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T1 Zeus | "Reason I've been suffering all this time...Gumayusi, I'm envious."

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Post-match interview with Zeus following a 3:1 victory vs DK: Translation of the interview  uploaded on Sep-01 by e-focus esports  | 2024 LCK Summer Playoffs Round 3 Match 2   Q: How do you feel about the victory? First of all, I must admit being nervous because losing today meant a straight elimination. When we lost the first set, I had some negative thoughts that we might really lose today. But after winning the next game, I felt more confident, thinking, "we won’t be going home today." Q: The match predictions between Korean and international specialists/crews varied. Generally, domestic crew predicted T1 to prevail. You must feel even happier since this win secured your place in the lower finals. How did you prepare for your match against Kingen? I prepared for Kingen by focusing on the fact that he used to pick more tanky champions. Recently he's been playing more damage-dealing champions. The first set was a bit uncertain, but by the second set, I realized he was st...

T1 Oner | Bulguksa, Cheomseongdae, T1 Let's Go

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Post-match interview with Oner following a 3:1 victory vs DK: Translation of the interview  uploaded on Sep-01 by KMIBGesports  | 2024 LCK Summer Playoffs Round 3 Match 2   Q: Thoughts on the victory? I'm incredibly grateful for this win, which allows us to head to Gyeongju. I really wanted to avoid the qualifiers, so I’m relieved we won. Q: With no second chance, what was your mindset for the match? It felt like a do-or-die match, but we’ve experienced such games and won often. didn't worry too much but I started out with the determination to win. Q: How confident were you that you would win?  First of all, we had beaten DK many times and rarely lost, so I had a lot of confidence. We discussed about adjusting our drafts quickly and thought our chances to win was high. Q: Usually teams prepare hard for the first set. After losing that first set, what kind of feedback was given? We had prepared several strategies. Even though we lost the first set, we immediately swit...

GEN.G Kiin | The Cool-Headed Young Man

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Post-match interview with Kiin following a 3:1 victory vs HLE: Translation of the interview  uploaded on Aug-31 by KMIBGesports  | 2024 LCK Summer Playoffs Round 3 Match 1   Q: Thoughts on today’s 3-1 victory? Even though we won 3-1, it wasn’t a clean victory, so that was a shame, but I’m very happy we secured our spot in the finals. Q: I'm sure you prepared diligently for this match. What did you focus on most against HLE? We focused a lot on the draft rather than the in-game aspects. During the game, we noticed that the opponent targeted the top lane more than expected to group up and benefited from it. So we continuously adjusted our feedback in-game. Q: What feedback did you give after losing the first set - regarding yourself or for the team? After losing the first set, we primarily reviewed our composition and the significant setback we experienced during the lane swap phase. While it’s hard to go into detail due to  typically, a lane swap may lead to one lane ...

GEN.G Chovy | "Personally, I am on point with Garen"

Post-match interview with Chovy following a 3:1 victory vs HLE: Translation of the interview  uploaded on Aug-31 by PF Esports  | 2024 LCK Summer Playoffs Round 3 Match 1   Source:  PF Esports . https://youtu.be/dhHNAwgnoGo?si=gqB74aqDD-ZamRVX Q: Comment on how you feel about today's victory? Securing the 3:1 win after the playoff match with HLE and confirming our spot in the finals feels relieving and puts me in a good state of mind.  Q: What feedback did the team share after losing the first set? Although we had some setbacks early on.  As a team, we felt a bit rushed, which was a shame. Personally, with Zeri, I should have scaled better and looked for good counter-attack opportunities. But I couldn’t show that in the first set, which was disappointing. Q: What was the most satisfying part of the team’s performance today? Recently, amongst the team, we've been focusing on our movement and associated tactics which have been crucial in lane swaps. I th...

