

Q: Condi, can you rate your opponent’s strength?

Condi: I think our opponents were pretty strong. In this game, I think our opponents were one of the stable ones. They utilize team fights to try to win and played very steadily.

Q: There are people online who are saying that WE is always very stable during early game, whether they play against wild cards or SKT. During early games, you were always about 50/50 with your opponent, and sometimes even slightly on the disadvantaged side. What do you think about this?

Condi: Every team have moments when they are behind. That gap is because communication isn’t good. Similarly, taking the lead usually means communication is well, or it’s because of a good team comp.

Q: When Mystic arrived, he had some health issues.  How has he recovered?

Mystic: I didn’t have too bad of a health problem, it was just slight discomfort. Right now, I don’t have any problems.

Q: Your sister is in the audience watching the game. Mystic, how do you feel?

Mystic: I don’t feel anything in particular. I just hope that I can continue playing into future rounds.

Q: In the documentary shown, the opponent’s jungler stated that Condi carries really hard. In the most recent match, how well did you think you carried?

Condi: I think I performed normal today. I don’t think I carried too much. I was very baffled

Q: When you said “baffling”, does that mean there were a lot of mistakes during game?

Condi: I meant it as I’m not exactly sure how we won.

Q: Which team do you think has the highest chance of stopping WE from coming out of groups as first? Why?

Condi: I think it’s probably TSM. I just saw their game. When they were at a disadvantage, they were able to make a come back. At the same time, they performed very well. I feel like they playing against them would be hard.

Q: So what is your rating on the FW vs TSM game?

Condi: I feel like they’re all in a good condition. In terms of the play style, I can’t make out too much of it right now. I could just tell that they went back and forth. They dealt their team fights very well.

Q: After playing this game, what do you think about the group stage? Do you think you’ll be number one or number two in groups?

Condi: Right now, our goal is to be number one in groups. I have come confidence. Of course being number one is the best.

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RNG vs FB Post Game Interview -Xiaohu and Uzi

Source: http://www.pentaq.com/24107.html

Q: You picked Ryze for the middle lane today. In during Worlds in 2016, you also picked Ryze but didn’t perform well. Today, you chose Ryze again in your first game, is it to prove yourself?

Xiaohu: Not really, it’s that recently Ryze is suitable for this new patch. It’s win rate is comparably high too.

Q: Today, before the game, there was a documentary film to mobilize the female fans, what do you want to say to these fans?

Xiaohu: Thank you for your continued support

Q: During the play-in stage, FB fought its way through the group stage fiercely. After the game today, what did you think about the team?

UZI: They played alright. It’s probably because their team doesn’t have enough experience, and most of the team are also new members. Thus, they had a few errors.

Q: In this group stage, which teams do you think are the strongest?

UZI: Samsung and G2 are the strongest.

Q: Do you have the confidence that you’ll make it to the next round as first place in your group?

UZI and Xiaohu: Yes!

Q: You participated in Worlds last year too. What do you think is the difference between last year and this year.

Xiaohu: Since China is our home territory and there are also a lot of fans in in the crowd, listening to their cheers helps us raise our morale. So we’re not as nervous.

Q: Rate your performance today.

Uzi: I think it’s 7 or 8. Although we played very well, I feel like we can still improve.

Q: Last year’s MSI was probably your pinnacle. By the time it was Worlds, you didn’t play as well. How does your attitude today compare with the past?

Xiaohu: I think this is normal for professional players. As time passes, my strength and my mentality will definitely improve and grow.

Q: Do you think you’ve prepared yourself enough to be your best? If you think you haven’t yet, when do you think you’ll be able to achieve that?

Xiaohu: I think my mentality have been continuously improving. I don’t think I’ve reached my peak yet, I’ve just been growing continuously.

Uzi: I think it’s been okay, I’m growing slowly.

Q: Wuhan is pretty cold today. We saw that Xiaohu has a sweater but Uzi doesn’t. Is it because you were really excited about the game?

UZI: Actually, I don’t get cold easily, but today I’m really cold (Laughs)

Q: On the Korean server, I saw that you played a few games with Aurelian Sol. Did you play Aurelian Sol because you saw FB play him during the Play In Stage?

XIaohu: That’s not the case. I wanted to try them, incase I’m able to find a secret weapon.

Q: You’re really good at AP champions, can you rank your top three?

Xiaohu: I like Orianna, Xerath and Ziggs

Q: What is your opinion on Season 8 preseason runes?

Xiaohu: When I saw this a month ago, it gave me a headache. If don’t play well this year, and they change the runes next year, I’m worried that I’m going to suck really bad. That’s why I want to play well this year even more.

Q: For Uzi, are there any bot lane duos that you really want to play against?

Uzi: Samsung’s botlane! They seem very strong.

Q: What does RNG hope to accomplish during Worlds?

UZI: I hope to come out of groups in first place. But our group is really strong. G2 and SSG are really similar in their strength. That’s why we have a lot of pressure.

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EDG Post-Game Interview “We made sure they had no vision before stealing Baron” (LPL Week 7)

Source: http://lol.duowan.com/1607/332468125600.html

Q: In today’s games, the pick rate for Braum was very high. Why do you think this was the case?

Meiko: First of all, his E is a shield and he has the ability to displace himself. As for his passive, it’s also a stun. His ultimate is also a stun and a slow.

Q: For Leona, who was just buffed, do you think there are any opportunities to bring her on stage?

Meiko: As for this new patch, she did get buffed in terms of damage. However, this champion in this patch still doesn’t really have a good role to play.

Q: Today, Deft faced his old opponent Imp for 3 rounds. Is there anything you want to say?

Deft: First of all, I feel that Imp doesn’t really play the stronger champions like Ashe in this patch. This isn’t necessarily his play style. Secondly, he played a lot of Twitch, Kog’Maw and other team fighting focused champions today. That’s why when laning with him early game, it is necessary to deal with everything appropriately, or else the team fights would be very troublesome.

Q: Deft. 30 minutes into the first game, the team fell apart and was taken down. What was the situation at that time?

Deft: If Ezreal and Twitch gathers resources equally, Twitch would definitely out-scale during late game. That’s why I wanted to do something during early game. At that time, I didn’t build any magic resist items and the opponent’s Viktor had already used his E. However, I didn’t think that the opponent could take me down with just a Q +R.

