Interviewer: Hello Manager Su, very happy that you accepted our interview. Do you and your players agree that iG got drafted into the “group of death”? How did you guys feel at that time?

Manager Su: Honestly, after arriving at S5 Worlds, every group can be called the group of death. The charm of esports lies in its cruelty~~~of course in terms of our feelings at that time…it was acceptable.

Interviewer: Can you analyze this group for us? How do you feel about each team? What is your chance to win?

Manager Su: FNC and C9 are two veteran teams in LCS that looked decent in their recent competitive matches. The key factor is that both of these teams have their own unique approach to achieve great results whenever they play at Worlds. Therefore, they are hard to shake off.

AHQ’s speciality lie in their strengths in lane as a typical Asian team. We scrim them regularly and we are very familiar with each other. If we want to beat them confidently, we have to focus our preparations on them.

The 4 teams are all close to each other in terms of power. Even if it isn’t the group of death, we still have reason to believe that group B will put on an exciting show for the fans.

Interviewer: Many Taiwanese fans claimed that AHQ can completely defeat iG and guarantee their spot out of groups. How do you and your players respond to these comments?

Manager Su: We feel that every team is a World Champion in the hearts of their fans. Their comments are understandable. We also won’t let the Chinese LoL fans down.

Interviewer: Can you reveal to us the iG line-up heading to Worlds? Which two subs are you bringing?

Manager Su: We already confirmed our roster: Zz1tai, Kid, Kakao, Rookie, Kitties. Subs are time and YongSoo. All of our Visas have already been approved. We are preparing for Worlds at the moment.

Interviewer: What do you think are iG’s chances of making it out of groups and into the finals?

Manager Su: We really want to treat Cool to a meal…(laughs). Our hopes depend on how much effort we put in. We believe that our efforts will be definitely be rewarded!

Interviewer: Lastly, hope you guys can achieve great results! Good luck!

Manager Su: Thank you~

This is a translation of an interview for Chinese League of Legends site Duowan that was translated by Steven Yu. The original interview can be found here.