Q: NiKo , I want to ask you the first question. Despite your outstanding individual performance, you couldn't lead the team to lift the championship trophy. How does that feel?
A: In my opinion, individual performance doesn't matter much if you lose the final. I want to say that NAVI is indeed a better team. They came back strong after the first map and deserved the win. We couldn't do it this time. Maybe next time.
Q: What do you think was the key to NAVI's victory in this BO3? You won the first map but were reversed in the next two maps.
A: I think Nuke is definitely their stronger map at this stage. Honestly, we didn't have much practice time, and we weren't very comfortable on Nuke. But at least we had a chance on Nuke, and we kept the score close. However, we made some mistakes when we had the advantage, sometimes playing a bit too greedy. As for Inferno... I don't know. They won that crucial force buy, and it was hard for us to turn the situation around after that.
Q: This is the seventh consecutive time NAVI has defeated G2. Why do you think NAVI always dominates you?
A: I don't know. This time their form was significantly better compared to before. Maybe we had chances to beat them previously, but I won't dwell on past events. The current G2 has two new members and is a new team. I respect them for beating us so many times.
Q: Speaking of G2, you currently have two new members, Snax and malbsMd . As you said, you didn't have much time to practice. But despite not winning the eSports World Cup, do you think this shows that G2 is very strong in the second half of this year?
A: Of course, we have learned a lot from this event. I want to say that some people in the community might call this the honeymoon period for the new G2 lineup, but we feel great playing together. I think G2's chemistry is developing very quickly. We just need to keep working hard and training. In my opinion, we have what it takes to lift the trophy this season. We will give it our all.
Q: G2 has gone through a turbulent period with inconsistent performances. What do you think the team needs to do now to achieve better results?
A: Honestly, I think G2's performance has been very stable. As for last season's results, we almost made it to the semifinals of every event, or at least the playoffs. So, we didn't play poorly; we played quite well. But we didn't win many championships, so I can only describe it as decent.
It's clear that G2 has made changes to perform better. Our expectations or goals are very clear: to win the championship. We were very close this time. Let's see what results we can achieve in the next event.
G2's next event is the BLAST Premier Fall Groups at the end of the month.
