“They were so supportive, they quit all of my after-school academics in order to make me solely focus on League” Gen.G Peyz on his parent’s support

Gen.G's Kim "Peyz" Su-hwan took to the stage yesterday at the Copperbox Arena in London, England for his international debut. At the age of 17, Peyz has already accomplished plenty. The rookie sensation lifted the LCK title in his debut split, taking down Korean giants T1 in the grand finals. Peyz also won the finals MVP for his exceptional performance in that series.

In front of a passionate London crowd, who were heavily in favor of the European darlings G2 Esports, Gen.G Peyz did not shy away on the biggest stage. In a thrilling best-of-three, the Korean outlet came out on top with a 3-1 victory over their opponents at MSI 2023.

Following the series, esports.gg sat down with Peyz for an exclusive interview. Peyz spoke about the victory over G2 Esports, filling Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk's shoes, and briefly touched on his parental support on his journey to becoming a professional player.

Hello Peyz thank you for taking the time to talk to me today, firstly congratulations on the win! That was your first taste of international competition, how was that for you?

Gen.G Peyz: "I am happy that I was able to get a very smooth win in my debut game. Before the match started, I was slightly nervous, but not when I was playing the game. When I made a big mistake, I was a little bit nervous."

It looked like you guys were going to walk away with a quick 3-0 after that impressive 19-minute win in game two. You had a significant lead in game three but threw it away with some questionable plays, would you say your team was overconfident?

Gen.G Peyz: "Yeah they may have taken advantage of it, and also we kind of let our guards down. There were also so many minor mistakes happening in that game, so it all was a mixture of everything."

When you guys got to the back after throwing away game three, how did your coach help you prepare for game four? Some teams can falter after a defeat when they should have won.

Gen.G Peyz: "It was nothing special compared to the other feedback. It was mostly about our skill-shot mistakes and that we should just focus up and not let our guard down."

When G2 started to perform better in the third and fourth games, how did you and your team keep calm mentally to ensure you got over the line and not make it a five-game series?

Gen.G Peyz: "We were well aware of the setups that G2 could pull off in-game, so we were confident that we would be able to defend against those. But it didn’t really work as easily as we expected, so I was a little bit flustered. I do think G2 has huge potential."

You’re replacing a legend in Ruler who has been there and done it all with Gen.G, won Worlds, etc. What does it mean for you to be following in his footsteps of being a young AD carry on Gen.G who is expected to perform at the highest level?

Gen.G Peyz: "To be honest, in the beginning, I was really worried if I could actually fill Ruler’s big shoes, you know? But I kind of discovered if I kept just thinking about those worries and concerns, it would just make me play worse in-game.

I decided to just not think about it at all. I’m also feeling great that I’m part of Gen.G, we won LCK, and we’re representing LCK at MSI. Now that we just won LCK, I want to win another championship here. On Ruler, I think of Ruler as the best AD carry right now, so I just want to see how it feels to play up against him on stage."

I wanted to briefly touch on the journey you had to become a professional player. What were the conversations like with your parents when you decided I wanted to pursue a life in esports?

Gen.G Peyz: "When I first brought that up to my parents, they were really happy with the fact that I shared with them what I want to do in the future. And then they were so supportive, for example, they quit all of my after-school academics in order to make me solely focus on League."

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