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United States1719 Posts
 Neo.G_Soulkey "ZerO still our ace"
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"This is a game of TvZ to go down the books!"
That is what OGN Caster Kim exclaimed during the game. The gameplay that Neo.G_Soulkey showed against  Bogus was enough to blow anybody's mind. It was textbook play for how a Zerg can beat a Terran lategame.
Neo.G_Soulkey's management was perfect. By bringing the match to the fifth set when the team was down 1:2, he is developing more and more into Woongjin's ace player.
Q You were the only one to win twice in a row. You must be happy.
A We all prepared together, but I was the only one that won both games, so I feel bad. However I'm happy today because the team won. I don't have any doubt that other players will play well in the future.
Q Your team's morale must have suffered after losing to Samsung KHAN.
A It wasn't bad. We cheered each other up and encouraged ourselves to practice hard, and that really brought us together. However, there was a lot of pressure to win this match.
Q You were sent out on the brink of your team losing.
A I felt like I was sent out for an ace match (laughs). On top of the pressure of having to save the team, I was worried because my opponent was a Terran user. It doesn't help that he's also STX Soul's ace (laughs). For some odd reason, when I play ZvT, I feel much more pressured to deliver spectacular games than when I play other match-up's. People around me say I have strong ZvT, which just adds to that pressure (laughs).
Q Many are moving towards deeming you Woongjin's ace.
A I'm not there yet. Zero couldn't adjust to the broadcasted match environment, so he lost 2 games, but he has proven time and time again to be clutch when the team is in trouble. However, remember that I said 'I'm not there yet' (laughs).
Q Caster Kim complimented your game play to no end.
A I felt so proud after the game was over. It was a come-back win and I felt like I had produced a spectacular game myself (laughs).
Q You started off last season with a 9-win streak [T/N: I don't believe this is true, somebody correct me if it is], but overall there were a lot of up's and down's.
A I'm no longer the same Neo.G_Soulkey. It wasn't that I played better [at the beginning], but it was more that I was lucky. However, now I am winning through skill. I feel like I can keep up a good showing. Feel free to expect great things from me.
Q Do you see yourself as an aggressive or passive player.
A I want to be good at both (laughs). Both are necessary to claim the Zerg throne (laughs).
Q Your goals this season.
A The number of games were reduced vastly, so even if I won all of my games, it would only be 21 wins, which is regrettable. I just want to win around 70% of my games. I feel like I should get at least 15 wins if I want our team to make it to playoffs.
Q Anything you want to say to Zero.
A Don't let the losing streak overcome you. I hope you don't go into a mental slump for going on a losing streak like you did in the past. If you do, you'll lose your position as our ace to me, so I hope you win your next match (laughs).
Q Any last words.
A  sHy, who just joined our team, won a game that was critical to our team's victory. I thank him, and I hope our fans will cheer for him as well.
Source: Daily E-sports
* Fomos has the Korean interview with Light. OpticalShot will probably translate it within the next few days. For those of you who can read Korean. Some interesting things from Light's interview without revealing too much:
-Light's TvP isn't that great because his vulture usage is not up to par.
-He says Neo.G_Soulkey's play style becomes increasingly irritating as the game progresses, because his late game ZvT is so good.
-It looks like DES and FOMOS are interviewing players separately, because Light said he felt bad that Neo.G_Soulkey didn't get an interview despite his spectacular game, but DES clearly interviewed him.
edit:: Light's interview
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Thanks for the translation. Glad Shy is able to contribute to the team and getting recognition from his teammates.
It's okay Zero, I still love you and think you're the currently the best zerg in the world <3.
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Pretty standard interview answers - polite, modest and neutral. My favourite part:
For some odd reason, when I play ZvT, I feel much more pressured to deliver spectacular games than when I play other match-up's. People around me say I have strong ZvT, which just adds to that pressure (laughs).
Oddly funny LOL. Thx for translation!! ^^
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I'm getting really worried that they plan to use sHy regularly in their lineup. Hope it's just a temporary thing.