Q: Clearlove, you picked Gragas very early during game 2. However, there were better junglers that were still available. Why did you do this?

Clearlove: Because Gragas is a jungler who is balanced in all areas. Choosing Gragas first is advantageous for whatever our team chooses next.

Q: In the 6.13 patch, Teleport was nerfed. Do you think “double Teleport” has the possibility of appearing again?

Mouse: Because the time for Teleport has increased, the top laner has to decide whether or not he wants to teleport by the overall circumstance of the game. That’s why, you can even say it’s a small “buff”. However, because teleport has been nerfed, champions like Shen and T.F who has global teleport are becoming more popular again. In the future, teleport should still be chosen.

Scout: Because the Korean region is ahead in patches, I’ve experienced the teleport changes after the patch update. In the beginning, I was debating whether or not I wanted to bring TP. However, after playing for awhile, I got used to it.

Q: Clearlove, you started today as “Dark Clearlove”. How do you feel about this nick name?

Clearlove: Because it’s best of 3, that’s why I was even more focused after losing our first match. On top of that, I died quite a bit in the first game and it made me upset.

Q: Pawn, this is your first time back on stage this split, how has your health been?

Clearlove: Right now, Pawn’s body is still like before. He rests after ever game. As for playing on stage in the future, it depends on our coaching team’s decision.

Q: Before when Scout was streaming, people would type Korean to him. How has Scout's Chinese been?

Scout: First of all, I’m still not very good in terms of listening to Chinese. However, I’m really interested in the writing of other languages. So right now, I can read quite a few Chinese characters.

Q: Right now, other than League of Legends, are there any other games you enjoy?

Scout: Other than League of Legends, there’s not much I enjoy. Plus, our team doesn’t allow us to play other games.

Q: During the third game, EDG stole Baron beautifully. At that time, how did you make the decision?

Clearlove: Because our team’s communication is really good. At that time, we were tracking their vision control. After witnessing the opponent’s Braum use his ult to check the jungle, we were confident that they didn’t have vision.That’s why we decided to steal Baron. At that time, we had Thresh. If Gragas came, we could still crowd control them.

Q: Today, Marin seemed to really like playing Gnar. Mouse, how would you rate him?

Mouse: Gnar is a champion who isn’t very strong early game. However, as he levels up and and build items, he can become very strong. I also practice him.

Q: Then do you think Gnar, in this patch, would be a top tier top-laner?

Mouse: When this champion and Gragas combines, they are really good at disrupting things. That’s why I think that it’s pretty good.

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Snake Post Game Team Interview “Playing against them wasn’t too difficult after preparing for their team composition”. (LPL Week 5)

Q: What was the reason for choosing Fiora today?

Flandre: It’s because I practiced her a lot before. I saw that the opponent team had Maokai and that there wasn’t enough cc either. So I decided to choose this champion.

Q: Sofm, how did it feel to get first blood second game?

Sofm: I didn’t think I was able to get first blood. It was outside of my expectations.

Q: Before, Easyhoon said that his Lissandra has a 100% win rate. How do you think your LIssandra fares against his Lissandra?

Tank: I think it’s about the same. 50-50.

Q: Your Lissandra right now is maintained at 100% win rate. After this, if Lissandra isn’t banned, would she be a champion you would choose first?

Tank: If everything goes as planned, yes.

Q: How would you rate your Lissandra today? If it’s out of 10 points?

Tank: 9 Points.

Q: In the second game, when the other team was getting Baron, your jungler had already died first. At that time, how did you decide to still take on the other team?

Flandre: At that time, it’s because the other team didn’t have much of an opportunity. They look advantage of the fact our jungler was dead to start Baron. However, they didn’t consider the fact that we had Lissandra midlane. If all five of them were congregated together, we would win no matter how we played. That’s why, a dead jungler didn’t mean too much. As long as the other team started Baron, they would lose.

Q: On stage, we heard that Flandre uses English to communicate. Sofm, do you think your communication within the team is successful?

Sofm: I can understand majority of his shotcalls.

Source: http://www.pentaq.com/8390.html

Q: In the recent games, the ADC champions have all been champions who were more ability focused. Why do you think ADC preferences have changed in this recent patch?

Martin: In the current patch, there has been a preference towards late-game top lane tanks or engage top laners. So bottom lane wouldn’t be as anxious. As long as they can use their abilities for the team, then winning would be easy.

Q: In the first game, you countered the other team by banning Maokai*, Thresh and Jhin. In the second game, the opponents got all three of these champions. How did you counter this?

Martin: Because, we did prepare before hand. We know that they might bring out this type of team composition. That’s why, when we played against it, it wasn’t that difficult. 

*Snake banned LeBlanc instead of Maokai in the first game. So maybe a mistake from the interviewer. But OMG did indeed pick Maokai in the second game.

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EDG Meiko Post Game Interview against VG (LPL Week 5)

Source: http://v.huya.com/play/2403184.html

Meiko: Hello everyone, I’m EDG’s support, Meiko

Q: First of all, I wanted to ask you, especially because you won 2-0 today. How do you feel?

Meiko: I’m pretty happy. Although, it was really difficult during late game of the second game.

Q: So in the first game, we saw that your opponent banned three of your AD champions. At that time, you chose Kog’maw and Thresh for bottom lane combination. I saw many people say that this was very “EDG”. When you are scrimming, do you usually play this kind of bottom lane combination?

Meiko: Kog’Maw in this patch isn’t actually used too much in this patch. But he likes to play this champion in ranked. After having a lot of ADC’s banned, we could only use this one.

Q: So there’s another question we wanted to ask. Actually, after you finished your first game, I saw that Snake also won 2-0. Your team, in the near future, is also going to face against Snake. In your face-off against Snake, are you more excited or nervous?

Meiko: I’m more excited to face against Snake. Because playing them should be our last game.

Q: Yes, I think it is the last game of Summer Split when you can face off against them. I also wish that you will perform well. The last question is, because before Meiko said in an interview that the best looking player in LPL is-. Who did you answer? Easyhoon right? Why?

Meiko: Because I have a good relationship with Easyhoon. And I really think he is really good looking.

Q: If you say that, do you think Deft would be heartbroken?

