Horang2
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CJ’s

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The post-season is a fight of morale. In the first match of the SK Planet post-season, KT’s



“Though I beat


Q: You took care of



Q: You came out when your team was trailing 0-2


Q: Did you expect



Q: You suffered some vulture harass


Q: Describe the moment you knew you won


Q: Like you said, your stasis was really good



Q: After you won, you must’ve felt good watching your teammates play from the bench. After


Q: Only by winning the 3rd match can you continue in the playoffs. If you meet


Q: In the last regular season interview,




Q: It’s a silly question, but who do you think will win the 3rd match

Q: Anything you want to say




Daily eSports reporter Nam Yoonsung (thenam@dailyesports.com)
*a world of eSports with SK Telecom* (www.sktelecom.com)
Source: http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=58030
Coach Kim Dong-woo
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CJ’s Coach Kim Doh-woo: “A feeling like escaping from hell.”
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Since the post-season’s different from the regular season, post-match coach interviews are appropriate. KT’s Coach Lee got one after match 1, so it’s only fair the coach of match 2’s victors, CJ’s Coach Kim, gets one, too. After becoming coach in the 2010-2011 season, Coach Kim lost 0-2 to KT – and in the first match, too – and thus never had a coach’s interview. The most he got was a separate phone interview.
The man who once called himself a “coaching chobo” started off this interview by saying, “I was so busy celebrating my first post-season win with the players I didn’t realize I had an interview,” and added, “I’ll make sure to win the 3rd match and put myself in the interview seat again.”
Q: Thoughts on winning
Coach Kim: I feel like I got sucked halfway to flames but escaped. I’m ecstatic we came back to win match 2, but I’m starting to worry and plan for match 3 already.
Q: After losing sets 1 and 2, did you ever think you might collapse
Coach Kim: By capturing sets 1 and 2, KT had all the momentum. If you include match 1, they’d won 6 games in a row. But I never let go of my thread of hope. We had a lot of prepared strategies after set 3. Before
Horang2 went into the booth, I gathered the players and said, if
Horang2 beats
Flash, it’s inevitable we win. It wasn’t just a win; it was a game that would swing the entire match. I told him to play with composure and he did.
Horang2 was invaluable.
Q: You prepared your strategies well. Not many teams could have predicted it
Coach Kim: I don’t think there are any completely original strategies in starcraft. Unless it’s a paradigm revolutionizing strategy, you’ve got pick from the known strategies. The question is which strategies to use, and which to prepare against. After losing the first match, the mood in the players’ dorm was desperate. We put our heads together and crafted the strategies we’d use today. It was only because of the players’ combined will that we did what we did.
Q: I’m curious whether you’ll focus on strategies [aka tricky play] or standard games
Coach Kim: There are advantages to both strategies and standard games. Traditionally, CJ’s focus has been on solid play. In the case of today’s match, I think the strategies worked because KT’s players thought, “CJ favors standard play.” Because today’s strategic plays worked, I’ll do the same in match 3. I’m going to make KT worry some more by using a strategic card we’ve never used before.
Q: Both teams that picked the set 1 map ended up losing
Coach Kim: You pick the maps to your team’s advantage. But that’s regular season logic; in the post-season, just because you pick a map doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed a win. In important matches, the opposing team has a huge will to solve the problem you’ve created for them. I think this caused the teams who picked maps in matches 1 and 2 to lose.
Q: How are you going to prepare during the next two days
Coach Kim: We’re going to be off the grid for two days. It’s quite possible that if you reporters call, we won’t pick up. Just kidding. If you call, we’ll answer. However, that’s how hard we’re going to be practicing.
Q: CJ has a 6 match losing streak in the post-season
Coach Kim: I didn’t know that. It mattered more to me that I became coach last season and lost three times in a row to KT.
Q: Talk about your resolve to win match 3
Coach Kim: It’d be more accurate to speak of our collective resolve. I don’t know how fans or anyone else sees our team, but our players have ambitions to win it all. That’s why we lost match 1, and were down 0-2 in match 2, but were able to come back and win. We have a determination that comes from a hunger to win. Until the day we win it all, we’ll do our best to be even hungrier and completely wipe our opponents.
Daily eSports reporter Nam Yoonsung (thenam@dailyesports.com)
*a world of eSports with SK Telecom* (www.sktelecom.com)
Source: http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=58031
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Since the post-season’s different from the regular season, post-match coach interviews are appropriate. KT’s Coach Lee got one after match 1, so it’s only fair the coach of match 2’s victors, CJ’s Coach Kim, gets one, too. After becoming coach in the 2010-2011 season, Coach Kim lost 0-2 to KT – and in the first match, too – and thus never had a coach’s interview. The most he got was a separate phone interview.
The man who once called himself a “coaching chobo” started off this interview by saying, “I was so busy celebrating my first post-season win with the players I didn’t realize I had an interview,” and added, “I’ll make sure to win the 3rd match and put myself in the interview seat again.”
Q: Thoughts on winning
Coach Kim: I feel like I got sucked halfway to flames but escaped. I’m ecstatic we came back to win match 2, but I’m starting to worry and plan for match 3 already.
Q: After losing sets 1 and 2, did you ever think you might collapse
Coach Kim: By capturing sets 1 and 2, KT had all the momentum. If you include match 1, they’d won 6 games in a row. But I never let go of my thread of hope. We had a lot of prepared strategies after set 3. Before




Q: You prepared your strategies well. Not many teams could have predicted it
Coach Kim: I don’t think there are any completely original strategies in starcraft. Unless it’s a paradigm revolutionizing strategy, you’ve got pick from the known strategies. The question is which strategies to use, and which to prepare against. After losing the first match, the mood in the players’ dorm was desperate. We put our heads together and crafted the strategies we’d use today. It was only because of the players’ combined will that we did what we did.
Q: I’m curious whether you’ll focus on strategies [aka tricky play] or standard games
Coach Kim: There are advantages to both strategies and standard games. Traditionally, CJ’s focus has been on solid play. In the case of today’s match, I think the strategies worked because KT’s players thought, “CJ favors standard play.” Because today’s strategic plays worked, I’ll do the same in match 3. I’m going to make KT worry some more by using a strategic card we’ve never used before.
Q: Both teams that picked the set 1 map ended up losing
Coach Kim: You pick the maps to your team’s advantage. But that’s regular season logic; in the post-season, just because you pick a map doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed a win. In important matches, the opposing team has a huge will to solve the problem you’ve created for them. I think this caused the teams who picked maps in matches 1 and 2 to lose.
Q: How are you going to prepare during the next two days
Coach Kim: We’re going to be off the grid for two days. It’s quite possible that if you reporters call, we won’t pick up. Just kidding. If you call, we’ll answer. However, that’s how hard we’re going to be practicing.
Q: CJ has a 6 match losing streak in the post-season
Coach Kim: I didn’t know that. It mattered more to me that I became coach last season and lost three times in a row to KT.
Q: Talk about your resolve to win match 3
Coach Kim: It’d be more accurate to speak of our collective resolve. I don’t know how fans or anyone else sees our team, but our players have ambitions to win it all. That’s why we lost match 1, and were down 0-2 in match 2, but were able to come back and win. We have a determination that comes from a hunger to win. Until the day we win it all, we’ll do our best to be even hungrier and completely wipe our opponents.
Daily eSports reporter Nam Yoonsung (thenam@dailyesports.com)
*a world of eSports with SK Telecom* (www.sktelecom.com)
Source: http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=58031