In the third round of the League of Legends 2024 World Championship Switzerland round, the LNG team defeated the DK team 2-0 to win this victory and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. After the match, LNG's mid-laner Scout was interviewed by Han Wenliu. Scout first responded to the mood of the win and shared his feelings about the game. He said that the team had high expectations for the day's BP session, and LNG was able to be more comfortable in terms of BP and thought that the game would not be too challenging.
As expected, LNG had the upper hand in the BP of the series, and the red side came up with countermeasures in both games. Talking about the shift from BO1 to BO3 in the first two rounds of the Switzerland round and BO3 on qualifying day, Scout pointed out that due to the limited training time for the World Finals, he chose two heroes in the competition, Silas and Galio, and although he didn't practice these two heroes much, he was confident in his choice. He believes that confidence is very important in the Switzerland round of the World Finals.
While Scout's two mid-laner hero choices were surprising, his excellent play in the game proved that it was a viable option. Scout responded that although he wasn't particularly prepared for the two heroes, he was very confident in his form. He explained that the selection of mid laner heroes is usually placed at the back, so that teammates can choose a better lineup in the first three floors, even if the last hero is not optimal, but as long as the right hero can be selected, the overall lineup will be better. In particular, Galio, the hero, played the choice of the backhand Conte.
The focus of this series will naturally be the head-to-head battle between the two champions, who faced each other in the final of the 2021 World Finals, when Scout defeated his opponent to win the title. Commenting on the long-awaited matchup with ShowMaker, Scout said that ShowMaker likes to choose heroes who can create opportunities, so they can deal with them smoothly as long as they are aware of the variables that may arise in the game. The final result was the same as they predicted, and ShowMaker was unable to maintain their previous suppressive force in the match.
With LNG becoming the first team to advance to the quarter-finals, they are waiting for the rest of their opponents in the knockout stage, with a 3-0 record being drawn against both teams with a 3-2 record. Scout looked ahead to the upcoming fixtures, mentioning that there are many strong teams in the 1-1 group and there may be strong teams who will break through from the 3-2 group, so they must be prepared. After all, if T1 loses to BLG, they will fall to a 1-2 group, but with T1's strength and tournament experience, they may qualify with a 3-2 record, so a 3-2 team cannot be underestimated.
At the end of the interview, Scout mentioned his expectations for playing Chovy, who is considered to be the best midlaner at the World Finals, and he hasn't played against Chovy in a major tournament yet. Since the interview took place before GEN's match against HLE, Scout didn't know that GEN had already advanced directly, but he didn't think GEN would advance to the quarterfinals with a 3-2 score, so he wouldn't meet GEN in the quarterfinals, but in the semifinals or finals. But if they get a chance to meet, he'll be hoping for a good game between the two sides.