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konadora
Singapore66163 Posts
 Kwanro: "I practiced hard and I was able to find the solution after some time."
"I practice hard for the games I have to face next."
- You have successfully qualified for the Semi-Finals two seasons in a row.
▲ I am really happy. My team let me practice hard for this MSL instead of Proleague. It is because of that that I've gotten this far. I feel really glad.
- Did they start doing that from from the Round of 8 only?
▲ No. It was throughout the entire season. My teammates helped me out a lot as well.
- The third and fourth set were to be played on maps that are heavily favored against Zergs.
▲ They are very tough maps. But I practiced hard and I was able to find the solution after some time.
- You decided to get your gas first after your natural.
▲ I spent some time thinking about what to do. I did not have any real reason behind it. I just chose it because my Zergling speed upgrade would be done faster.
- You destroyed the barracks with 6 Zerglings.
▲ Even I was surprised after I destroyed it, and I knew I had won. My first attack was fended off by a bunker, and it was an attack that I couldn't let it be defended against. The Terran's sim city was very good. But I knew that the Zerglings would be able to bypass the medic. I think luck was on my side.
- Your management skill has improved, so you seem to be stronger now in a series play.
▲ I want to play well in both Proleague and in individual leagues. Amidst that, I was able to play by my own style, and although I was formerly told that I couldn't play management style well, as I kept winning on broadcasted games, others have slowly acknowledged me. It is the people that I do not personally know that say that I've gotten better in a series play. I am just doing my best to win.
- You were the runner-up last year. Your thoughts on this season?
▲ I have to wait and see. I always want to win. I always think to myself how good it would have been if I had won, even before I go to bed. But now, I can't be too hasty. I do my best to focus only on the games I have to play ahead of me. I think that's the best mindset I should have.
- You will be playing the winner of BeSt vs Flash in the Round of 4.
▲ I don't have anyone I would want to advance in mind. Both players are the same to me. It's to be played on the grand stage of the Round of 4, so it will be good for me to overcome my fears and pressure. I think ZvT and ZvP is the same.
- Any further words?
▲ I want to thank  Special, GanZi, Center, hOn_sin and SaiR. PianO hasn't been feeling well lately so he's resting at home. He isn't able to practice with us, and I hope he quickly recovers and joins us in the dorms once again. SaiR is new to our team, and I hope he becomes the hope for our Terran line up. Also, I didn't talk about my fan cafe so my membership count didn't increase (laugh). Now that I am in the Semi-Finals, I hope more people join my fan cafe, and hope to give me more words of encouragement (laugh).
Fomos.kr
Flash: "Even now, I am not that hungry for the title."
"I worked on my TvP through practice."
- You have finally advanced into the Semi-Finals of the MSL in a long time.
▲ Like the OSL, I have gotten into the Semi-Finals after a long time. I will be facing Kwanro next, and I will definitely prepare hard to get into the Finals.
- You played today while being ahead 1-0.
▲ I have already forgotten about my win in the first set. I played while thinking as though the set was 0:0. I planned to win 3:0 and it all went according to plan.
- You won the second set in a long macro game.
▲ BeSt was able to macro more units than I expected. He really is different from other players. Still, I told myself that I would be able to win if I played well, and did not let my guard down. I was able to win because I wasn't complacent.
- You played defensively in the second set.
▲ I had no choice, due to the way the map is designed. If I split the map in half, then of course the Terran wins. The Protoss should go for a head-on attack, but I think BeSt thought that would cost him too much.
- You even succeeded in nuking your opponent.
▲ It had many effects. But I was too focused on the game that I missed out on some details. I only thought about how I could win. I thought that even if my nuke attempt failed, it wouldn't hurt me much. That was because I knew I would win as long as I split the map in half.
- You won the third set through a contain.
▲ I think my opponent was maxed in supply. I was at 120~130 supply. I think making a simcity with supply depots at the contain helped a long way. There were many times where the game would either end early or would drag on to late game, but today it ended up at an awkward timing.
- BeSt seemed to have really wanted to win today.
▲ I wanted to get my revenge against him. Through practice, I was able to improve my TvP. I wanted to show that my TvP has improved.
- With your advancement into the semi-finals, you can now aim to win both leagues.
▲ Even now, I am not hungry for a title in the individual leagues. That is because if I get greedy, there is no end to it. My current mindset is to play my best for every game. I think that is working out well. Even if I get eliminated, I am still young and I will have lots of opportunities in the future.
