KT Score: "KT has never been to MSI, we really want to make it this time"

ended ' win streak by securing a 2-1 victory against the top-ranked team in LCK. With this victory, the finalists of the last Worlds maintain their second place and keep a win ahead of T1 and Gen.G Esports.

After the game, Sheep Esports spoke with KT’s head coach Go "Score" Dong-bin to talk about the team’s up and down results during round 1-2, what the team lacks to build consistency and meta adaptations.

Go "Score" Dong-bin: "First of all, we have been losing a lot of games recently by playing too passively. So today, regardless of how clean the gameplay was, the fact that we designed the game proactively and won because of it makes me even happier.

Score: The meta right now is one where the botlane matchup and the jungler's pathing are really important, and I think we executed well in those areas, which is why we won.

Score: I would have to review it again to say for sure, but I think it was decent enough. There are obviously things to improve, but for today specifically, I think it was a pretty good draft for the players to play with.

Score: The way I see HLE is that they're a team that sometimes plays along with the meta, but also often interprets the game differently from the meta. Our team is pretty confident in the 4v4 side of things outside of top, so the mid and bot area. I emphasized that if we play those situations confidently, we can win. That's what we focused on in our preparation.

Score: Draven is a pick that (Lee Min-hyung) used to play a lot back in the day. Even when we faced it before, I always thought it was a very high-risk pick. So the thinking was that if we can just hold on in the early game and, as they say, catch them out even once, then the momentum would swing hard in our favor. That's how we were thinking about it.

Score: I think we were quick to read the meta in Round 1. There were some issues with the details and fundamentals in between, but we were still winning a lot because we were ahead of the other teams in that regard. But then we started losing toward the end of Round 1 and into the start of Round 2. So right now, we're working a lot on polishing up our fundamentals.

Score: Honestly, where we are right now is more of a rebuilding phase. We're still in the very early stages, so I wouldn't say we're fully back. It's more like we're in the process of building it back up.

Score: It's not really about focusing on one specific thing. It's more like we're trying to read the meta as fast as possible, and on top of that, keep sharpening the details in both the draft and the gameplay. That's where a lot of our attention is going.

Score: Since KT has never been to MSI, we really want to make it this time. We've shown some rough performances during the regular season, but on the flip side, we've also shown that we can take down the top teams. So I think the possibility is very much there. If we can raise our level of play by playoffs, I think we can absolutely make a run for it. That's definitely a big source of motivation for us.

Score: I mean, Daeny (Yang Dae-in) from Bilibili Gaming kind of has that superstar feel to him, so he catches my eye [laughs]. I wouldn't say really respect, but he definitely draws my attention. He's entertaining, and he's clearly talented.

Score: Our performance this season has been going up and down pretty wildly. But the fans always cheering for us is what helps us climb back up even after we dip. We'll keep pushing upward and work hard to make sure we don't come back down before the season ends. We'll do our best to keep it a smooth ride."