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Dakkas
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On June 21 2012 20:05 Sawamura wrote: cailhead you rock man ... thanks a lot for the interviews especially the legend interview between xellos and nal_ra. What's up with zero hating soulkey  .Are you serious? | ||
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Modesty00
Bulgaria262 Posts
I think he's just that - a protoss that stands out slightly - I have alot of experience winning against him. Lol zeroo i can see only 2 games vs him in past 1 year. I think you dont take this match seriously... and might loose. | ||
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Zona
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I'm keeping a spoilered copy of your current work just in case the same kind of mistake crops up in the future. + Show Spoiler + On June 19 2012 21:21 Caihead wrote: Since I don't see these up any where ima take the liberty to translate them, I assume it's because it's not interviews of popular players (flash, bisu, jaedong, etc). I will do more translations from chinese website plu.cn from now on: New! Woongjin Star  ZerO: Neo.G_Soulkey is a pretender, he didn't help me advance. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/qGePN.jpg) Q: How does it feel to make into the Ro4 (OSL) for the first time? A: I've never even won in the Ro8 once, this time making it to the Ro4 makes me really glad. The set changing from Bo3 to Bo5 really helped me, especially after losing the first set, if this was the previous Bo3 set it would have been tragic. Luckily I performed after. Q: You played really well after the second set. A: Though I lost in the first set, because it's a Bo5 there were still alot of chances, so I wasn't too tense. Q: How do you feel about (how you won) winning through the Ro8 A: Losing after the first set got my really angry, only after winning the second set did I calm down. I had an experience before, losing the first set in a SL and getting angry actually helped my performance after. So today I didn't really control my emotions, I just played off my natural emotional response and played well. Q: How did you prepare for the Ro8? A: With hyvaa-hyung i honestly can't find any specialties or traits, so it was a bit difficult to adjust. Neo.G_Soulkey told me during preparation that the first match I should have used a safe 12 pool. The result was that I lost immediately in the first set. After that match I got angry. The second set I was also using his strategy, and my opening was disadvantaged again. The third match I didn't want to use the pre-set strategy, yet I ended up using it any ways. So I want to say that my advancement doesn't have much to do with Neo.G_Soulkey. Q: How are you going to prepare for the Ro4 A: The maps are advantageous for the protoss, and we have alot of good protosses on our team to help me prepare. The key point is that Neo.G_Soulkey doesn't have a say finally. Everything is smoother than the Ro8~ Q: The opponent is  JangBi A: In reality if I don't make mistakes myself, I should be able to win. I broke the Ro8 curse already, I can definitely make the finals. The must amazing thing is that both terrans ended up on the other side of the bracket. Even though JangBi is the defending champion, I think he's just that - a protoss that stands out slightly - I have alot of experience winning against him. Q: Last words? A: Thank you to my teammates for helping me practice, ofcourse that doesn't include Neo.G_Soulkey, he wasn't really trying to help me. I hope my team's protoss' aren't like him, I will repay you guys. lol what happened between the bromance of Zero and Soulkey I don't even, then again he could just be being sarcastic. OSL Legends match Nal_rA and  XellOs interview ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/NPrFK.jpg) Q: How does it feel to be attending a Legends match? Nal_rA: Even though I lost I felt really happy, that might be the first time; if I had lost during the time when I was a progamer I might have gone crazy. (laugh) It's a good experience XellOs: I've known Nal_rA-hyung for 10 years, I can't believe we have this relationship. (laugh) Nal_rA-hyung during his professional career was a viper, meeting him in a legends match like this will be a beautiful memory for my whole life. Q: XellOs's opener affected you greatly Nal_rA: I was laughing at the start that XellOs didn't drop his troops, I thought he made a micro mistake. I'm such an idiot (laugh) I got completely fooled. Q: How did you prepare this strategy? XellOs: honestly, I trained 3 games today to get a feel, you can only win if you are a player that changes his playstyle alot, this point Nal_rA was able to do very well during his professional career. When I was playing against him while he's a progammer I often died to strategies like this, today I got my revenge~ Q: You guys were chatting happily XellOs: We really like to text chat, during team GO in the team residence we usually chat in texts more than chating face to face (laugh). Nal_rA: It wasn't scripted, we were just having fun. Q: Nal_rA asked in the chat if you wanted toilet tissue, did you feel embarassed XellOs: If he used that advantage to use do a counter attack it might have been a psychological attack, good thing I preservered (laugh). Q: What's your plan for the future Nal_rA? Nal_rA: I can't reveal much of it now, because I don't know myself. Q: What do you hope to do? Nal_rA: What I can say now is that I want to return to OGN, regards to what I want to do specifically, I need to try my best to do what others asked of me first.Q: Tell something to the fans Nal_rA: I was honestly surprised that so many fans came, listening to everyone's cheers made me remember the good old days, I was very emotional myself. The post match interview really motivated me to try harder. In the future I will try to have a good show for everyone, please anticipate me. XellOs: I really think this is my last match. Even though I was really happy, there are still alot of regrets. If Nal_rA-hyung had won it would have been great too, it was a great match. Honestly, it's because of the love from fans that I've gotten to where I am. I will try my best, just like my stay with the eSports world, I hope my efforts will give the fans excitement and enjoyment.