Meiko: I don’t think he would.

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WE and Snake Post Game Interview (LPL Week 4)

http://www.pentaq.com/8282.html

Q: Today, in the first game, WE decided to use Swain and Maokai. When you were bringing out this combination, were you concerned that your team didn’t have enough burst?

Xiye: Our mid lane Swain was mainly used to counter the opposing team. We thought our team didn’t have enough damage output, which is why we chose Swain as a midlane counter.

Q: We realized that after the Vietnamese jungler Sofm joined Snake, your team takes down Baron much more quickly. Is this Sofm’s playstyle?

Snake Coach: Actually, Baron isn’t something we take down early in every single match. In fact, we don’t play like this in our normal scrims either. It was just an impromptu decision this game. So it wasn’t a planned out battle strategy. It’s not Sofm’s personal play style either.

Q: In Patch 6.11, Irelia and Jax are about appear again. However, they haven’t appeared too often in LPL yet. Do you think this has to do with LPL not understanding the patch changes very well?

Snake Coach: I disagree. We communicate quite often with many Korean teams. We feel that tanky champions perform better in a team setting. After the champions you spoke about got buffed, they can be used in game. However, at the same time, they’re easily countered with champions like Trundle. That’s why you still need to look at the team composition. LCK has already been contesting over this. When one team picks Jax, the other team would immediately counter.

Q: I have another question regarding this patch. Swain’s damage output has been nerfed. Why did WE pick Swain twice today for their midlane?

WE Coach: In the first game, Swain is very effective against Viktor. In the second game, it was because of the feedback from the team. They said that Swain is capable of pressuring mid. That’s why we choose Swain again.

Q: Today, you banned your opponent’s Lissandra and Vladimir. However, you let Ryze go. In the game, how did you prepare yourself against this?

WE Coach: Because Snake’s Tank is really good with Lissandra. If he also takes TP, we would be severely threatened. For us, we could counter Ryze in lane by using Swain. That’s why we didn’t ban it.

Q: In the game against LGD, Snake once fell to a Trundle. How come you didn’t bring out Trundle in the first game? But decided to bring him out in the third game?

Snake coach: It’s not because of losing to a Trundle. In game, we saw that WE’s top laner seemed to be fluctuating and seemed to be at a low point. That’s why we specifically countered against their top laner. However, it was unexpected that our opponent chose Elise in the first game. That’s why we weren’t able to carry out our battle strategy very well in our first game.

Q: Today, WE chose Ashe as their AD. Is it because Ashe’s E is able to detect the opponent’s jungler?

WE Coach: In this Patch, Ashe and Jhin both have long ranged ults, so there will be some variables. However, the purpose of choosing this champion isn’t because of the E. It’s so we can engage in a team fight when the opponent tries to take down a turret.

Q: You (Snake) were behind and you decided to fight Baron twice. How did you talk through this?

Jiezou: At that time, we were behind. We saw that they wanted to get Dragon and our blue. So our jungler thought we were capable of getting Baron. So we took Baron. We all trust him a lot.

Q: In the first game, Sofm didn’t really pressure WE’s jungle significantly. Wanted to ask if you prepared anything?

WE Coach: Because our opponent chose Graves who likes to invade. Our players knew and made the appropriate preparations before game.

Q: In the second game, Sofm’s Leesin brought out Tiamat and a pair of Mobility Boots. Under what considerations did you choose this?

Snake Coach: We didn’t prepare either of these items before game. If anyone has any understanding towards Sofm, they’ll know that he really likes these items. Especially when he plays LeeSin

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Newbee Post Game Group Interview “We still need more time to build our rapport” (LPL Week 1)

Source: http://www.pentaq.com/7795.html

Q: Dade, you kept getting countered by the opponent jungler,  how did you feel at that time?

Dade: I feel that having a jungler gank mid is very normal, so I didn’t really think anything.

Q: How is the rapport between Dade and Swift?

Dade: It’s not too bad (Swift laughs, Dade ask “Is it not good?”)

Q: Dade, what do you think are the advantages of playing Kassadin?

Dade: Kassadin is very flexible. It has high damage output during late game. Although he’s weak early game, our team as a whole was really strong late game. That’s why I felt that this champion worked really well with our team.

Q:  V, how would you rate Swain as a top laner?

V: I think it depends on your team composition. Right now, I feel that Swain is pretty strong during the laning phase. If you’re team fighting, you need to see if you can aim your W properly. The only flaw is you need to be careful of lane-swaps.

Q: Mor, before, you used to choose supports like Alistar that were better at engaging in team fights frequently. In the past few games, you’ve been playing support champions like Karma. What is the reason behind this?

MorZB: I believe that each has their own advantages. I’ll base my changes off what other positions need.

Q: Then what types of champions would suit your own personal play style?

MorZB: I think that depends on the team composition. In this patch, mid and top laners don’t have too much engage. That’s why I chose more engage champions. But if the other positions are engage champions and if we need to play well during the laning phase, then I’ll choose champions like Soraka and Karma.

Q: First of all, I want to wish Swift a happy birthday. Did your upcoming birthday give you any type of ‘buff’ in today’s matches?

Swift: It being almost my birthday is probably what’s making me want to win even more. But I don’t think my birthday brought in anything more in particular.

Q: I heard that Zz1tai was saying that V is very aggressive right before the matches. So V, did you feel you played very aggressively today?

V: (Teammates secretly laughs). I think he was just teasing me before the game. I think I played okay today. (Laughs)

Q: A question for HappyY. Why did you use your Sivir ult when you were getting Baron?

HappY: I just did it randomly. Because the  late game turn around was pretty quick (?). I didn’t think too much.

*Not sure about the ‘late game turnaround’

Q:  Dade, how does it feel to go back to LPL? What are your current goals?

Dade: I’m already really happy that I’m able to play in summer split. As for my goals, of course being able to come out in the top would be the best. I will put in my full effort.

Q:  A question for Mor. When it was near the end of spring split, Dade has probably already returned and practiced with the team. However your few games in summer split is still some distance away from your early spring split games. What do you think is the reason behind this?

MorZB: I think it’s because we haven’t played long enough yet. Even though he did practice with our team for a few days during that time period, we went on vacation right after. In reality, we haven’t played together for that long yet.

