The European LCS

SK despite the close standings? Greetings Candy! We know you guys have to practise hard for the upcoming Super Week so straight to business! How different is the Summer to the Spring split? What attributed to the unconvincing performance ofSK despite the close standings?

What did the new teams bring to the table that caught many of the "old" competitors off-guard?

EG will reap positive results from switching between junglers or will this widen the communication and sync gap between the players? Do you think thatEG will reap positive results from switching between junglers or will this widen the communication and sync gap between the players?

Alternate and LemonDogs? What attributes to the meteoric rise of new line-ups such asAlternate andLemonDogs?

Which teams from the LCS do you scrim the most? Why?

What are your predictions for Super Week?

Players and League of Legends

Creaton, Rekkles and Freeze. Do you believe you are on par or better than them? The trifecta of "best ADs" in Europe right now consists ofCreaton,Rekkles andFreeze. Do you believe you are on par or better than them?

Chaox stated that playing aggressively or defensively is not important as what counts is playing the lane correctly. Given the community bias in favour of flashy, aggressive and play-making AD Carries, do you agree with Chaox's statement? In an interview,Chaox stated that playing aggressively or defensively is not important as what counts is playing the lane correctly. Given the community bias in favour of flashy, aggressive and play-making AD Carries, do you agree withChaox's statement?

Rekkles will have an impact in Fnatic given he has been away from the top echelon of the competitive scene for almost a year? Do you thinkRekkles will have an impact inFnatic given he has been away from the top echelon of the competitive scene for almost a year?

Nyph have been playing together for a long time. How does he complement your play style and what makes him superior to other supports from the EU LCS? It is no secret that you andNyph have been playing together for a long time. How does he complement your play style and what makes him superior to other supports from the EU LCS?

Voidle was a good choice for Gambit? Do you believeVoidle was a good choice forGambit?

We have seen a lot of VaynePanda this split. What happened to Best Graves EU Panda?

Is there an AD who you look up to knowledge and skill-wise?

SK Gaming

What is the daily practise routine of SK.LoL?

Hyrq and Nyph still shot callers or has someone else stepped up as an in-game leader? AreHyrq andNyph still shot callers or has someone else stepped up as an in-game leader?

How is the team morale before Super Week?

Do you have any team bonding activities? (sport, going out, etc.)

What does the future hold for SK Gaming League of Legends?

CandyPanda! The final words are yours! Thank you very much,CandyPanda! The final words are yours!

A part of the inseparable bot lane duo withNyph,CandyPanda is no stranger to the competitive scene as he has been a part of our League of Legends squad for a long time. One of the best European Graves players took a break from hard practice to answer some of our questions on LCS related topics, the SK team prior to Super Week and his personal opinion on other topics.If I am to compare the Spring split to the Summer split I would say it got more professional in every regard from Riot's side and from the Team's side. As for our performance, I would say there are 2 reasons for the way it went down, one being that the other teams stepped up and the other one being that it was very hard to pull ourselves back into shape after the first three weeks.While the old teams took a break between the two splits the new teams came fresh from the qualifier and training wise they were just ahead of everyone else in that aspect.I am not sure howEG will do with the new use of substitutes in the long run, but right now, it seems to be working out nicely for them. If they can play with both players long enough to get the synergy going to an optimal level, I can see it working even in the long run.The new teams are hungry for victory, that's why they put in a lot of effort into training. Especially since they tasted blood in the first weeks, they now know that the "old guard" can be beaten which motivates them even further.At the moment, we scrimLemondogs a lot, since we don't play them in the Super Week and they're a great team to learn from and develop strategies with.No prediction can be made for the Super Week, so I can't tell you at all, but I hope we will come out positive!I'm not better then them, but I can definitely keep up, even though I have never played versusRekkles andCreaton had a long break, so I cannot judge them as much as I would like. Either way, right now, I look to improve, become better than them and get wins for my team in the Super Week.You could agree withChaox, but I see it a little bit differently. In my opinion, if playing your lane correctly means you have to be the passive duo, then I would say you would lose out. I believe you have to play aggressively when you have the resources and play defensively when you do not. Playing lanes that are based on passive or aggressive play only is bad. Lanes that can do both are key to win bot lane. That's essentially what controlled aggression is, so in the end, I would disagree withChaox.He will most likely improvefnatic, but we will see for sure when he joins them in Season 4.Right nowNyph and me played for so long together that we can effortlessly improve, because we both know what went wrong and we both know how to reflect on that point without much conflict of interest which helps us enhance our abilities quicker then other bot lanes.Voidle only played a couple games forGambit, but from what I saw he has to control his aggression a little bit more and work on his Sona ultimates and he will be a nice addition.Graves fell off because of the other AD Carry champions played at the moment, so I stick to Vayne for now.I wouldn't say I look up to someone, but I respectSan fromOMG. I learned a lot from him.Right now, we practice around 7 hours as team ranked games and customs and play 4 hours of Solo Queue afterwards to improve our mechanics.We all do the calls from our lane in the laning phase. When it comes to mid game, it is mostly the splitpusher from the team who calls what he wants to do and we help him to achieve that the best way we can. Else, it is me orHyrq.Its going good at the moment. Of course we have team discussions, but overall we're improving.We sometimes go out eating together, but right now, we're more focused on training a lot for Super Week.The future of this specific SK team depends heavily on the Summer split performance. Right now, anything is possible in the standings and we will not give up until it's over. If it works out or not we will decide what our future holds after the end of Season 3.Thank you for the interview and great questions. I thank my fans and SK fans for the support and I hope we can make them happy with a top 6 finish in the standings and then a top 3 finish in the playoffs and maybe even more after!