- The gap between the #1 KeSPA ranked Jaedong and you have gotten smaller.
▲ The gap was too big at first so I didn't really expect much. But when I checked the rankings for this month, the gap has gotten significantly smaller. I think I can finally try aiming for the first place in a long time. It's not about wanting to be in first place, but more about naturally getting there through good performance.
- You are facing Kwanro in the Semi-Finals.
▲ Kwanro is well-mannered and really kind. Not a lot of people know this, but I really like him as a player (laugh). I think it will be more fun to play him than playing other players. Kwanro is a very good player, and I will just have to prepare even harder.
- Any further words?
▲ I want to thank  Stats and Violet who helped me with practice despite being their off-days.
Fomos.kr
Feedback and correction welcome!
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Thanks for the translation! I fear for poor Kwanro however. I don't think he will make it to the finals.
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Thanks for the translation, waiting for Flash's interview patiently!
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Thx for the translation! Kwanro 3-0 Light surprised me by quite a bit. However, he isn't getting further than this.
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thanks for the fast trans Kona!
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
If Flash plays like he has done against Calm/Jaedong/Zero, Kwanro will take it. His style will crush all of the newfangled timing attacks Flash is throwing at people. If Flash watches that series with light carefully and prepares for the Kwanroll onslaught, then Flash will crush him like a fly.
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Gosh, everyone is right. Kwanro's eyes...
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Flash will prepare against Kwanro's early aggression, and if Kwanro opts for late-game Flash will still win by sheer force of macro and mechanics.
Thanks for translations!
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
ps. last translation my ass kona 
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konadora
Singapore66163 Posts
On January 07 2010 21:38 Plexa wrote:ps. last translation my ass kona
yeah I knew someone would say that rofl
I just had some time on my hands so I decided to do it @_@
(This week will be my last in a looooooong time though, that's a guarantee)
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Thanks kona, you little attention whore you;)
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Thanks for the quick interview translations! Dedicating Post 1,000 to you and all of Team Liquid's other lovely translators who turn those magic Korean runes into something that I can read and enjoy.
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plz destroy kwanro. no more zvz finals.
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- With your advancement into the semi-finals, you can now aim to win both leagues.
▲ Even now, I am not hungry for a title in the individual leagues. That is because if I get greedy, there is no end to it. My current mindset is to play my best for every game. I think that is working out well. Even if I get eliminated, I am still young and I will have lots of opportunities in the future.
- The gap between the #1 KeSPA ranked Jaedong and you have gotten smaller.
▲ The gap was too big at first so I didn't really expect much. But when I checked the rankings for this month, the gap has gotten significantly smaller. I think I can finally try aiming for the first place in a long time. It's not about wanting to be in first place, but more about naturally getting there through good performance.
if BW continues to go strong in the future, flash would make for a great coach.
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Thank you for the interviews..
KWANRO FACE (-_.)
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"- With your advancement into the semi-finals, you can now aim to win both leagues.
▲ Even now, I am not hungry for a title in the individual leagues. That is because if I get greedy, there is no end to it. My current mindset is to play my best for every game. I think that is working out well. Even if I get eliminated, I am still young and I will have lots of opportunities in the future."
Flash really matured so much lately, what a great attitude to have.
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Thanks for the translation!
I only hope that Flash doesn't have to play the MSL semifinal immediately before or after the OSL final.
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On January 07 2010 21:42 konadora wrote:yeah I knew someone would say that rofl I just had some time on my hands so I decided to do it @_@ (This week will be my last in a looooooong time though, that's a guarantee)
we'll take all the translations you want, even if you said that the last was your last.
THanks!
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Flash with the Buddhist sentiment: Even now, I am not hungry for a title in the individual leagues. That is because if I get greedy, there is no end to it.
He's a badass.
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Small typo - admist should be amidst. Great otherwise. Thanks for doing it.
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On January 07 2010 21:49 Megalisk wrote:
Thank you for the interviews..
KWANRO FACE (-_.)
lol :D
Flash is unstoppable
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konadora
Singapore66163 Posts
On January 07 2010 22:10 Nevuk wrote:
Small typo - admist should be amidst. Great otherwise. Thanks for doing it.
thanks!
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- You are facing Kwanro in the Semi-Finals.
▲ Kwanro is well-mannered and really kind. Not a lot of people know this, but I really like him as a player (laugh). I think it will be more fun to play him than playing other players. Kwanro is a very good player, and I will just have to prepare even harder.
