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In the Korean scene, there are more high level players than the ones you see in GSL. However, we don't often hear about these players due to language barriers. GSL is the premier Starcraft 2 tournament, yet at the end of the day it is only but one tournament in Starcraft 2,
Korean players have been invited to participate in various tournaments with the prize pool ranging from hundreds to thousands. Yet these Koreans are the ones who have set a mark upon GSL and GSTL. We rarely see less prominent players getting featured in the foreigner scene. I aim to change that.
 Min is seen as the top Zerg player for SlayerS, the team that is currently the GSTL champion. His success continued by getting into the RO16 on his very first GSL. He isn't satisfied, however. The man has lofty dreams. He made an oath, "I will not let you down."
Q. Tell us a bit about yourself and your gaming history in StarCraft 2 so far.
My name is Hwang Do Hyung and my ID is Min. In BW, I spent 4 years trying to get into SKT1. Even though I wasn't one of the best SC1 players, I'm very proud of being a SKT1 member (my ID was Answer[jOin]). I loved and admired the team, just as soccer players admire and dream for Manchester United.
Although I worked hard trying to get into SKT1, my family was economically challenged at the time. I got out of the team and worked hard to make some money; however along came SC2 Beta and eventually  BoxeR came and accepted me into the team. My first televised game in StarCraft 2 was during GSTL May and now I'm a GSL Code A player.
Q. Why did you choose Zerg as your main race rather than Terran or Protoss?
I used to play Zerg in SC1 and I hated the overpowered Terran and Protoss. I started SC2 as a Terran. When I played T, my win/loss ratio was amazingly high and even made it to the Qualifier Finals twice. At the time, Zerg players were in a very difficult period and were struggling. I then came across this article on a SC2 forum talking about Zerg players on higher ranks. It described them as rising up from hell. I loved the expression "rising up from hell" and I also had affection for Zerg from SC1. Therefore I switched to Zerg, however after switching I lost 1000 points on ladder.
Q. You mentioned that BoxeR recruited you into SlayerS, tell us more about it.
I was already pretty interested in Team SlayerS before I got in, however when the team was recruiting, my ladder rank went down from 50th to 2000th. At first I couldn't ask BoxeR to let me join the team, but after some time passed I got a better ranking and SC2 skills and eventually called up BoxeR. BoxeR allowed me to participate in the tournament for the SlayerS tryouts right away. Although the tournament was only for those in SlayerS clan, BoxeR gave me the privilege to participate without a clan-entry test as we were both former SKT1 players. In the tournament, there were 64 players and I ended up getting first place and entry into the team as the prize.
Q. What do you think about life in Team SlayerS?
There are 3-4 former SC1 progamers in the house and they all agree that the team has the most ideal system and infrastructure for housing progamers. Life in the facilities and communication between players and coaches are both great. Besides these great qualities, the sense of unity shared among all members of the team is especially outstanding. I guess this sense of unity enabled us to win the GSTL after only 2 months after the team was formed.
In each of the bedrooms, there are three bunkbeds so 6 people live in the same room. The team staff change our beds around from time to time team to get all the players to know each other better. During the weekends, we have some free time. I use these times to see my friends and my family.
On weekdays, we often go to a nearby soccer field and play soccer together. When we first played soccer, most of us didn't have enough stamina to play a lot, but now we have gotten a lot better. Even though we are not that great, I think we can kick the ass of most of the other progaming teams.. Plus, BoxeR's quite good at soccer. I think that playing soccer together is great in helping build team spirit.
Q. What's the practice schedule like for you in Team SlayerS?
As I play Zerg, I don't spend time making special tactics, rather I practice heightening my senses to predict and read the opponent. Besides general practice, we play soccer during the morning or after dinner. We also spend a lot of time talking about SC2 with each other and I think this communication between the team helps make my skills a lot better. I can understand P's and T's strategies and use it against them to win games. However we don't really have a fixed amount of time that we talk with each other as the conversations are pretty sporadic occurring at all times of the day. As we are all dedicated to SC2, simply talking about it refreshes us from the pressure we get from the fierce competition.
