[hkes_show_google_ad] It was all or nothing for Europe at IEM Katowice, and, unfortunately, they came out with the latter. theScore esports had the opportunity to talk with former Counter Logic Gaming jungler and esports expert Marcel “Dexter” Feldkamp about Europe’s showing at IEM Katowice. Dexter opened up about the overt weaknesses of the three teams that attended, and the other top team in EU LCS that didn’t. “Europe had to go into this tournament expecting to win. If Europe doesn’t win here, we had the best teams, we sent the best teams,” he told The Nexus. “They had to win the whole thing, and fans would have been satisfied. Europe’s performance was pretty bad.

“I think the drafts itself were really weird, and the prioritization on some champions in this tournament, especially for this tournament, it was so weird.” The discussion started with IEM Katowice finalists G2 and EU LCS team Misfits “When we talk about Europe, the one team I really like and really enjoy watching is Misfits.” He said. “G2 is good and solid all around, but they have obvious problems in early game. When G2 generate leads, they don’t push it. “Unicorns of Love, a team that has developed a good macro style… but they can’t cut their losses. If they come across something where they need to back off or react to something poorly, they still commit with an all-in, and if they die it would set them back really hard,” he said. “I think they never got punished in Europe for these mistakes. I’m afraid they will not develop this if the region doesn’t get stronger.” Dexter had harsh words for the final European team attending IEM Katowice after their underwhelming performance. “H2k is the worst team at teamfighting I’ve seen. They’re honestly really bad at teamfighting. They have to win the early game and get a super good early game lead and then transition that. But if they can’t get a lead… they’re going to face the same problems again at all international competitions.” [hkes_show_google_ad]