(not sure if he means to stay in the esports industry or leave it) STX Soul Trap: Jae (coach/ father figure?) let me go on ace, so I have to win.+ Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/jvrN9.jpg) Q: Your team won A: If I had won in game 5 the match would have been over, but i didn't perform well. I was really worried that my team would lose, luckily I brought it all back. Q: Why didn't you perform well? A: Originally I wanted to play a macro game, but from my observation I thought I could win in direct encounter, so I moved my army for the kill. Then the enemy's airdrop came and I panicked, warpgate cooldowns weren't finished yet (didn't sync), so the production was affected, so I lost. Q: Your ace opponent was Jaedong, were you confident? A: In the beginning I wasn't planned for the ace match, but father (nice customary word for coach /superior?) Jae trust me and let me play, so I thought I had to win. Q: You played twice in SC2, looked like it was stronger than your BW A: I started practicing SC2 a long time ago, now my skill has improved a bit, but preparing for SPL I still need it to be improved faster. Also in SC2 protoss is really (in reality) easier to play, I'm not familiar (experienced) with the behaviours and mechanics of the other races. Now it feels like rock paper scissors with out any specific race fight/war, (SC2 protoss) feels like BW's terran. (Think he was talking about how it doesn't feel like any established race counters have been established) Q: Rumours are that you are a candidate for best new player. A: I've been a progamer for a long time, so I didn't think about winning that award. Even though I'm trying really hard now, but if I really did win this award, wouldn't I have more to worry about? (probably talking about the status and the pressure associated to perform). Q: Next opponent is Woongjin, they have alot of momentum A: I've seen Woongjin players' SC2, everyone is playing really well. Also their BW is good, regardless of who you meet it's a difficult battle. But regardless of if it's BW or SC2 I have confidence. Q: Anything else to say? A: Recently I've been able to play (alot), also feeling more of my family's support. I want to thank them for cheering and motivating me, I will try my best to repay them. Also, I haven't seen my friends in a long time, recently friends from school are all using SNS to cheer for me. I really want to meet them, if I could then I will definitely take us out for food. Woongjin Stars Light: Have to keep the top rank. + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/kHGWd.jpg) Q: How does it feel to win today? A: I won spectacularly (could mean either his performance or how it looked) in the first half and the second half of the game, makes me really happy. (laugh). Today free-hyung finally won, his last loss was regretful. Q: The match was a bit difficult A: I didn't think I was going to lose. I was just frustrated about how to end the game. The process wasn't too smooth, wasn't able to play cleanly. I need to work on this aspect more. Q: sKyHigh's strategy you should have anticipated A: It's the start of the SC2 season, so the opening builds are relatively easy to predict. Reacting according to the state of the game wasn't hard, but it was hard closing the game out. Which made it a bit tense. Q: You should have broken the opponent's siege line. A: I should have destroyed his entire airforce, but that's a bit hard. Because I had the risk of losing, I gambled with a medivac dropship, at this point I thought I could win. But the opponent was persistent. Looks like I need to concentrate more. Q: You made a planetary fortress to defend A: During practice hOn_sin often uses this strategy. I learned from him by watching. While it's slightly harder (slower) to collect resources after making the planetary, it helped my game's situation a bit. Q: After winning today Woongjin Stars is 1st in the rankings A: This is my first time since my stay with Stars, I think we have to keep the top spot in the rankings. Everyone has to contribute for us to keep our spot, everyone's performance is better than expected. Q: We heard that Woongjin's SC2 is very good, what team do you think is the best? A: Other teams' players when interviewed would unanimously say that "our team is the best", rather this is exaggeration or just speculation I'm not sure. (laugh) I think the skill level is roughly the same, but the preparation does differ. Q: Next match is against Airforce ACE A: I have to play BW, I have to win. It's the first time in SPL that we've had such a good start. I hope that we can keep this record and continue our winstreak. Q: This season's goal? A: I haven't decided on one. I haven't been able to play regularly this season. So my first goal is to get a spot in the line-up and win the games I get, because we have a good start, so the win ratio is more important than win count. Q: Last words A: First time on the top of the rankings feels great. We have to win against Airforce ACE too to keep our spot on top of the rankings longer. