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Your winner’s KT Rolster~
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[Sources]
Flash - http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=58152
Hoejja - http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=58153
KT Rolster's Lee Young Ho (
Flash) “I’m feeling good”.+ Show Spoiler +
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So I was proxy barrack for the 30th time right.
If Flash wins, it doesn’t mean KT will win, but if Flash loses it’s obvious KT will lose. The mid-playoffs match day 2, Flash lost and KT’s momentum was taken over and ended in a 2:4 reversal loss. But this 3rd match, Flash used a successful bachanic (biomech) and won. While winning 2-0, this win was the nail in the coffin, and created a clean 4-0 win for KT. Against protoss he’s shown us many defensive management games, Flash showed he can also use an offensive style that put Samsung Khan into a nervous state.
Flash says, “Samsung Khan’s main forces are protoss, it’s hard to play against them but I will show that my PvT skills are still intact, will show my willpower to enter the finals”, about today’s game.
Q. Thoughts on your victory.
Flash – I’m so happy. It was tough preparing but now the practice feels worthwhile.Q. Did you think you’ll meet Lee Kyung Min (
Horang2) again?Flash – I wanted to meet him. In the 2nd match my strategy failed and lost, this time I wanted to do a strategic move to decide the game. I’m happy with the revenge.Q. Did you get frustrated after the 2nd match?
Flash – The strategy did not work. So I fully acknowledged the loss. The lost game, I made the strategy, but it didn’t work so I quickly forgot about it. I hoped to meet him again. In the 2nd match, Horang2’s observer wasn’t coming out so I attempted an offensive but the observer came out earlier than I expected. That resulted in a situation where I didn’t do enough damage to Horang2. That’s why the game became tough. Even if my biomech strategy didn’t work, I would’ve quickly forgotten about it.Q. You used a biomech strategy. Was this prepared?
Flash – I prepared a TvT and TvZ mainly. In 2nd and 3rd matches, I aimed for Shin Sang Moon (Leta) and Kim Jung Woo (
EffOrt). I meant to snipe the CJ Aces on ‘Sniper Ridge’, but Horang2 was sent so I didn’t have much prepared. Even today’s game, I prepared for Leta and Effort, and with the possibility of meeting Horang2 again, I prepared into the late night. To beat Horang2’s mid-game timing rush solution, I thought it to be biomech.Q. Samsung KHAN’s have strong protosses. Recently losing some TvP’s, there’s some talks that Flash’s weakness are against protoss.
Flash – I am still confident in my TvP. I am a must win card for my team. Even if I meet Khan protosses, I still feel confident.[And the map thread by blindrawr confirming]
Q. Neo Outlier is a possibility for Samsung Khan for set 1. Can Flash digest this map?
Flash – That’s a secret. Samsung Khan will never exclude me out of the picture though.Q. Any troublesome Samsung Khan player for you?
Flash – I think Park Dae Ho (TurN) would be the most troublesome. Song Byung Goo (Stork), Heo Young Moo (JangBi) are extremely troublesome, there is no need to even mention their names. If TurN’s lottery comes true, I think it’ll be tough for my team.[T/N: Lottery in this case, his chance to win I think hehehe]
Q. How will you prepare for Khan?
Flash – From now there are about 4 days left. Either sitting or standing, I’m only thinking about winning in Proleague. After eating go to practice, and when I wake up it is practicing. In day 2 against CJ we got reversed and the story wasn’t good, today we won a perfect 4-0 and we proved the strength of KT, and I think Khan will dread playing against us.Q. Anything you want to say.
Flash – I feel good about this season. Last season we had a tough road to the finals, but this season the atmosphere was good from the beginning. I feel something coming. After beating Khan protosses, we’ll reach the finals.KT Rolster’s Go Kang Min (
HoeJJa), “I’ll do good in the regular season too.”+ Show Spoiler +
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Your friendly neighborhood brojja at work.
