G-Rex qualified for the World Championship as the LMS’ 3rd seed and hasn’t skipped a beat. Despite being underestimated by many, G-Rex easily took care of Gambit and made it to the Play-In Knockout Stage as the 1st seed. Kim “Candy” Seung-ju’s dominance of the mid lane has been a big part of G-Rex’s victories, legitimizing the decision to have him on the roster in the first place. Now, G-Rex and Candy just have to look towards Supermassive to qualify for the World Championship Group Stage.

We had a chance to talk to G-Rex’s Candy before the Group Draw about his team’s Play-In stage performance and his World Championship experience.

G-Rex performed really well, I don’t think anyone expected you to be strong. How did you feel about the overall play-in stage performance?

I kind of expected G-Rex to progress to the knockout stage, but I didn’t expect us to come out of it 4-0. It feels kind of unbelievable that his has happened, but we shouldn’t lower our guard because if we progress further, there will be stronger teams waiting .

What was the biggest reason you were able to beat Gambit so convincingly in both games?

We already won during Ban/Pick because if we assume that both teams have the same amount of mechanical prowess, we took the better picks after both games. Also, I think we had the better laning capabilities in each role and it went smoothly after that.

Toyz mentioned that the main reason you’re on the roster is because you’re a stronger laner than Wuji. What is it like playing with G-Rex and Empt2y again on the roster?

I wanted to join G-Rex because at that time, they already had two Korean players and the jungler spoke Korean. That was one of the more attractive things about G-Rex. As for Empt2y… I don’t remember 2015 too well at this point, but both Empt2y and I have grown as players since then.

Since you had tried to play in Challengers Korea for so long… what led you to come back to Taiwan?

Last time I was in Taiwan, I only spent three months in Taiwan, but I had such a good experience that I always had it in mind to come back.

Lastly, what does it feel like to be at your first World Championship?

It’s unbelievable that I am at the World Championship. I still feel like I’m dreaming here, but as for G-Rex, we have been practicing really well recently. When we actually came to play-ins, we started doing better than ever. I just want to thank Raise and Wuji because we swapped mid and jungle a lot during the Regional Qualifier. It’s because of their help that the team is at this state right now.

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