00:00Hey guys, this is Krilčan at the LCS Summer Playoffs and I'm here with Victoria Zazes from Team Rocket.
00:21Congratulations on advancing to the semifinals.
00:24So going back to last week when you knew that you were gonna face Superhot Crew, did you think that that's an okay opponent for you or did you prefer any other team?
00:33I think it was the best choice for us. We didn't want to face SK at all.
00:38Millennium is a really hard opponent because sometimes they play really good and on the other day they play really badly.
00:45So I think SRC was the best choice for us and we are happy with their sixth place.
00:50So how did you prepare for this matchup? Did you focus more on your opponent, on your play and how did you deal with the changes in the new patch?
00:58We more focused on our game than the opponent because we weren't sure if they would prepare something new.
01:05So there's always a chance the enemy team won't play like they did last week, but they will come up with something new.
01:11So it's better to prepare something for yourself. So you can play that.
01:17About the new patch, I think it's pretty good. Gragas got really nerfed. It was fine for me.
01:23I played Gragas style, but didn't really enjoy it. And I'm happy that he got nerfed and he was top one of the top lane.
01:31Right now it is Maokai, which I really enjoy playing. So I'm fine with that and I always pick it when there's opportunity.
01:37And we could see that in the matches. And besides that, there wasn't that many changes in the patch.
01:43I mean there was, but not for my lane. I didn't really focus on them. And this is the job of my teammates, so I didn't really care about the changes.
01:52So let's talk a bit about the games themselves. First game you picked Alistar top, which was a very surprised pick for most people, I guess.
02:00Why did you choose him? Was it only because Korea played him?
02:04Well, it was fun on the solo queue. The first time I played Alistar on the top wasn't the same day like we played. So today.
02:13And I played only two matches with him. But I really enjoyed it and I thought that it was a really good pick, especially when you swap lane.
02:20So we just went with it and hoping that it will work. And so it did.
02:25Can you explain a bit about your thought process with the build, the static shield for example?
02:30Well, it's pretty simple. When you headbutt someone with W, when he's flying, you have enough time to once auto-attack him for free.
02:41So you are not only W-ing him, but also he gets damage from the auto-attack, the Trinity proc and the static shield proc, which can be really a lot of damage.
02:53Like Renekton gets one third of the HP with a single W, so that's it.
02:58Then the next game you had Maokai top and Ryze mid, which I guess are both late game champs. Yet you won in 26 minutes only. So how did you manage to do that?
03:07Well, it was more about SHC mistake. We played really good, but that was their mistake which made us win so fast.
03:17It was like, game was pretty even. At one point they did a mistake and we took, how is it called that building when you win? Oh, Nexus. Okay.
03:26I took Nexus and we won. So.
03:28So.
03:29Yeah. Then third game, you had really control of the game. Then you lost it. Then you stole the Baron. Then they took another Baron. How was that game for you?
03:39I can't even recall how it looked like. I would have to watch replay because it was so messy and I just finished playing. So my mind still isn't clear. So it's hard to answer for that right now for me.
03:51Okay. Then I want to ask about the Maokai. Because when you were red side, you bunted both times. When you were blue side, you picked it both times. Why do you think SHC didn't play him at all?
04:03I don't know. I mean, we banned him. So they couldn't play him. But why they left it open? I'm not sure. Maybe they... I think they really know right now that it was a mistake and they shouldn't do that. That's all I can say. That was a mistake on their part.
04:19Okay. So next week, you're going to face Fnatic, a team that you have won, I think, only one game this year. And we all know how they play in the playoffs so far. All those three splits. Do you think you can win against them? Do you gonna come with some crazy plan for them?
04:38Maybe we can have something crazy. Because right now I'm not sure. I don't think we can win versus Fnatic right now. Because they are just so freaking good. I mean, their plays are so strange. You can't prepare for that. They are trying new picks and so on. It's really, really hard to beat Fnatic. And we probably prepare for their third place match more than we focus on Fnatic. Maybe if it was Allianz, then yeah, the chance would be much, much higher. But Fnatic is really tough.
05:06So I guess you're really excited, however, that you've secured your place in the next split. And if you want to say to the fans, sponsors?
05:14Yeah, I want to thank all our fans, the ROCAT and the AM&D and all our fans for supporting us.
05:21Thank you very much for the interview. Best of luck next week at the semifinals.
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