“There are two players I want to face at Worlds”

After successful the LEC Season Finals on the Sud de France Enviornment in Montpellier, I sat down with the newly-crowned champion and G2 jungler Martin “Yike” Sundelin.

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G2 Yike – The rise of the LEC rookie

As a fellow jungle participant, I used to be stoked at having the possibility to speak with Yike after he rightfully earned his LEC Championship. You might really feel the happiness in his eyes when he lifted the trophy, despite the fact that he revealed he was a bit anxious throughout that second:

I used to be truly very fearful of dropping it. I knew folks have been saying it’s heavy, so I used to be fairly nervous, but it surely ended up figuring out advantageous. 

After dominating within the LFL final season, the Swedish jungler joined the European League with nice hype but in addition had an enormous accountability on his again: be a star participant on G2. And he delivered. When requested about what allowed him to get up to now his aggressiveness:

I’ve a really distinctive playstyle. I like taking part in aggressive and my group made me turn out to be so good at it. Final 12 months, after I performed within the LFL, I used to be rather more passive, however after becoming a member of G2, Dylan made me turn out to be so aggressive and my group additionally helped me in that course of.

Apart from his in-game enchancment, there was one other key factor Yike thought he grew so much on:

I feel the opposite necessary factor was my nervosity and stress stage. Initially, I used to be barely dealing with it, earlier than each sport I used to be so scared I may barely eat. Regardless that I nonetheless have some similarities proper now, my efficiency coach helped me a lot to enhance issues like my respiratory, caring for myself, sleeping good and consuming effectively.

Going into the ultimate, many individuals have been wanting on the jungle matchup between Yike and Razork as a key to the result. Regardless of FNC’s jungler having extra expertise, Yike and G2 ended up approaching high. Nonetheless, the Swedish jungler praised Razork:

I feel he’s an insanely good participant. He stepped up a lot extra this summer season, and it was most likely the toughest jungler to play in opposition to within the LEC Finals. Possibly he obtained caught a bit an excessive amount of this collection however I feel he’s nonetheless insane.

Setting our eyes on Worlds 2023

G2 will now head to Worlds 2023 as the highest EU consultant, which implies they’re supposedly to be the very best shot the LEC has in opposition to the jap competitors. When requested about which group he want to face, Yike had his eyes set on one squad:

[It’s] For positive JDG. They received MSI they usually have been the scariest group and their jungler, Kanavi, might be the very best on the planet. JDG goes to be the funniest but in addition the toughest group.

Other than Kanavi, there may be one other one Yike is wanting ahead to taking part in in opposition to and that’s Canyon: “I actually wish to play in opposition to him in addition to he and Kanavi are the 2 I’m most hyped about.”

With Worlds being in Korea, Yike talked about it will be his first time going to the nation. I requested him if there may be something, particularly, he needs to do as soon as he flies there:

I for positive wish to attempt the meals. I feel my group talked a lot concerning the meals there in order that’s one of many issues i’m most enthusiastic about. I heard it’s very spicy and I like consuming spicy meals.

As somebody who loves Korean meals, I feel it was honest to inform him to attempt all kinds of fried hen.

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Earlier than rounding off the interview, Yike took the possibility to ship a message to all his followers:

I wish to thank each single fan that’s been supporting me and my group. I wish to make Europe proud at Worlds and I wish to ensure that we will play nearly as good as we will as a result of I feel we will go actually far. 

Yike and the remainder of the G2 squad might be heading to South Korea quickly to start out their observe forward of Worlds 2023. However earlier than that, it will likely be celebration time: G2 achieved the good milestone of 10 LEC titles, as they proceed to solidify themselves as essentially the most profitable group in EU.

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