DCG HongSuo on bouncing back from MSI: "I'm fairly confident we can make Worlds"

A year ago, Guo "HongSuo" Bei-Yi was still finding his feet in tier two. At MSI he ran into the best mid laners in the world — and walked away with a clear read on the gap. RFT.GG sat down with the Deep Cross Gaming mid after DCG's MSI exit, to talk about synergy over lane, the limits of DCG's all-in early game, and why he still backs them to reach Worlds.

How are you feeling after your first international debut — even if it ended 0-3 twice?

Unfortunately we got 3-0'd twice, but I still think we learned a lot at this tournament. We've learned pretty clearly where we stand internationally, and we got to learn a lot from teams outside our region by playing against them.

You emerged pretty late — you only really broke through when you joined DCG in 2025. Barely a year later, you're at MSI. How do you process how fast this happened?

I think it's always been my goal — not just to play in tier-one competition, but to step onto the international stage. So I think this is what I should have done.

After waiting so long for a real chance at an international, did walking here feel like a reward, or just the start of what you want to prove next?

Obviously our first goal was always to qualify for an international tournament. But now that we're already here,

I think we should shifts our goals in something higher — we should start aiming for a better score when it comes to performing internationally.

What was it like going up against world-class mid laners? Anything that surprised you, any difference from the LCP?

At the top tier, what makes a great mid laner really isn't about how good you are in lane — it's more about how you synergize with your team. Over these two days, I wasn't really losing lane that much. For the most part, we lost mostly because their mid laners synergized with their teams better than I did.

DCG built their identity on aggressive,play-for-everything early game, and you're a big part of that as the midlaner — in a meta where everyone's fighting early. Did that style feel like your biggest weapon, or did it get punished?

I still think it's an advantage we have. I feel like our biggest problem is how we maintain that advantage into the mid game — how we reduce our amount of mistakes and play more carefully. In general, I still think we're really good at grabbing that early tempo.

Looking back at these two series, what's the one thing you personally want to fix before the next time you're on the international stage?

I think personally my biggest thing is that whenever I'm in the side lanes, I get caught pretty easily — especially when it comes to global ultimates, I usually fall victim to that. So that's something that I will be improving in the future.

Even though these were hard games, do you still see the positive for this roster — one that's stayed together since last year and climbed through tier one — and in the experience you just had?

Our biggest takeaway is about how we maintain our mentality. It was our first time getting into an international tournament, so everyone's a little tense, everyone's a little nervous. In future we need to learn how to relax more and focus on showing our best performances.

Are you still confident we'll see DCG at Worlds this year?

I'm fairly confident we can make Worlds.

You know, in our first and second split we're always in the runner up position, which is second place — so yeah, I'm pretty sure we can make it.

Any last word for the international fans that followed your journey?

Unfortunately we got 3-0'd twice this time, but please still support us on our journey — and watch us qualify for Worlds.