Shortly after landing at the Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, SwordArt accepted an interview by our staff. The whole world was excited by the news of his departure of the LMS to play for Suning Gaming in the LPL, so we took this opportunity to get a first look at what his current feelings and attitudes are, how he feels about leaving the LMS and exactly why he decided to go to the LPL.









Q: What is the thing you will miss the most after leaving the LMS?

SwordArt: It has to be my old teammates. They are actually quite young and I think they have very high potential. I hope they can keep improving.

Q: What exactly are the reasons why you left the LMS?

SwordArt: Having seen Karsa receive many first-place trophies on the international stage after moving to the LPL, I thought I wanted to challenge this region as well. Even though I think my teammates are very strong in the LMS, I still wanted to come to a new place to challenge myself. I don't believe I’ll be able to improve much by staying in one place.





Q: Did Karsa give you any tips for coming here or prepare a welcoming party for you?

SwordArt: That guy….hahaha. Well he didn’t give me any welcoming words, but we do talk regularly. He talks about his life here, he says it will be a rough start because things are different but after you get to know everyone you will get along fine.

Q: Since the Flash Wolves basically dominated the LMS region, what are your hopes coming into Suning Gaming?

SwordArt: I know there are a lot of strong players in the LPL, so I hope my abilities are enough to give them a challenge. I wouldn’t bring along the "I'm very strong" attitude I might have had in the LMS. Coming here, my goal is to learn and try to win every opponent I face.

Q: Are there any teams you would like to play against the most in the LPL?

SwordArt: The botlane I want to play against the most? There’s a lot but at MSI in the past we came across RNG. At that time I though Ming and Uzi were very strong, so I hope to have more opportunities playing against them over here. I also want to learn a lot from them so I can improve.

Q: What are your first impressions of the current SNG members? Do you have anything to say to them?

SwordArt: I used to watch LCK and LPL regularly back in the LMS, so I understand the situation. XiaoAL is a very strong player, he is a bruiser focused Top Laner, so playing alongside him will be my honor. H4cker plays very well with XiaoAL, I just hope to cooperate well with them and improve the team as a whole. Angel is a young player, I saw his performance at NEST and thought he wasn't bad at all. I hope I'm able to learn from them the aspects of myself that are lacking while sharing the things I've learned to them as well.





Q: As an initiation heavy Support player, what are your thoughts on this current patch?

SwordArt: I don’t think there are anything that I find “suitable” for myself, I just need to play well. I want to focus on the bigger picture without having to ignore my strengths due to patches.

Q: What do you think your biggest challenge in the LPL will be?

SwordArt: As I said earlier, I will treat every opponent I face as if they are the strongest. Since I haven’t played against too many teams before, I hope I can beat them with my abilities. Maybe the start will be rough but if we work hard together, I believe we have a good chance.

Q: What would you like to say to your fans?

SwordArt: I hope playing in the LPL will give me the same feeling I had when I first started playing professionally, to focus only on League of Legends, to try my hardest without leaving behind any regrets.





Interviewed by: Teacup

Translated by: Benson Cheng @1337sn1per