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/0MVEp.jpg) Woongjin Stars Neo.G_Soulkey: "I have to go to America and get the price money" + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/ev7OT.jpg) Q: The two of you worked together to seal Woongjin's top spot Neo.G_Soulkey: I never thought about losing (or that I would lose). Winning makes me happy, the team is on the top spot with 3 win streak, but I still remember the last time when we fell from the top spot. This time we have to keep our rank. ZerO: Because the ace match is played on SC2 which is our team's advantageous category, I don't think we will lose either. This time I got to play BW, I think, if I can win, then our team doesn't even need to play ace, so I won easily. Q: What's the reason for Woongjin's strength in SC2? Neo.G_Soulkey: We are leaving an impression that we play SC2 really well, but we are also performing better than before. I think the main reason is that we started practicing SC2 before other teams, with more dedication, that's the main cause of this result. Alot of players including me have talent in SC2, which is also a contributor. Because of SC2, everyone is more motivated. ZerO: Though every team is practicing hard, our team has more self control and mutual agreement, everyone is pumped up, and we can gleefully keep our good record. Q: Talk about your own matches ZerO: The beginning of the game was a bit back and forth and messy, but since I've played on alot of maps and encountered alot of situations, I won with out much trouble. Neo.G_Soulkey: During practice I didn't feel like I would lose, and this match was even better than practice, my opening was better. I hoped to meet protoss, and the opponent didn't seem to have ancitipated me, so I felt that this strategy would work. When I saw the block at the opponent's natural I know how he would play, so I was confident in my victory. Q: Soulkey has to play in the OSL's tie breakers Neo.G_Soulkey: I missed an easy chance to qualify for the Ro8. The last loss gave me alot of inspiration, so tomorrow's tie breakers I absolutely can't lose. Losing last time damaged my psyche alot. Afterwards I thought about it, I'm also personalyl dissapointed about using games like this. This time I will have a different performance. ZerO: If Neo.G_Soulkey can also win then we definitely won't meet in the Ro8, but very regrefully (he hasn't yet). But at least there's tie-breakers, if (we) try hard there's still a chance to make it to the Ro8, I'm helping him practice all the time. Q: Next match is against KT ZerO: Flash isn't with KT, so even though we both lose a player, our team has strong players all around. But it's also the beginning of the season so it's difficult to gauge who is stronger, so I don't have any players that I want to meet. Neo.G_Soulkey: Because I'm going to America I can't be with the team. It's my first time in America, I'm so excited. I also have to win the show match, since I'm going already, I'm bringing the price money back. ZerO: America is a bit cold, so you should leave with plenty of warm clothing. Last time I went to America for a blizzard new year promotion, Lyn with international experience completely owned me (at SC2 I assume). Neo.G_Soulkey just needs to adjust for jetlag and he will definitely play well. Q: Anything else Neo.G_Soulkey: It's been a long time since I've had an interview with ZerO-hyung. Tomorrow's OSL tie breakers I will try my best to play. I haven't recieved any interviews before so I want to talk about this, a player on our SF team Lee ??(李雄植) is going do military service, I hope he adjusts well to the military life. I also hope that our new SF team can achieve good records. ZerO: I hope that Lee ?? (李秀哲)-hyung can adjust well after his transfer to team ITbank, I also hope our SF players can show a good performance. I think now the SF team can play really well, I also help that Neo.G_Soulkey will have a good performance tomorrow. Team 8 Sang: Commander (Stork) come meet me in SC2 + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/dGK6h.jpg) Q: Firstly, how does it feel to win a comeback A: I didn't think I would win during the match, it should be luck that I won. Q: (with) What timing did you think you could comeback A: After winning an engagement in the center I thought that I could compete. Even though I had less income, my army count was superior, so I felt I could win. Q: You were disadvantaged but still persisted, why is that? A: I couldn't confirm the opponent's 5 o'clock expansion, I thought that his 6 o'clock would be much later. So I thought "He's trying to play safe". So I just tried to max out to 200/200 first. Ironically I got back into the game with out knowing much about the situation. (laugh) I thought that the opponent was going to play safe which is why I was calmer. Q: What was the reaction from the team after you won? A: They all congratulated me, saying how did you win this kind of match. Ofcourse there's also the obligatory "why didn't you micro during the engagement?" comments. But in the end they all said I played well to come back from a disadvantaged situation, my teammates were all happy. Q: Rumours that you are the best SC2 player on T8 A: I was always slightly ahead, but now the teammates are catching up. At the start of the season I had a slight advantage, but now it's around the same. Overall everyone's skill has improved. Q: Is it hard to prepare? A: Playing BW and SC2 at the same time is difficult for us to grasp. Last time I played BW, this time I had to prepare for SC2, so it feels like there's less time to prepare. It takes time to grasp the feel for the game before you can practice well, so it feels rushed. Q: Next match is against Samsung Khan A: I know Stork-hyung hasn't played SC2 yet, so it would be nice to meet him. Before I used to help someone else prepare for matches, and his opponent was Stork-hyung (unofficial friendly matches). At that time I didn't know anything about SC2, yet Stork-hyung was saying in interviews "I heard that all my losses are because of player Sang." So I want to play against him once (laugh). Q: Last words A: This match was prepared with help from 양희수-hyung who suggested the opener. I played well because of it. I want to have better performances and continue winning. Samsung Khan Sharp: After 380 days, finally a win! + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/ujT8Y.