GEN.G Canyon | "I'm more pleased about the 3:0 victory than defeating my former team"

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Post-match interview with Canyon following a 3:0 victory vs DK: Translation of the interview  uploaded on Aug-28 by fomos esports  | 2024 LCK Summer Playoffs Round 2 Match 1   Q: Please introduce yourself. Hello, (bows) I am Canyon, the jungler of Gen.G Q: How do you feel about the match? I honestly didn't expect us to win so cleanly with 3:0 today, but it feels great to have done so.  Q: You won against your former team. We've faced each other a lot over the past year, so it didn't feel anything special and was just happy that we won.  Q: It seems like you would be happy to win against DK where Gen.G played till full 5 sets.   Every time we play against DK, we usually won it the hard way with 3-2 or 3-1 match. I thought today would be tough too, but I'm pleasantly surprised myself too that we won so decisively. Q: What do you think about this patch?  Regarding the jungle, I don't think much has changed. The bot lane items got nerfed, and there were so...

HLE Viper | Why is Gen.G always so difficult to play against?

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Post-match interview with Viper following a 3:0 victory vs T1: Translation of the interview uploaded on Aug-29 by e-focus esports | 2 024 LCK Summer Playoffs Round 2 Match 2   Q: What are your thoughts on the win? Honestly, we reached close to the finals in the Spring season as well. But in the end, I realized that if you don’t actually progress to the finals, it doesn’t mean much. So even though we won 3-0 cleanly today, I’m not feeling particularly excited or anything. Q: Before the match, most of the fans and LCK Crew's predictions all favored Hanhwa's victory.  Were you nervous at all before today’s match? As I mentioned earlier, since it's the second round of the playoffs there was still another chance even if we lost, so I didn’t feel too pressured. The main thing is how we get to the finals and how we perform there. Although  playing my best,  I tried not to focus too much on today's game in that I was ready to accept the results as it was.  Q: ADCs in b...

GEN.G Lehends | To Chovy's message: "The boughs that bear most hang lowest"

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Post-match interview with Lehends following a 3:0 victory vs Dplus Kia: Translation of the interview uploaded on Aug-28 by e -focus esports  | 2024 LCK Summer Playoffs Round 2 Match 1   Q: How do you feel after finishing with a win? I'm very happy to finish with a win. Now, I'm focusing on doing well in the next match. Q: Your form seemed particularly good today, pretty much a POG-level performance across all 3 games.  I was actually quite worried because it was my first time playing Poppy in a tournament, but I'm relieved that it went better than expected. Q: Today, every players came in wearing sunglasses except for Kiin. Did you not tell Kiin beforehand? No, Kiin was the only one who wanted to wear glasses (laughs). Q: You previously said a raccoon's emote is more cute (than GenRang)? Actually when I look closely, GenRang is a lot more cute. (After GenRang) it's followed by Nongshim's. I would like to correct it!  Q: You showcased Poppy in the first game toda...

T1 Oner | T1 who becomes stronger in Playoffs "HLE, hope you watch out for us"

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                                       Post-match interview with Oner following a 3:1 victory vs KT Rolster: Translation of the interview uploaded on Aug-25 by  PF esports  | 2024 LCK Summer Playoffs Round 1 Match 2   Q: How do you feel about today's win? I'm very happy because if we had lost in the first round of the playoffs, we would have had to go to the regional qualifiers. I'm relieved and glad that we advanced to the second round of the playoffs. Q: How satisfied are you with your performance today? I don't think it was perfect. There were moments where I felt uncertain. While there were good plays, I also made mistakes, so I'm a bit disappointed. I didn’t fully capitalize on the advantages I had in favorable situations. If I patch up those areas, I would think I can show a better form in the second round. Q: It was hard to predict the outcome of this match...

DK Moham | "We didn't win because I played Rell well but because my teammates believed in me"

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                    Post-match interview with Moham following a 3:1 victory vs BNK FearX: Translation of the interview uploaded on  Aug 23rd by  fo mos esports  | 2024 LCK Summer Playoffs Round 1 Match 1   Q: Please introduce yourself. Hello, I'm Moham Jung Jae-hoon, the support for Dplus KIA. Q: How do you feel taking out the victory? First of all, today was my first playoffs as a pro, and to be honest, while it was tough, it was also a lot of fun. Q: You came up from CL (Challengers League) to make it to the main roster again for playoffs. Frankly it's been really rough for me as I had to take a break for half a year. Watching other LCK teams particular like Kwangdong matches, I did keep blaming myself thinking 'that should have been my place.' I considered giving up many times, but I believed I had talent. So I kept going, following the daily routine of pro players without missing a day. Q: How ...