After the Play-In Stage concludes, the World Championship (Worlds) 2023 will take a short break before returning with the Swiss stage. For the VCS representative – GAM Esports (GAM), they will face a very strong opponent named Gen.G in the upcoming match. This is truly a daunting challenge for Levi and his teammates.
Fairly speaking, GAM appears to be at a disadvantage compared to Gen.G in many aspects from skill, tactics to competitive mentality. Therefore, GAM needs to find special ways if they want to challenge Gen.G in this match. Recently, GAM’s analyst shared that the team should pick Ryze or Kayn to play on the psychological aspect against the strong opponent ahead.
Both names mentioned by GAM’s analyst are related to Gen.G’s painful memories at last year’s Worlds. In Kayn’s case, Gen.G was completely caught off guard by this champion when Canyon used it. Canyon in the first game against Gen.G simply moved too intelligently and broke every resistance effort from this team.
Meanwhile, Ryze targets Chovy’s position when recalling the match between Gen.G and DRX. Remember in that match, Chovy had an extremely poor fourth game with Ryze. The highlight was the Flash used to retreat while he was not threatened at all.
Therefore, GAM’s analyst mentioning Kayn and Ryze is aimed at psyching out Gen.G in the upcoming match. GAM may not need to directly select these champions but just hint at them during the drafting phase is enough to remind Gen.G of their painful memories. From there, GAM’s chances in this match will be slightly elevated.
Of course, the aforementioned strategy, if effective, will only serve to create a bit of difficulty for Gen.G. Fairly speaking, GAM’s chances of winning in the upcoming match are extremely limited. Perhaps what VCS fans hope for in the upcoming match is simply that GAM plays well, and their best effort is already enough.