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/EtOTK.jpg) Q: After 380 days you finally won. A: I was so eager for a win, this match my whole thought process was just that I can't lose. I'm very glad I won, last time it designated me to play SC2, but before I got to play the match was over, this time I had another opportunity, I was preparing excitedly. Q: Was there psychological pressure from not winning A: I had a 5 loss streak on SPL, even though some games I had the advantage, I was too tense and lost. Capturing the opportunity to get in the line-up is so hard. And my matches were also influenced by outside factors, so it's very painful inside. Q: What did you think of first after winning A: I thought about alot of things from the past, my long awaited victory finally came, really cheers me up. A while ago I couldn't get in the line-up, but still alot of fans were cheering for me, I had to win for them today. Last season I had two chances in the line-up, before the match I also was thinking about what to say in an interview, but I made huge mistakes and lost. This time I didn't think about interviews at all, just wanted to win unconditionally. Q: How did you prepare for the match A: After looking at the availible BW players list, I thought it might be a protoss. In the beginning when I was getting harassed by DT's I thought "Would I lose so badly again? How can I face people after" but the game could change instantly, and completely tip the balance. So until the last moment I wouldn't give up, always trying me best, finally I got a win. Q: What was your mentality preparing this season A: Because BW and SC2 are played at the same time, only the truly hard working progamer could survive. Now I find that practice is also very interesting. In the future if I want better performance I need to put in more effort. I want to prepare well so that even time I get a line-up I can win. Q: Anything else? A: I want to thank the fans who are cheering for me, and also the zealot heart (protoss) coaches. I want to thank the teammates and my family. It's been a long time since I've done a winner's interview, I'm really happy. I will always keep trying, to be a player that fans love. Things that I say in the interview might cause misunderstandings, I'm not saying that any player has faults, just that everyone is so stale when they do interviews (like a model student), so I wanted to make it interesting. I always wanted to get interviews yet I never got the chance, how regretful~ CJ EffOrt: Did RorO get dominated by me? + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/0lYmA.jpg) Q: First time to get 2 wins in 1 day A: I'm quite happy, but the matches ended too fast, didn't have a feel for them. But my wins helped my team achieve a reversal, so it feels very meaningful. Q: Did you think about being on the top of rankings A: Honestly I imagine it all the time. (laugh) But I never thought it would become reality. This match played out much better than I imagined, I'm so happy. Q: Looks like you have a cold A: Even dogs don't get colds in may or june, so I got a cold. (laugh) I didn't even leave the country, must have cought it from teammates. During practice I always try to focus as much as possible, but my physique isn't well, so I haven't been able to practice alot. Q: Did you prepare the strategy for ace match? A: When I was playing emtombed valley I liked to use this strategy. During practice I basically never lose with it. Before the match I was worried about how to play, the opponent might have got scared from my dominance. A BW equivalent would be a 9 gas then pool build. Q: You seem to really like banelings A: But banelings are a double edged sword, if you don't use it well then you wasted all your money on them, that's why though banelings are cute, some times they are really annoying. Both matches I made banelings. Though it was originally a planned strategy, the opponent was trying to adapt to my strategy, so I used that fact against them, the result worked out well. So I won easily. Q: Recently the atmosphere is great A: From the beginning it's always been that if I get on a upward streak, I wouldn't lose my momentum. If I practice well, I can continue it. But since I've played SC2 I haven't met any protoss, so I want to play against a protoss. Q: Anything else? A: Today isn't a holiday, yet so many fans still came to the studio to cheer for us. Thank you for everyone. Don't catch a cold like me. In the future I will bring more spectacular matches. Woongjin Stars hOn_sin: "Three years progammer, I want to prove my worth" + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/4bHKV.jpg) Q: Today you made a mark with your first game (of the season?), how do you feel? A: Not considering my win, the fact that my team is on a win streak makes me very happy ~ my win allowed this momentum (atmosphere) to continue. Q: The game was 48 minutes long. A: I also didn't know it lasted that long (laugh). In reality when I play BW I can play long macro games. Today I wanted to win with wraiths, but protoss is too strong~ Q: Are you not worried about long macro games vs protoss? A: I am very worried, but my opponent seem to never anticipated (met) a terran air play, seeing that his reaction was so tame, I thought I could fight. Q: You haven't lost yet A: I have to play better than last season, I've been a progammer for 3 years, it's time to show my worth. Q: Now it's time for round 2, what are your thoughts (feelings)? A: Right now SC2's meta (trend) is that terran is really weak, hard to find opportunities. So I have to work hard to prove what terran is capable of, if I work hard I believe I can have a good record. Q: Your team gained a SC2 coach and suddenly changed. A: After coach Ryun Won came it helped us alot, our whole concept and strategy changed. Today's match there wasn't alot of control (planning), but it's already much better than before. Q: How's the team's atmosphere? A: The atmosphere in the team is really good, we are very united even when practicing, the teammates are trying harder than last year. Q: Anything else you want to say? A: It's a difficult time for terran, I want to thank the coach for trusting me and letting me play. My parents are very worried (caring) of me, I'm doing well, please don't worry. Also, I hope Sharp and Afrotoss can also play well since we are all born in 92. Q: Rumours are that you like a new song by Defconn and Jeong Hyeong-don A: Yes, next match I'm changing my theme (laugh). Samsung Khan Shine: Wooki / Mind please come out! RorO: I'm always confident + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/4kb6F.jpg) Q: