EDward Gaming dropped a match to Latin America North representative, Infinity Esports, but still secured a 3-1 record in the Play-In Stage group, along with a 1st seed draw. EDG started Ming “Clearlove” Kai during the first round robin, but actually started their young jungler, Chen “Haro” Wen-Lin on the second one. The results were mixed, but there’s no doubt that Haro is an exciting player who contributed greatly to EDG’s regional qualifier run prior to Worlds.

We had the chance to talk to Haro about EDG and his experience so far at the World Championship.

On the first day EDG played, Clearlove actually played, but on the second day… you were able to play. How did it feel to play on the world stage for the first time?

I’m a bit nervous playing on the world stage for the first time. When I was playing on stage, my body was actually shaking a bit.

Is this magnified at all by Clearlove being this legendary jungler that you have to step in for?

No, I didn’t really think of that because I’ve been playing with Clearlove for a while now. In the LPL, we already took turns to play. Rather than stress from Clearlove, it’s more from me because if I play bad, I will blame myself.

How do you differ from Clearlove in terms of jungle style and personality?

I am more aggressive and I like to make proactive plays. I like to invade, I like to gank, and I like to 1v1 the enemy jungler. I like to pick stronger jungle picks than Clearlove. Personality wise, I think Clearlove has a more dominant personality, while I’m more passive.

As a younger player, has a player taken a lead on incorporating you into the team?

Scout actually helps me a lot. Scout shares his career experience and I talk to him regarding insights about the game. I listen to him and his experiences a lot.

You lost to Infinity earlier, but you bounced back well against Dire Wolves. How confident are you feeling about progressing from the Group Stage?

As long as we get back to form, I think we will have no problem qualifying for the group stage.

Lastly, there is a significant EDG fan presence in Korea. What do you think about that?

I know there’s a lot of Korean fans, as well as fans flying from China so I’m really grateful and thankful for all of them. We will do our best at Worlds.

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