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Soulkey has stopped being "mean" to Zero and is trying to cheer him up instead, their dynamic has clearly changed with Soulkey becoming better and better. Pretty cool, very similar to JD & Killer. In both cases, the disciples have better ZvZ than the masters...
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On December 07 2011 22:38 kuroshiroi wrote:
In both cases, the disciples have better ZvZ than the masters...
It's not like having ZvZ better than Zero's is hard =).
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Netherlands45349 Posts
amazing game by Soulkey, truly the best ive seen this season, Soulkey is the best Turtle zerg, his defense is simply unbreakeable. I'm hoping for an interview with Shy aswell, Oz rookie got picked up.
also I wonder how Light's interview went
''they send a zerg so I rolled him''.
Close games nevertheless today, really impressed by Mini aswell, his rookie performance was excellent, super good reaver control and storm dodging too.
that fourth and third game made up for all of the mirrors today.
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With Zero, Light and Soulkey, Woongjinn really is a spectacularly talented team. Three such strong players. The only thing they're lacking to take them really far this season is depth. If free recovers his form of the past, they're as strong as any other team out there.
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thanks for fast translation, after the mirrors that game was something special :p
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thank you for the translations! :D soulkey rocks! :D
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On December 07 2011 22:31 figq wrote:I'm getting really worried that they plan to use sHy regularly in their lineup. Hope it's just a temporary thing.
Why are you so worried? Shy has great potential and he needs experience, better do it early in the season than late!
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United States1719 Posts
On December 08 2011 03:30 Archers_bane wrote:Show nested quote +On December 07 2011 22:31 figq wrote:I'm getting really worried that they plan to use sHy regularly in their lineup. Hope it's just a temporary thing. Why are you so worried? Shy has great potential and he needs experience, better do it early in the season than late!
he must have shy on his fpl anti or something :p
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We were so close!
Grats stars! Great set
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Whoa should've put Soulkey on FPL...
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I think they meant round 5. Since round 4 was WL format, it's somewhat of a start of a new "season", and Soulkey was perfect in that round up till the loss in the ace game of the last match against (coincidentally) Bogus.
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hmm weird. i tried looking it up myself and he did indeed have a winstreak but it was nowhere near the beginning of the season. Also it was 10-wins, not 9. I could not find anything at the beginning of the season that could have led the reporter to believe Neo.G_Soulkey had a 9-win streak. He didn't even get 9 wins in round 1, he went 7-3 lmao. The article definitely says "a 9-win streak in round 1 of last season," though lol
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On December 07 2011 22:53 Kipsate wrote:
amazing game by Soulkey, truly the best ive seen this season, Soulkey is the best Turtle zerg, his defense is simply unbreakeable. I'm hoping for an interview with Shy aswell, Oz rookie got picked up.
also I wonder how Light's interview went
''they send a zerg so I rolled him''.
Close games nevertheless today, really impressed by Mini aswell, his rookie performance was excellent, super good reaver control and storm dodging too.
that fourth and third game made up for all of the mirrors today.
Mini's play was indeed amazing after his shaky early game (Compared to most progamers). Hopefully he was just nervous at the start of the game since he is new and he becomes a really good player.
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On December 07 2011 22:31 figq wrote:I'm getting really worried that they plan to use sHy regularly in their lineup. Hope it's just a temporary thing.
I think sHy has a lot of potential. I wasn't really happy with the loss to Reality, but I think a lot of it is due to being a newer player. I noticed that, which seemed odd, his goon micro is much much better than his reaver micro (though his storm-dodging needs help). I think he'll be fine.
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I always knew Soulkey had a lot of potential. You can see from the interview he already feels quite satisfied with himself though. Nothing wrong with pride, but he seems more proud of what he has accomplished than what he will accomplish, which suggests he may fall into a complacency slump soon if he's not careful. This is probably the first time it will really hit him, just how good he's become, and that in itself is always a test which I hope to see him pass gracefully.
