Following the loss in opposition to BLG within the semifinals of Worlds 2024, WBG Xiaohu spoke with the media about what went flawed within the sequence.
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WBG Xiaohu – Worlds 2024 Semifinal Interview
Q: Weibo Gaming had robust crew compositions however confronted challenges in teamfight coordination and determination making. Are you able to share what was lacking within the execution and the place the crew may have improved in connecting performs?
I believe the largest situation was the mid sport macro rotations and contesting imaginative and prescient and the locations we determined to take fights in. Within the first sport, the rift was most likely higher within the mid lane and within the second sport the baron combat the enemy double carries didn’t have flash however we centered on Jax as a substitute.
Q: How did you’re feeling about when WBG picked Maokai for the highest lane and Elise for the jungle in sport 2? As we speak occurs to be Elise’s birthday as nicely.
To be sincere, the highest lane selection was affected by scrims and we thought that Maokai and Poppy have been good into Jax however he ended up having two good video games, we weren’t good with our teamfight determination making. For Elise, we should always have performed aggressively however due to the extent 1 combat we began taking part in extra towards scaling.
Q: What was the sensation like after the loss and what are the plans going ahead?
After shedding, we have been fairly unhappy and we felt like we didn’t try this good on a lot of the stuff. However a loss is a loss and there isn’t a lot you are able to do. Now, I simply hope we will get some relaxation.
Q: It’s unlucky you weren’t in a position to undergo, how would you describe WBG on this Worlds and the yr typically?
If we have a look at our journey, I nonetheless suppose it’s a very good yr as a result of we solely performed collectively as 5 from summer time and we struggled initially, nearly dropping within the decrease group however we then made it to the LPL finals and a prime 4 at Worlds. I believe all of us improved all through the journey and being the #4 seed might be a very good end result however it’s nonetheless a little bit of a pity as a result of we couldn’t get to the very finish .
Q: We now have seen Skarner and Jax being very robust in the entire world. What was the strat to face it and why go away it open within the three video games?
It has partially to do with how the scrims have been, Jax and Skarner are respectable picks into Yone however we additionally picked champions with plenty of crowd management for teamfights and junglers like Model and Elise that don’t have many points in opposition to Skarner. We have been in a position to get a couple of benefits early on however our mid-late sport determination making wasn’t as nice, which is why we misplaced.