Q:  Before, the top laner would lean towards choosing Grasp of the Undying. But now, a lot of top laners like to choose Fervor of Battle as their keystone mastery.  V, how do you view this?

V: I think that depends on the champion. For Grasp of the Undying, I remember they nerfed it before. For Fervor of Battle, it’s stronger when you’re laning.  

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LGD Post Game Interview “I Will Prove Myself With Time” (LPL Week 3)

Source: http://www.pentaq.com/4795.html

When We1less walked into the interview room, he immediately went to the sofa and lied down. He took a deep breath and said “I’m tired like a salted fish”. (What)

Q: Acron was able to bring the team a victory during the first time he played. He was also able to get MVP. How does it feel right now?

Acorn: Before, I was really nervous. However, I’m performing normally now. I’m really happy about winning.

Q: You switched Marin out for Acorn second game, what was the intention behind this?

Pyl: We didn’t have any particular intentions. It’s just that our two top laners are good at different champions. We wanted to see if we got different results when we switched our top laners.

Q: Then how are Marin and Acron different as top laners?

Pyl: From looking at our past games, you can see that Marin is a top laner who plays focusing on lane (Top/Mid/Bottom are all central focuses in game). Acorn is a tank who leans towards helping the overall team.

Q: A question for Marin. After coming to LPL, you’ve been playing champions who aren’t the strongest in this new patch. Did the team plan this or is this your personal preference?

Marin: One part of it is because I like it. I’ll also practice these champions during practice. In the end, the coach makes the decision.

Q: A question for Imp. You played very aggressively with Ezreal. Why is that?

Imp: Since my Ezreal and Lucian are not that good, I have to play more aggressively.

Q:  So We1less in the first game had his Corki binded many times. However, he still only built damage items. Why is that?

We1less: Because the high damage haha. Usually, if there are champions like Lux or Elise in the mid lane with a lot of cc, I would bring Cleanse. However, we had Morgana that game. That’s why I only built damage items and bought Ignite.

Q: LGD doesn’t play as aggressively this season compared to last season. Why is that?

Pyl: Because we switched two of our positions this split. We’re still trying to integrate our team. That’s why we don’t have our own style yet.

Q: For Marin. After coming to LPL, does it feel that people are trying to specifically counter you?

Marin: I do feel that my opponents have been trying to prevent me from getting resources for my champion well. I will be sure to improve on this.

Q: Within LPL, where do you think you rank as a top laner?

Marin: Since I haven’t played against all the top laners, I’m really not sure.

Q: Pyl also said this earlier. When Marin plays, you play while focusing on all three lanes. Is it hard to split the resources when all three lanes are your core lanes?

Pyl: We have our own methods in splitting our resources. We split our resources depending on the champion.

Q: After Marin joined, who is the shot caller?

Pyl: Marin is the shot caller.

Q: What about Acorn?

Pyl: When Acorn plays, the shot calling is more distributed and we’ll communicate with basic Chinese.

Q: Right now, LGD doesn’t have a good score. What will you do to change this situation around?

Pyl: After this, our break will be pretty short. We’ll try to play more scrims in order to prepare for our games after new years.

Q: A question for Pyl. What does it mean for you as a team to win for the first time?

Pyl: It’s a motivation for us. It’s like we finally won a round. Winning has been very hard.

Q: A question for Acorn. Your Poppy in your second game was MVP. At that time, you knocked the opponent’s Kalista into the wall. How did you do it?

Acorn: Usually, you have to aim your E towards a wall. I feel like if I walked around, its easier for them to avoid it. So I decided to Flash and E.

Q: In the last team fight, your Poppy ult was also very crucial. What were you thinking at that time?

Acorn: I don’t remember (laughs).

Q: Can you rate your opponent’s Lux in the first game.

We1less: After I got Corki, any champion he chose would’ve been futile.

Q: A question for Marin. Do you still watch LCK games now that you’re in LPL?

Marin: I won’t watch all of them. I’ll just choose the ones that are good.

Q: Can you rate SKT’s new top laner, Duke?

Marin: I think they have some problems integrating the team. I believe that they will become better and better with time.

Q: A question for XiaoXi. What is the coaching staff’s plan for you? Will you be starting from now on?

XiaoXi: That depends on whether Eimy or I is in a better condition.

Q: Who do you think is in a better condition then?

XiaoXi: My condition is really good. But I don’t know if I’ll be able to maintain it until after new years.

Q: As LGD’s new jungler, do you have a lot of pressure?

XiaoXi: There is a lot of pressure. However, you can always change the pressure into motivation.

Q: A question for We1less. How did you win the past two games?

We1less: In the first game, their mid laner was Lux and I was Corki. Our jungler Rek’sai and I were able to take control of the entire top portion of their jungle. We were also able to kill Elise a few times. We were able to bring that advantage to top lane. That advantage was later brought down to mid lane and we were able to take down our opponent in the end. In the second game, our champions were stronger late game.

Q: We1less hasn’t performed very well since the beginning of the split. How will you rate yourself?

We1less: Right now, we just passed the 1/3rd mark. I will prove everything will time.

Q: A question for Acorn. In the second game, your opponent had mainly attack damage. Why did you still build Spirit Visage?

Acorn: When I play Poppy, there are three items I must get. Iceborn Gauntlet, Sunfire Cape and Spirit Visage. If there is one opponent with AP damage, I’ll build Spirit Visage.

Q: A question for XiaoXi. During games, you help top lane very frequently. Why is that?

XiaoXi: It’s because I feel that Marin can carry.

Pyl: (Adds on). It’s because Marin is our shot caller. That’s why when we don’t really need the jungler, XiaoXi will choose to help Marin and help him gain an advantage. This way, it’s also helpful for Marin’s shot calling.  

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VG Dandy Interview -Doesn’t Like Damage Dealing Junglers

Source: http://www.pentaq.com/4761.html

Q: How does it feel to be back in the jungle?

Dandy: It feels really good. Because I used to play jungle before.

Q: How would you rate your current performance? How many points will you give yourself?

Dandy: Because I haven’t been performing well. If it’s out of 10, I would give myself…3 points (Laughs)

Q: What responsibilities do you think junglers have in this patch?

