The World Championship of League of Legends has been running for a few weeks, and the group stage is over; the first quarterfinal has also been played. All teams from Europe and the USA are already out. EDward Gaming (EDG) is considered a major contender for the title. In an interview with “Inven Global,” EDG’s top laner talks about his competitors from the West.
This is the top laner “Flandre” from EDG:
- The top laner Li “Flandre” Xuan-Jun started his career with the e-sports team “Snake.Q.”
- Flandre has been playing for EDward Gaming since December 2020; due to sponsorship agreements, they are currently called EDG Hycan.
- In 2021, the player was able to win the World Championship with his team and is the title defender this year at the Worlds.
- When asked how he and his team have performed in the Worlds so far, he says they played solidly, but there is still room for improvement on his part.
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Chinese pro praises 27-year-old Romanian from Rogue
What does the pro say about his competitors? When asked which players Flandre is worried about, he specifically mentioned the top laner Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu (27) from the European team “Rogue.”
He talks about how Odoamne has managed to master the top lane Maokai.
Odoamne has such good handling with champions with a lot of health that it looks like he is a master of his role. Flandre can still learn a lot from his active playstyle in the game.
Rogue is dominating the group stage, among other things, thanks to Odoamne, but is struggling towards the end.
In addition to Odoamne, the top laner from RNG, who also plays in the Chinese league, is mentioned.
Flandre also says he can learn a lot from the e-sports team T1, as they are seen as contenders for the title with several won World Championships high in demand.
Rogue with Odoamne eliminated yesterday
What is next for EDG and Rogue? Rogue played on the evening of October 20 against the Chinese team JDG in a best-of-5 series in the quarterfinals.
According to the prediction game of LoL Esports (via LoL Esports), Rogue had an 18.4% chance of winning against JDG. Unfortunately, they could not prevail against the Chinese top team, and thus the dream of a Western victory burst. Even after Maokai was picked for Odoamne, Rogue struggled significantly. Ultimately, the team was eliminated 0-3 against JDG with no chance.
EDG, on the other hand, has a few days to study their opponents’ playstyle and adjust. They are set to face DRX, and the chances look good at 73.7% according to fans. This gives Flandre the opportunity to learn from the playstyles of his competitors and, in the meantime, to experiment in test matches.
Flandre’s team still has a chance to win the World Championship title. He addresses the fans again at the end of the interview, thanking them for their support and hoping that the fans will continue to back EDG and support them loudly in the future.
He promises that they will work on themselves to be able to compete equally against T1 in the future and provide the viewers with a great game.
How much does Flandre right with his statement, and do you think there are other top lane players he should keep an eye on? Let us know in the comments.