How does it feel winning today? RorO: I've always had confidence in my SC2 play, but every time I've played I lost, so I'm very angry with myself. today I finally won, and it's also 2 wins in 1 day, which makes me even happier. Shine[kaL]: Because I have to prepare for the OSL, I practice SC2 very late at night, so I thought it was really hard to win, but I actually did, really happy about that. Q: Talk a bit about today's match tlpd#players#622#Z]RorO[/tlpd]: My starting build selection was good, after the early game I got a significant advantage, so I won easily. In the ace match, when I fight at th 12 o'clock I had alot of mis-micro against zealots, so it was very hard to defend. I was very worried, I thought i was going to lose, but after defending that wave I found myself in the advantage. Shine[kaL]: We also thought he was going to lose, but RorO-hyung is very persistent, and didn't let the opponent reinforce.Shine[kaL]: When I started playing I found that it was odd, the opponent didn't expand to his third and didn't attack, so he's definitely preparing something. I was very tense, but after I found the opponent didn't have a strong push/rush, I spent alot of money making spinecrawlers and won. Q: Staying up late to practice SC2 must have had coach January worried? RorO: In the beginning other teams were also fierce, so we had to work very hard. Personally I don't feel like we are behind other teams, I'm confident in our SC2. Shine[kaL]: Our team started rather late, but we caught up faster than we imagined, now there isn't much of a difference. Everyone plays BW so well, SC2 fans shouldn't worry. Also oDin coach is very patient with coaching our zergs and gave us alot of advice, he really took care of us. Q: Next opponent is KT RorO: I have to play BW, I will try my best to win. Shine[kaL]: If I and RorO-hyung are both playing, then we shouldn't lose the BW portion. Because it's the last game of round 1 we have to win. Also if it's possible I want to meet my old teammates Wooki and Mind, that would be very interesting. Q: Round 1 is at its end, tell us how you feel about the format (proleague) RorO: When SC2 came up I actually thought it was a very good opportunity, so now the situation is decent. Shine[kaL]: In the beginning it was depressing and sad, but since we are already at this stage I don't have big grievances any more. As time passes I will try to think on the positive side, since I've already performed in BW and SC2, I won't complain any more. Q: Anything else you want to say? RorO: Everyone around me is wondering about my SC2 play, I always answer that I have confidence, but I always lose. Winning today is great, now I want to keep a good showing. Also thanks to oDin for trusting me.Shine[kaL]: oDin has helped us alot, last time we lost in SC2 so we were really down. Winning this time is great. Before the match today the coach gave us some key points, gave us alot of help, I want to thank our coaching staff~ SK Telecom T1 By.Sun: I'm not ACE level material yet. + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/2IgX2.jpg) Q: Winning twice today revived your team. A: It's my first time to win twice in one day, makes me really happy, the team was on a 3 loss streak, and we won 3 games back, it really makes me glad. Q: How was the pressure being sent out (ace match)? A: There was alot of pressure, this shows i'm not ace match material (level) yet. (laugh). Last time I was sent for ace I lose twice in one day, so this time there's alot of pressure, but I won my first game which eased the tension a bit. Q: Last time you lost twice. A: It was also the first time ever that I lost twice in a day, it made me really sad. I couldn't sleep at 5 AM and just got up and practiced. If I was like myself in the past I might have collapsed, but now I have some experience and will try to think for the positive and try harder. Q: Bisu and Fantasy aren't in the team right now. A: It's a really big crisis, if we lost today it would be 4 loss in a row, we might be last in the rankings, but we were lucky and got through a tough situation. Q: You have 3 wins in SC2 A: I think I'm playing well. (laugh) But I still have alot to show to everyone, please anticipate my performance. Q: First game was a bit close. A: It was originally a planned situation, but I made alot of mistakes. The match was paused for a bit and I was really nervous when it resumed, so after that I made some mistakes too. But afterwards I calmed down and won. Q: What's your goal for this season? A: I want to achieve >50% winrate, I should be able to do if I just keep my current condition. Q: Any last words? A: Since Bisu-hyung and Fantasy-hyung are both in America playing in MLG, I hope they play well. Also we are the defending champions, but we aren't playing well right now, I hope our team can try our best and get a good record.Woongjin Stars free: With out Neo.G_Soulkey we are still a formidable team+ Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/21sXT.jpg) Q: You helped your team secure the win A: It felt like ZerO could end the match, so I thought I didn't need to play today. But I won surprisingly, so I'm really happy. Tomorrow I can play (recreation) with out care now since we are going to the Woongjin theme park, I was worried we would lose today. Q: You've won 3 times now A: Including myself, every time I win a match I hear people say "revival". I didn't die, I was always living well (laugh). I will try to win in the future too, but ofcourse i also thought rather i would keep slumping, but I never lost in an embarassing way, and I also been always practicing hard. Feels like results are progressing to the good side, even though it's been tiring, but I'm happy. Q: Your control in SC2 is good A: Regardless of rather it's BW or SC2 I always liked to micro units, so I always hear other people compliment me on my zealot micro. Today I made alot of mistakes in my play still, I was worried "can I win after all?" but I was lucky. Next time if I'm sent for SC2 again I will show more competitive play. Q: The lack of Neo.G_Soulkey