“I believe now we have each probability 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 match and the way he charges himself in opposition to the stacked bot lane expertise.

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

I’m comfortable that it was a 3-0 right now, sport two wasn’t in keeping with plan however we nonetheless gained it. I believe we’re getting stronger as a group, truly, via 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 respectable leads to follow as properly and we’ve proven a stronger G2 right now in opposition to MAD.

Are you assured you’ll be capable to do as properly in opposition to Japanese sides?

I believe there’s an opportunity for us to beat them. No less than for me personally. I believe I’ve been stronger all through MSI.

I’m very assured to tackle the Japanese AD carries and I believe that my group could be very, very excited to play in opposition to them.

Now we have each probability to beat them as a result of we’re already doing respectable in follow in opposition to prime 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 exhibiting 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 match, akin to Ruler, Peyz and Gumayusi?

I believe I charge them on the prime, that’s for positive. I’ve discovered loads from taking part in in opposition to them already and it looks 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 looks 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 may be performed and are simply stronger than the opposite champions – in bot lane at the very least. 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 may be. For instance, Apehlios, Jinx, they get just some kills within the early sport they usually may simply take off.

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