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Jaedong
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It was shocking news for me that Flash was eliminated
JaedongIt was shocking news for me that Flash was eliminated
Any thoughts about qualifying to Ro16 for 5 seasons in a row?
▲ I don't feel anything special because I thought that I should make it to Ro16 anyway. I think I still have a long way to go, however.
Your rival,
Flash, got eliminated in Group A.▲ As I watched the Group A matches, I imagined that such a thing could happen to me. Even just imagining it was horrifying. It was shocking for me to see
Flash eliminated, but due to that, I was able to focus fully on my matches.It might be a little bit of "great relief" and "disappointed" with rival being eliminated so early.
▲ With the opponent that I've always faced in the finals gone, instead of being disappointed, I feel a little weird. But, I only made it to Ro16, and I still got a long way to go. I must climb much higher. Therefore, it is little too early to think about who I will face in the finals.
Preparation should have been easier due to there being 3 Protoss in your group.
▲ While I feel I had some advantage with me being Zerg, I certainly can't think of this being very easy, because all the opponents are well-known, strong Protoss players. Thankfully, with many Proleague maps being used, the preparation was certainly smoother.
Did you have the confidence to be the 1st place in your group?
▲ I expected that I would make it 2-0, and I had confidence matching that expectation. I've prepared for this for a long time. Although, I had a full schedule and with the team having a bad record, I wasn't able to invest much time in the MSL preparation recently. Despite that, I think all the practice I did prior has shown itself to be fruitful. I hope that remains the case for the remaining MSL matches.
You said you wanted to show vs. Protoss, are you satisfied with today's plays?
▲ I think I have shown that well with my style today. I have shown some improvisations here and there as usual, and I have played with the same mindset that I had when I practiced. Instead of any special preparation, I played according to what the opponent played. So, I have the desire to show more plays -- especially vs. Protoss.
What do you think of the new map, Dante's Peak?
▲ I got used to the map pretty fast, and it seems it is just a normal army strength oriented map. I like it.
Is your goal this season, winning, as usual?
▲ Of course, but I believe it's important that I do my very best every match to win. I think I won't regret later if I do my very best every match instead of just thinking about being the winner of this MSL.
Who do you want to face in Ro 16, out of
fOrGG, 
PerfectMan, HoGiL, and Midas?▲ In any case, I do want to avoid PerfectMan since he's my teammate, and as for the rest, it doesn't really matter to me whom I face. I do think it might be a good chance to close in the win-loss ratio between
fOrGG and me though (laugh).Any last comments?
▲ I have a full schedule still. The Starleague match tomorrow is very important, and I also have to do well in the Proleague due to our team's records, so I will have to prepare diligently. For the fans who come to cheer for me even though it's freezing out there, I will do my best to show only the great plays from me. I want to say thanks to them, and that they don't catch cold.
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This is your first time making it to Ro16. Any comments?
▲ It feels really great, and I will put forth more effort so I can achieve even more.
How did you prepare for today's matches?
▲ I prepared around vs. Protoss because I didn't get to practice much for vs. Zerg. So, I focused more on the first match rather than thinking about the final matches.
You lost to
Jaedong in the winner's match. Was it disappointing?▲ It really was, because I lost without being able to do anything. I had to sit down and think a lot about vs. Zerg plays after the game.
With your recent records being poor, you must have gone to "do or die" mode today.
▲ I really wanted to win badly nowadays, so I practice a lot right now. While I practice, I think back to the days when I used to win a lot more.
What do you think is different compared to the days when you used to do well?
▲ I'm pretty sure something has changed for me to lose like this, but right now, I'm not quite sure what's wrong. I think I should try to find out what as quickly as possible.
Do you think you'll still have the same confidence when facing
free?▲ I used to be very afraid of
free. I did few games with him, and I lost all of them. But, I managed to win today, so I guess it has improved a bit at least.You showed continued harassment while keeping up your defenses in the first match.
▲ The basis of my play is made around harassment rather than brute force. So, I played as I normally did, and it worked out pretty well. That's why I made speed boosted shuttles in the last match. While harassment didn't work out so well, luckily, I was able to make a good push. I feel that it was a good choice.
Who do you wish to challenge in Ro16?
▲ I want to do some vs. Terran. I am hungry for them, in fact! (laugh) I feel that I haven't been doing my best, so I really want to meet a Terran.
Any last comments?
▲ I have to say this. After winning, I gave away t-shirts, but I wasn't so sure what to do. Everybody wanted one but there are only two shirts. I am sorry for those who didn't get them, and that they will be understanding because I didn't do a proper signing because I don't have one yet. I just wrote down my ID (
Snow) based on how Movie does his signature. I did that because I was too nervous. To those who got the shirts today, if they bring them next time, I will do a proper sign on them for sure (laugh).