is not felt at all, Woongjin is really strong. A: Neo.G_Soulkey isn't enlisting in military service, he's just leaving temporarily. (laugh) Also Aria sniped KT's SC2 ace Motive. Our team even when losing a player can replace him, rather the replacement is even better. Neo.G_Soulkey also said "even with out me the team can play well". But Neo.G_Soulkey getting disqualified so soon is a bit regretful (laugh) (not sure if talking about OSL or MLG). Q: Now Woongjin is secured in its first place in the rankings A: Now is our first challenge, the first round isn't that important. We (our record) are always like riding a rollercoaster, last season and the season before that were no different. The second round is the first real bump in the road. We need to prove that Woongjin's changed, this way we can play even better in round 2. The team hasn't changed much, we are working really hard, this time SC2 being included in proleague actually motivated us more. Q: Next opponent is Team 8, keeping your first place shouldn't be hard. A: We always have good showing in round 1, so don't worry (laugh). But Team 8's BW and SC2 play are both good, so we can't be lax, need to prepare properly. Hopefully we can win against T8, Neo.G_Soulkey is also back then, feels like reinforcements arriving (laugh). Our team is getting stronger, so no worries at all. Q: Neo.G_Soulkey lost in America A: Neo.G_Soulkey is good regardless of if he is playing BW or SC2, so it helps the team greatly. His opponent was Flash, he's too strong. Resting a while in American then coming back could be good ~ Q: What's the goal this time around? A: I haven't thought of a goal yet, I was with this team since Hanbit, but the team has never made it to the finals. But this time everybody is confident, so our goal is to reach the finals. Also my record last season was bleak, this season I want to achieve more wins, I want others to say "Ah, that's Free-hyung again (6 dragons)". So I have to show even better games. In reality, because of SC2 recently I couldn't even sleep (laugh). I didn't want other people to say that my skill declined, that's why (practiced hard). Thinking about the next match motivates me to work harder. Q: Last words A: First I want to congratulate Aria on his first win. His performance in practice isn't great, but he was calm and played well so he won. He's still young, so I hop he improves. Also I want to get to play a few games too (laugh). Also the team's line-up is great recently, I want to keep that momentum into the second round, so we have to be cautious. Fans should anticipate us and cheer for us~ STX Soul Trap: I don't want to miss this opportunity to be in the main line-up. + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/nezDN.jpg) Q: You won against CJ's Hydra, you have 3 wins this season. A: At the start of the season and already with 3 wins was unexpected, so I'm very happy. Getting an interview is also long-awaited, feels a bit unnatural. Q: How long haven't you had an interview? A: For SL's around a year, for SPL around 2 years. Q: Playing BW you had alot of potential, now SC2 is also part of proleague is an opportunity for you? A: For new-comers like me it is a big opportunity. Though my BW is shaky, as long as I have talent, I can definitely play SC2 well. Also I believe that in the start of playing SC2, if I try harder than everyone else I can definitely climb higher. Q: How did you prepare for this match? A: Out of CJ there is barely any protoss that can play SC2, so I prepared mainly for PvZ and PvT. So preparing wasn't too hard, today I prepared for a macro game. Q: You always had an advantage in the game, did you think you were going to win? A: In the mid-game it was back and forth, so I also thought it was difficult. But I defended CJ Hydra-hyung's roach attack, after that the game was dictated by my tempo. Q: Since it's this season's first interview, talk about your goals this season. A: I think this season is an opportunity for me, and I grasped that chance well. If I keep playing well, I should be able to get more than 10 wins. Q: The team's younger new-comer mini has already shined, do you feel threatened? A: I've been a progamer for a long time, but I never captured the opportunity. This season I want to grasp that chance firmly and be a part of the team's main line-up. Samsung Khan RorO: I never beat Flash in BW, feels great beating him in SC2 + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/d8FOc.jpg) Q: How does it feel to secure the win for the team? A: Feels like this is the best I've played since I've become a progamer. I never beat Flash in BW, yet I beat him in SC2, it makes me even happier. Q: Has it been difficult preparing for SC2? A: I was preparing little by little for SC2 already, now after winning my efforts are paying off, I'm proud of that. Q: You won convincingly in the ace match A: Looking back at the recent ZvT wins, my various army composition in the late game are all very powerful, Broodlords with infestors, banelings, and zerglings. Also Zerg has been performing well in all the leagues recently. Q: Which match up is the easiest in SC2? A: ZvZ is the easiset~ though it's my weakest match-up. But anything can happen in it, so it feels very relaxed (laugh). (guess he implies that anyone can win so he's not too stressed about it) Q: Your skill level increase rapidly A: After touching SC2 it felt very interesting, also other teammates are all decreasing their sleep time to practice. This effort is paying off now, everyone discussing and investigating strategies together is also very important. Q: How did it feel to be sent on ace? A: Playing in SPL I have confidence in my SC2, we already planned for Flash in the ace match, but I was still very tense. Q: You are on the top of the rankings A: I've gotten two 2 win streaks, but it's my first time to be on the top of the rankings. Feels so strange~ Season 2's rules are different from before, I hope I can maintain my condition. Q: Next match is against Airforce ACE A: Our team's momentum is good, so we should win next match handily. I was confident in