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[Interview] SGL talks with Empire.Kas

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Profile Joined May 2010
New Zealand179 Posts
January 05 2011 23:32 GMT
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For the 9th SGL Player Interview, we sat down with Empire.Kas and talked to him a little about his upcoming events and the up and coming Empire Gaming team! We have also acquired a few of his replays for you guys to see the talent of this terran! You can find the replays attached to the original post here. Enjoy the interview!

SGL:
Hello Kas! Welcome to the 9th SGL Player Interview! Tell us a little about yourself and your history in gaming.


Kas:
Hello, I am Mihaylo 'Kas' Hayda, and I am in Team Empire. My first game that I played was Warcraft 3 but I started sc2 when wc3 started dying :/ It started dying when I started making good results and all the tournaments went away so I was a little sad about it but now I'm happy now with starting sc2 and I will try to make myself one of the best players in Europe.

SGL:
Just a few days ago you played in the group stage of the Kaspersky New Years Invitational and lost to Sjow and being out of the tournament. How do you feel about your performance in the event?


Kas:
It's a nice event but I wasn't having a good day and I played very badly but Sjow is still a good player and he deserves to move on to the next stage.

SGL:
You have also been invited to participate in the Assembly Winter with some of the best players in the world participating? How do you think you're going to compete with these players?


Kas:
I will definitely try my best, it will be a great tournament with so many good players but first I need to think about my Visa and then I will start thinking about the tournament

SGL:
What do you think about the current balances of the game? Everyone always has something to say about this question


Kas:
I think the game is very young and it's impossible to make something ideal for everyone, there will be another patch and then it will add units so I think we should just be happy with what we have now. We need gosu players to talk about the balance who know a lot of details of the game. I'm not so good at the moment to think about it.

SGL:
Let's talk a little bit about your team, Empire Gaming. How are things going with you guys right now?


Kas:
Empire is a big multi-gaming organization we started sc2 only 2 months ago and we're already one of the best in Russia. It's nice that we want to get progressively better and better so I'm happy that I am in such a nice team with a great atmosphere. Hopefully soon we will be one of the most famous teams in Europe and maybe more ^^

SGL:
How do you think the skill level of Empire compares to the other top teams in the world right now?


Kas:
I dont think there's a huge different about Europe/US/Korea. Every country has its style of playing and they all have top players. Maybe soon we will see some world tournaments and they will invite players from each country and we will see a good show ^^

SGL:
If you guys win your match this week in the SGL Qualifiers you will qualify for the regular season competing with teams such as Fnatic, ROOT and EG. Do you think Empire has what it takes to win the season?


Kas:
I think we will fight and show our best. I respect Fnatic, ROOT, EG and all the teams have very talened players so I hope we will make a lot of fun for the viewers

SGL:
Thank you very much for talking with me for a bit. I would like to thank our sponsors, BigFoot Networks, ZOWIEGEAR, and ItsGosu.com. Do you have any shoutouts or add-ons to give before we conclude?


Kas:
Thanks to all of my fans and my team, Empire, for their support. hf gl !
Piski
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Finland3461 Posts
January 06 2011 00:27 GMT
#2
BigFoot Networks seems to be sponsoring a lot of teams ^^
Nice interview thanks
Weavel
Profile Joined January 2010
Finland9221 Posts
January 06 2011 00:32 GMT
#3
Good interview indeed.
Kas was a beast in wc3. Too bad he had to quit, because there was no tournaments. :/
Life/Seed//Mvp/NaNiwa fighting! ZeNEX forever!
Telcontar
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom16710 Posts
January 06 2011 01:04 GMT
#4
This guy sounds very grounded and humble. Me likes! Good luck in the Assembly Winter tournament and in general.
Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta.
SGL]Alice
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden5 Posts
January 06 2011 15:54 GMT
#5
Good reading
BlueCow
Profile Joined September 2010
167 Posts
January 06 2011 22:09 GMT
#6
very interesting interview, can't wait to see empire perform this season
FlamingTurd
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1059 Posts
January 06 2011 22:19 GMT
#7
Nice, thanks
Nerf MMMT!!! Liquid`Ret Hwaiting!!!
Asha
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United Kingdom38256 Posts
January 06 2011 22:20 GMT
#8
Great interview, Kas is an amazing and rather humble player. Empire are a great team as well, if they all keep progressing together they'll be really awesome (though a lot of terrans =p)
KoDo
Profile Joined December 2010
United States683 Posts
January 06 2011 23:50 GMT
#9
glad to see Kas transitioning to Sc2 well, was one of my fav. wc3 players to follow and cross paths with as a manager
1Eris1
Profile Joined September 2010
United States5797 Posts
January 07 2011 00:01 GMT
#10
kas has been owning so many tounraments lately, and empire is looking really good. I think he'll be one of the best foriegnors soon
Known Aliases: Tyragon, Valeric ~MSL Forever, SKT is truly the Superior KT!
KoDo
Profile Joined December 2010
United States683 Posts
January 07 2011 21:07 GMT
#11
yeah kas has a real good work ethic, im waiting for him to do real well in a big tournament to get more recognition comparable to some of the more known korean e-stars
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