On the 23rd, in 2021 LCK Spring Split, DWG KIA defeated Afreeca Freecs 2-0 and overcame the loss in the previous game. It was not an easy game for DWG KIA, but they got the win through the good performances of Heo “ShowMaker” Su and Kim “Khan” Dong-ha. After the game, the players of the games were interviewed by the analyst desk.
How do you feel about winning today?
ShowMaker: Our performance was not as good, but we are lucky that we won.
Khan: I feel relieved that we won 2-0, but it will be a difficult journey in the future with our current performance. We need to work harder and prepare well for the remaining games so that we have good results.
You would be surprised after the previous game. People will say that you have worked a lot more than a single queue. How were the feedback?
ShowMaker: I can’t comment in detail on the feedback here. There were many issues, so we try to repair each one one by one.
In game 1, there were situations where Graves and Thresh were cut off before going for the dragon. How did you aim to play the game?
Khan: It wasn’t that the opponent didn’t make as many mistakes as we do, so we said we should play slowly and find our chance. We talked during post-game feedback about how we didn’t make snowball and the mistakes we made after the game and said we should have done better in the second game.
(To ShowMaker) What do you think of the top three heroes, Syndra, Zoe, and Orianna in the mainstream met?
ShowMaker: Each hero has different power spikes and the pros and cons. I think the midwives choose what they are confident in.
You chose Lucian first in game 2. Were you confident no matter which hero the opponent chose?
ShowMaker: Lucian is a strong choice in the early midfield game. I played focusing on priority.
You played well against Syndra. The head-to-head record between Lucian and Syndra in the LCK is 5-0 in Lucian’s favor. What do you think of this matchup?
ShowMaker: If it’s Lucian vs Syndra, I think Syndra is more comfortable. But Lucian is stronger in the early game, if Lucian plays well, it is a comfortable matchup for the two.
(To Khan) You distributed the Rift Herald in the middle. Why spread it out in the middle instead of top?
Khan: I was pushing the series first and I had priority, so if I had a chance, I was going to take out Shelly above to get more rewards. But my team was making bells of the movement of opponents Alistar and Lee Sin. They were moving near the top, so instead of using Shelly at the top, I thought it would be better to use it in the middle while the opponents focusing in a high row, so I used it in the middle.
Game 2 was full of fights and skirmishes. When did you think you got the flow?
Khan: Towards the middle of the game, there is a difference in youth distance between Nidalee and Lee Sin so we had a comfortable 2-level lead in the jungle. But Lee Sin got killed and took precedence. We didn’t think we had any wins until late in the game and finally thought we had won when we stopped their Baron attempt … Well, it looks like they made us win.
How were the bullets when they tried Baron?
Khan: Even then, we were talking about taking the second tower in the middle of a row while they get the Baron, but when Ghost said he stopped Gragas, we thought that we can stop them and enter.
Your next opponent is Gen.G, a team that you had to take down to reach first place.
ShowMaker: Our recent performance has declined significantly. I also feel that my performance is very inconsistent, so I am working hard to be more consistent. We will continue to do our best, so please make us laugh.
Khan: There are still a lot of parts where I can’t see. Although we won 2-0 today, it was sad that I showed those weaknesses. In the next game, I want to set up those regrets and play well against Rascal, who I think is the best top boss in Korea right now. I will prepare well in the remaining time and try to get good results.