Score.gg had a one on one interview with the ADC Iboy from EDG after their last Group Stage matches today.

Iboy: Hello, I am Xiao Zhao.





Q: I would like to ask in the very last game against TL. You guys didn’t ban Xayah and Rakan, and you picked Doublelifts’s favorite champion, Lucian. Is there any pressure at all in the last game? Or what was the reason for doing that?





Iboy: I thought we have Alistar, and Lucian is a great bot lane champion. After the game versus KT, I am ddin’t feel like pushing the lane all the time and was worried that their jungler would just camp bot lane. So the early game I played really safe. If I could play a little aggressive like the first match we played today, we would have better results.





Q: Doublelift said in an interview that he actually met you in a Rank Game in Korea. Do you remember that?

Iboy: I don’t remember it.

Q: How do you think of Doublelift’s performance? Especially the match against him?

Iboy: for the Group Stage matches, I didn’t feel any pressure laning with anyone. But I’m worried the jungler would gank me. So I didn’t really push the lane, just farm myself. Because I feel I have better skills, especially in a team fight.





Q: You are known for joking with others, so fans give you a nickname “Little Glass” and called Doublelift “Big Glass”, do you have anything to say to him since he will leave the tournament?

Iboy: He’s already gone so I will save my jokes.

Q: In the first match against KT, Meiko’s Rakan actually was not his best performance. Today you guys played against KT again, how did you guys adjust yourself and how do you think of Meiko’s play today?

Iboy: Maybe because we lost the last game, so I don’t think they ban and pick so carefully. I think it is their mistake doing that. And we are good at almost all the champions left.





Q: The early game against KT, you were both 0-2. But after taking the Rift Herald, you guys came back. How did you keep your mind straight and communicate with teammates?

Iboy: I was 0-2 earlier, but their build were not that good back then. We thought we could win by taking more resources or team fights. Because we are pretty confident in the team fights.

Q: Some fans call you orphan ADC earlier (being alone and no teammate project him or fight with), but this game, Shen saved you using ulti several times. Is that communicated ahead of the game?

Iboy: I think currently it is better to protect ADC, but Kai’sa is fine. It is better to fight with teammates using Kai’sa. Other ADC needs protection from teammates.

Q: Earlier Uzi picked Kai’sa and lost two games in a row. Do you feel pressure when playing her?

Iboy: I think Kai’sa is still very OP in the Worlds games. Maybe it is because even Uzi lost two games using Kai’sa in Group B, many people lost the confidence and didn’t play her since then. But I am confident.

Q: You mentioned in an interview before that Deft may panic when he sees you. And you surely have 30 more cs laning against him. Can you comment on his performance today?





Iboy: how do I comment… I think they had great synergy with the Jungler. The Jungler will be there in every fight, so we were pretty scared. Just saying, I don’t think their bot lane is that strong, but they play very well together with their jungler. So we can’t really do anything, just stay behind. Cause if we got caught once, we would lose the game.





Q: Now you guys are in Quarter-finals. What team do you want to meet most?





Iboy: I don’t want to meet RNG and IG the most.





Q: what about the team you want to meet?

Iboy: The Korean team, Afreeca.

Q: From Play-Ins to the Groups, EDG’s performance is actually better and better. Is it hard for you to get into the mood? Do you have to play a couple of games to warm up?





Iboy: umm, I hope there is “God Hand” tomorrow to help us get into Group A. I don’t want to meet any Chinese teams.





Q: You are the first player using Lucian in Groups, why other ADCs hesitated using him, but you did not.

Iboy: Lucian is a strong laner, but during matches, it is very safe and not aggressive. It was like my second match, I played too safe and didn’t win the lane.

Q: KT looks like a really strong team, what do you think of their weakness?

IBoy: If other teams play against KT, be careful about the bot lane. Their jungler will camp bot lane and 8 out of 10 ganks are from the bot.