Dandy: Recently, there has been a lot of champions like Graves and Kindred. They’re not tanky champions, so they need to be like the ADC or the mid laner and take on more damage roles. Other champions are still similar to before.

Q: Are damage output champions more suitable for your play style?

Dandy: I don’t really like that style. However, these types of champions have been really efficient in scrims, so I will also practice them.

Q: Then what is your style?

Dandy: I like to scale my champion better than the other side and manage my jungle vision well. I like to carry my team in team fights late game.

Q: After Mata left VG, who shot calls now?

Dandy: Right now, it’s all five of us. We all make calls. Nobody in particular is the shotcaller

Q: How is it communicating within VG?

Dandy: I’m trying very hard to learn Chinese. I pretty much know all of the terms in game. That’s why I don’t have many problems with that.

Q: Why did you choose 3 rounds of Rengar last match?

Dandy: I’ve been pretty confident with Rengar since season 4. I originally thought that Rengar is playable on stage in this new patch, however I didn’t play too well that day.

Q: What did mata whisper do you when he hugged you on stage?

Dandy: (laughs). He told me to laugh. He said that my expression wasn’t very good and wanted me to laugh a bit.

Q: Have you been playing “Fight the Landlord”? *Chinese card game

Dandy: I stopped playing recently.

Q: You know you have a nickname related to “Fight the Landlord” right?

Dandy: (using Chinese) Dui San? (I don’t play this game, so I have no idea what this means)

Q: Did you teach Easyhoon how to play “Fight the Landlord?”

Dandy: Yes

Q: How is he with “Fight the Landlord?”

Dandy: He’s good at LoL, but he’s really bad at that.

Q: Do you think you look like him? *Holds up a picture of Zheng Yi Jian*

Dandy: (Shakes head) He’s better looking.

Q: Some people also say that you look like WeiXiao. Do you think you look morel like Zheng Yi Jian or Weixiao?

Dandy: (Laughs and shakes his head) I don’t know.

Q: Do you think you’re good looking?

Dandy: What? (Shakes head, laughs).

For those who are curious, this is Zheng Yi Jian...

[thechewybar]

EDG vs OMG Post Game Interview (LPL Week 3)

Source: http://www.pentaq.com/4746.html

Q: Why do you think you were able to win during the past two games?

Clearlove: I think the we were able to win because our shot calling was much clearer than our opponent’s. Our AD also performed very well.

Q: In OMG’s last game, TBQ performed very well with this Lee Sin. How come EDG didn’t find ways to counter that?

Clearlove: TBQ is really good on Lee Sin. However, finding a way to specifically counter him isn’t necessary.

Q: A question for Koro. In the first game, Ahri got a triple kill in that team fight. How come you were not able to deal with it efficiently?

Koro: At that time, we said that we were going to cooperate. I E-ed in, but Nautilus’s Q pulled me.

Q: what do you think is your biggest mistake in that fight?

Koro: Only if I didn’t get pulled.

Q: OMG played very well in the first game. After watching them play, how do you rate them now?

Koro: I feel that OMG is still very strong. That’s why we prepared a lot before our game against OMG today.

Q: A question for Clearlove. TBQ’s early game tempo was very good. How did you pressure him from continuing?

Clearlove: Because sightstones are very popular right now. If you manage your jungle vision well, then Lee Sin would find it difficult to get ganks.

Q: A question for Pawn. Why did you choose Zed in the second game?

Pawn: First of all, the situation allowed for Zed. Zed verses Le Blanc is pretty good.

Q: A question for Clearlove. In the second game, EDG struggled in the early game. They were able to bring it back late game. Why do you think this happened?

Clearlove: The reason is because our bottom lane played very well. They were able to pressure the other side and take down a turret. So we got dragon very quickly. When we got Baron and 5 dragons, it was really difficult for the other side to keep on playing.

Q: Break is about to start. Can you summarize your performance for this year so far?

Deft: We lost our first two games. However, after that, we’ve been adjusting. Right now, we’re at the period where we’re slowly rising up. We’ll prepare even harder and bring everyone an even better performance.

Q: Can you rate the performance of all the OMG members?

b: (After thinking for a really long time). Right now, we only played two games against them. So I’m not entirely sure. However, I feel that they lack competitive experience

Q: A question for Pawn. How do you rate OMG’s mid laner, icon?

Pawn: I was solo-killed by him. If that didn’t happen, playing would’ve been much more relaxed. His over all performance is so-so. His team fighting isn’t good.

Q: How does it feel to lane against him?

Pawn: After I was solo-killed by him in the first game, both of us just kept farming. In the second game, it felt that Le Blanc didn’t perform very well in lane.

[thechewybar]

IG Team Interview  “The five of us are pretty united right now” (LPL Week 3)

Source: http://www.pentaq.com/4743.html

Q: What are your thoughts behind your BP?

Zzitai: Because there are lot of strong champions in the patch, there are one or two, two or three, or even all of the strong champions are left unbanned. Our players can play pretty effectively with any OP champions and have a high win rate. That’s why we try to get as many as we can.

Q: Your top, mid and jungle synergy was really good today. From now on, what type of team play style would you utilize in your future games?

Zzitai: We liked to focus on our top, mid and jungle since the beginning. However, you still need to look at the composition. If bottom lane is able to get a strong champion, then we will focus bottom lane.

Q: A question for Kid. How do you look at your Lee Sin verses mlxg’s Nidalee in the first game? At that time, why did you counter jungle their red buff?

Kid: Because I know that he has a habit of counter jungling my buff after getting his own buff. At that time, our bottom lane told us that they’re unable to push lane. That’s why I thought that he should be stealing my red. That’s why I took the gamble and went towards his red. I wanted to see if we could do an exchange. However, he was waiting for me at his red. That’s why I died. That fight was pretty damaging.

Q: In the second game, there were some minor mistakes in the early game. How were you able to take down their mid laner, take baron and change the game around?

Kid: In that round, our Corki had a bomb. The opponent AD made a mistake and was wandering in the mid lane. So our mid laner was able to grab that opportunity and take him down. The other side decided to stay and continued to fight us. After we fought for a while, they lost.

Q: Do you think that that fight was crucial?

Kid: I think it was pretty crucial. If we didn’t have that fight, we probably would’ve lost that game.

