EPTAnyways here are today's interviews from PlayXP. Enjoy!
Jinro
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Q : You are in the round of 16. How do you feel?
Jinro : I was worried as I did not have a very outstanding results in recent practice matches. I was confident against Zerg in new maps but not against Protoss. But three days before the tournament I adjusted to new maps against Protoss as well so I got calmer.
Q : Are you happy with your plays today?
Jinro : Very happy. Everything went the way I wanted
Q : Greg Fields (EGIdra) left Korea. He was the only other foreigner beside you, how do you think?
Jinro : Now people will pay more attention to me so I am happy about that
Q : In Starcraft 1, there were top foreign progamers like Guillaume Patry and Bertrand Grospellier. When you think about them what sort of progamer do you want to be?
Jinro : I personally like the career path that Bertrand took, but I don't want to have his sunglass fashion style (laughs)
Q : The format of the round of 16 has changed
Jinro : I am satified with the change this season. I thought it would be good idea for them to change it. I like how GSL is changing in a way that I like. I think this format is very reasonable.
Q : Who do you want to face in the next rounds?
Jinro : I wish oGsTOP and oGsNada to advance as I am in the same house with them but I do not want to face them already. But if I had to choose one player between them I would rather have a match with NaDa. I live with TOP so it would be hard to practise in the house if I face him. I also seek for many advices from him so I rather not face him.
Q : You did pretty well in the last season, now what is your goal for this season?
Jinro : I thought today was the hardest day but I made it through. Now I aim to win.
Q : You don't have your personal ceremony...
Jinro : Chris 'HUK' Loranger said he would do a ceremony for me if I win this season.
Q : oGsMC said that new maps favour Terran, how do you think about that?
Jinro : He told me they favour Protoss! He either lied to me or lied during the interview! (laughs) [MC only said about Cravasse. This interviewer is on something]
Q : There are other emerging big leagues other than GSL. Any plans to participate them?
Jinro : I want to concentrate on GSL for now. If they are hosted in Korea or near Korea like China then I plan to participate. But only if they don't clash with GSL schedules.
Q : Any last words?
Jinro : I thank all oGs teammates who help me practising and coach Park. Also I thank all fans in Korea and outside Korea.
Check
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Q : Tell us how you feel advancing in the next round
Check : Very good. Mostly for not needing to do up/down matches
Q : You had a revenge match against Rainbow. When did you predict the victory?
Check : When his early aggression was over, I thought I won
Q : You advanced after beating Polt who is your teammate
Check : Polt did really well recently, I guess he had a bad day today. I feel sorry as we are in the same team
Q : What was the hardest part while practicing?
Check : Nothing too drastic as I only needed to prepare for ZvT. But I was stressed while practising against bunker rushes.
Q : What do you think about the new format of the round of 16?
Check : I think it's better for players as they only need to concentrate on one opponent
Q : As a Zerg player, what is your impression on the new maps?
Check : I do not think Zerg is not that favoured because of the new maps. But they are better than ladder maps as I don't choke myself. New maps are bigger so it is better for Zergs to get into good ground positions for battles. But still Terran is strong.
Q : If you predict your results in this season...
Check : I feel good. My win rate against Terran is getting better. My ladder ranking has stably stayed in high ranks so I guess I am improving. I want to win.
Q : Who do you want to face in the next round?
Check : oGsNaDa. He is popular and all so it should be fun
Q : Former Warcraft 3 progamers seem to be having hard time
Check : That is true but me and Jun Park are both improving. Moon also plays very well but he does not do his best during broadcasted matches.
Q : Any shout outs?
Check : I thank the owner of SaBaSaBa Chicken outlet in Gasan Dong
Nada
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Q : How do you feel winning to the next rounds?
Nada : Feel little bit numb as I was not confident about today. I think I was lucky today
Q : Why were you not confident?
Nada : I could not get enough practices done. On top of that facing one of my team mate always worries me. Personally I would've thought going into the rounds of 16 with the second place in the group is still extremly well done.
Q : Your game play was very clean today
Nada : Was able to pull that in the short term period. Lately Terran uses marines with tanks which is the style that I personally like. Trying not to worry about the result helped me I guess.
Q : Who do you want to face in the next rounds?
Nada : Both Check and Jinro are really hard to face against but I would rather face with Check. I haven't had a game with Zerg for a long time and he plays a very fun style.
Q : What's your opinion on the change of the format?
Nada : I used to like tournaments rather than full league style, so I like it.
Q : You will stay in Code S
Nada : That reduces my burden a bit. But I do feel sorry for TOP
Q : What's your goal in this season?
Nada : I always got eliminated in the rounds of 8. So I want to be in the semi finals.
Q : You are studying at the university while progaming. What's your goal for uni?
Nada : I did not get good grades last semester. So I will try hard studying as well and get my average weighted grades to 3
Q : Any shout outs?
Nada : I thank all my fans who always support me. I thank coach and the director of the team. Maka helped me lots so I would like to say thanks.
HongUn
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Q : Congratuation! how does it feel?
HongUn : I did not show good games against Terran lately. I am happy that I showed better games today. I don't know how to express my feelings in words
Q : Did you prepare for 6 warp gates rush on the first game?
HongUn : I decided to use that build after I saw his command centre. So it was just a counter build.
Q : Your use of Colossi in the second game was outstanding
HongUn : I think theBest put his Vikings too forward so I could take the benefit of that. So I could save my Colossi.
Q : Who would you want to face in the next round?
HongUn : Check is my teammate and we know each other well so I want to face Jinro
Q : What's your goal for this season?
HongUn : Looking back now how I said I want to win the tournament last season even makes me laugh at myself. There are so many people on ladder who are really good and I think I know myself better now. So I am happy that I am in the rounds of 16.
Q : Are you not undervaluing yourself too much?
HongUn : I am sure that not every players would feel like me but after being in the up/down matches I am just glad that I am in the rounds of 16. When you are in Up/Down matches you sensor some sort of alerts. Code S is the tournament with 32 best players . Saying winning the tournament by beating all players sounds bit cocky to me, at least for now.
Q : Any last words?
HongUn : I left Prime house and practising at home recently. My parents support me and look after me I thank them very much. I also thank Clide and Alive. There was a fan who gave me a hand made Stalker with papers, told me that something for me was inside that Stalker. It is really well made paper Stalker so I did not have guts to open it yet. I am keeping it as it is for now. I really thank that particular fan.
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