Season eight of the EU LCS is nearly upon us with fans dying to see how new rosters will perform.

And on-top of new rosters, a new LoL esports season always brings forth a fresh batch of promising talent looking to make an impact, especially in Europe.

And one of those skilled rookies is H2K's new mid-laner Marc 'Caedrel' Lamont. We caught up with him to find out how he is feeling before his first LCS season and about the months he spent in Korea, perfecting his skills.

We caught up with H2K's promising mid-laner Caedrel before he makes his EU LCS debut

First of all, how are you feeling about the upcoming season? How do you think H2K will do and what are your aims?

I'm feeling really confident. Despite it being my first LCS split, I think the team meshes really well together and we will hopefully end up top four in the regular split, and hopefully further in playoffs. The overall aim for my career would definitely be to reach the top four at worlds.

You've only been in Berlin for a couple of days but how are you settling in so far?

It's a nice city, I've been here a few times before and I really like it, think the only down side is the internet in Berlin isn't the most stable, but other than that it's a great place.

Can you give your first impressions of each of your new teammates?

I think Smittyj is really smart and one of the best tops in EU. Santorin is mechanically strong and has a lot of game knowledge. Sheriff is a rookie but he is showing that he can be a dominant ADC in time. And Promisq I think is very underrated and is shaping up to be a great support.

Caedrel has settled into Berlin and says H2K's new roster are already meshing well together

You played a big part in getting Schalke promoted, what was your reaction when you found out they were releasing you? Will that motivate you more when you play them this season?

It was understandable that an org with so much funding would prefer to take a well known and strong mid-laner over a rookie, so we left on good terms.

However yes, when it comes to the season I will look to make sure we put up a good performance against them and I feel like, over time, our roster will shine.

Why did you decide to join H2K? Did you have any other offers from teams?

I had one or two other LCS offers but H2K have managed to make Worlds and finish in the top four there which is something I would also really like to achieve. The organisation is very well respected and I feel like its a great starting point for my career.

He helped Schalke gain promotion and wants revenge on his former team for releasing him

Tell us more about your time in Korea? How long were you out there, where did you stay, who did you go with etc. What motivated you to go out there, do you think it helped you improve and what was the biggest culture shock?

I was there for around 2 and a half months. I stayed in a hotel called Ever8 which was the owners of the LCK team, and I was able to get in contact with someone called Joyluck who helped me setup everything easily.

I went with a friend and I just wanted to climb as high as I could to put my skill-set into perspective because EU solo-queue was getting really boring and I wanted something new. I feel like I grew a lot and learnt a decent amount.

The biggest culture shock was probably that there's more people out during the night than there is during the day, Seoul really seems to be a nightlife city.

Your first matches are against Vitality and Fnatic. Have you got messages for either of your opponents?

Sending pre-game messages or trash talking isn't something I do. I think the messages are sent after the game in terms of performance and impressions are given, no team scares me and I won't look at any team in a different manner.