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along withleague of legendsthe swiss round of the 2024 global finals is about to begin. riot games held a media day this week. players from multiple teams attended the event and were interviewed. on october 2, korean media released an exclusive interview with t1 support player keria. first, they talked about the players’ adaptation to the competition environment. keria expressed that he was satisfied with the current weather in berlin because he likes the cold weather, but he admitted that the adjustment to the jet lag was still in progress. he got up earlier in the morning and the competition started earlier. keria is currently not adapting well, causing him to feel tired three or four hours after waking up.

t1 will face tes in the first round of the swiss round. when talking about the upcoming game with tes, keria believes that they have met one of the strongest teams they can draw. after all, tes is the second seed in the lpl division. he pointed out that due to the huge changes in the version and the bo1 format, they need to go all out to prepare in order to successfully pass the first game of the swiss round. t1 doesn't know what tactics tes has prepared, but if they can make full preparations according to their own ideas, keria feels that the team has the ability to successfully win tes.

although the play-in stage games have been completed, everyone is still curious about what the version of the world championship will look like. after analysis, keria believes that although riot games has tried to reduce line-switching tactics, this strategy still appears frequently in games. he predicted that in subsequent games, there will be diverse heroes and lineups on the field, and t1 needs to quickly determine its direction and tactical framework. keria claimed that this version has various possibilities, and the team must determine its own direction.

regarding the line-swapping tactic that has been used for half a year, keria bluntly said that the line-swapping tactic is boring for both players and audiences because it deviates from the core principle of league of legends, which is to create advantages through laning. in previous games, as long as the laning is good, you can get a certain lead. he likened the line-swapping tactic to make the game like chess. both sides do not line up and are constantly roaming. this makes people wonder whether they are playing league of legends or playing chess.

keria expressed his expectations for the upcoming duel with tes's bottom lane combination of jackeylove and meiko. after all, these two players were very aggressive during the laning period and also fulfilled their responsibilities well in the mid-to-late game. he believes that this pair performs very well in every stage of the game, and keria personally likes them, so he is looking forward to competing with tes's bottom lane combination. but even if the current version is aggressive, it is difficult to gain much benefit, so he looks forward to an interesting confrontation between the two sides.

when talking about the similarities in the styles of t1 and tes, keria pointed out that tes and t1 do have some similarities in style, especially in the bp stage, they do not tend to actively change lanes. he believes that tes will only change lines when necessary, which is similar to t1's strategy. if both sides consider changing lanes during the bp stage, it is basically because the opponent's bp forces them to choose to change lanes. as for game operations, he feels that tes and t1 are similar.

in addition, keria revealed that she lived with deft in 2020 and occasionally met and greeted meiko in qualifying. he also mentioned that there was an opportunity to exchange team uniforms with meiko two years ago, but it ultimately failed to materialize. his favorite lpl players include crisp, meiko and ming. he admires meiko very much and hopes to exchange uniforms with him. after all, keria has already exchanged uniforms with two other lpl supports. at the end of the interview, keria paid tribute to meiko, praising him as a great player with outstanding career achievements and a legend in the lpl, and looked forward to a wonderful showdown with meiko.