NAVI Rhilech: "This entire year, many doubted us [...] We will prove them wrong again"

Coming in as clear underdogs, enter the LEC 2026 Summer Finals weekend with nothing to lose and everything to gain. Facing off against in their first match, the new boys on the block could very well grab the last spot at Worlds 2026 if they catch the Spanish juggernaut slacking. Still, as said himself, this is the most important moment of the year, and he fully expects his opponents to come in guns blazing.

In an exclusive interview, the Rookie of the Year jungler sits down with Sheep Esports to talk about the challenges ahead, the chance to play internationally for the first time, making his dreams a reality, and the pride he takes in his accomplishments thus far.

Enes "Rhilech" Uçan: “I'm feeling great. I'm also feeling confident about facing them. I really feel that we will win and make it to Worlds.

Rhilech: Recently, they’ve been a bit shaky, but now it’s playoffs. They will fully tryhard—there’s Worlds on the line. It's not like just regular season anymore. They will do whatever they can to win, and they have really solid players. I'm expecting it to be harder than GIANTX for sure.

But regardless, at the end of it, we will be the happy ones. We will win. I'm really confident.

Rhilech: It was a close series. Ours against GX was quite close too. Both were really shaky series. But MKOI showed that they are beatable, even when they have a lead. And we will take advantage of it. We will do our best.

Rhilech: When we are in a good mood or having a good day, it’s like we are all playing together as just one brain. And when we do that, we do really good things. When everyone follows one plan, we do it really good. And the outcome is really good as well. And I hope that tomorrow will be a good day.

Rhilech: Right now, yeah. We have a really good mood in the team. And if we don't sleep badly or something bad happens, I think we will have a good mood on match day as well. And it will pay off.

Rhilech: It's my first time playing in this kind of big arena, well, second if we count the Karmine Corp roadtrip. But this arena is so much bigger compared to KC Arena. It will be a really good experience no matter what the outcome is. It feels great to be here.

When I was watching the LEC, I was dreaming and hoping one day I would be there. I was dreaming that I’d be the best jungler of Europe, or even in the entire world, and it’s slowly becoming true. It's just the start of many good things. And it's going to be a really good experience for me.

Rhilech: I'm not ranking myself between other junglers. But overall, to be the best, you need to win the LEC. I need to lift that trophy and show everyone that I ruled this league, I ruled this role. And that's going to be the moment that I will show everyone that I'm the best.

Rhilech: This entire year, people expected less from us than what we achieved. Many doubted we’d even make playoffs, and we did every single split. This split, they did not believe we’d make top four, and we did. Now, they aren’t believing we can make it to Worlds, but we will prove them wrong again.

Rhilech: I mean, I will go to an international event no matter what due to the Demacia Cup. But to be going to Worlds in the first year, it's like one of my biggest dreams. My ultimate dream is to win Worlds. Just like all esports players have, or at least should have. And it's going to be a really huge step towards that. We will see.

Rhilech: I'm really proud of myself, my performance, and the outcome of this year. I'm really proud of everyone in the team and coaches.

Rhilech: It's the coach’s job. I just play my game and focus on myself until the year and matches are over. I'm not trying to think beyond that, because when you think about this kind of stuff, it will also affect you. You will get into this mindset that the year is finished. Just focus on next year? No, just focus on today, bro. There is no tomorrow.”