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 shocked it was so one-sided in opposition to MAD Lions?
I’m completely satisfied that it was a 3-0 at present, sport two wasn’t in response to plan however we nonetheless gained it. I believe we’re getting stronger as a staff, really, by way of MSI, as a result of we get to scrim in opposition to the sturdy groups, we are literally studying extra about ourselves and I believe that we’re enjoying so a lot better. We’re having respectable ends in apply as nicely and we’ve proven a stronger G2 at present in opposition to MAD.
Are you assured you’ll be capable of do as nicely in opposition to Japanese sides?
I believe there’s an opportunity for us to beat them. Not 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 staff could be very, very excited to play in opposition to them.
We now have each probability to beat them as a result of we’re already doing respectable in apply 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 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, corresponding to Ruler, Peyz and Gumayusi?
I believe I charge them on the prime, that’s for positive. I’ve discovered lots from enjoying 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. Perhaps 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 least. However anyway I’m excited to be enjoying 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 assume 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 and so they would possibly simply take off.
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