Go Kang Min’s nickname is ‘Go God Min’. Performing with godlike play is its meaning but there’s a condition. Only in the ‘post season’. Even against CJ Entus,
HoeJJa has 3 match 3 all wins. In this 3rd match, he beat Leta and got rid of his phobia in his ZvT.But now
HoeJJa is tired of listening to ‘Oh he’s only good in the post season’. With a given Post Season performance, even in the regular season he wants to show a good record to become a real Go-God-Min.(DES labels first answer as Flash, zzz)
Q. Thoughts on your win.
HoeJJa – After losing the 2nd match, I think the entire team got angry. After winning my match that day, after eating I tried preparing against Samsung Khan but the practice did not work out as planned. If we won 4-0 today, we get some resting time so it’s a relief.(Seems like they’re working really hard.)
Q. You played against
Leta.HoeJJa – In the 1st and 2nd match I prepared excluding terrans. However today I thought I would play terran so I prepped, and by chance Leta came so I won.Q. Your overlord scouting was good.
HoeJJa – Before coming to the game studio, I played a game with Flash, and that game helped me a lot. Even Flash said that after I won, that it was because of his help. After inserting the overlord, he told me to look for the number of scvs mining gas was important. I’m thankful to him.Q. Instead of the regular season, your record is better in post season. How do you do it?
HoeJJa – There are no know-hows. Frankly speaking, I hear that so much it makes me sad. If I performed well in the regular season, I bet my team would’ve entered the semi-playoffs and had an easier ladder to climb. But I won’t feel down anymore. It’s fortunate I can do well in the post season.Q. How was the team atmosphere after the 2nd match?
HoeJJa – The coach got angry. He did not blame us, but saying we’ll have to go the hard way and worried about players’ health and stamina. I think the players were angry as well. Thing did not go our way that match.Q. Samsung Khan is a protoss filled team.
HoeJJa – Preparing against CJ, I practiced ZvP as well. If you look at the future, Samsung Khan and SK Telecom are our opponents and filled with lots of strong protosses. I didn’t play any ZvP’s against CJ, so I saved my prepared strategies. Because I didn’t use those, I think I can show good games in the future.Q. Anything you would like to say.
HoeJJa – I hear a lot that I’m only good in the post season. I will do my best and I want our team to reach a 3 time consecutive championship. So disprove those talks, I really want to do well in the next regular season.[Daily e-Sports Nam Yoon Seung journalist thenam@dailyesports.com]
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KT Rolster's Coach, Lee Ji Hoon.
CH to ENG Translation
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Q: How do you feel after winning?
A: Even though the regular season matches are important as well, but to us, the play-offs are more special. The joy from winning is much more. Every time we meet up with obstacles, the players become even more united. I'm truly happy.
Q: The score was 4:0, was that expected?
A: The maps today were favorable for us so we won; however to speak the truth, we did not expect a 4:0. We expected to be able to win without the ace match if we managed to gain momentum from the first match. Action's performance was outstanding.
Q: KT's zergs are too good (t/n: true story)
A: I feel that their potential exceeds that of the Woongjin zergs, Zero and Neo.g_soulkey. I feel that they are not inferior compared to the other teams' players. However, during the regular season, they were not acclimatized to the atmosphere of the televised games, which was why they had performed poorly. Going into the playoffs, their mental state was different. They had thoughts like "if I had lost, the team would lose" and that gave them the appropriate amount of pressure. They did an excellent job, I really want to thank them.
Q: The same line-up was sent out for set 1 to 4
A: We lost the last match, which really hurt our pride. We lost to their strategies, so we prepared even more meticulously this time. Our line-up was the same because we wanted to beat CJ straight-up. Aside on the line-up, we also worked hard to gain a strategical advantage.
Q: Was Flash's strategy specially prepared?
A: Flash's strategies in TvP were revealed too much. We practiced until midnight yesterday before we thought of using the biomech strategy; I told Flash to go ahead and use it without hesitation. Recently, Flash's TvP were more defensive, which is why he lost. Hence, this time, we wanted to take the initiative.
Q: Who was the MVP today?
A: It has to be Hoejja. He beat Leta. We knew we would definitely win the moment he won in such a resounding fashion in set 2. We gained the momentum, which was why we won 4:0.
Q: You'll be facing Samsung Khan
A: This team will be the hardest to face. I feel that their roster is the strongest. Their experience and racial balance are excellent. They're really strong. However, it is not impossible to beat them. When we faced CJ during last season's playoffs, many thought for us to lose too, but we won 2:0.