Q. How do you feel about the GSTL win and how did your team work to win the GSTL?
I think that SlayerS is just like the basketball team Shohoku High School in the Slam Dunk manga. During the 2nd GSTL, we were widely accepted as the weakest team in the competition just like Shohoku team was perceived very lowly by the public. However we didn't really care about the public perceptions of team. We played amazing every game in the GSTL and most of the members of the team weren’t even Code A at the time. Yet at the GSTL, many of our team fought really well against Code S players on teams like for example oGs. Despite all the negative perceptions of our team, we still won the tournament.
Our team practices far longer than the other teams and we were very confident in our skills. Players were assigned a map and we would play 30-40 games a day on the maps. All members of the team also analyzed each of the opponent’s team members style and favorite strategies.
I want my foreign fans to watch my first game on GSTL vs  oGsInCa. I prepared for the game for a very long time and the game went exactly as I predicted. It meant a lot to me since it was my SC2 debut.
Q. Do you have any rivalries in the progaming scene or in your team?
IMLosira is my rival because my mother watched him all-kill team ZeNEX. My family's surname is "Hwang" but my mother also found out that IMLosirA's surname is also "Hwang." So my mother told me to never get behind him since we share the same surname. In SlayerS, my rival is Ryung because we played SC1 together, became semi-progamer on the same day, joined SC2 Prime clan together, and then joined Team SlayerS together. So I don't want to fall behind him.
Q. Recently you lost in the GSL Code A RO16 to IMmvp, tell us how the games went and what you would do to improve upon these losses.
IMmvp is one of the best player in the SC2 world and I'm one of the newer players in the scene. I predicted that the pressure is on him to win the game because he had a lot more to prove. Thus I prepared the games with the intention of going into long macro games. However in the 1st game, his base was the first base I scouted and I recognized that he couldn't possibly defend my early rush with his build so I easily won the game. On the second game IMmvp cheesed and I couldn't defend it (2 Barracks at 11 pop). On the 3rd game, since IMmvp was very defensive early game, I got enough resources to win the game with Broods and Infestors, I got a bit greedy and wanted to show off to the SC2 fans and that caused me to lose most of my army which composed of Brood Lords and Infestors with full energy. I first lost all my Infestors to mass Tanks and then Marines came to kill off the Broodlords.
The series gave me a big confidence boost as it showed me that I was able to almost take the series from one of the best players in the world. I learnt a lot from the last game such as although it's OK to show off be careful not to mis-micro your army. I learnt my lesson that I'm going to play a lot more stable from now on. By stable I don't mean less aggressive but less mis-micro so I won't do that kind of mistake ever again. I view myself as a man of my words so I will never disappoint my fans like that ever again. I will show the result of this lesson via future GSL games.
Q. Recently in ZvP, Zergs have been using a 2 base 8 Roach and mass Zerglings build vs 3 gate Sentry expand, what do you think about this strategy?
After Alicia's loss vs IMLosira (Alicia and Min are in the same team) we had a team meeting concerning this build order. We concluded that it's a great anti-3Gate expand build. However there are several Protoss build orders that counter this push like fast Voids or DTs because Zergs are spending the gas on the 8 Roaches, the Lair tech is delayed and stalkers prevents Zerg scouting. Also if Protoss goes stalkers to pressure the lings before speed is completed, it gives them map control. Although it has its own weaknesses, it is a good build but not an all-in. For example this build isn't meant to kill the Protoss outright, not even to destroy the nexus. Alicia's opinion is that he made the mistake of having his zealots+sentry too far away from his expansion.
