[GSL] Code S Ro32 Day 4 WInners Interview

Virus

- Your thoughts on making the round of 16?
I am really happy. I have been playing games for the past week like a crazy person, so I think that effort paid off today.

- Your build against Anypro in the first set was very aggressive.
I lost a lot during practice. So I picked a build I was comfortable with. It was not an all-in.

- How was your match against Ensnare?
I was a bit nervous so my hand did not move as well as I hoped. However, I think my opponent was even more nervous than me.

- In the last season, you did pretty well in code A and made it to the up and down matches. Does that help?
I think it really helps just to play in televised matches so that I can get used to the stage.

- Your goal in code S?
I am taking this one step at a time.

- What do you think about the 1.3.3. patch?
I don’t really care about the bunker change, but I think protoss became even better. Archons will not be affected by concussive shells anymore and the reduced build time for the gateway units will make it harder to face protoss in the early game.

- Who do you want to face next?
I don’t want to face July. As long as it’s not July, I think it will be ok.

- What do you think about your teammate Squirtle’s early exit?
We are all frustrated at the teamhouse. I don’t have any particular thing I want to say, but I think both he and Ace are both players who were plenty good enough to make it to the next round…

- Any last comments?
I want to thank my teammates, Squirtle, Parting, Ace, and NSHoSeo’s Sage for helping me practice.

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Anypro

- Your thoughts on making the round of 16?
I think I will have to go to a hospital. I must have some mental problems. I am so angry that I lost that first game.

- Your reason for your loss in game 1?
My control groups were messed up so I didn’t use forcefields effectively.

- Did you expect warp prism play from Trickster?
I thought he would go void rays so I made a lot of gate way units for defense so I was also able to fend that off easily and win.

- When did you know you had won the last game?
When I saw the DTs, I knew I was ahead in terms of my build so I killed the DT and I was able to proceed from there to win.

- Who do you want to face in the next round?
I want to face a terran again so I can make a lot of errors (Joke). However, I think July will be the one that will advance 1st in his group. (meaning he would have to face July).

- What do you think about the 1.3.3 patch?
I think many builds will change. The focus will definitely shift away from 4 gating. Also, I think it will be easier to pressure zergs in the early game.

- Do you think this patch will affect any players specifically?
I think anyone who has been especially reliant on 4 gating will be greatly affected.

- Your goal for this season?
I want to make the round of 4. Previously (for the round of 4), I only had about one day to practice for my match so it was hard for me. But this time, I will not repeat that mistake.

- Any last comments?
I want to thank my teammates who helped me practice.

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July

- Your thoughts on making the round of 16?
I am always happy (when I win). This season was a lot easier than the last season’s round of 32 so I think I feel a lot more relaxed today.

- There is a saying that when July advances in a tough group he gets good results.
From the round of 16, it’s a tournament format so I think that it’s a bit different. I think the round of 16 is when the real code S league starts. I will definitely put in more focus for the next stage. You could say I advanced easily (2-0), but the games themselves were not easy by any means.

- Who do you want to face in the next round? (Interview was done before Rain vs Inca game 1)
Personally, I want to have an easy match against Virus, but recently our coach has been having a tough time so I will try to secure the 1 seed here even if it is difficult. In all my life, I’ve never intentionally have lost a game. And I’ve never played a game everything panned out my way. So I will put my full effort into this match as well. (**July must have thought he would have to face Inca for the 1st place in the group.)

- Did you expect the Marauder/Hellion rush in the 1st game?
I knew he would do something unexpected but I didn’t expect that. I don’t usually scout during that timing but I felt like scouting. And I saw a gas going up and with 2 hellions coming out, so I thought ‘banshees?’. But in the end, I ended up making some spine crawlers, which I don’t usually make. I was able to read Rain’s play pretty well.

- It seemed that you were in a lot of trouble in the game against Huk.
It was definitely a big crisis. There’s always a dilemma when facing a protoss. You don’t really know what will happen if you overdrone without seeing their army. I made some drones without scouting his army, and of course, he came on the offensive. Fortunately, I was a bit careful in making about two drones at a time.

- What do you think about the 1.3.3 patch?
I think it’s a patch that is meaningless to zergs. I don’t really want to think about it but I don’t know why they decreased gateway unit build times and decrased the spore crawler root time, when really, they needed to decrease the spine crawler root time. I know that is up to the developers, but as a zerg user, it makes me a bit sad. I like the change on the bunker, but personally, I don’t think the salvage mechanism makes sense anyways. If it was realistic, to salvage something, shouldn’t it cost more money?

- Your goal for this season?
There’s no MC, MVP, MKP, so I feel like I have a chance at winning. I want to face Nada in the finals. I think it’s about time for me to win. Previously, I also won after getting 2nd. Also, summer is quickly approaching.

- Any last comments?
There are not many players right now at the teamhouse, but I think it’s hard to live there right now. It’s not that we are whipping players to play more, but the conditions are becoming more annoying. I think it will be better if the players are exposed to less stress. I hope everyone in the team practices hard and gets good results in the GSL for our team’s glory.
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Inca

- Your thoughts on making the round of 16?
I think I almost typed GG like 4 times. I am really happy because I was able to advance though such a tough situation. I think it’s been almost half a year since I’ve advanced to the round of 16. I am really happy about this one. I think it could go well for me.

- You beat Huk pretty easily in the first game, what is your reason for having such a high win ratio in PvP?
I think in PvP, Korean players are better than foreigners at understanding the matchup and the micro required to win the matchup.

- Your reason for losing in game 4 (First game against Rain).
When you get 6 void rays and you have about 20 supply left over, protoss wins no matter what. I think I lost because I missed the specific timing for that attack.

- When did you know you had won your final match?
Even at the end, a raven came out so I thought it would be really hard. But I had my observer look around in the middle and saw that my opponent’s army was a lot smaller than I thought. After that, I thought I could win.

- Did you really almost type GG 4 separate times? (He thought he had lost like 4 times)
His starport was still up. And I thought when he got a raven that would be the end of me. I think was a bit lucky.

- Your goal for this season?
I haven’t chosen a goal yet. I always had winning in mind before games and that put a lot of pressure on me. I think I may just try to play without putting too much pressure on myself.

- Is this a good chance for you to regain your confidence?
I’ve been given an opportunity so I will not let it go to waste.

- Your next opponent is a terran.
From his matches today, it seemed that he was very confident. Most terrans today play pretty similar to each other. And recently, I think there has been a leveling out of skill amongst the terran players.

- What do you think about the 1.3.3 patch?
I think you can block 4 gate with 3 gate. If this is a patch that is solely due to 4 gating, I think it’s pretty useless.

- The gateway unit production times will be decreased (in 1.3.3)
I think protoss will be able to take the initiative in the beginning of games and it will be good. But I don’t really want them to patch just yet. That would force me to study new builds, and I think if they patch during this tournament, it will be detrimental to the protoss users. I think it will be hard to get used to the changes right away.

- Any last comments?
I want to thank my teammates who helped me practice. I especially want to thank Makaprime who practiced a lot with me. I want to also thank our manager and coach for helping me.

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