[GSL] TG Intel SC2 Open 1 - Qualifiers Day 1

Group A1
LiveForever
oGsEnsnare
Nettang
Idra

Group A2
Bleach
justfake
ssoja
miso

Group B1
NEXFreeSaGA
eScJung
TLAF-Liquid`TLO
Iron

Group B2
HopeTorture (IntoTheRainbow)
oGsTheWinD
CheckPrime
AoryPrime

Group C1
HongUnPrime
AugustWeRRa
oGsTOP
Polt

Group C2
focus
oGssSKS (Tester)
AstraeaWeRRa
Artosis

Group D1
지태훈/허준과침제니스 (Terran)
강초원/No Idea (Protoss)
황규훈/oGsSpunky (Protoss)
홍승표/CellaWeRRa (Zerg)

Group D2
김현태 (Protoss)
이정환/RenieHour (Protoss)
Trever/TorcH (Terran)
오상택/Xian (Protoss)

ShinDoRim Technomart, where the GSL Prelims are Taking Place.


Preparations going on in the inside, while check-ins are going on outside by the participants.


Iron, posing with Foreigners (TLO and Nazgul).


Players checking in.


WC3 player, Kim Dong Hwan, looking for his seat.


Greg Fields, who has been playing well in a lot of foreign tournaments.


While the games are going on, the matchups are being filled.















Fomos Gallery of the event

Thank you Milkis for translating the captions.

- How do you feel about making it through with all wins?
▲ I'm happy I made it to the tournament with defeating everyone.

- You've been doing well in StarCraft II tournaments
▲ I got 2nd in IEM in Germany, and before that I won the King of Kings End of Beta Tournament.

- You're still CJ player as far as I know, did you have any problems entering the league?
▲ I was in CJ, but I left already. My contract ends the 31st of this month, and since it's almost over, I joined GSL.

- Have you decided a new team to join?
▲ I want to join a team not associated with KeSPA. I don't have a specific team yet.

- You were Terran in SC1, why did you switch to Zerg?
▲ I thought about changing race in SC1 since Terran didn't fit me, and I felt that Zerg fit my style better than Protoss. That's why I chose Zerg.

- What do you think is attractive about the Zerg race?
▲ I like playing games having good economy and large armies, and I think Zerg fits that description the best.

- What do you think about the balance?
▲ It's difficult to defend early rushes as Zerg, but I think the balance is getting better after every patch.

- Where are you living in Korea?
▲ I'm still in CJ house, but I'm leaving soon. I think I'll stay with a friend until I find a team.

- Your goals and determination for this GSL
▲ I hope the Korean fans enjoy my games. I'm honored to have a spot in the GSL, and I think it's going to be fun, so look forward to it.

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- How do you feel about making it to Ro64?
▲ I was nervous since it was a big tournament, and I think I got in pretty easily.

- You play Terran, which is thought to be better in terms of balance compared to the other races.
▲ I think it's good right now, but since I heard that there will be a patch soon, I'll need to go back to the beginning and practice hard. I don't think things until now will matter anymore, and I don't think Terran will get stronger in the future. It's not good for me (laughs).

- Why did you join oGs?
▲ I beat TheWinD hyung in the brain box tournament, and he recommende me to the team. I went as soon as I got invited (laughs). I'm living with him in the team house.

- You're the first from your team to advance.
▲ The rest of the players will definitely make it, so I'll need to start getting nervous. I think I'll meet them in the main tournament.

- Your determination for GSL?
▲ You ask me this every time, and I don't have much to say. I'll just try my best. Of course my goal is 1st place, but I'm happy I got through the qualifiers.

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- How do you feel about making it to Ro64?
▲ Ro64 was my goal and I'm happy I made it. I'm confident in my ZvT, so I hope I meet a Terran player next game.

- You've never been a professional gamer, but you're one of the top Zerg players.
▲ People say Zerg is worse than other races balance wise, but I think the balance is good in the higher levels. I think Zerg is just difficult for beginners. ZvP is a tough matchup for me.