Q. The tank with bio support push is a prevalent TvZ strategy, how do you try and deal with this strategy?
I'll tell you how I did it against IMmvp in a recent GSL match. I built my 3rd hatchery earlier than usual and if T doesn't choose all-in, he can't push out early enough. When T does come out, he does it at 8-9 game time minute. Until that time, I don't do anything besides making Drones and when I see him moving out, I start massing Roaches, Zerglings, and Banelings. This way, I can fight the marines and tanks in a more stable way and have control over the center of the map. After I fight off his army, I go early Hive while adding Infestors into my army. You may be curious on why I chose Roaches instead of Mutalisks. I think Mutalisks to fight off Marine and Tanks is not a great choice since you can easily give the away control of the game to a Terran player if your Mutalisk tech isn't fast enough.
Q. A common complaint about mirror matchups is that it's too luck based. How do you feel about this in ZvZ?
I don't agree with them. I think ZvZ is more of a skill based matchup than ZvT or ZvP since both players have exactly same units and same starting point. I get more angry when I lose a ZvZ match. However I know a lot of people who think mirror matchups are luck-based, but I think a great player makes his own luck. I am very confident about my ZvZ skills and I am l looking forward to playing ZvZ on a televised match in the near future.
Q. This year GSL has been making more maps, what do you think about the GSL and ladder maps?
Generally speaking, small maps are for people who prefers BO and strategy-oriented games, whereas larger maps are for people who prefers macro games. That's why most Code S players like MC, IMmvp etc prefers huge maps like Tal'Darim. It's not that they prefer macro games, but Code S players believe in their ability to gain control of the game the longer the game goes so they prefer more macro-oriented games on bigger maps.
Of course, smaller maps should also be represented in the map pool for the viewers that prefers shorter, micro-oriented games. However, at the end of the day, bigger maps are better for evaluating a player's skill level and I love bigger maps. My favorite map is Tal'Darim Altar. However my least favorite map is Delta Quadrant. I always feel so powerless on that map and I can't do really do anything on that map.
Q. How much do you know about Teamliquid.net and the foreigner scene?
Of course, I know about the team and the website, however I don't visit it often due to my lack of English and I'm sincerely sorry about that. I'm also very interested in the foreign scene as we have all seen from the last world championship hosted by GOMTV. There really isn't a skill-level difference between Koreans and Foreigners. The skills of foreign players have gotten a lot better compared to SC1. I've played against HuK, mOOnGLaDe, and Sen on ladder. I guess SC2 is very popular in the foreign scene and everyone on my team including myself wishes to get a chance to participate in a foreign tournament.
Q. What do you think about SC2's growth in Korea?
I think it's doing pretty well. Since it's very interesting and fascinating, I think there is still huge potential yet to be developed. However, it's not getting enough media coverage yet and I don't think SC2 is maximizing his potential. I would be happier if there are as much media-coverage in SC2 as there is in SC1.
Q. Any last comment you want to say to TL?
In my life, I have always been dreaming of a chance to make somebody shed tears of intense emotions because of my work. I am a progamer. I will make my goal a success through constant practice and preparation. I don't want to be known as an average progamer. One day, I want to be somebody someday. Someone who isn't easily forgotten by people, but someone that people can remember for a long long time. I want my foreign fans to watch me craft beautiful games. I will not let you down.
In GSL Code A, RO16 Game 2 vs IMMvp, Min lost to 2 barracks bunker rush. Min wants to prove to the world that he learns from his mistake by showing a win against this strategy versus Ensnare.
Credit goes to NosRainyDays (Nicholas Seo) for helping to translate for SlayerSMin
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10x keep with the good work 
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Wow! great interview, gonna be checking out those replays asap
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wow replays, awesome interview Thanks!!!!
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doesnt spend time making special tactics 
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ALLEYCAT BLUES50123 Posts
instead of strategy,he practices his Nunchi?
WTF Baller he read Slam Dunk! Awesomeo!
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great interview, Min sounds like an awesome guy
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Didn't expect replays, downloaded. 
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Min is an amazing guy. Such confidence and pride in his team and in himself but he sports it in a humble way.