Q: Then in the third game, why were you so persistent in getting Baron?

Kid: Because I was Mundo and we also had Kalista. Having these two champions take Baron means that I can take up the damage from Baron and that it’s hard to steal with a Kalista there. Our jungle vision was also really good. We can see when the other side was coming. If we really can’t take Baron, engaging a team fight is also okay. However, the other side came over a bit slow. We already got the Baron to be really low in health. That’s why we decided to directly go after Baron. We had a high chance of carrying it out. When we decided to focus Baron, the five of us went at it and we were able to effectively take it down.

Q: Everyone can see that your Mundo is very effective. Why do you think that’s the case?

Kid: Mundo is a champion that I’ve been playing a lot in this patch. The second most would be Graves. Other jungler champions include Elise and Lee Sin. However, I’m not too good with them. I just really like to play Mundo.

Q: What did you learn today after jungling?

Kid: In the first game, our thought process wasn’t very clear. We played really dangerously, that’s why we lost. In the next two games, we played in a much more stable manner. We focused on protecting our mid and top and slowly scaled our champions. When it was time to team fight, it felt really easy. Our thought process was much more clear. In the first game, my mind was bit chaotic and I didn’t play very well.

Q: A question for Zzitai. Getting a quadra kill near the Baron pit was really amazing. Do you have any tips for playing Poppy?

Zzitai: First of all, you need to make sure to scale well. After that, just make sure to land your E on someone during team fights. Because to be honest, this champion is considered an easier champion. It’s not hard to play her. Just focus on scaling and don’t do anything reckless.

Q: A question for Rookie. How do you feel you performed this game?

Rookie: (After the translator finished translating, he asked ‘Chinese?’ Translator said “it’s up to you.” Rookie: ‘Then I’ll use Korean’ Laughs.). First of all, I’m not very satisfied with my performance. Although I was very decisive during team fights and had the chance to turn things around, I’m not very satisfied with my performance in lane. However, I’m still pretty happy that we were able to beat RNG.

Q: A question for Kid, what do you think is the biggest reason behind winning against RNG?

Kid: I think the biggest reason is because our team has the ability to carry out certain plays. In other words, our strategies before engaging. Right now, during the games we win, we don’t make many mistakes. We’re able take into consideration what everyone says and help warn each other during games. I think this is why we were able to win. The five of us are pretty united right now. 

Q: How do you think you performed today?

Kid: In the first game, I played really hot… bad. (Everyone laughs. On the side, Rookie wouldn’t stop laughing. He pats Kid’s leg and says in Chinese “it’s okay, speak”.) In the second and third round, I played normally.

*Note: Hot/Spicy in Chinese is ‘la’. Sucky/Bad in Chinese is ‘lan’. So the words are similar.

Q: After switching to jungle, did you take on the role of doing some shot calling?

Kid: I’m not suited to take on the role of shot calling. Everyone speaks. However, the way I communicate is different from when I played AD. Now, I just warn my teammates when it’s dangerous. When I see the opponent jungler, I will also tell them. I just always look at the mini map. So it’s different from before.

Q: I have a question for iG’s bot lane. If you didn’t get Kalista, then you wouldn’t be that strong. Do you have plans on changing this in the future?

Time: If we didn’t get such a strong combination bottom lane, then we wouldn’t be able to pressure them so hard. I wouldn’t be as confident without Kalista. Hopefully, I will be able to play other champions confidently like I do with her.

[thechewybar]

VG Endless Post Game Interview- Favorite Champion is Jinx  (LPL Week 3)

Source: http://v.huya.com/play/859784.html

Endless: Hello, I’m Endless from VG.

Q: So for this game, you guys performed a very VG-styled victory. So this type of stable play style, like how you don’t do random plays when you don’t have a good chance of succeeding, is this a custom that the entire team is able to understand and accept?

Endless: Our entire play style lean towards playing stable. Under situations where we’re not sure we’ll get an advantage, we won’t engage rashly.

Q:  So you will only make plays when there’s a high chance of succeeding?

Endless: yeah

Q: During week one, week two and maybe during preparations before the season began, there was a time when VG wasn’t very stable in their performance. You were able to become more stable recently.  What changes occurred within your team that allowed you to enter this period of stability?

Endless: I think… well because we have new members now, right? In the beginning, we didn’t have a good rapport yet. You need some time to go through that period first. That’s why I believe that we’ll become better and better.

Q: Believe that you’ll become better and better? That’s good. I hope that your team will be able to get better and better too. Next, I’m going to ask some individual questions for Endless. I saw before that the media said that Endless knows how to play a lot of champions However, it feels like there isn’t a specific champion that you’re really good with. Do you want to explain it to people? Is it a misunderstanding? Is there a champion you actually really like and that you’re really good at? Do you want to share it with everyone?

Endless: I personally really like Jinx. However, for this patch, there aren’t really any opportunities to bring her on stage.

Q: So that’s pretty regrettable. It’s not that you don’t have a signature champion, it’s just that your signature champion isn’t suitable for this patch.

Endless: Yeah

Q: So for this patch, which champions do you like?

Endless: I would recommend Kalista, Miss Fortune and Tristana.

Q: Kalista, MF and Tristana are indeed the main picks for this patch. So in the last game before the new year, you were able to obtain a pretty good 2-0 victory. With this, do you have any plans for new years?

Endless: We’ll just try harder. We’ll try our best to perform even better.

Q: Do you not get a break?

Endless: We do have a break.

Q: How long?

Endless: Uhhh..

Q: It’s okay, you don’t have to tell us the details. 3-4 days? Just talk about it generally. Like a week?

Endless: Yeah. About a week.

[thechewybar]

EDG Pawn Post Game Interview -Will Rotate with Athena Depending on Back Condition (LPL Week 3)

Source: http://v.huya.com/play/827692.html#relate_vid=827692

*Note: I translated the translator. My Korean isn’t good enough yet :( 

Q: Welcome to the interview stage. Today we’re bringing you’re an interview with Pawn. Welcome!

Pawn: Hello. I’m EDG’s mid laner, Pawn.

Q: So for today’s match, Pawn’s performance was very spectacular. His first game was with Le Blanc and his second game was with Ahri. All of the audience who were watching the game could tell you that he performed very well on Ahri. I’m personally curious on why you decided to change the roles of the champions in the second game.

