First of all, congratulations! What a year for you guys! How does it feel to be one of the teams going to Worlds and representing Europe?

Was this ever considered as a goal for you guys?

Spring Split was not in your favor and you could've been out from the LCS in a worst case scenario. Then Summer Split came and you guys really showed us some great performances and now you're in the States ready for the World Championship. What did you guys change during that time that made you climb as much as you did?

Is there any special coach you're looking up to?

"His mechanics are just sick"

YamatoCannon about Splyces' ADC Kobbe

Which player in Splyce would you say is the most underrated and why?

You guys got G2 and H2K as European rivals. Which of these two teams will make it furthest?

You guys ended up in Group D with Samsung, Royal Never Give Up and TSM, what's your thoughts about that?

How far can you go and which team do you think will win Worlds and why?

A lot of feelings during European Summer Split-finals

The meta has changed a lot during the year and Riot changed a lot on the Rift. For example, laneswapping is not that common anymore with the first-blood-tower being implemented in the game. Many people say that it is better and funnier now when it is how it "should be", with an ADC and Support in Botlane and the Toplaner in the Toplane. What's your thoughts about that?

You were the head coach of Roccat before Splyce, what would you say is the biggest difference between these two teams?

YamatoCannon with tears in his eyes, hugging Trashy, when the team realised that they're ready for Worlds

What do you think is the reason behind Splyces' success with you being a part of the team, from when you were coaching Roccat?

Lastly, you were considered as the best dressed coach during LCS regarding to Riot - which suit is your favorite?

— Thank you so much! It's an honor to represent Europe. My heart has always belonged to Europe so I will always do my best to make the fans proud with the boys in the team, that I also couldn't be more proud of!— A goal regarding my career, of course. It is a dream to be a part of Worlds for everyone participating. A goal for the team? Nah, not so much. Our main goal has always been to practice hard and to focus at things that can make us better and better. The goal was more about being better. The rewards will come later if we're efficient enough. The process is the most important, since that's what makes the results.— We didn't really change anything. We just ensured to be efficient all the time. LCS is a race and we started at the bottom. But if you really fight with discipline and work hard, you will move forward.— I look up to other managers in football such as Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson. They are the best at what they do. I felt early that I needed to be inspired of something and form it to my own philosophy. Football became the source of that when I was younger because I didn't had any access to a computer since my brother used it.— The first name popping up in my head is Kobbe. He has such a great sense for the game and his mechanics are just sick. He can, when given the space by his team, carry the game when it's needed the most. If he trust himself he's one of the best players.— H2k was extremely lucky regarding groups so I think that they can reach the quarterfinals pretty safely. It's hard to look further on after that. They have good players with great mechanics that will show up really strong in the tournament during this specific patch.When it comes to G2, I think that they are the best team in the west. I had the honor to practice and play against them and constantly seeing their intelligence regarding the game. They know how to create new opportunities for their teammates by being selfless and take over the game fast if they're ahead a bit. They are playing one level above TSM based on what I've seen from the two teams. At the same time I haven't seen so much from TSM lately so I won't be surprised if they actually showed up being better than G2 in the end. But my bet is on G2. I think that their way to play the game is at the same level as the best teams in the World.— Hard group. It couldn't get any harder to be honest. We feel that we're here to learn as much as possible. We have always been seeking to become better and to be a part of Worlds doesn't change that point of view. We will just keep up with the same mentality; to be as effective we can be, use what we've learned during the Korean bootcamp and hopefully shake Group D around a bit. It's all about fighting as much as possible. We took all the opportunities we got to scrim as we got and played as much as the time allowed. We can rest after worlds!— On paper, I really feel that we can be close to a semifinal at the moment, but I felt the same during Worlds last year. If RoX, SKT and EDG will play at their best level I think it will be a really close fight in the top. RoX looks like the strongest team on paper right now but I'm dumb if I don't count with SKT as a potential winner. I throw in G2 as a potential wildcard that can be a huge upset against these teams.— For us it was definitely harder to play after patch 6.15. We've been a team that benefited from laneswapping. I liked the strategic part of the game that came out of it. Now it's about who dares to take risks. Laneswapping added some depth to the game regarding pick and ban and also different strategies.— The biggest difference must have been in the beginning. The players in Roccat had a huge experience and my task was only to navigate them in to the right direction. My work with Splyce is more about getting the players to think by themselves regarding the game. There are unique scenarios every game and it's more important to think right instead of learning things from reading a paper that describes things that actually happen less than every 1000 game. I've grown a lot as a coach during these years so that's also a difference. But my mentality remains the same in the end and I'm always striving to inspire others with it; hard work pays off.— Better and better... it's hard to compare it like that. I worked with Roccat for about three months, took them from relegations to a BO5 which lead to 5 games against Origen that reached the semi final last year at Worlds. There were other conditions. Same chef, other kitchen and other ingredients will apparently taste different but you get a YamatoCannon-vibe of the smell when you're done.— Favorite suit... Ahh, If I need to pick one... really need to... then it must be the one where the jacket has an anchor-symbol at the side of the chest. It feels like i'm going to own a yacht in the future every time I wear it. You know what they say; dress for success!