Off-laner for nouns, Nicolás "Gunnar" López, discussed in an interview at The International 2024 how his team managed to defeat the reigning TI champions and why he believes Luna is stronger than Lina.
On the victory over the defending champions:
Last year, the team also defeated the defending champions, Tundra Esports from Europe. The mood is upbeat.
The team prepared exceptionally well for the draft. Gunnar mentioned that he even started feeling like a professiona,l as if they were a real team. Their preparation paid off, and their strategy was effective.
On why he believes Luna is stronger than Lina:
In terms of damage, Luna delivers incredible damage and scales well to the 25th-level talent. Typically, she builds survival items for the late game. After completing Black King Bar, heroes generally survive with items like Pipe of Insight and various auras. Luna can outlast Lina after acquiring Black King Bar due to her magical damage.
Nouns from North America won against Team Spirit in the tiebreaker match. In the upper bracket, the North American team lost to Gaimin Gladiators from Europe, and in the lower bracket, they were defeated by the BetBoom Team. Nouns finished in the top 12.