On Nov 19, LMS(Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau) had their All-Star 2018. Ten LMS pro players were voted on by fans to participate in the event, and were divided into two teams: Infernal drake and Ocean drake, playing against each other in a brilliant, top-notch 5v5 match.







In addition to a 1v1 Howling Abyss match against team captains, there was also 5v5 Summoner’s Rift fun competition and formal competition, both of which were won by the Water Dragon team. The total score was 2:1 with Ocean drake, led by Maple, defeating the Infernal drake led by Westdoor. After the game, Yahoo! Esports invited Maple and SwordArT, two ex-FW players, to an interview.





The following is a translation of the original interview courtesy of Yahoo(Yahoo奇摩電競).









Q: Can you talk about the content of today’s games?





Maple: Actually, nothing happened.

SwordArT: Why do you chide others? (laughs)

Maple: It should be said our Pantheon is too strong, level 2 Pantheon is OP!





Q: Why taunt Maple in bot lane? Did you ever think about getting the kill?





SwordArT: At the time, I watched





Q: How was your performance today?





Maple: It was a good performance, everyone has fun in All-Star games. As for the 1v1 I lost to WestDoor, I wanted to put on a show but didn’t, should have asked him to another year!





Q: WestDoor just shared that when you were in 1v1, he kept interrupting you in Mic Check. Did that affect you at the time?





Maple: Actually, we were chatting the whole time and were relaxed playing.





Q: SwordArT, how do you feel about your bot lane partnership with Apex?





SwordArT: We felt nothing happened with our bot lane, but top was always dying, so it was quite helpless.





Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about Apex’s Zilean AD?





SwordArT: Originally, Apex wanted to choose a more special champ, Vel’Koz. I told him Vel’Koz might break through the highest deaths, so he finally chose to be very smart and had a good time, which was better than our previous mid laner (Maple).

Maple: I wasn’t a Zilean main!





Q: We’re all concerned about the trend following you. Are you currently certain to leave the LMS?





Maple: This part is confirmed at present.





Q: I want to ask Maple about going All-Star in Las Vegas. Is there anyone you especially want to meet?





Maple: There’s a rumor about some of the live hosts that I ordinarily watch, and that I’d like to meet them especially. As for the players, I would like to see Faker because he didn’t come to Worlds, so I’d like to play with him at All-Star.





Q: Can you rank the world’s mid-laners?





Maple: The first is Faker, the second is Rookie who just won the championship, and the third one is not important, because nobody will remember the third one.





Q: Finally, talk to the LMS fans!





Maple: Today may be my last time in this stadium, I hope that fans can continue to support us no matter where we go in the future!





SwordArT: I think LMS fans are enthusiastic. Nobody supports Flash Wolves at the beginning. Now everyone is expecting that we will play better and they come to the scene to support us, so thank you very much. I hope you continue to cheer for Flash Wolves in the future, and also continue cheering for us.

source: Yahoo奇摩電競

Translated by Johanna Armstrong



