by Emememem on Apr-12-16 15:29

On 10th April (Beijing Time), Ehome participated The Cherry Cup Chinese Typing Competition. Esports Focus interviewed Fenrir. He shared his opinions on the current problems within Chinese teams and his trusts in them.

Q: How do you feel coming to Ehome? And how is your current atmosphere?

A: I had been playing for VG since I became a pro-gamer. Ehome for me is a brand new place. I can play with the players I like, such as LaNm. I think we can get along well and the atmosphere is good.

Q: Are you willing to adjust yourself to the team if required?

A: Yes, it won’t be a problem if my team needs.

Q: Why you chose LaNm to play carry?

A: First LaNm himself wants to try this position. That’s why we did this. Second, we trust him and he is confident in playing it well.

Q: Who is in charge of commanding now?

A: Generally is LaNm. Carry cannot say much in the early stage, just focus on lanes and farming. But LaNm controls the overall situation.

Q: What makes you and fy the “golden combo” separated? Are you forced out?

A: It’s mainly because the former VG had so many problems which were hard to be solved. As you all know, VG’s performances were not satisfied and it was difficult to conduct changes. We played under a depressed atmosphere, so it was natural that we didn’t get good results. That’s why we chose to go our own ways.

Q: What’s your opinions on VG’s new roster?

A: Personally, I think Burning needs rotk. You know, rotk is good at judging the overall situation and he has good heart resistant capability. So I think rotk is very important for Burning. Sylar is a good carry. I think it’s a good roster for them.

Q: Many famous Chinese teams changed their line-ups during the Spring shuffle. Can you share with us your opinions on these changes?

A: I think the thing counts the most is the chemistry among players. For example, the VG I was in, everybody thought that we were strong, at least on paper, and they had high expectations on us. But in fact the chemistry wasn’t that good and we couldn’t 100% show us as pro-gamers. So, VG and Newbee now performing well has something to do with their in-team chemistry. But problems won’t come out at the beginning.

Q: Which teams will be your strong enemies at the Manila Major?

A: Hmmm…I think all the foreign teams are big enemies right now, because Chinese teams are no longer like what we were in 2014—being in Top 3 used to be an easy thing. For instance, the Manila Major, Chinese teams will not be as strong as foreign teams. So even if you did a good job in China, the situation will be totally different when you go abroad. We just need to careful with every team we meet.

Q: During the Shanghai Major, no matter MVP or Team Secret, they all thought your unsatisfied performances were because of the Chinese New Year. How do you think of it?

A: I think the impact just came from the New Year holidays. Chinese teams didn’t train or didn’t train seriously at that time because Chinese New Year was always the time for relaxing. It was very hard for players to be intense. So I think the New Year affected the training most, we didn’t have enough time to get preparations. I said in the interview with VG before. The training environment isn’t very good in China. Some teams don’t want to train if they have tournaments to play; some don’t even think of training because they’re conducting adjustments, like the former iG. They were changing their rosters, so they didn’t care and didn’t want to train. It’s hard for Chinese teams to train under the circumstance.

Q: When you play against MVP again, what result do you think you will get?

A: At the beginning, MVP may have the upper hand but we will come back once we know their playing style.

Q: Anything else to say?

A: Thanks Cherry for the sponsorship. And thanks Esports Focus and its fans’ support. We won’t let you down and pay you guys back with good news.

Chinese Interview by Esports Focus

English Transcript by Stargame



