Royal Never Give Up are off to a great start at the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, having beaten Clutch Gaming in their opening match. After the victory, the Chinese media caught up with RNG’s star player,

Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao, to talk about how he feels at yet another Worlds, the bot lane dynamic with his partner’s Blitzcrank, and the upcoming face-off with SK Telecom.

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It’s your second time to come to Berlin. I believe it’s a familiar but strange feeling for you since you played MSI here before. How do you feel now?

I feel very comfortable here. I can sleep well every day. The scenery here makes me very comfortable.

Fans are very concerned about your and your teammates’ physical status. How are you doing? Do you get used to the food here?

We don’t feel bad, because most of us have been to the Worlds many times. And we are used to the food here because they also offer Chinese food.

We expected that you guys will pick Blitzcrank but we are surprised that you played him in the first game. Why did you go for him?

Because Ming is very confident with his Blitzcrank, we decided to play it in the first game.

What do you think of his performance on Blitzcrank?

He’s very skilled.

But he has been stealing your kills a lot in the early stage, do you feel sad or are you just used to it.

I’m already used to it. I don’t know why my kills are always stolen. I feel sad.

There have been many AP bot lane comps in Worlds like Garen/Yuumi. What do you think of the bot lane ecosystem now? Will it be hard for you?

They do have some advantages but they can not replace the traditional bot lane comps. You could say they each have their own advantage.

Before the game, we saw a new record from you: you are the first professional player to get 2,500 kills in the competitive scene in six years. How do you feel knowing that you hold this record?

I am very happy, because it records my experience in past six years.

And how do you feel about coming to Worlds again this time, as you have participated in it many times?

Every time I come to Worlds, it makes me nervous. I really enjoy the stage but I’m nervous.

Before the group stage, fans often watched your ranked games in EU server. Which game of yours do you think is the most impressive and interesting one? Will it be the game with Yasuo?

I think it is, because when I saw my teammates were Rookie, Ning and TheShy, I thought that I could lay down, play the game and get carried, but the result wasn’t particularly satisfying.

Tomorrow you are going to fight againt SKT. The last time you met was in 2017. What do you expect from tomorrow’s game?

I hope we could give the audience a fantastic match.