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+ Show Spoiler [And last but DEFINITELY not least!] +
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Jaedong, "After winning so much, I feel luck is also on my side""I'm a bit worried because it's the first time I'm managing so much free time"
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- You beat
Kal again. ▲ The game played out a bit differently than I thought it would so it became difficult. I thought I was going to lose but luck was on my side in one crucial moment. I feel my opponent made a small error. Somehow… I just won (laughs). When I finally won, I thought about our head-to-head record. Knowing I was ahead in head-to-heads, I thought at that moment that luck seemed to be on my side. Today wasn’t a favorable game for me.
- You’ve beaten
Kal 10 times in a row now. ▲ He’s someone I’ve played since a long time ago so I don’t regard the fact that I’m on a 10 win streak against him very highly.
Kal is a very strong player and I just made sure not to lose focus. There’s a game next week as well so if I just put my all in practicing for each game, I believe I’ll continue to win. I feel like since I’m on a win streak, even games against my favor give me chances to come back. It’s kind of interesting. - You didn’t catch the units that came out through his 6 oclock base.
▲ If I had realized that sooner and blocked it, I could’ve won a lot earlier. When all his units came out toward the center, it became a very critical situation. I was really regretful about this looking back.
- Why do you think you were able to come back and win?
▲ It was an extremely unfavorable situation. If his units had just advanced forward, I wouldn’t have been able to block him. However, I tried my hardest to stall my opponent from being able to do that. I knew I just had to gain some time. If my expansion at 3 was discovered a bit earlier, I think that would’ve made things harder as well, but in this regard I think I was lucky too.
- You won the game after pushing into his nat/main.
▲ While most of
Kal’s units were together in one place, his expos were widely dispersed. I saw him send a lot of units to his 7 oclock. When we fought, his high templars used up their storm and I saw he combined them to create archons. Because of this, I thought if I pressured his nat, I would be able to push through using my defiler strength. I just focused on that play alone. - You’re now at an advantageous position in advancing to the Ro8.
▲ Because my schedule isn’t as intense lately, I feel a lot more comfortable. I was able to prepare easily and sufficiently for today’s match. Next week I also have a lot of time so I don’t think there will be any problems. However, because this is the first time I’m managing so much free time, I am a bit worried. I’m preparing so leisurely, and it feels like it’s been such a long time since I’ve come to a stadium. I think I’ll feel the same thing next week as well. Because I’m the type of player whose gameplay gets smoother the busier the schedule is, I’ll have to work hard to control this.
- Last words you want to say?
▲ On Monday next week, our former teammate
Young hyung is going to the army. I plan on meeting him today. I wanted to wish him the best of luck.source: fomos
Stats, "I'm confident I will be able to advance to the Ro8""If I get to the Ro8, I want to be greedy"
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- You’re at a more likely spot to get to the Ro8 now.
▲ I personally think the maps for sets 2 and 3 are doable. I knew if I won today, I’d be at a better position to advance to the Ro8. I’m confident I will be able to do so.
- Did you practice comfortably?
▲ I was spending time a bit too comfortably and ending up cramming towards the end (laughs). Yesterday I concentrated and practiced hard. I played around until Thursday and ended up cramming practice in.
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Calm pressured you with hydras and lings. ▲ It’s a play I sort of anticipated. Because it’s something I expected, I was able to counter well and the rest of the game played out smoothly after that.
- On what basis did you anticipate your opponent’s play?
▲ Once my opponent is decided, I watch not only my opponent’s VODs but his teammates VODs who are the same race as him as well. By doing that, I think I’m able to predict my opponent’s plays to a certain degree.
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Violet and 
Flash are about to play. ▲ Most people probably expect
Flash to win. However, I think it’s 50/50. Violet hyung is also really good so I’m not sure who’s going to win. - You’ve been to the Ro8 once in your first season in the MSL.
▲ If I’m able to get to the Ro8 this season, I want to be greedy. I want to advance to the semis. However, there are so many great players I know this will be difficult… But still, I’ll practice hard.
- How do you plan on preparing for the 2nd and 3rd set?
▲ Today, so many of our team’s fans came. I played feeling very nervous. It’s such a relief I won (laughs). I’ll just practice for the 2nd and 3rd set the way I normally do. I’ll prepare like it’s the middle of the proleague season.
- Last words you want to say?
