We asked G2 Esports top-laner BrokenBlade for his thoughts following his team’s 3-1 defeat to Gen.G in the first match of the MSI 2023 bracket stage today.
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BrokenBlade told Esports News UK: “[My teammates and I didn’t get the chance to talk yet but I think once we go back, I think everybody will be reflective about what happened today, why we lost today and how we can win.
“Personally, I think we had good things to show today. We had good fights, we put up a fight in most games. This is something we can really learn from. If we go back home now and are very sad thinking about why we lost, it’s not going to help us win. The best chance for us right now is to go back home, think about how we can up our game and that’s it.
“Mechanically, we’re not gonna get better in four days. We can get better by being more decisive, changing our picks maybe, how we play the game and talk with each other in game… I think all these things can be better and help us improve. That’s what we have to do in order to actually go and get a [good] lower bracket run.”
BrokenBlade, G2 Esports
“If we want to achieve the lower bracket run, we have to be very crisp with how we respond to losses. We’re bound to lose one or two games, which we did in this series against Gen.G. It could’ve very easily been a 3-0 after that second game was a big stomp.
“But I’m very proud of my teammates coming back and putting up a fight. I think it’s a good sign for us, which we’ll take into the lower bracket, which is a big and long fight.
“We’re gonna have to play a lot of series if we want to lift the trophy in the end. I’m very excited for that, actually. Thank you guys.”
BrokenBlade also spoke to other members of the media during a post-match press conference.
He said that every game felt winnable versus Gen.G and commented more on the match.
“In the last game, I was far ahead,” BrokenBlade commented. “But Gen.G will play well with waves and with discipline, so if you don’t have many tools to get on top of them, it’s hard. I tried to flank in the Nash fight, I was a bit greedy with that and went a bit too early, I could’ve let the enemies commit more. Up until that fight we were in a good position to win.
“To Mad Lions [in their match versus T1 on May 10th] they have to be very decisive and crisp. Asian teams are very strong. T1 are mechanically better and more dominant [than Gen.G] when it comes to mechanically out-laning you. But Mad have their own style of playing, so best of luck to them.
“I think our rival in the lower bracket will be [C9 out of the LEC and LCS teams]. I think they’re probably the best team outside of us that’s not LCK or LPL. I think they have a good shot against BLG, I’m excited to see how they play on stage.”
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Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
