KRX's 'Rich' Lee Jae-won: "To be honest, I was worried at first.."

On the 10th, at the National Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam, KT Rolster (KRX) lost 1-2 to Hanwha Life in their KRX Homefront match. Despite the loss, KRX showed clear improvement compared to their previous match against Gen.G, with 'Rich' Lee Jae-won delivering an impressive performance on Gnar and K'Sante.

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After the match, 'Rich' shared his thoughts on the series against Hanwha Life: "I was very worried because we lost so easily against Gen.G. Today, I think we managed to execute our pick-ban strategy as planned. Even though we lost, there are things we learned."

Rich admitted that he felt pressured following KRX's lackluster 0-2 defeat to Gen.G on the 8th. "Honestly, I was more worried about the match against Hanwha Life before coming to Vietnam," Rich said. "But after being overwhelmed by Gen.G, the pressure grew. Still, I think we did a good job with our tier list, and considering our opponent is a team that excels at snowballing games through the top lane, I believe we held our own in that regard."

In a previous interview, Head Coach Cho Jae-eup and 'LazyFeel' mentioned issues with teamwork. Regarding this, 'Rich' noted, "What comes to mind right now is when Poppy moved out to secure vision and Varus died, or the various mistakes we made during dragon fights. Generally, we were rushing at times when we didn't need to be."

Although the KRX Homefront event in Hanoi was a roadshow for KRX, Hanwha Life's popularity in Vietnam was immense—to the point where there were more Hanwha Life fans than KRX fans. 'Rich' expressed his gratitude to the fans, saying, "I knew Hanwha Life was a popular team in Vietnam. I was personally surprised, but I was also grateful that our fans cheered for us just as passionately."

'Rich' also delivered an impressive performance in Game 3, taking down Jax and Sylas with K'Sante. He explained the situation: "In the Jax-K'Sante matchup, K'Sante gains the advantage as he levels up. We had a good trade during that timing, which created a great opportunity. When we caught Sylas in front of the bottom tier-2 tower, their jungler also went down, and we picked up a lot of points. I thought the game was turning in our favor, but we were swept away by the opponent afterward and ended up losing."

The KRX Homefront event concluded with the match against Hanwha Life. Reflecting on the entire schedule, 'Rich' said, "At first, I was worried because I didn't think we had that many fans. But thanks to the fans, it was a truly great time. I am very grateful to the fans who sent us such passionate support."

Finally, when asked if any particular fan stood out during the roadshow, 'Rich' concluded the interview by saying, "There is one fan who really sticks in my memory. At the fan meeting, they were wearing clothes that reminded me of the Vietnamese flag, and they had even dyed their hair red and styled it with a star shape on top to match the Vietnamese flag. What made it most memorable was that the person was actually Korean."

This article was originally written in Korean and translated with the help of NC AI. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom. [Read Original]

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