Rain Fan Club - Page 19

On October 15 2012 02:31 Weirdkid wrote:
This is a different interview from the one he did with ThisIsGame for winning WCS Asia. Didn't think this warranted a new thread of its own Too many threads floating around nowadays haha.

Translated from: http://s.163.com/12/1015/00/8DQN5L5V00314D0E.html
Images taken from http://s.163.com

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Thank you Rain for receiving this group interview from s.163.com and other media. Congratulations on your overall win in the WCS Asia Finals. What are your feelings after winning the tournament?

Hello everyone. I am Rain, Protoss player from team SKT1. I am naturally happy after winning the tournament.



Is this your first offline individual championship win? What meaning do you think winning the WCS Asia Finals has on your professional career?

This is my first professional championship win after switching over to Starcraft 2. This win in the WCS Asia Finals will definitely always be in my mind.

But for me, I still have to be humble even after winning this championship. There are many tournaments awaiting me in the future. I need to prepare more for the tournaments to come.

You defeated both F91 and Toodming with a 2:0 scoreline in this WCS Asia Finals. Can you give an evaluation of the Chinese Zerg players?

I had some concerns regarding these two players initially, but after the first game, it gave me the feeling that there is still some distance between the Chinese players and Korean players, and I was able to play with ease.

Through this WCS Asia Finals, what are the differences between non-Korean players and Korean players?

Perhaps the foreign players treat Starcraft 2 as a hobby, and as a result the amount of practice is very different from Korean players. In Korea, the Starcraft 2 professional gamers are thinking of Starcraft 2 except for when they are eating and sleeping.

Also, the set-up is more complete for Korea. Overall, Korea has players which are professional and tournaments which are professional, and so there is an advantage over the non-Koreans.

What is your goal for BWC? Are there any players which you are most concerned about?

I think that'd be Stephano and Scarlett. The main thing is that I haven't watched their games, and I just heard that they are really good players. As for my goal for BWC, I hope to have the standard to make it to the top 4.

In the interview before WCS Asia Finals, you mentioned your weakness was in PvZ, and you also mentioned that you are most worried about these two Zerg players from the Eu/Na region. What preparations will you be doing in the future?

I am still lacking when I play against Zerg, and I need to do more preparations. At the same time, I will also try out new strategies. When I compare to the Eu/Na players, I feel that Korean players still pose more of a threat.

Why don't you like to smile/laugh [Meh. Same word in Chinese lolol]? Even after winning the championship you still don't like to smile/laugh.

(Smiles/laughs). I am actually really happy. But I need to adjust to be in the best state before the games, and there is the intense concentration and attention during the games, and so even though the games are over, it's just a bit hard to just switch over suddenly.

You have 2 IDs, By.Sun and Rain. One is the sun, and the other is rain. Why this ID Rain? Which will you be using in the future?

I have already stopped using the ID Sun. I will still be using the ID Rain in the future.

Since you started playing, many people have thought of you as the successor of Protoss President MC, and you always say that you need a championship to prove yourself. So in that case, do you think you can take the title of Protoss President now?

Hmm. As for now, I think there is still some distance between MC and I. There is still the OSL Finals coming up. If MC defeats DRG and makes it to the finals, and I managed to defeat MC and win the championship at the finals, I guess I could be on an equal footing with MC.

Will your salary at SKT1 increase after this championship win? Will it pass 100million Korean won?

(laughs) We already discussed the salary before the WCS, so...



Any last things to add?

I am the first champion of WCS Asia Finals, and I hope to also have better performances to repay the fans. Thank you to the fans who support me.

On October 15 2012 05:27 da_head wrote:
is there anywhere i can grab some replays or vods of his play?

On October 15 2012 08:54 NET wrote:


I hate using that word as well man, but this guy seems to be outclassing even the top Korean SC2 players. Its a thing of beauty. He even makes PvP entertaining to watch and that deserves an award in itself.

On October 15 2012 08:50 zedrOne wrote:
it's likehe understand protoss mechanics and "fight managing" at another level.

Really like his play.

congratz !

On October 15 2012 09:48 NozliW_ wrote:
Please sign me up, This guy's been giving my LB a hard time since he started playing...

On October 15 2012 08:33 Kznn wrote:
Rain will be our first bonjwa
sorry for the b word, but we all know inside that this is true,