[Interview] Yellow vs. Nada - IeSF Invitational

IeSF Star Invitational Finals
2nd place: YellOw
“I feel very disappointed”
“I’m disappointed at the result, but I regret the games as well”



- You regrettably got 2nd place
▲ I’m pretty disappointed. I’m disappointed at the result, but I regret the games as well.

- Although you ultimately got 2nd place, your game play on the game you won was good
▲ It seems like I’m playing better. However, it’s important for me to show that 100% clearly. I planned it that way, but I didn’t do to well today. This may sound like an excuse (laughs), but the monitors today were LCD instead of CRT. The size of the screen was really big also. My strategy was based on mutalisks, but I didn’t do too well. So, I changed my strategy and ended up losing weirdly.

- Your 4th game must be the most regretful
▲ The 4th set indeed is the most regretful. After drone scouting the fast barracks, I expected a fast factory. There was no factory in his main, so I expected a center factory. I should have been able to cancel the factory, but I regret it.

- Since you’re playing tomorrow in Proleague, do you think this will affect the match?
▲ To certain degree, I think it will affect it. However, I’ll try really hard. Today’s games shocked me quite a lot.

- You faced Nada after a long time
▲ A final with Nada has been a while and it’s very pleasing. I wanted to play good matches with him regardless of the result, but I don’t feel satisfied with how the games went. If a match happens at a far place, a player’s condition is the most important and all the equipments, chairs, systems, mice and monitors are supposed to be well-fit for the players, but that didn’t go too smoothly. People who don’t know it may easily ignore this, but it’s very important and crucial for the players. I’m sorry that I couldn’t play well for the fans because of difficulties.

- This event happened in Taebaek. How do you feel?
▲ I came up together with Nada. I arrived last night, so I couldn’t see much scenery. However, the images that I saw in Taebaek were really pleasing. There is a ski resort and a lot of people. And because it was an international event, there were a lot of foreigners. Because they liked games, I felt friendly although we’ve seen each other for the first time. I liked that atmosphere a lot. Also, they watched our games live so that was a different feeling. Many other players other than me want these events to include foreigners as well, so I’m for these kinds of events.

-Last words?
▲ I came this far and lost in the same situation as my opponent, so I don’t have anything much to say. Next time I play against Nada, I’ll show better games.

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IeSF Star Invitational Finals
1st place: NaDa
“I played well and I’m glad”
“It’s important that IeSF becomes popular”



-How do you feel to be the winner of “the return of the legends”?
▲ It’s been a while since I last won. I was 2nd place in the Heritage. I’m really glad and I think I played well.

- You experienced victory after a long time
▲ I had forgotten that I haven’t won in a long time. I really wanted to win today, and I was desperate.

- You played against Yellow after a long time
▲ I was happy that I was able to play Yellow again. I’m disappointed that we couldn’t do it in the best condition, but if we get another chance, I hope we can play again in better conditions.

- What do you suspect as the reason for your victory today?
▲ I think the first game was big. If I won the first match, I knew it will go to the 4th set. And in the 4th set, I prepared a strategic game play, and if I wanted to make it work, the 1st game was important. Similar to Yellow, I didn’t find the chair and the table too suiting for me. I hope gaming chairs and desks are used next time. I regret those aspects in this tournament.

- You seemed to have analyzed Yellow a lot
▲ Rather than analyzing my opponent, I concentrated on my builds. Had I faced any other Zerg players, I would have used the same strategies. However, there were a lot of things that worried me.

- Last thing you want to say in this tournament?
▲ In order for IeSF to grow, it’s important that it becomes popular. More games and better gamers are important. I hope they raise the tournament prize money, so more players become interested in the league.

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