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Interview with iG's coach KingJ

At the Mars Dota2 League, KingJ, the recently appointed coach of IG talks about his views on the tournament, IG from the eyes of a coach and his time with TongFu.

 

Hi, thanks for KingJ accepting this interview. Please say hi to the viewers.

Hi everyone, I'm iG's current coach, KingJ.

Having mentioned that you are iG's coach, can tell us how you ended up taking up that role?

It's mainly because of Burning. When BurNIng was playing in tournaments and lost his sense of direction, I chatted with him about strategies, through that, I heard that they needed a coach. So, I confirmed with them (IG) and one thing led to another resulting in them wanting me as a coach as much as I wanted to be their coach. 

You have played with TongFu some time ago with the team achieved a less than ideal performance, what was the reason behind the poor performance?

When I first joined TongFu, I wanted to be a coach and not a player. But due to some internal issues that could not be solved, I left the team.

How is IG's atmosphere currently? Do you think the rumors about internal issues have merit?

I have seen those speculations on the Internet, but after I joined iG, I don't see the existence of any factors that affect team chemistry. I think this point of view comes from the fact that the rumors are from an outsider's point of view which is very different from our own point of view. We shouldn't care much about what people say.

Having been participating in this MDL event, how well do you feel the tournament is running, do you feel the format is reasonable?

I think the format of MDL is one of my personal favorite. It's simple and quick. Competition should not be overly complicated, and I think that sometimes random factors should be used to decide a result. BO1 has lots of randomness inside, so it is one of the better tournament format.

For all the games played in group A, was there any game has left you a strong impressions?

I think every match in group A was alright, all the teams in group A were on a similar level, meaning that the quality of games were up to the viewer's standards.

Group B will start tomorrow, are you confident that IG will advance to the next round?

We are highly confident as four out of five teams will advance. We expect ourselves to be better than the bottom 20% because we are one of the top teams and we cannot set our goal to be advancing from the group stage.

Who do you think is most likely to get eliminated in your group?

Compared to the other teams in the group, I think CDEC has limited experience, and does not have the same background as the other top teams. Even though they are better than last year, but they are still too young compared to the others.

Do you think there are huge differences between being a player and a coach? Will you stay on the role of a coach from now on?

The biggest difference between being a coach and a player is that you have to play and feel first before communicating. As a coach, you have to experience stuff with your own hands and as a player, you have to listen for the experience. I'm not sure if I will stick with a coaching role, I personally still prefer to play, but if I get a successful career as a coach, it will be a path I will consider. After all, people will have to change, and being one of the older generation players it's about time I need to consider my future.

In your two former teams you have been coached by the famous Mikasa and 71, do these two coaches have differences and do you refer to your experience with them?

As for the referring to their experience, I think I will try 71's coaching style, although 71 doesn't play Dota, I can still learn a lot from the way he communicates and teaches. Although I am try 71's coaching style, I will still try to have my own style of coaching since success will not happen if you just imitate the others.

The Chinese scene and 71 himself has repeatedly said he doesn't play Dota, however I keep hearing him talk about heroes and strategies with pro players who will listen, why is that?

Well, he has much more experience than us and he is also very persuasive. When I talk to him, we both usually try to trick each other in revealing our strategies and views.

Thanks for the interview KingJ, do you have anything you want to say to your fans?

Hope everyone support me being a coach and hope everything with iG will go well. Thanks.

 

Special thanks to IoniCStorM123for the translation.
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