Hmm, this seems kind of weird. Wasn't Flash saying something like "I won't be satisfied with winning my OSL group unless Kwanro loses his" or something a while back? And he's friends with Stork, who has a bit of a spotty relationship with Kwanro...
Must be their eyes. They both have eye 'things', Kwanro with his misaligned and Flash with his twitching.
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It's not about wanting to be in first place, but more about naturally getting there through good performance.
This is the ABC of sports psycology. Amazing he already thinks like that at his age. Unless it has been tought to him.
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Flash's mentality is right. If you do not have such overwhelming expectation of yourself, you wouldn't bend over due to self-inflicted pressure, especially since you already live in a high pressure environment. If you fail after raising your expectation to a dangerous level, your mentality risks of collapsing.
That is what happened to many before Flash, likely to Savior and soon will plague Best again.
The monster's reign of dominance has just started, and no end in sight.
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
thanks for translating! lolol to kwanro zvt and zvp are the same: SPEEDLING ALLINS GO
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On January 07 2010 21:15 konadora wrote:
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- You will be playing the winner of BeSt vs Flash in the Round of 4.
▲ I don't have anyone I would want to advance in mind. Both players are the same to me. It's to be played on the grand stage of the Round of 4, so it will be good for me to overcome my fears and pressure. I think ZvT and ZvP is the same.
early speedling pressure into fast hive with upgraded ultras... its always the same;-)
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
oh SHIIII I CANT BELEIVE WE NEVER NOTICEd KWANROS eye's before btw.. check this collection out
+ Show Spoiler [ KWANRO (-_.) collection] +
it's getting kinda creepy looking at it now >_< it looks SO photoshopped but it can't be.... @___@
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its obviously due to too much minimap-practicing with the left eye.
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On January 07 2010 22:38 alffla wrote:oh SHIIII I CANT BELEIVE WE NEVER NOTICEd KWANROS eye's before btw.. check this collection out + Show Spoiler [ KWANRO (-_.) collection] +it's getting kinda creepy looking at it now >_< it looks SO photoshopped but it can't be.... @___@
someone photoshop him so we can see what he would 'normally' look like.
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lol I never noticed this before but now, I see only that xD.
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
On January 07 2010 22:46 niteReloaded wrote:someone photoshop him so we can see what he would 'normally' look like.
ok i might have put it a notch too low cuz hes tilting his head a bit but the left one still looks more natural than the right one :x
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Dominican Republic825 Posts
thanks but i wanted best to win 
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On January 07 2010 21:36 Plexa wrote:
If Flash plays like he has done against Calm/Jaedong/Zero, Kwanro will take it. His style will crush all of the newfangled timing attacks Flash is throwing at people. If Flash watches that series with light carefully and prepares for the Kwanroll onslaught, then Flash will crush him like a fly.
Flash definitely has to adapt a lot to Kwanro's s tyle so his games wont be as easy as they might seem.
But I think already in this interview its apparent that Flash is gonna do that and will not take his enemy slightly. He already got kicked out by him last time after all..
Just look at how much Flash talks about his mindset, about how he can never underestimate anyone and not get greedy just thinking about the title. This is one of THE biggest differences to someone like bisu imo.
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On January 07 2010 22:40 StylishVODs wrote:
its obviously due to too much minimap-practicing with the left eye.
LOL yeah he must have learned to keep his right eye one the middle of the screen while only using his left one to look at the minimap
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On January 07 2010 21:38 Plexa wrote:ps. last translation my ass kona
Stole my sentence hahaha
i was about to say that!
Thanks for the translates! I love reading flash interviews
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Canada5565 Posts
Alright if Flash thinks Kwanro's a good guy then I guess I'll have to lighten my opinion of him
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Thanks for the translation
Hope Flash destroy everyone in 2010, yep that's include Jaedong.
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Really gonna take Flash down!
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Kwanro practiced so hard to make speedlings LOL.
Both players deserved their wins anyway. I think the MSL Semis are going to be awesome.
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Flash nuking Best? incredible.
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Aww Flash's comment about Kwanro is heartwarming. ^^ I think he's one hurdle Kwanro can't take, but still hoping for a great series, you never know with the hyper-aggressive Kwanrollah.
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*savors Translations* Wow, Flash and Kwanro took it 3-0.... both amazing playz
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and I will definitely prepare hard to get into the Finals.
I am glad to hear it
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pripple
Finland1714 Posts
the semis are looking to be good! hopefully Kwanro can win 1 game at least.
