Directly after he was eliminated from and finished fourth at the European Battle.net Invitational, fragster took the opportunity to talk to the "Drunken Terran" (T)

Tarson about the tournament, the pressure in a home tournament and of course the mysterious nickname.

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Did you feel a lot of pressure from the fans cheering for you and expecting you to win the tournament or at least get second?

Tarson: Yeah actually it was really nice like huge crowd cheering for you, but I was really stressed and I felt the pressure and expectations. I don't know, it was my first tournament where I was the host so it was a new experience and it was really stressful for me.

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Aren't you afraid that the korean players are much better than the european players?

Tarson: Watching MLG you can say it is like this but I don't know. I played MC at Homestory Cup and I think it wasn't like I already lost even before the games started. It was possible to beat koreans, Huk shows this and other players showed it, so I am not afraid. I even look forward to play some koreans especially NaDa and BoxeR.

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MassHysteria

United States3678 Posts

August 08 2011 14:29 GMT

Koreans would definitely be afraid of Tarson tho

He is awesome to hear

...imagined all his answers in his voice/accent.

GreEny K

Germany7312 Posts

August 08 2011 14:30 GMT

He may be looking forward to play BoxeR, but after his MLG performance I think that would be an uphill battle.

NemesysTV

United States1088 Posts

August 08 2011 14:30 GMT

why is he the drunken terran? o.o

iMp.will.

Bulgaria441 Posts

August 08 2011 14:32 GMT

someone get his bottle

DashedHopes

Canada414 Posts

August 08 2011 14:33 GMT

he obviously thinks those games were even but Mc is one of those players that takes one of your disadvatages and just uses it against you like none other.

nVusPip

United Kingdom260 Posts

August 08 2011 14:34 GMT

Drunken Terran is a perfect nick name for him :D

Good Luck to Tarson in the future!

Allwars

164 Posts

August 08 2011 14:36 GMT

He should be. He took a game off MC because he did a strange build that MC countered in the other 2 games. He overestimates himself in my opinion.

Piski

Finland3461 Posts

August 08 2011 14:37 GMT

On August 08 2011 23:30 NemesysTV wrote:
why is he the drunken terran? o.o

In the Homestory cup he partied with Whitera until 05AM and continued to play in the tournament in the morning. Winning a game over MC etc.
There are a lot of stories him partying etc.

People say he plays better when he is a little drunk ^^

barth

Ireland1272 Posts

August 08 2011 14:37 GMT

#10

I was impressed by his performance at the invitational, hopefully he can do even better soon.

He seems to be a really nice guy too.

mordek

United States12705 Posts

August 08 2011 14:37 GMT

#11

On August 08 2011 23:30 NemesysTV wrote:
why is he the drunken terran? o.o

It's kinda self-explanatory

He drinks a lot and often.

Loved Tarson at the Homestory Cup, best of luck to him in the future!

StyLeD

United States2965 Posts

August 08 2011 14:37 GMT

#12

lol Big words from a player who isn't mechanically strong enough to play against Koreans. He hasn't shown any innovation that might give him an edge strategically, either.

Kurr

Canada2338 Posts

August 08 2011 14:40 GMT

#13

You don't need to be scared of them to lose to them. I'm not scared either, doesn't mean I would beat one.

iYiYi

United States489 Posts

August 08 2011 14:42 GMT

#14

You might not be afraid of them, but that doesn't mean you stand a chance vs them. lol

Probe1

United States17920 Posts

August 08 2011 14:48 GMT

#15

That's a special irony saying you can't remember why you're nickname is Drunken (____). It's like in middle school when I couldn't figure out why my friends called me alchy. Then I realized they weren't being nerdy.

So that was an interesting interview. Much better than the last one in fact. I wasn't really interested in (T)

Tarson before but this definitely makes me anticipate watching him more! I appreciate him awknowledging that Koreans aren't unbeatable but the tone many in the community take- that Koreans have inherent superpowers used for SC glory, is silly.

There is no secret formula or divine sacrifice for SC2 success. Practice with devotion and practice with intelligence and practice with others who feel the same and you'll improve beyond your contemporaries.

That must suck being (Z)

YellOw²
4th x4 must be either really motivating or completely disheartening.

m0s1n0

Germany575 Posts

August 08 2011 17:15 GMT

#16

On August 08 2011 23:37 StyLeD wrote:
lol Big words from a player who isn't mechanically strong enough to play against Koreans. He hasn't shown any innovation that might give him an edge strategically, either.

Did he yet play a korean?