Deficio: "There are two different gaps. The one to Korea and the one to SKT"

Former NiP player and current LCS commentator, Martin “deficio” Lynge spoke to The Score esports about his old team, NiP’s new team and the gap between Korean teams and the west.
 
“There are two different gaps,” the Dane said. “The one to Korea and the one to SKT.” SK Telecom are current world champions and recently won the Mid Season Invitational for a second year in a row. Deficio says the gap between SKT and the rest of the world is as big as it has ever been: “I don’t think the gap is closing because non-Korean teams always play catch up when they show up at international events.”
 
It’s not all doom and gloom for teams outside Korea, however. “G2’s performance in [MSI] playoffs was fantastic,” he said. “They improved a lot during the tournament and became a legit top team.”  But it wasn’t just G2 that impressed, according to Lynge: “Gigabyte Marines challenged the other teams and could have made it out of groups,” he said, adding that “WE played some awesome games with good early games from Condi into some group teamfighting.”
 
Speaking of teams not expected to do well, Lynge said he was “glad to see NiP return … because they are a large European organization with deep roots in Scandinavia.” He claimed it was not because of his involvement with the team in the past, but admitted that he had enjoyed his time there. “I enjoyed working with NiP,” he said. “HeatoN (the owner) is a fantastic boss to have and you can really feel that he cares about his players.”
 
However, despite his happy memories, like most other people he doesn’t expect much from the current roster. “I didn’t know what to expect from a Nagne who was stuck in the depths of LSPL, he said. “HeaQ, Sprattel and Shook are all players who never consistently stood out in the LCS.” He did have some words of hope for NiP fans, though: “If they have proper coaching and the right attitude then I can see them improve and really challenge ROCCAT and Misfits for that third place in Group A.”  Even so, he still expects another team to take that spot: “Misfits are still my favourites to take third in the group.”
 
Lynge has not been impressed by Misfits in the early stages of Summer Split, however. “A full offseason of prep and then you get destroyed by Fnatic and H2K,” he said. “I’m expecting both Misfits and Splyce to come in angry for Week 2 and ready to prove something.”
 
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