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On January 07 2010 23:00 alffla wrote:Show nested quote +On January 07 2010 22:46 niteReloaded wrote:On January 07 2010 22:38 alffla wrote:oh SHIIII I CANT BELEIVE WE NEVER NOTICEd KWANROS eye's before btw.. check this collection out + Show Spoiler [ KWANRO (-_.) collection] +it's getting kinda creepy looking at it now >_< it looks SO photoshopped but it can't be.... @___@ someone photoshop him so we can see what he would 'normally' look like. ok i might have put it a notch too low cuz hes tilting his head a bit but the left one still looks more natural than the right one :x
hehe I wonder what the poll results would be "which one is photoshopped?"
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Just because Flash said he wasn't aiming for both titles, it doesn't mean he is not.
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Kwanro can win vs Flash, its totally possible!
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I'm confident Flash is going to absolutely crush Kwanro. Kwanro does NOT have a chance.
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On January 07 2010 23:00 alffla wrote:Show nested quote +On January 07 2010 22:46 niteReloaded wrote:On January 07 2010 22:38 alffla wrote:oh SHIIII I CANT BELEIVE WE NEVER NOTICEd KWANROS eye's before btw.. check this collection out + Show Spoiler [ KWANRO (-_.) collection] +it's getting kinda creepy looking at it now >_< it looks SO photoshopped but it can't be.... @___@ someone photoshop him so we can see what he would 'normally' look like. ok i might have put it a notch too low cuz hes tilting his head a bit but the left one still looks more natural than the right one :x
Oh Shi...
I always thought that other people were bullshitting, but this is pretty convincing.
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I like how Flahs approaches the game, don't think about winrates, the finals, or a record, just play each game on it's own as a singular entity; and play to win.
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On January 08 2010 02:16 TheFoReveRwaR wrote:
I'm confident Flash is going to absolutely crush Kwanro. Kwanro does NOT have a chance.
He always has a chance.
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Wait a minute, Kwanro practiced with Woongjin Terrans and that helped him?!
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On January 08 2010 03:09 Jaksiel wrote:
Wait a minute, Kwanro practiced with Woongjin Terrans and that helped him?!
Don't be so surprised. Think about it. Why do you think SKT Terran and Protoss are superb against Zergs while they had one of the, if not THE, worst Zerg lineup in history since July left?
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On January 08 2010 03:16 dukethegold wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2010 03:09 Jaksiel wrote:
Wait a minute, Kwanro practiced with Woongjin Terrans and that helped him?! Don't be so surprised. Think about it. Why do you think SKT Terran and Protoss are superb against Zergs while they had one of the, if not THE, worst Zerg lineup in history since July left?
They aren't, BeSt and fantasy are both mediocre(52%~) vZ and Bisu was good at it before joining the team.
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I love his humble attitude! Its cool
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▲ I spent some time thinking about what to do. I did not have any real reason behind it. I just chose it because my Zergling speed upgrade would be done faster.
LOL.
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Omg i'm smiling so hard at the kwanro -_. face haha
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On January 08 2010 01:30 DragoonPK wrote:
Kwanro can win vs Flash, its totally possible!
I loled hard.
No chance
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On January 08 2010 03:09 Jaksiel wrote:
Wait a minute, Kwanro practiced with Woongjin Terrans and that helped him?!
dude, this is vs Light we are talking about. Have you seen the games?
ofc he was being well manner and mention everyone that practiced and helped him.
Oh other hand Flash practiced with Stats and Violet, shit dont get better than that.
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On January 08 2010 04:06 anch wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2010 03:09 Jaksiel wrote:
Wait a minute, Kwanro practiced with Woongjin Terrans and that helped him?! dude, this is vs Light we are talking about. Have you seen the games? ofc he was being well manner and mention everyone that practiced and helped him. Oh other hand Flash practiced with Stats and Violet, shit dont get better than that.
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Light is a really good player and massively underrated.
But yeah, game 3, Kwanro won with a pretty cheesy build that probably didn't require that much practice anyway.
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I hope more people join my fan cafe, and hope to give me more words of encouragement (laugh).
Is there any way for foreigners to join a fan cafe?
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On January 07 2010 21:49 Megalisk wrote:
Thank you for the interviews..
KWANRO FACE (-_.)
It's alive... It's alive! It's aliiiiive!!!
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Damn. I really hate Flash but it's undeniable that he has the closest to a champion's mindset out of any players right now. The interview shows it because with him it's just not a "I want to win" as much as "I just want to get better, winning will be a result not a desire." I dislike his play but I think he'll likely take both titles this season.