Q: Which player are you most cautious about?
A: Stork's vZ, vP and vT are S-class. A win is not guaranteed even if we pit Flash against him. However, our zergs are comfortable playing ZvP, which may decide the outcome of our matches against Khan.
Q: During last year's championship run, it was said that the exertion was overwhelming.
A: Compared to last season, this season is not as tiring. We only need to defeat two teams this time to get into the finals this time, so we will give our best.
Q: What do you think is the critical factor in facing Khan?
A: I feel that there will be a lot of non-mirror matches. Khan's line-up will be difficult to predict, but I feel that our momentum is greater. The critical factor is still Flash. We'll have to see if the Flash vs. Stork ace match happens. That will decide which team is the final victor.
Q: Any last comments?
A: CJ's coach Kim Dong Woo and I have a close relationship. Although we wanted to meet them on a higher them, we emerged the victors this time. I want to express my thanks for my players' efforts in preparation for the matches. They really performed beautifully. Even though the schedule evoked nervousness, they expressed no complaints. As a coach, I feel really grateful. I also want to thank the assistant coaches and the other colleagues; they've all worked hard.
A: Even though the regular season matches are important as well, but to us, the play-offs are more special. The joy from winning is much more. Every time we meet up with obstacles, the players become even more united. I'm truly happy.
Q: The score was 4:0, was that expected?
A: The maps today were favorable for us so we won; however to speak the truth, we did not expect a 4:0. We expected to be able to win without the ace match if we managed to gain momentum from the first match. Action's performance was outstanding.
Q: KT's zergs are too good (t/n: true story)
A: I feel that their potential exceeds that of the Woongjin zergs, Zero and Neo.g_soulkey. I feel that they are not inferior compared to the other teams' players. However, during the regular season, they were not acclimatized to the atmosphere of the televised games, which was why they had performed poorly. Going into the playoffs, their mental state was different. They had thoughts like "if I had lost, the team would lose" and that gave them the appropriate amount of pressure. They did an excellent job, I really want to thank them.
Q: The same line-up was sent out for set 1 to 4
A: We lost the last match, which really hurt our pride. We lost to their strategies, so we prepared even more meticulously this time. Our line-up was the same because we wanted to beat CJ straight-up. Aside on the line-up, we also worked hard to gain a strategical advantage.
Q: Was Flash's strategy specially prepared?
A: Flash's strategies in TvP were revealed too much. We practiced until midnight yesterday before we thought of using the biomech strategy; I told Flash to go ahead and use it without hesitation. Recently, Flash's TvP were more defensive, which is why he lost. Hence, this time, we wanted to take the initiative.
Q: Who was the MVP today?
A: It has to be Hoejja. He beat Leta. We knew we would definitely win the moment he won in such a resounding fashion in set 2. We gained the momentum, which was why we won 4:0.
Q: You'll be facing Samsung Khan
A: This team will be the hardest to face. I feel that their roster is the strongest. Their experience and racial balance are excellent. They're really strong. However, it is not impossible to beat them. When we faced CJ during last season's playoffs, many thought for us to lose too, but we won 2:0.
Q: Which player are you most cautious about?
A: Stork's vZ, vP and vT are S-class. A win is not guaranteed even if we pit Flash against him. However, our zergs are comfortable playing ZvP, which may decide the outcome of our matches against Khan.
Q: During last year's championship run, it was said that the exertion was overwhelming.
A: Compared to last season, this season is not as tiring. We only need to defeat two teams this time to get into the finals this time, so we will give our best.
Q: What do you think is the critical factor in facing Khan?
A: I feel that there will be a lot of non-mirror matches. Khan's line-up will be difficult to predict, but I feel that our momentum is greater. The critical factor is still Flash. We'll have to see if the Flash vs. Stork ace match happens. That will decide which team is the final victor.
Q: Any last comments?
A: CJ's coach Kim Dong Woo and I have a close relationship. Although we wanted to meet them on a higher them, we emerged the victors this time. I want to express my thanks for my players' efforts in preparation for the matches. They really performed beautifully. Even though the schedule evoked nervousness, they expressed no complaints. As a coach, I feel really grateful. I also want to thank the assistant coaches and the other colleagues; they've all worked hard.
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