——After defeating T1 and GEN to win the championship, "Winning once is very difficult, but it generated confidence afterwards";
This is a perfect narrative for Peanut. The youngest member of ROX Tigers turned into the big brother of HLE and lifted the championship trophy after eight years. Peanut said, "The euphoria of winning lasted for about five days, then I returned to my daily life. I attended the wedding of ROX Tigers' Kuro and played games with Pray."
Many ROX Tigers uniforms appeared in the LCK finals held in Gyeongju. As the only remaining active player from ROX Tigers, Peanut received support from fans. Peanut said, "The feeling of winning in 2016 and now is very different, and so are my teammates. Nevertheless, seeing everyone's support, I felt very satisfied. I also received many congratulatory messages."
HLE overcame relative disadvantages and lifted the championship trophy. This broke their 19-game losing streak against GEN. Peanut said, "Winning once is very difficult, but it’s totally possible to keep fighting. It was tough playing against T1 in the spring split, but we won in the summer. Ultimately, we also defeated GEN in the finals, and everything had a positive impact."
After winning the spring split finals against T1 last year, Peanut once said, "As long as we play well today, that's enough." Thanks to his outstanding winning mindset, Peanut has become one of the top junglers in LCK history. Regarding this, Peanut said, "I always maintain a positive mindset, and this is also a kind of training. Exercise is the most beneficial for managing one's mindset; it's a time to get rid of negative thoughts."
Peanut then introduced the method of positive thinking using Zeka as an example. Peanut said, "Actually, I exercise more than Zeka, and I keep exercising throughout the season, but even so, I can't have Zeka's physique. I was born this way, what can I do? Envy won't change anything."
——"If I win the World Championship, I should cry for a long time... must be vigilant about LPL"
As the strongest team of the summer split, HLE is participating in this World Championship as the number one seed from LCK. This is also Peanut's sixth attempt at the Summoner's Cup. Peanut participated in the World Championship as the number one seed in both the 2022 and 2023 seasons, but both times ended in disappointment.
Peanut said, "Last year, I had very high expectations but stopped at the quarterfinals. It was very regrettable at that time. Now thinking about this World Championship, I just want to work hard to win the championship."
Peanut, who has chosen LPL as the number one target to be vigilant about, believes, "LPL is a competitive league, especially more aggressive in matches, so we must be vigilant. LPL will definitely perform well."
HLE has two World Championship winners in the team. Peanut said, "Viper and Zeka have both won the World Championship before. They both performed very well at that time to win the championship. They were the core players of their respective teams. This time, I will trust the two of them."
Peanut said that last year's World Championship was the most regrettable. He said, "Last year's scrim results were very good, the best among the World Championships I have participated in. The patch was also suitable for us." When asked how he would feel if he won the World Championship, Peanut said, "I think I would cry for a long time, and various thoughts would come to mind."