BLG Viper 🇰🇷 on where his drive to always be better comes from:
"Even before I went pro, there were already so many pros in the scene. I wanted to stand out and specialize in something that made me different.
I thought that if I knew everything about the game, I might be able to get ahead of everyone else and have an advantage.
Since I was young, I wasn’t picky. I played every champion and every role: top, mid, jungle, bot, and support. A lot of my League memories come from playing all of those things. Besides scrimming and practicing, I was able to play what I wanted, and I think that helped me stay a step ahead of other players. Maybe I already had that desire to get ahead and become a standout player in me.
As for being a perfectionist, I do pursue perfection, even though I know it’s impossible. I do everything I can to become the perfect player. I used to think I could make it through playoffs without dropping a single game, but losses are sometimes unavoidable in competition.
Luck can be part of it, too, as much as I hate to say that. I keep thinking about what I can do as a player and what else I can contribute to help the team win. That’s what I always strive for."
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Proximity at #Worlds2026 | Botlane
➡️ The further to the right you are, the more your jungler is involved compared to your opponent
⬆️ The further up you are, the more your support plays alongside you
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ENGLISH VIPER AGAIN AGGHHH
🎤：Viper, thank you so much for taking the time to talk with us. Congrats on a win. Congrats on reach another World Final. And talking about, a little quick about the series against T1, the curse is broken. And what do you think BLG made different this time?
🐍：First of all, I’m really happy that we can make it to the finals. And this is my second World Finals. But I feel like this is my first time to go to the World Final. So yeah, I’m really happy and appreciate all the team.And we, yeah, we keep trusting each other and we believe that we can break the curse. And like versus T1, LPL, yeah, this is the first BO5 winning moment. So the difference is in the belief, I think. So we five members and plus coaches and our head coach Daeny, and all of us really, really, really wanted to do that. So yeah, I’m happy to make it.
🎤：Viper, your case is interesting because everybody knows you’re a Korean player, but the LPL is a huge part of your story, you know, with EDG, now with BLG. So how much has playing in China changed you as a player and of course as a person?
🐍：I think I’m not changing anything. I just play the game. I always, I do. And I’m so lucky guy that I can meet some nice people and nice teammates. And they’re all really good at playing this game. So I think 2021 in EDG and 2026 BLG also have, yeah, also have me. But I think I’m lucky guy.
🎤：Oh, okay. And what does this final mean to you? Your second final, of course, but what does this moment mean to you personally?
🐍：I don’t know, I just, I can’t, cannot believe that we finally make it.And before the match I thought that, yeah, versus T1, LPL in Worlds, there’s no, there’s no winning moment in once. But they have no Viper in LPL. So this time it will be different. And yeah, I proved that.
🎤：All right, thank you so much, Viper. Thank you so much, Helen. Good luck and have fun in the finals.
🐍：Thank you, gracias.
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BLG Viper 🇰🇷 returns to the Worlds Final for the FIRST time since winning the title with EDG in 2021! #Worlds2026
2019 — Quarterfinals (GRF)
2021 — Champion (EDG) 🏆
2022 — Quarterfinals (EDG)
2024 — Quarterfinals (HLE)
2025 — Quarterfinals (HLE)
2026 — Final secured (BLG) 🆕
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