Pawn/Translator: In the second game, I could have chosen an AD champion. However, our team was missing AP damage, so I deicded to choose Ahri.

Q: So we can see in today’s game that Pawn and Clearlove has been the ones starting the snowball in EDG’s recent games. After both of you returned to the team, EDG has been able to gain successive victories. So do you have significant effects n the team? Compared to when the substitutes are playing.

Pawn/Translator: First of all, whoever plays depends on my back condition. If his back is good, then I’ll continue to play. If my back isn’t in a good condition, then Athena will play.

Q: Uh… my question wasn’t exactly addressing that content. Haha, however, that’s okay! However, we’re all worried for Pawn and his back condition. So he’s been playing in the past few games. Will he be able to keep this up and satisfy the fans?

Pawn/Translator: There’s a really long break for Chinese New Year this time. I will go back to Korea to get shots. If my back condition improves, then I should still be able to fight on.

[thechewybar]

EDG Koro Post Game Interview “I’ve been playing pretty stable” (LPL Week 3)

Source: http://www.pentaq.com/4687.html

Q: How would you rate your performance in the past few weeks.

Koro: Pretty stable

Q: Some people say that you seem to perform better when Clearlove plays. How do you think about that?

Koro: I think all of them were pretty good. I feel like all of my games were stable. I don’t think there were any significant up and downs.

Q: Today, during the second game, there were a few times when you tried to teleport to help your team and didn’t really have a positive effect. What was the reason?

Koro: When we were discussing, we thought that we could get the kill if I flashed. However, he ran pretty fast when I flashed, so I probably couldn’t get the kill. Thus… a small mistake.

Q: In this season, there are many outstanding top laners. For example, Flandre, and S5’s MVP Marin. Do you feel pressured?

Koro: I think the top laners are all okay. Like I feel like there’s no significant difference. They’re all okay.

Q: Then when you lane against them, does it feel any different?

Koro: Flandre might be a little more confident. As for Marin, he’s actually pretty confident too.

Q: How will you rate LGD’s recent performance?

Koro: They probably just haven’t integrated well. Because all their carry positions need a lot of support, so it’s hard to reasonably split the resources.

Q: What do you think is the biggest difference between Fireloli’s jungling and Clearlove’s jungling?

Koro: The biggest difference…he likes to catch people more. Clearlove leans towards scaling his champion and playing the tempo. Fireloli mainly helps lane. 

Q: In today’s game Clearlove “stole” your Malphite. Did you discuss this beforehand?

Koro: We didn’t. He asked me if I wanted it. I told him he can take it if he wants it. It’s nothing.

Q: Compared to last year, it seems like the focus of your games are more on the mid and top laner?

Koro: Actually, you still have to look at the team. Or you look at your opportunities. If it’s easy to catch top, then go catch top. If it’s easier to catch bot, then go catch bot.

Q: Right now looking at MVPs, top laners seem to have a higher proportion. Why do you think this is the case?

Koro: Because top lane champions are really strong in team fights this patch. They can carry easier. For example, champions like Poppy. If you hammer them well in a team fight, then use your W, then you can easily get MVP.

Q: Which top lane champions do you recommend?

Koro: Poppy, Nautilus, Fiora, Tahm Kench. If I can only recommend one, Tahm Kench is pretty easy. He’s easy to master.

Q:  For this patch, who is a really good opponent?

Koro: A pretty good opponent… (After thinking) ... they’re all pretty good. (After being forced to answer only one person) Flandre.

Q: You have many fans. Are you really cautious about your every action because of that?

Koro: No, I’m not.

Q: A lot of netizens are interested in what new hair style you’re planning on getting. After posting on Weibo for hair style recommendations, did you choose one?

Koro: Yeah. Just that… I won’t thin out my bangs. I’ll just cut my bangs shorter.

Q: Is your back better now?

Koro: It’s neither good or bad.

Q: Do you have any plans for Chinese New Year?

Koro: I’m going home and resting.

[thechewybar]

EDG Clearlove Post Game Interview - Might Still Be Rotating with Fireloli (LPL Week 2)

Source: http://v.huya.com/play/754698.html

*Note: Translate from audio, some words were unclear, thus the *inaudible*. 

Clearlove: Hello everybody.

Q: So Clearlove, it’s been a while since you’ve been on the stage. There are a lot of fans who miss you. First of all, which is what everybody is curious about, why did you not go on stage during this period?

Clearlove: Because I was sick. So my body wasn’t in the best condition. It was really hard for me to get into the practice mindset. That’s why I decided to rest for a bit.

Q: So after coming back, you were able to take down a 2-0 victory with your teammates. Congratulations to you all. What I want to ask you the most is also what everyone else wants to ask you. While I was casting earlier, I said “Clearlove has been away for 2 weeks, how come all the champions he practiced were so particular”. The champions you selected were all very interesting. So today, you selected a game of Nocturne and a game of Rengar. Can you share with the audience on why you chose these champions?

Clearlove: It’s because we played against VG this week. I feel that VG is a team that leans more towards team fighting. This is why we selected champions who will be able to provide more support and can easily gank. We feel that this would make it easier to win. That’s why for the first game we selected *inaudible. I just hear ‘Twisted Fate’*. In our second game, I think our Lulu and Rengar were pretty good.

Q: So you’re saying it has to do with the overall strategy. Right now, the most popular ones are RekSai and Graves. Just like how Dandy also used Graves for the two games. So the purpose behind such a decision is to counter their team fighting by taking them down individually?

Clearlove: Mhm. We choose this in order to counter the other side. I feel that the champion pools of all five of our players are all really deep. They’re also top tier players, which is why we can choose to play this way.

Q: Okay, so you finished the part where you explain the champions. For EDG, their path hasn’t been very smooth since the beginning of this season. However, you’re back now and you were able to get a really good victory together with Pawn. Do you have expectations for next week and for the remainder of the split?

Clearlove: Although EDG didn’t start off too well, EDG will play better and better. As for next week, we still need to see our coaching staff’s arrangements.

Q: Oh, so for next week, there’s still the possibility of rotating between the starter and the substitute?

