We've approached the half-way point for the
2014 League Of Legends group stages and the games have lived up to their
expectations providing both dominant performances and huge underdog showings. I
managed to run into Matthew "Impaler" Taylor, the Jungler for EU LCS’s Supa Hot Crew at an event
being hosted by my university, and I slipped in a few questions about his view on Worlds so far and what his outlook is for Supa Hot Crew.
Watching Worlds:
Have
you been watching worlds and what are your impressions so far?
Impaler: I’ve watched the first few games
and I think the Koreans are going to dominate. They’re on a whole new level
compared to all the other teams and Samsung White have definitely proved that
in their games.
Rengar:
We've seen quite a few Rengar picks at worlds so far. As one of the best Rengar
players from the west, what is your opinion on how he’s been played?
Impaler: I’m actually surprised that Rengar
has been played so much, especially considering his ult got nerfed, it’s been
pretty good so far. The Koreans and the Chinese have a much better grasp on the
mechanics and key skills than the western teams.
Supa Hot Crew:
How
has it been for the Supa Hot Crew since the end of the season, do you think you
could be challenging for worlds next year?
Impaler: I’m not too sure. The team has
been kinda of shaky at the moment and the line up isn't certain. We could be
seeing some changes. We’re really disappointed that we messed up against Roccat, but I think we could take SK Gaming in a best of five.
Last thoughts:
Lastly
who do you think is going win worlds this year?
Impaler: I think its going to be Samsung
White. Player for player they’re better and much more mechanically adept than
any of the other teams and their team play is unchallenged. If I had to pick a
team to challenge them, I’d say Samsung Blue have a pretty good chance as
they've taken games off of White and can do so here. Basically, I’d pick any
Samsung team to win it this year. Personally I’m a big Dandy fan. I’ve learnt a
lot from watching his play and I think if you really want to learn how to be
the best at League of Legends, you need to be watching the OGN over the LCS.