- Did you have trouble today?
▲ The last game was a little difficult, but the rest were worse than the players I practiced with. I think I had good luck in the brackets. No one was a former progamer.

- You must look forward to the new patch.
▲ I'm excited, but I heard the patch is coming after GSL. I think the 5 second increase in Zealot making time was a very good idea (laughs).

- I heard you're still a student, how will you prepare for GSL?
▲ I'm in Zenith clan, and unlike oGs and Prime, Zenith is an amateur clan. We devise our own strategy, and I think I made it thanks to my clanmates. I think I can get farther if I continue practicing with them.

- Your ID is still "miso"
▲ I'll use my Zenith clan name once the name change comes around. It was because I wasn't in Zenith when I made the account.

- Your determination for the GSL?
▲ I will as much as I can and get to Ro16 to show the power of the Zenith clan.

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- How do you feel about making it to Ro64?
▲ I went to oGs house yesterday to practice, and I think it helped. I just played 3 PvP matches, and it was tough.

- Why is PvP tough?
▲ I think PvP is more all-in than skill. I want to play a Zerg in Ro64. Zerg is just a meal to me (laughs).

- What made you switch to SC2?
▲ I didn't care about SC2 when it first came out, but I started after hearing about GSL. I thought about it a lot. I didn't get what I wanted in the contract, and since I can earn just as much if I make Ro32 in GSL, I decided to play SC2.

- Didn't you change not only because of the money, but because you were doing well?
▲ I tried it and I got to 900 on ladder. The max then was 1100, and after seeing my Korean rank, I got confident and decided to switch.

- Why did you join oGs?
▲ I don't think the team is that important, but Bright invited me. Since oGs players are good, I joined with the mindset to learn.

- You must have a strong determination since you gave up progaming for this.
▲ Since I joined oGs, I will get to at least Ro4 to hold up the name of the clan. I want to earn a lot of money for my mother.

- Who do you want to avoid the most?
▲ Of course, Tester. Also my teammates. Outside of my team, I want to avoid Jung Min Soo(ID?).

- You switched unexpectedly. A word to your fans?
▲ The comments on the article about my switch had 50:50 good and bad replies (laughs). I want to thank those who supported me, and I don't regret playing SC1 professionally, since I learned a lot from being with the team. I hope the SC2 fans cheer me on from now on.

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- You made it to Ro64 8-0
▲ I'm happy I made it. This is the beginning, and I will prepare well.

- You played Protoss in SC1, but you're Terran in SC2.
▲ My friends all played Zerg and Protoss on SC2. I picked the one that the least amount of people around me were playing. Back then, Terran was bad, so a lot of people switched races. I picked Protoss in SC1 because not that many people were playing it.

- What's the most attractive about terran?
▲ There are a lot to control. Units like reaper, thor, and viking are unique and fun to control. One big battle used to decide the winner, but now there are a lot of good strategies out.

- You won easily today, what's your goal for the tournament?
▲ I think I need to play harder. There is a lot at stake, and it will be fun, so I want to win first place.

- How are you doing in the ladder?
▲ I'm about 1300 points in diamond, and 4th in Blizzard ranking.

- Who do you think will be your rival?
▲ I don't know. Proabably Tester, Cool, (two other players). I don't know because there aren't that much information about the players. I think it will be difficult to play against ex-progamers since they have good concentration.

- What did you do after you quit progaming?
▲ I had a lot of free time. I was doing something else, and when I saw SC2, I tried it out. I was doing better than I expected, so I continued playing. I quit at 3rd closed beta, but when I heard about GSL, I wanted to try and get 1st place.

- What clan are you in currently?
▲ I am in oGs, and I'm not planning on joining a team. I don't want to be a progamer, I just want to enjoy it. I have a job, so I don't have time to be a progamer anyway.

- You still have a lot of fans.
▲ Thank you for cheering me on and I will repay with fun games.

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