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On January 08 2010 04:55 ghostWriter wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2010 04:06 anch wrote:On January 08 2010 03:09 Jaksiel wrote:
Wait a minute, Kwanro practiced with Woongjin Terrans and that helped him?! dude, this is vs Light we are talking about. Have you seen the games? ofc he was being well manner and mention everyone that practiced and helped him. Oh other hand Flash practiced with Stats and Violet, shit dont get better than that. ... Light is a really good player and massively underrated. But yeah, game 3, Kwanro won with a pretty cheesy build that probably didn't require that much practice anyway.
no hes overrated by people who thinks hes underrated. hes pretty bad. like bad. so bad.
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Wow.
I used to dislike Kwanro and like Flash but that's been changing lately.
A zerg cheesing a terran is awesome because when it comes to cheese in TvZ, the terran is soooooo dominant.
Flash ... I guess I'm disliking him because he's too good. It's not even exciting when he pulls off an unbeatable build (depending on the build of the opponent of course) against Jaedong or when he makes us watch 50 minutes of sieged tanks (man those tank drivers were bored) because he knows it'll win him the game. I don't blame him for it but I'll be rooting for the players who entertain me
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Playing against Flash's TvZ is the same as playing against Best's PvZ. I knew it!
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On January 08 2010 04:06 anch wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2010 03:09 Jaksiel wrote:
Wait a minute, Kwanro practiced with Woongjin Terrans and that helped him?! dude, this is vs Light we are talking about. Have you seen the games? ofc he was being well manner and mention everyone that practiced and helped him. Oh other hand Flash practiced with Stats and Violet, shit dont get better than that.
Woongjin would love to get Light I'm sure.
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Hmmm I predict the semis to go the same way as Flash vs Calm. Aggressive muta attack against Flash's mass turret D
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Thanks for the translation Kona!
But the real question in my mind is "Does Flash know how to kill zerglings?" If so, win.
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how can you guys dislike flash lol what the hell
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On January 08 2010 06:58 o[twist] wrote:
how can you guys dislike flash lol what the hell
Look at what teams they are fans of.
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"I think ZvT and ZvP is the same."
kekekekeke
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I don't get the deal with Kwanro's eyes... Is his left eye always looking down or something?
btw thanks for the translations!
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If Flash isn't bullshitting in his interviews, than I think I know he going to win both individual titles this season.
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I'm very excited for the Flash vs Kwanro match, I am sure every single one of their peers will be watching very closely too, both players are so unique in their own ways and I doubt it will be a conventional TvZ match series.
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On January 08 2010 06:58 o[twist] wrote:
how can you guys dislike flash lol what the hell
Flash Fanboys make it very annoying because seriously they act like he's a God or something.
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On January 08 2010 15:39 blade55555 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2010 06:58 o[twist] wrote:
how can you guys dislike flash lol what the hell Flash Fanboys make it very annoying because seriously they act like he's a God or something.
I think that always happens with the current most dominant player, like last season with Jaedong, but annoying fanboys are no reason the hate the player themselves.
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On January 08 2010 15:39 blade55555 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2010 06:58 o[twist] wrote:
how can you guys dislike flash lol what the hell Flash Fanboys make it very annoying because seriously they act like he's a God or something.
Take a look at the way Flash fans evaluated him in 2009. Objectively speaking, there is no question that Flash fans are much, much, MUCH harsher on him than Jaedong fans are on their favorite, or Bisu fans, or Stork fans.
Look at the PR where Flash was left off. Look at all the Flash fans who said "I agree Flash deserves to be off, because even we expect more of him".
Look at the disappointment in the threads where Flash gets knocked out of another league. Where fans blame him for not playing better (because we all know he is capable) instead of blaming his opponent. How often does this happen with the other elite players? There is no player held to a higher standard than Flash.
Conversely, those of us who have believed in his genius for the last two years are finally being rewarded. It's not so much "oh Flash is dominant now yay", but rather more like "back when he was no longer dominating, we knew he could, and we believed it would happen one day - our faith has been rewarded".
It's a totally different situation from anything in progaming history. And a totally different fanbase (at least the ones who have been behind him since early 2008 or even before that).
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On January 08 2010 15:39 blade55555 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2010 06:58 o[twist] wrote:
how can you guys dislike flash lol what the hell Flash Fanboys make it very annoying because seriously they act like he's a God or something.
but he actually is, isn't he? You dare to speak against god himself?
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