Interview before the “League of Legends” T1 and BLG finals, Faker: Even if I win this year, it won’t be my last year

The “League of Legends” 2024 World Series Finals will be held tonight. BLG and T1 attended the media day before the game, answered their pre-game mood, and showed their determination to win the championship.

BLG pre-match interview

This showdown between BLG and T1 has multiple meanings. It is not only an attempt by the LPL “All-China Class” to win the championship again, but also has the opportunity to challenge T1’s unbeaten record against the LPL in BO5.

Bin confidently stated in the interview that he believed that T1’s 100% winning rate against the LPL in the past World Championship was because they did not meet them (BLG). BLG sent away the first seed of the LCK in the past two years and faced the fourth seed of the LCK this year. Seed T1, their confidence is unwavering, and they will go all out whether it is for the LPL, themselves, or their fans.

When it comes to the advantages or strengths of their opponent T1, Elk believes that T1, like BLG, is a team with strong individual players. However, the two sides have played against each other many times in the past two years, so they are very familiar with each other. He hopes that the finals will be a good one. A wonderful game.

When asked about his prediction of the score, BLG mid laner Knight said that “the five of us are better than them”, so he predicted that it would be 3:1 and BLG would win; Bin expected that the game would be 3:0. BLG wins.

This year, BLG will rotate double junglers. Xun and Wei both said that because the two sides have different play styles, they can learn a lot from each other. At the same time, with a high degree of control over team operations, they believe that no matter who plays, they can play a good role. Effect.

At the same time, BLG is now coached by Faker’s former teammate Easyhoon. Knight revealed that Easyhoon once said that Faker has a very good professionalism and believes that this is something that everyone can learn from.

Finally, LPL’s long-standing dream of “all Chinese teams winning the championship”, Bin believes that this means “five Chinese can be greater than five Koreans”, and he is quite sure that they have the strength to win the championship, so they will focus on performing as usual , so that you can win the championship;

In addition to the all-China class, Knight may also become the first Chinese mid laner to win the championship on behalf of the LPL. He said that if he really wins the championship, he will not only be happy that his strength is recognized, but he also believes that this means that there are still many top players in the LPL. Mid laner.

T1 pre-game visit

If someone had said earlier this year that “T1 will challenge for the world championship again”, many people might not believe it. T1 has hit a wall this year, just like Bin said – they are the fourth seed in the LCK, but at the same time they are also , last year’s world champion team.

Faced with Faker’s hand injury and the loss at MSI this year, T1 continued to be at a low ebb for a while even after winning the eSports World Cup. However, it all seemed to come to an end after T1 defeated their long-term demon Gen.G in the semifinals. Not so important anymore.

Entering the familiar world championship atmosphere of T1 again, T1 has an unbeaten record of BO5 against LPL, which also makes their matchup with BLG even more interesting, because in the past two years of MSI mid-season, BLG had a BO5 against T1. Both were won by BLG.

Unlike Bin’s flamboyant confidence, T1, which has suffered losing streaks in the past few BO5 matches, appears more cautious. Faker calmly said that we have prepared hard and will do our best.

Zeus also said that he was a little overconfident when preparing for the finals in 2022. Although he successfully won 3:0 in 2023, the preparation process was also difficult. During the preparation period this week, he felt excited and nervous. He hoped to win Give a performance that you won’t regret, and of course hope for good results.

As the “GOAT” of “League of Legends”, Faker is about to challenge for the fifth world championship trophy in his career. He said that the driving force that supported him to remain competitive in the past was the desire to win and lose, the pursuit of titles and career, but now he His goal is to focus on whether he can enjoy the game, whether he can be happy during the competition, and at the same time, the fans will be happy because he won the championship and continue to work hard.

“Even if I win this year, it won’t be my last year,” Faker said, and he will continue to work hard.

The “League of Legends” 2024 World Series Finals will be held at 10 pm on November 2, Taiwan time. BLG, the first seed in the LPL and an all-Chinese class lineup, will face T1, who is seeking to defend the championship.

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