my first SC2 match, but I lost against M18M which left me with a painful memory. I hope I can meet him again, I will have a different showing this time. Q: Anything else? A: I want to thank everyone on my team. KT Rolster P7GAB: "After watching Action's game how can anyone say that protoss is OP" + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://ww3.sinaimg.cn/mw690/71673884gw1du2maxax8xj.jpg) KT Rolster's P7GAB beat SK Telecom's Bisu in set 2 of the SC2 portion of proleague, putting him on a 2 wins streak (also keeping Bisu from gaining his first win in SC2) and allowing KT to close out the series before ACE match. P7GAB's initial DT attack was held off which put him at a significant disadvantage, however he expanded quickly and capitalized on Bisu's blunder of moving his warp prism with two immortals over his army and won with a chargelot timing attack out of his superior economy. Q: This season you've also beaten bisu, how do you feel? A: First it really feels good to win, initially I planned to win the match much more quickly with a perfect win, but the way the match played out left some dissapointments. But still very glad to recieve an interview. Q: At the end of the last season you suffered a loss streak. A: In the beginning I didn't think it was a big deal losing once, but after losing so many times I suffered quite alot during the off season. Q: You were never able to keep a win streak and always broke even (win-lose-win-lose) A: My results were always inconsistent, looks like I needed to be hit by a club (punished) to be motivated (laugh). Now I've recieved many beatings, so I'm very motivated before the match starts. I just want to win, no more losses. Q: Everyone is saying protoss is strong in SC2 A: Even though everyone is saying this, haven't they seen Action-hyung's game? (laugh) Recently zergs also are getting stronger, honestly, terran is the hardest to play, then it's protoss, Zergs are the strongest (have the most advantage). (laugh) Q: You seem to always meet (get matched against) Bisu A: I've only played 34 official televised matches, and 5 of them are against Bisu. But he's the same race and also an excellent player, so it's very difficult to handle. Winning against him helps me alot (gives me alot). Q: Your performance in SC2 is decent, do you have confidence in future matches? A: Everyone's skill level in SC2 is about the same, right now we have to see who is the most hard working to determine the performance in the future. Next match I will have to try harder and win. Q: KT's round 1 record is not great (up to expectations) A: Every season we don't open well. (laugh) But we aren't worried. Other players' SC2 skill level are also increasing quickly. So please next round everyone should anticipate better performances from us. Q: Are you satisfied with your personal round 1 performance? A: My SC2 performance is satisfactory, but I'm losing really bad in BW which makes me very sad. Looks like I have to improve my competitiveness in BW. Q: The first match in round 2 is against CJ, who are you hoping to meet? A: I heard (it's a rumour) that in round 2 there's going to be a rule change, you can play in BW or SC2 set (freely). In the match against CJ I want to play Hero who has a perfect record in SC2 in BW, Hero's BW skill is also excellent. Q: Any last words. A: The match against CJ is on Sunday, we (KT) might have a break till wednesday but my SC2 skill is still lacking, so I might practice more for a different result. Even though it's a break period I will still try harder to practice. Revival! free: SC2 gave me a second spring (life) + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/n4EMo.jpg) Woongjin Star's free's good performance in SC2 earned public speculation that he had "revived". Among many well performing SC2 players, Free is a very rare "post dominance period" player. He had even planned to retire at one point. free due to an injury on his wrist last season, only achieved a 3-6 win ratio, but this season he already has 2 wins and 1 loss. He was plagued by rumours of retirement and joining Airforce ACE, now his chance at revival is the inception of SC2, it gave him a new interest. While studying SC2 he was tireless and restless and almost starving, working very hard. Woongjin's coach Lee said: " Flying and free are two players who both felt very lost due to bad records, but they successfully preserved, and have good showings in SC2, personally I think their skill has also reached some level." During the public chant of "revival", when free talks about his performance early in the season, he says: "even though I practice more than average, in the real game it's not been displayed fully. In the beginning it felt like SC2 was a brand new game, very difficult to adapt, but recently after learning about units and abilities, it feels very interesting." He also said "Playing SC2 has given me confidence, this also lets me play BW with more enthusiasm, even though till now I still havent shown my best, but with this momentum, I can play with more style in official matches." After the injury free had an steady decline, "through two seasons I didn't play well, it made me feel very bad / aggravated. In the beginning when I first encountered this situation I felt extreme pressure, my interest in Starcraft also decreased." But through a new learning process he found that interest again, free said, that's the greatest gift SC2 has given him. free: "I wish that people like me who had given up and lost interest in Starcraft could all revive through SC2. And also wish that more star players could appear to break the legacy of TBLS." Bonus: Photos! Flash meeting head of KT corporation after KT lost while Flash was away at MLG + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/g5RMf.