VIT Lyncas 🇱🇹: “We are sh*t right now, but I’ll make sure the team doesn’t give up”
After Vitality 0-2 start to Summer, he spoke about:
- The team’s struggles in every phase of the game
- FIESTA’s first LEC matches
- Why the roster change was needed
- Vitality’s hopes of bouncing back
Full interview by @ReeMiiLst ⬇️
G2 Caps 🇩🇰: “I could definitely see another KC-G2 final”
After G2’s 2-1 comeback win over MKOI, he spoke about:
- The wide-open Summer meta
- G2’s early-game struggles
- Perkz’s return to the organisation
- Faker backing him for the Hall of Legends
Full interview by @ChnEthan ⬇️
KC Yike 🇸🇪: “We’re coming into Summer very hungry”
After KC 2-0 win over Vitality, he spoke about:
- His return to Vi and expanding his champion pool
- The jungle-support synergy he has built with Busio
- Why KC believe they can beat anyone
- Turning three runner-up finishes into motivation for Summer
Full interview by @ReeMiiLst ⬇️
Riot and the Esports World Cup Foundation on the future of LoL Esports.
In a media roundtable, Chris Greeley and Fabian Scheuermann discussed:
- Why MSI and EWC will remain separate
- The calendar pressure facing pro teams
- The unresolved economics of Tier 2
- Riot’s plans for EWC qualifiers and the Nations Cup
Full breakdown by @madgedymey ⬇️
ZYB Saken 🇫🇷: “I don’t have much to regret”
Ahead of ZYB’s Summer opener vs KCB tonight, he spoke about:
- The break he needed after KC
- How he now views a potential return to the LEC
- His time in Korea and bonding with his new teammates
- Why lower-pressure projects now suit him
Full interview by @__lewe ⬇️
쇼메: 제가 축구를 좋아하다 보니까 야유도 문화의 일부라고 생각해서 야유받는 거에 대해 멘탈이 흔들린다기보단 야유를 해줘서 너무 좋았거든요. 문화를 직접 경험하는 느낌이 너무 좋았달까? 제가 좋아하는 스포츠에 내가 선수로 살아숨쉬고 있구나를 느낄 수 있는 순간이라서 야유가 들려도 계속 웃음만 나왔어요. 되게 뜻깊은 순간이었고 그래서 좋은 결과가 있지 않았나 싶습니다 #ShowMaker
KC Caliste 🇫🇷: “We can’t lose that confidence — we have to keep snowballing it”
After KC’s defeat to DK in the EWC grand final, he spoke about:
- A DK side that deserved the title
- The confidence KC found across the run
- A Summer split starting in just 5 days
By @ChnEthan ⤵️
DK ShowMaker 🇰🇷: “I don’t think there’s anyone we can’t beat”
After eliminating BLG 🇨🇳 at EWC, he spoke about:
- Why the win changed DK’s ambitions
- Leading a rookie-heavy roster
- How DK can end Gen.G’s unbeaten run
- Why opponents should still ban his Syndra
Full interview by @ReeMiiLst ⬇️
T1 Peyz 🇰🇷: "I don't think my performance at MSI was the best I could have shown"
After T1 take down the MSI champions at EWC, the ADC spoke with us about:
- What went wrong at MSI
- Why he didn't feel proud despite the praise
- Adapting to T1
- Who he expects in the final
By @ChnEthan ⤵️
GEN Kiin 🇰🇷 on Gen.G's EWC redemption: "We're determined to win it."
After Gen.G secured a dominant 2-0 victory over JDG to reach the EWC semifinals, we caught up with Kiin to discuss:
- Bouncing back after missing out on MSI
- Whether he feels recognized as one of the world's best top laners
- Adapting to the current aggressive meta
- Why Hanwha Life Esports is still the team Gen.G fears the most
Full interview by @ReeMiiLst ⤵️
BLG Viper 🇰🇷: "I always consider myself the best"
After BLG's win over T1 books their EWC playoff spot, the World Champion sat down with us to talk about:
- Reinventing himself as a weak-side player in BLG
- Losing the MSI final to his former team
- BLG "the best players LPL can assemble"
Full interview by @ChnEthan ⤵️