This year's Mid-Season Invitational is being characterized by the absolute equality between the competitors, with the exception of SKT. And, leaving aside the current world champions, the rest of the participants have had similar performances and are very close in the standings.

At the press conference after the victory against Flash Wolves, SK Telecom T1's coach Kim "kkOma" Jung-gyun stated that he always thinks that the other team can beat them.

The Korean coach has considered — despite his achievements — that he cannot give advice to his rival counterparts. "If I can win another three world championships in a row I will be able to give good advice," he said.

About his role as the coach of the best team in the world, Kkoma has stressed that he feels a lot of pressure "because we are at the top and expectations are high. I struggle constantly with this pressure, it is not easy, but I keep going," he admitted.