"I felt that it was really hard to go to LOL World Cup."
It was not easy for "Teddy" Park Jin-sung, who has been recognized as a seventh-year professional gamer and a top bot liner for a long time, to advance to the 2021 World Championship.
T1, to which Teddy belongs, has gone through so much this year. In the spring season, the roster for playing in the game has changed from time to time to the extent that it is called a "spinning board." In the summer season, there was an unprecedented incident in which coaches and coaches were replaced during the season at the end of the first round. The road to the LOL World Cup was a series of adversity for T1 and Teddy.
"I had no time to think about anything else because it was so hard during the season. Maybe not only me but also all professional players felt it was hard. In particular, I think it felt harder if my practice didn't go well.”
Maybe he felt more difficult in 2021 because he couldn't play as much as he wanted? In fact, T1 bot liners "Teddy" and "Kuma Yushi" were not even registered as candidates for this year's all-professional voting due to their lack of participating sets. It was regrettable from the outside that a player competing for the best position was labeled "lack of the number of players."
"I played as a substitute a few times last year. Still, it was the first time that the ratio was as high as this year. Of course, I wanted to go out more. However, when "Kuma Yushi" went out, he did a really good job, so I wasn't very disappointed. Min-hyung (Kuma Yushi) also cheered a lot whenever I went out, and it was really good for each other regardless of the competition.
"Kuma Yushi" is a player with no lies. Should I say that he speaks well without worrying about what he feels? He's a man like Coca-Cola who's good at being straightforward. I enjoy broadcasting and I am good at what I want to say when giving feedback. I'm not a cool person. When I give feedback, I tend to get a little emotional."
Teddy said he has a good relationship with Kumayushi despite the competition for the starting lineup. In fact, Teddy and Kumayushi were often seen cheering for each other in the YouTube content Locker Room released by T1 this year.
The biggest concern for Teddy, ahead of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship, is the change in meta. Ahead of this year's World Championship, Riot heralded a big change in the bot line. The basic offensive power of Aphelios and Barus, who often appeared, decreased, and there were small nuffs in Ash-Kalista. On the other hand, the jinx also had a small buff that reduced the mana consumption of Q skills.
"What I have to do now is to increase the champion details according to the meta. I looked at the patch version, and I don't think there will be a big difference in the influence of the bot line. Aphelios nuff doesn't seem to have a significant impact, and the jinx seems to come out better than before due to reduced mana pressure. Originally, I like Kaisa a lot, but I think Kaisa e-skill has been lowered a little, but I think it's a card that I can use enough.
I think the most popular champion will be Izreal. Jinx, Zigs, and Ash are also cards that can be used. I think Kalista can use it the way it used to be. But I don't know about Varus yet."
Click on the image to see the original size.
Teddy also showed expectations for his return to the World Championship in two years. There was also a mention of overseas players I haven't seen in a long time. The first thing that came to mind was Cloud9's mid-liner "Pucks." I remember meeting with "Pucks" on the bot line in 2019 and competing.
"I don't know other league players well because I haven't played in overseas leagues. When I went to the LoL World Cup in 2019, I had a conversation with the "Pucks" player. I was waiting in the middle of the shoot, but first I approached him friendly and talked to him.
"Pucks" went back to the mid this time, and I want to scold them when we meet again. In an interview somewhere, "Pucks" said, "When you meet T1, you win." So, I think we have to do well when we meet. In fact, such provocation is not done in Korea, but it is often done in other countries. I think it's a fun part."
When asked if he could provoke "Pucks," "Teddy" smiled and provoked as if it was not a provocation.
"Oh, but I don't watch the North American league..." "I want to provoke you, but I don't know anything."
Which team is Teddy most wary of at this year's World Championship? Similar to most expectations, LPL teams were selected. Teddy talked about the strengths of the LPL team without fear of bold play and failure.
"I think boldness is good enough. However, it is similar to my ideal appearance but slightly different. I think I have to be bold. However, I also think that such attempts are made too often. LPL teams sometimes thought, "Isn't it too much?"
In this World Championship, I want to play against Viper or Gala. There's something I'm especially looking forward to in "Viper." Even before I went to EDG, I always thought I was a good player, and I think I showed what I think of as a "viper" in this final.”
Teddy said he wanted to perform better at least than the first at the second World Championship in his life.
"Of course, my goal is to win." If you set a minimum goal, wouldn't you be satisfied to some extent if you went to the finals this time because you were out of the semifinals before? It's a grade that's one level higher than before. I want to prepare well according to the meta and show you a good performance. We'll work hard 토토사이트 to prepare. We will do our best to repay the fans' support."
