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" Tarson about the tournament, the pressure in a home tournament and of course the mysterious nickname.
be aware of spoilers according EU Battle.NET Invitational -> To the interview
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.
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.
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.
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 ^^
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.
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 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 YellOw² 4th x4 must be either really motivating or completely disheartening.
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.
Every foreigner always says they're not afraid of koreans and then they proceed to get rolled by koreans. Nothing new here as they all say that as bravado and self confidence. In their hearts they're afraid but just don't want to say that in interviews.
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Tarson about the tournament, the pressure in a home tournament and of course the mysterious nickname.![[image loading]](http://www.fragster.de/de/esport/coverages/blizzcon/2011/invitational/eu/bilder/sc2-invitational-europe-tarson1-e.jpg)
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...imagined all his answers in his voice/accent.
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