▲ I want to thank
rOo, HoeJJa hyung, FireFist hyung, and 815 hyung for practicing with me. Violet hyung and Tempest hyung gave me a lot of advice. I had a lot of trouble with Polaris Rhapsody before but they all helped me so much.source: fomos
fOrGG, "This time I want to get to the finals""If I get to the Ro8, I think I'll end up playing
EffOrt"![[image loading]](http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/5490/forggn.jpg)
- Your feelings on winning?
▲ During practice I hardly lost so I came today thinking I’d definitely win. In the remaining two sets, if I just don’t lose focus, I believe I can win 2:0.
- How good was your record doing practice?
▲ I barely lost. If I played 10 games, I lost around 1 of those games. Today, I just planned on adjusting according to how my opponent decided to play. I focused on fundamentals during practice.
- You were a bit shaken by mutalisks.
▲ I used a build that was a bit susceptible to mutalisks. But if you can defend against them, it’s a build that will give you a definite win. I believed I would be able to hold them off and I never once thought that I was in an unfavorable position.
- After advancing to the Ro8 during the Lost Saga MSL, you haven’t been able to get so far since.
▲ Practice has been going well lately and I also played a zerg player. If I advance to the Ro8 I feel like I’ll meet a zerg player. This time, I want to get to the finals.
- It seems you’ve already thought about the matches to take place in the Ro8.
▲ I haven’t completely thought it out but I have a general idea in my head. I think I’ll end up playing
EffOrt. Since it’s another zerg player, I’m okay with that. - The next set is
Violet vs. Flash. ▲ When two teammates play one another the player with the slight advantage usually wins. However it’s
Flash, so I’m not sure. Though I want to say Violet hyung is at the advantage, Flash is so good so I’d say it’s 50/50. It’s a match that doesn’t have a decisive winner. - Your schedule must be free lately – how are you practicing?
▲ Though I did concentrate hard in practicing for the MSL, I’m also practicing in advance for proleague. Though our opponent team hasn’t been decided yet, I’m still practicing to a certain extent.
- Your mindset towards the upcoming 2nd and 3rd set?
▲ Next week, I’ll win the remaining game and definitely advance to the Ro8. I want to say thank you to
815 hyung, HoeJJa hyung, and rOo for practicing with me. I hope they help me even more next week (laughs).source: fomos
Flash, "Team-kill games are always entirely a mind game""I hope the player who eventually wins, wins the entire MSL"
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- You won in a team-kill game.
▲ In a team-kill game, it really is entirely a mind game. He’s a teammate I share a room with so it was really hard. Though I won today’s set, I hope whoever the winner is next week takes the entire MSL this season.
- When it was decided that you’d have to play your teammate how’d you feel?
▲ I thought, does he want to play me? (laughs). In
Violet hyung’s position, since he’s protoss, he probably wanted to play me rather than EffOrt. I just thought there was nothing I could do about it and that I’d have to try my hardest to win. - How did you practice?
▲ I did as much as I could. When it’s a team-kill match, it’s hard to practice a lot.
Violet hyung sits right behind me. We just practiced a bit whenever the other person wasn’t there. I’m not sure who practiced more (laughs). - You blocked
Violet’s strategy well. ▲ I had a good feeling about it (laughs).
- So you have to practice a bit more now?
▲ I just think if I don’t think too much about it and play comfortably, it’ll work out. We’ll just have to practice when the other person isn’t there.
- Even after advancing to the Ro8, it’s likely you’ll have to do another team-kill…
▲ Nothing can be done about that (laughs). For some reason I have a feeling it will happen again, but if it does, I’ll play wholeheartedly to win.
- How are you practicing lately?
▲ I’m practicing hard as always. Because I’ve recently been in a slight slump, I’ve basically sold my life to practice. I have a feeling things will get better though. Because I’m also feeling at peace lately, I have a feeling things will work out well.
- Your thoughts on the proleague playoffs?
▲ Honestly, I think SK Telecom is at an advantage. The first match is so important, and they won today so overwhelmingly. If WeMade had shown that they were level with SK Telecom a bit more it would’ve been better but now I think SK Telecom is at a more advantageous position to advance. I’m looking forward to who will advance. Each time a team advances, I get a bit nervous. I’m curious as to who we’ll have to play against as well as a bit nervous in anticipation.
- Last words you want to say?
▲ My parents always prepare healthy food for me. Last year I qualified for both league finals and I feel like I it off of the strength I got from the ginseng they gave me. This year, they also bought me a lot of things good for my health. I feel I’ll be able to do well with little to no problems. Every time I stop by my house, my parents always tell me I’m doing a good job (laughs).
source: fomos
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