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/z3ihu.jpg) KT vs SKT Flash eating red ginseng + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/h3kTq.jpg) Sleepy BeSt + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/tqxF1.jpg) SKT being "cultured" + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/ybzqg.jpg) Mind getting owned+ Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/EaWtl.jpg) Bonus: Bisu OSEN interview + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/iPoC3.jpg) 2007/03/03, Bisu won 3-0 against sAviOr and achieved his first SL title, he was called the "miraculous revolutionist" and is now the first protoss to achieve 100 SPL wins, and is the one with 4 SL titles. Bisu and "Commander" Stork have become the two best protoss'. Since 2005, Bisu has been a professional for 8 years, he's not only one of the most successful progammers, but is also one of the aces on SPL's luxurious SKT team, and is a fan favorite for esports representative. Now he's facing a new challenge. Which is SC2. He still hasn't gotten a win in SPL for SC2, but when he attended MLG in America on the 9th he blew away expectations and got 2nd place, which made everyone say "That's Bisu". After starting the challenge of SC2, Bisu accepted an interview from OSEN. Even though he hasn't gotten a win in SPL yet, his one win in BW on the 16th can also signature his return. Even though he only has 2 wins, he has 50% win rate now, which makes this win significant. Bisu: "After winning finally I feel really happy. (laugh) It's been roughly 20 days, finally winning is great. I haven't been able to completely adapt to SC2 yet. This win gave me alot of motivation. I'm confident in my BW, but for SC2 I can't say anything yet. I always let the fans see a disappointing game, I feel really regretful and ashamed. Sorry to my fans. Even when I want and try my best to play well, my competitiveness can't satisfy anyone. Seems like I have to focus on practicing SC2 more, till I can play well". ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/sZ37Y.jpg) Like he said, in SPL out of the TBLS Bisu is the only one with out a win in SC2. To achieve his own desired competitiveness, he's said that he's already practiced more than 10,000 matches. At this rate of practice, he believes that he will be able to be competitive with other GSL players. In July 2-3, the first SC2 OSL will start, we will see his official declaration. Bisu: "Even though I still need some time now, I have confidence that I can catch up completely with the good players of the GSL. With my style, it still needs some work. Even though SC2 came out 2 years ago, to me it's no different than if it came out this year. Teammates By.Sun and BeSt ar very good at this field (adapting), so their skill level increased drastically, I'm really jealous. But I don't have any other choice, I have to make up for it in practice time. (laugh)" Coming back from MLG, Bisu said: "I recieved a warm welcome from my fans which left a deep impression. At the start I just wanted to go to relax, but too many people recognized me, and wanted our signature, fans lined up so long that you can't see the end of the line, this feels really different. Fighting on the big stage also had alot of meaning, gave me the thought that I had to try harder. Also, my english needs alot of training." Lastly, he wanted to show games against GSL players. Bisu: "From now-on, SC2's practice time (ratio) will increase. Right now playing SC2 still feels like playing BW, until this feeling disappears I have to practice like crazy. Even though the time frame is small, I still have to prepare well for OSL matches. If I run into an active (top) GSL player, it will be very interesting. But no matter what I'm passing through the preliminaries."Bonus: Jaedong MLG Interview Translated, PM me cause Blind-rawr is a party pooper (jk ilu) | ||
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On June 22 2012 23:14 Modesty00 wrote: Lol zeroo i can see only 2 games vs him in past 1 year. I think you dont take this match seriously... and might loose. UmadZero? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jACPyr14MqA | ||
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Caihead
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On June 24 2012 09:44 Zona wrote: You're a monster, thanks for all of this. I'm keeping a spoilered copy of your current work just in case the same kind of mistake crops up in the future. I'm backing them up on my computard from now on, but thanks, i'm back and i'm getting on translating T8 interview =3 | ||
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On June 19 2012 21:21 Caihead wrote: Q: A DT rush against Bisu, how did you prepare this strategy before hand?A: Originally I planned this strategy for PvP on electric circuit. I prepared it at the first round of the first season, but I never ran into a protoss. So after so long it became a last resort strategy. Ofcourse I improved some details of the strategy, it's thanks to my strongest protoss-hyung (?) who gave me advice that this strategy was improved upon. Today I coincidentally ran into a Protoss, so I thought "I hope i'm not dreaming, it's a lucky opportunity". In the Korean interviews, it's stated as Jaehoon-hyung. | ||
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On June 25 2012 18:50 Ryo wrote: In the Korean interviews, it's stated as Jaehoon-hyung. ahh i see, silly chinese nick names | ||
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On June 25 2012 20:53 Sawamura wrote: Now if we can get more bw pro's opinion on sc2 it would be my happiest day XD . Movie sounds like he really needed that win and I am happy he got that win especially against an opponent like bisu . muhahahhahahaha oh you | ||
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I don't want to see anyone retire soon -.- | ||
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On June 26 2012 12:09 aRyuujin wrote: LOL Zero I just hope we get a Soulkey interview in PL and hear him talk about Zero | ||
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On June 26 2012 13:13 ShadeR wrote: Caihead your really working overtime here with this and the china OSL thread. Thanks again. also SC2 interview threads =3 | ||
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But 10K matches? Geez that's a lot if correct. | ||
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