Recently, Korean media xportsnew interviewed Oner, the jungler of the Korean representative team in the Asian Games League of Legends project. The original translation is as follows:
After the T1 jungler Oner participated in the League of Legends Global Finals for the first time in 2021, he will unknowingly participate in the League of Legends Global Finals for the third time. The 2023 Global Finals is even more special for the Korean team because it will be the first time in 2018 that the Global Finals will be held in South Korea in five years. It is expected that many fans will cheer for the Korean team.
Oner players participating in this year’s global finals also conveyed an even more special determination. After a tortuous 2023 season, the Oner player once again challenged on the international stage said, "I really want to win this time. This global finals will be held in South Korea. I will not let the fans down."
——Oner players who have escaped from the slump in the summer split are working hard to adjust their status.
The 2023 LCK Summer Split is a regrettable season for T1 and Oner players. When Faker Lee Sang-hyuk was out due to injury, T1 failed to regain its original competitive form and experienced a huge difficult period. It was also difficult for Oner players to shake off their sluggish state. Despite this, the Oner players who experienced hardships improved their condition starting from the playoffs and showed a stable competitive level until the finals.
Oner player looked back on the entire season and said, "I experienced a slump in the early and middle stages of the season, but I rediscovered my playing style in the second half of the season." The biggest reason for the rebound in competitive level is of course the gradual decrease in mistakes. As the operations become more detailed, the in-game performance becomes better again, and the influence of Oner players becomes greater again.
Oner players emphasized that T1 also needs to continuously improve its operations in the 2023 Global Finals. Oner player said, "T1 is a team with a deep hero pool in all positions. Even if we lose the previous game, we still have the ability to overturn the next game. Compared with other competitors, our operation and fighting capabilities are not inferior. to them.”
The Oner player continued, "You have to do what you need to do in the game to win the game. League of Legends is such a game. Depending on the particularity of the (match) scene and the quality of the day, it may happen There will be a certain amount of mistakes, and if those variables are eliminated, I think we will achieve particularly good results this year.”
Oner players, who took a two-week break after the summer split, recently returned to the team and started playing ranked and getting to know the version. The summer finals used version 13.14, and the global finals will use version 13.19. There are huge differences between the two versions, so before the start of the global finals, continuous and effective lineup and version research is needed.
The Oner player who recently started playing ranked has high praise for the "developmental jungler". Oner player said, "We are now understanding the version. The influence of junglers in the 2023 Global Finals should be relatively high. I feel that junglers with high development expectations will become better."
Oner players are very proficient in jungle heroes with high development expectations. Despite this, the Oner player conveyed his will to adapt 100% to the version no matter what the version is. "Only players who adapt to any version are outstanding players. I will participate in the 2023 Global Finals with confidence."
Oner players said that the teams to be wary of in the 2023 Global Finals are not only JDG of the LPL, but also BLG. Although JDG has had an advantage in the recent duel with BLG, Oner players said that this is a restraint relationship. "BLG is similar to the LPL championship team. It is also a very strong team."
Despite this, if T1 and BLG play against each other, Oner and Zeus's top and jungle coordination is very good, and he has shown his will not to lose to BLG. Player Oner said, "We have almost never lost in 2v2 (upper and jungle) duels. Player Zeus and I have been working together for a long time since the youth training period, and we are confident in the upper and jungle battle with BLG."
Oner player said that the player he most wants to play against in the 2023 Global Finals is Tarzan. Oner player said, "I want to play against Tarzan, and I feel like I can play against him in this global finals. He has performed well in both ranking and competition. I have known him since before his debut, and I want to compete with him in the game. Duel."
Regarding the three teammates who participated in the Asian Games, Oner player said, "I feel very proud that three teammates participated in the Asian Games. I hope they can hang the gold medal around their necks, and then continue the good atmosphere to the 2023 Global Finals and achieve success." Good results. We will definitely win the championship this time and we will repay the support of the fans with an excellent competitive level.”