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"Opti" reporting, yes Light's interview should be up tomorrow.
Thanks for translating Soulkey's.
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On December 08 2011 06:31 OpticalShot wrote:
"Opti" reporting, yes Light's interview should be up tomorrow.
Thanks for translating Soulkey's.
:x sorry ill put your full name
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On December 07 2011 22:46 elagrion wrote:Show nested quote +On December 07 2011 22:38 kuroshiroi wrote:
In both cases, the disciples have better ZvZ than the masters... It's not like having ZvZ better than Zero's is hard =).
ouch x_x though the point is well-taken haha
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Calm, why you win games? ><
Thanks for the interview! Shy, Woongjin and Soulkey fighting!
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On December 08 2011 06:47 rotinegg wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2011 06:31 OpticalShot wrote:
"Opti" reporting, yes Light's interview should be up tomorrow.
Thanks for translating Soulkey's. :x sorry ill put your full name
lol I didn't mean it that way, I don't mind at all... keep calling me Opti it actually sounds cute LOL okay I did not sound weird there.
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Great decisionmaking there skeggaba to put him on your anti team. God damn it, why must he have such a silly name?
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And they say lurkers suck against mech. Was nice to see an invincible 2ctrl group tank army pack up and leave because one lurker is hitting it from under a swarm.
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Singapore66356 Posts
light complimenting soulkey's zvt?
that's something.
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It was a truly amazing game, late game terran mech doesn't seem that imbalanced any more haha.
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On December 08 2011 11:32 RelZo wrote:
It was a truly amazing game, late game terran mech doesn't seem that imbalanced any more haha.
yeah, lurkers under swarm seem pretty bullshit too 
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On December 08 2011 11:32 RelZo wrote:
It was a truly amazing game, late game terran mech doesn't seem that imbalanced any more haha.
On December 08 2011 14:40 Legatus Lanius wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2011 11:32 RelZo wrote:
It was a truly amazing game, late game terran mech doesn't seem that imbalanced any more haha. yeah, lurkers under swarm seem pretty bullshit too
Blasphemy , the true terran god aka Flash will show you the true imbalance of terran mech ,bogus doesn't come close to flash mech play.
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"Feel free to expect great things from me."
I love this guy. Zero and SK give the best interviews.
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On December 08 2011 15:10 Sawamura wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2011 11:32 RelZo wrote:
It was a truly amazing game, late game terran mech doesn't seem that imbalanced any more haha. Show nested quote +On December 08 2011 14:40 Legatus Lanius wrote:On December 08 2011 11:32 RelZo wrote:
It was a truly amazing game, late game terran mech doesn't seem that imbalanced any more haha. yeah, lurkers under swarm seem pretty bullshit too Blasphemy , the true terran god aka Flash will show you the true imbalance of terran mech ,bogus doesn't come close to flash mech play.
i feel like bogus' mech play is really good, and that flash actually shines a lot more with bio play and not mech play. not saying flash has worse mech play than bogus, but I think he's a lot scarier to zergs if he stays on bio.
i feel like that game proved that it's just disadvantageous to open up mech instead of bio in modern TvZ (at least in 2 player maps where it's too hard to split the map). transitioning to mech is great, but you need that early bio to keep zerg from taking too many bases. whens the last time a terran opened mech on a 4 player map and actually won?
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
soulkey is so damn pimp i love him. one of my fave zergs :D
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Thanks rotinegg for translating. I'm really appreciate it 
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On December 07 2011 22:53 Kipsate wrote:
amazing game by Soulkey, truly the best ive seen this season, Soulkey is the best Turtle zerg, his defense is simply unbreakeable. I'm hoping for an interview with Shy aswell, Oz rookie got picked up.
also I wonder how Light's interview went
''they send a zerg so I rolled him''.
Close games nevertheless today, really impressed by Mini aswell, his rookie performance was excellent, super good reaver control and storm dodging too.
that fourth and third game made up for all of the mirrors today.
That's pretty much what he would have said so he talked about Soulkey's game =P
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