FunPlus Phoenix began their Worlds 2019 run with a shocking loss to J Team. What should’ve been a decisive, one-sided victory for the LPL champions ended in one of the biggest upsets of the tournament so far.

But FPX captain Kim “Doinb” Tae-sang is not worried. His team is now on the board with a win against Splyce and he looks back at the day 1 loss as a necessary baptism the Phoenix had to go through to shake the nerves away.

The following is a translation of an interview Doinb did with the Chinese media at the event.

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Did you feel a lot of pressure before coming on stage today since you lost on day 1?

Well, I feel alright. Our failure on day 1 was mainly because each of us made many mistakes. We were nervous and didn’t play very well. But the first day has passed and we have experienced failure, so it’s OK now.

Were you surprised to see a Veigar pick in bot lane or did expect it from Splyce?

A lot of teams are playing mages in bot, so I think it’s okay that they picked Veigar because it really depends on who is playing the game better.

Today, you and Crisp cooperated very well in mid and played aggressively. Why did you choose to tower dive to kill the enemy Tristana?

Because at that time, our bot lane was a bit unplayable, and we had to find an opening in my mid lane.

There was a team fight whereTian snatched the Baron and Lwx claimed a triple kill. How did you communicate at that team fight?

We saw the enemy team couldn’t take the Baron quickly, so we thought Tian had a chance to snatch the Baron. And they were just all in the Baron pit, so I think it was their mistake at that time.

You had 100 cs more than the enemy mid laner’s. How did you do it? What camps did you farm?

I took all the jungle camps on both our side and the enemy side. I thought nobody was going to take these, so I did. Maybe the game was too back and forth that none of them thought about these camps.

Did Tian ask where did his camps go, or did he just allow you to take them since you are also a jungler [Doinb played jungle once in the Summer Split — Editor’s note]?

No, I calculated all the respawn time of the camps, and then just took them seconds after they respawned.

Today, Tian was doing very well on Lee Sin. How would you describe his performance in one word?

Beast.

Many fans are concerned about your status. What do you want to say to your fans to make them feel relieved?

I hope you will continue to support us. We lost on day 1 because all of us were nervous and we couldn’t play well. Again, I hope you could support us more and we won’t let you down. Thank you.