“I believe we now have each likelihood to beat LCK/LPL groups”

We spoke with G2’s bot laner Steven “Hans Sama” Liv after beating MAD Lions within the MSI 2023 Decrease Bracket to get his ideas on the win, his expectations for the remainder of the event and the way he charges himself in opposition to the stacked bot lane expertise.

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Had been you stunned it was so one-sided in opposition to MAD Lions?

I’m pleased that it was a 3-0 as we speak, sport two wasn’t in response to plan however we nonetheless received it. I believe we’re getting stronger as a crew, really, by MSI, as a result of we get to scrim in opposition to the robust groups, we are literally studying extra about ourselves and I believe that we’re taking part in so significantly better. We’re having first rate ends in observe as nicely and we’ve proven a stronger G2 as we speak in opposition to MAD.

Are you assured you’ll be capable to do as nicely in opposition to Jap sides?

I believe there’s an opportunity for us to beat them. A minimum of for me personally. I believe I’ve been stronger all through MSI.

I’m very assured to tackle the Jap AD carries and I believe that my crew may be very, very excited to play in opposition to them.

We’ve got each likelihood to beat them as a result of we’re already doing first rate in observe in opposition to high groups, it’s not like they’re stomping everybody – they don’t seem to be stomping us in any respect. I believe that we’re assured in displaying higher than we did within the best-of-five in opposition to Gen.G.

How do you charge your self in opposition to the opposite bot laners on the event, equivalent to Ruler, Peyz and Gumayusi?

I believe I charge them on the high, that’s for certain. I’ve realized loads from taking part in in opposition to them already and it appears like I can play in opposition to them and win in opposition to them. I don’t know an precise rank – who’s higher and who’s worse – it appears like they will all win in opposition to one another. Possibly it’s a bit due to the meta proper now, there are only a few champions who will be performed and are simply stronger than the opposite champions – in bot lane no less than. However anyway I’m excited to be taking part in in opposition to these AD carries once more.

I felt like I had a pleasant best-of-five in opposition to Peyz, however in sport two I suppose there was a little bit of a blunder. You do one blunder and the entire sport simply collapses. I believe that’s how snowbally these champs will be. For instance, Apehlios, Jinx, they get just some kills within the early sport and so they would possibly simply take off.

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