LOL - PRIDE, FNATIC Top: Saken will be 100% in lec next year

FNATIC Rising was brave at the Eum end of League of Legends and hit Karmine Corp until the end. But the Fnatic Academy team could not complete the comeback and ended up losing 2-3 . Despite the defeat, the Swiss Toplaner of the British team, Mahdi Pride Nasserzadeh, agreed to answer some questions on behalf of our MGG FR colleagues. Disappointed but not dejected, he showed a great fair game and praised the performance of his opponents.

Hello, Pride, and thanks for answering our questions despite the defeat. Are you happy with your tournament? You arrived at the end when despite arriving through play-in.

Hey a mixture of emotions. Obviously I am happy with our performance because we managed to get away in the tournament. But I m not happy with the way we lost the last game. This blow is sad, since the other 4 maps were adjusted and very exciting to play. But we can be proud in any case.

You managed to return to the final after losing the first two games and many thought that the final would end up with a 3-0. How do you find the energy and strength to recover?

We have the first 2 games, but I had the feeling that we were not far away and that we could have won them. We had the advantage during some team fights, we had the advantage in gold ... we told ourselves that it was not our play plan the problem, and we simply changed by side. Things went better for us at Blue Side and it was important to keep a good mood.

Pretty similar compositions have also been used with double Twisted Fate / Viego. Was it a general strategy or is a special anti-k corp plan?

Is simply our game style. We really like to have TF and its roaming ability. And Viego is still a very good jungler in the current goal with the mechanics of resets of him .

How do you feel before a fifth decisive map? What dominates your body, fatigue or excitement?

As we had won the two previous games, I had confidence since we had the momentum.

What do you think of KCORP? Is it the best European team in ERL for you?

No doubt. Karmine Corp is the best team outside of Lec and its two victories in the Eum demonstrate. It s hard to choose an MVP because everyone played well. But I would say that Saken, his Midlaner, was particularly good.

What did you think of your confrontation against Cabochard, a recognized veteran of the scene and who has played in the lec for many years?

Cabochard is a player with a lot of experience on the back of him, so he was a little nervous. But I quickly realized that I could compete with him. He is a very good player, but he is not invincible!

Do you regret the final? Are there specific moments that could have changed the course of the game?

I think we were very discontented with the champions and the draft we had during the last game. They had almost everything they wanted and we do not. This is undoubtedly the greatest repentance I have.

Experts did not expect you to be in the final, but you have shown that you can beat anyone. Has it been underestimated?

Francing, I did not think we would get so far after our NLC season. But after winning Big in the group stage, I thought maybe we could win the tournament. Then, maybe people underestimated us too much.

What is the NLC level compared to other ERL?

I think that the Top 2 of the NLC is strong, but the gap with the other teams is really great. Therefore, the league is a bit weaker than the French or Spanish league, but the NLC has still placed a team at the final in the last two editions. We were BT Excel in Spring and us in Summer. The level is better than you think.

What are your options for the future? Are you going to take a vacation or are you going to play a lot of single?

No I m going to take a vacation, at best a few days free days to see my family. But I ll have to squeeze and explore my opportunities for next year.

You and your classmates have the level to be in lec?

I think that in our team we have several players prepared for LEC. I think priority in Maxi, our Jungler and our Botlane Bean / Rhuckz. But we all have a good level and we learn fast. If you ever get the opportunity, we will take advantage of it!

And between the players of Kcorp? Do you think they will be in lec next year?

SAKEN will be 100% in lec next year. I m sure they ll make an offer. I am also friend of Xmatty and I hope someone gives you a chance. They deserve it after winning two European Masters followed.

The Worlds will also arrive soon and I would like to listen to a European professional player. Does Europe have the opportunity to achieve something this year?

Mad Lions and Fnatic with their fully crazy styles can shine. Europe should not worry. What are the links between FNATIC and FNATIC Rising?, Do you train together sometimes? We have two different offices, so the contacts are really limited. We talk from time to time and the coaches also talk to each other, but that s all. Any final comment? I want to thank all those who believed in us. Even though we were the aspirants and underestimated us a lot, we showed that we could compete with anyone. Contente of MGG Fr.