Hyuk-gyu “Deft” Kim wished fellow veteran player Sang-hyeok “Faker” Sang-hyeok good luck, and at the same time revealed his goal for Worlds.
The League of Legends season 2023 kickoff event ‘Team Faker vs. Team Deft’, which was held on the 10th at LoL Park in Jongno-gu, Seoul, 메이저놀이터 ended in a pleasant atmosphere. Kim “Deft” Hyuk-kyu led the teammates of “Team Deft” to a 2:1 victory, and in the subsequent “POG Match” he played a big role, having a fun bout with Moon “Curz” Woo-chan.
In an interview after the match, Kim Hyuk-kyu said, “There are many players in my team and the opposing team who are related to me, so it was fun, and it’s better to win.” It was fun and enjoyable to play the game,” he said, expressing his feelings before participating in the event.
“It was different from the team composition I initially thought of, but I was satisfied with the selection of very good players,” said Kim Hyuk-kyu, who said, “Before the match, the bottom side discussed without Caitlyn, Lucian, and Yumi. As a result, many unexpected champions came out and it was fun.” revealed When asked about the player who came up with the team strategy, he added, “Me and ‘Morgan’ Lu-han Park and ‘Chovy’ Jung Ji-hoon were on the same team before, but we naturally talked a lot together.”
In the ‘OnePlus POG match’ that followed, Yun-soo “Peter” Jeong and Woo-chan “Curz” Moon won the first round, and Hyuk-gyu Kim chose Woo-chan Moon and lost in the Gragas mirror match. Kim Hyuk-gyu explained the reason for the choice, “I thought Moon Woo-chan would do better. I chose him because I wanted to work with someone who was good at it, but I was rejected.” I played the game well,” he said.
On this day, Kim “Faker” Lee Sang-hyeok, the team leader of ‘Team Faker’ and a long-time veteran of the LCK, joked, “I met as an enemy for a long time and lost a lot. He is a bad player to me.” He is an influential player and I respect him. I know he signed a 3-year contract, but I hope he will show a great performance.”
With the Spring Split opening on the 18th, Kim Hyuk-kyu pledged, “I joined Dplus Kia, and it’s a good team and it’s made up of good players, so I’ll do my best to achieve satisfactory results.” He added, “I have been distinguishing what I can and cannot do for a long time, but I hope it will be a year in which I try to do things that I cannot do and reach out to my fans a lot.” 메이저놀이터
In response to a question about the LoL World Championship (Worlds) scheduled to be held in Korea this year, Kim Hyuk-kyu said, “I participated every time it was held in Korea, and I have a lot of fun memories, but I couldn’t get a satisfactory result. I will work hard so that I can go to a high place this time.” The interview ended with a fire.