Clearlove: Yeah

Q: I think the audience is really curious about this now that you’re back. There’s you and Fireloli. And Pawn here also has a substitute, which is Athena. Not considering the arrangements of the coaching staff, how do you rate your teammates personally? All three of them, including Fireloli, Pawn and Athena.

Clearlove: Athena. He’s really consistent in lane. He’s also strong in team fights. With his champion pool, he’s really strong with the champions he’s good at. Pawn, he’s really good at getting resources. Our synergy is also really strong. As for Fireloli, he’s the type of player who really likes to gank. So if he plays, he might play more aggressively. But, I feel that he just needs more game opportunities to train himself.

[thechewybar]

TBQ Post Game Interview “We’re not scared about making mistakes. If we lose, we lose.” (LPL Week 2)

Source: http://v.huya.com/play/760310.html *NOTE: Transcribed this from audio. Since Chinese is a tonal language and the music is kind out loud, some words may be missed. Also, TBQ kind of has a regional accent which makes it harder

Q: It looks like your condition is really different from before, why is that?

TBQ: I don’t know either.

Q: Can all the TBQ fans in the arena cheer for TBQ? I feel that it’s not easy for a man to stand back up like this. This kind of performance, doesn’t matter if people criticize him, is really good. Your performance with Lee Sin in the first game was really good. However, why did you choose LeeSin in your second game again?

TBQ: I told the other coach that if he dares to not ban it, then I won’t be afraid to take it.

Q: You’re that confident?

TBQ: Yeah

Q: We all know that TBQ a while back was very down. Now witnessing the LeeSin come back...how do I say this.. everybody seems really excited to watch this. How did you adjust your mindset?

TBQ: I just don’t think of other things. I just practice, sleep, practice, sleep. I just don’t think about other things.

Q: So as for now with being in this all new OMG, the casters and I all say that you and XiYang are the older members. So who normally shot calls?

TBQ: Since I have a lot of experience, I do the shot calling. Others will also do some shot calling. They’ll say all the things that are going unnoticed.

Q: So right now, TBQ in OMG is taking on one of the main roles within the team. After this game with your LeeSin, it looks like a lot of teams will be trying to counter it. So right now, other than LeeSin, do you have any other champions that you have the same confidence in? 

TBQ: Actually, I’m confident in all of them.

Q: So all of the casters say that confidence is really crucial. So for this game, OMG took down a 2-0 win and were able to grab the victory from IG. I believe that this victory is really important to OMG. Were your teammates all really happy?

TBQ: The atmosphere is really good.

Q: So right now in OMG, do you think that OMG’s structure is still good and suitable? Because, right now you’re a fighting team. Most of the teams we see now days are teams who play with the tempo and will try to find an opportunity for a team fight somewhere in the middle. However, you guys fight from the beginning to end.

TBQ: If our opponents give us the opportunity, of course we’ll fight.

Q: But then you know that when you fight in games, that means there’s the possibility of making mistakes. So is the current OMG not afraid of this?

TBQ: We’re all new people so we’re not scared of about making mistakes. If we lose, we lose.

We can see that you’re mindset is indeed really good! We can see that he performed very well. For the fans who are still in the arena, LPL for this week will be ending now. Okay, lets thank TBQ.

[thechewybar]

Interview with Snake Manager Regarding Remake Against M3 (LPL Week 2)

Source: http://lol.duowan.com/1601/317346757795.html

Today, in the “first game” between Snake and M3, there was a match remake due to unavoidable circumstances while Snake was taking the lead. Many of the fans are also angrily criticizing Banana Plan due to the frequent in game pauses. After the game, we talked to Snake’s manager ZuoWu. Let’s hear about what he has to say about the remake and the pauses.

Q: During the remake of the first match, I’m sure it somewhat affected the mindset of the players. After the game, what did you say to them? What did they say to you?

Snake ZuoWu: Because we face these situations frequently, we were all somewhat prepared. The main thing was to boost their morale. The players were also trying to boost their own morale. Other than that, nothing was really different. What needed to be said was already said.  However, I wouldn’t know much about what happens after they get on the stage. It’s hard to say.

Q: Remakes are rare. We noticed that you posted a status that sounded really helpless on Weibo saying “Remake. There’s nothing to say.” How were you feeling at that time?

Snake ZuoWu: At that time, having a remake when we were in the lead was really not advantageous for us. However, the rules state that they are unable to declare us as the victor under those circumstances. Things like Internet fluctuations really depend on the heavens.  It’s a pity that the heavens didn’t choose us as the team (to win) this time. *Basically ‘fate’.

Q: It seems that the culprit this time is package loss? What was the reason behind last week’s pauses?

Snake ZuoWu: Yeah. Today was because of Internet package losses. The pauses from before should be because of equipment problems.

Q: This is the first time Tank has experienced this after coming to China. Was he confused on what to do? 

Snake ZuoWu: Not being used to it is for sure. However, before the match, we did talk to him about some issues regarding this matter. So, he was prepared.

Q:  We can see from the issues during past few games that Banana Plan needs to spend more time researching on how to take over the task of hosting LPL. Other than problems with equipment and the Internet package loss, which has given some of us an unhappy experience, were there any improvements compared to before?

Snake ZuoWu: All the workers are really hard working. They’re usually not the ones making the decisions either. When there are problems with the matches, they’re the ones who suffer the most. I hope that LPL would be managed better and better.

Q: After playing through all those matches, do you have a new understanding on the strength and conditions of the different teams?

Snake ZuoWu: All the players are really strong!

Q: If you had one constructive criticism towards LPL, what would it be?

Snake ZuoWu: I hope Riot would quickly solve the problem with all the pauses during LPL, so that all the LPL fans around the world would be able to watch the spectacular matches.

Q: Before, you mentioned through a long Weibo post that your scrim results were not good. So did Flandre do anything within the team to raise the morale?

Snake ZuoWu: Li Xuan Jun (Flandre’s real name) had a significant increase in his sense of responsibility this split. When the scrim results are bad and when we lose games like how we lost today, he would take the initiative in admitting his mistakes and the areas he lacks in. On top of that, he would lead the team in trying to solve those problems. His desire to win is stronger than usual. 

Q: When are you planning on live broadcasting with San Shao?

Snake ZuoWu: Recently, our entire focus has been on scrims and the matches. We’re not thinking about anything else right now.