Thank you for the interview, I will definitely take interest in Min in the future!
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Wow ... very comprehensive and interesting questions! Thanks a lot!
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thank a lot great itw
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Thanks for these! They are great, should do an up and coming protoss next :D
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Great interview! Interesting player.
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Thank you very much for making these.
Could you maybe do something with SlayerS_Frozen?
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Great interview, I really enjoyed it. I think its awesome that he had read Slam dunk lol.
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Like, thanks for the writeup =)
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Wow this is a truly great interview. How can anyone not be a Min fan now?
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Im loving these interviews, you always seem to ask great questions and get good detailed answers, thanks alot.
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Great interview and beatiful responses, liked it.
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United Kingdom38255 Posts
Tremendous interview, what a nice down to earth young chap.
Really liked his comments about the match with MVP, as well as the insight into SlayerS team life!
Also + for Slam Dunk reference haha, can't remember how many years ago I read that, but it was pretty good back then
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ed: also forgot to say thanks again for doing this! Really is awesome, wasn't expecting a second installment so fast, what a lovely surprise
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this guy seems very intelligent
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Really enjoyed this interview, gained a fan in me for sure. GL in code A to Min, + his name reminds me of one of my favorite book characters
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We rarely get to hear the thoughts of Korean progamers regarding specific strategies, so naturally the part where he talks about the losira rush and tank/marine pushes is excellent. I'm really looking forward to more of these ;]
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On May 08 2011 00:37 GTR wrote:
mini john!
ya he looks like john's clone. haha.
thanks! for the interview, it's nice to know the life of sc2 progamers..
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Braavos36375 Posts
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Dood, this guy is awesome. Wowwowow. Min, you've made a new fan today <3
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Thanks a lot for these interviews =) you're doing a great service for the community
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Very nice interview, thank you very much, especially for the replay pack
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Min is so awesome. I'm a huge fan!
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Curious to see what the 8 roach zergling allin vs 3 gate expand is.. is there a build order out there?
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The 2nd is better than the 1st, CANNOT WAIT FOR THE 3RD !!!
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On May 08 2011 00:48 birdkicker wrote:
Curious to see what the 8 roach zergling allin vs 3 gate expand is.. is there a build order out there?
GSL Code S Alicia vs Losira. Check this game out. Losira used the bo in both games.
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MAN UTD FTW haha
MIN FT CODE S (Next Season)
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John's son is quite the baller.
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wow awesome interview! seems like a very classy player... thanks man
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On May 08 2011 00:48 birdkicker wrote:
Curious to see what the 8 roach zergling allin vs 3 gate expand is.. is there a build order out there?
It's not an all-in. Going by the build Losira used vs Alicia, it was something very similar to:
15 pool
16 hatch
16 gas
2 sets of lings
pull 2 drones out of gas at 100 and get ling speed
drone up to 35/36 supply and drop roach warren
continue droning up to 39/40 supply
pop 8 roaches, and reinforce with 2-3 inject cycles of lings.
while you're attacking, tech to lair, drone up and get a 3rd hatch.
I don't quite recall when Losira fit his evo chamber in.
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Very nice read, I liked it.
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Love these interviews! keep up the good work, both you and Min!
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Awesome, great read!!! Keep up the good work.
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That is a beautiful interview, although it is hard to judge how much his words mean. It will be up to him to show the power of his potential.
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These message from korea interviews are amazing. Keep up the good work.
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These are really, really good - thank you so much-
Holy shit, as soon as I typed that tasteless said "Thank you so much" in the GSTL vod I'm watching!
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Anyway, these are amazing. Min sounds like such a cool guy, but when the interview is this good anyone will seem awesome ^^
Loving the replays though, I'll defnitely check out the MarineKing one. ^^
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I love these interviews with the lesser players. Show us another aspect of progamers besides the MC/Nestea/MVP etc.
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favorite slayers player ever lol....all I can say is BANELINGS BANELINGS BANELINGS OOOHHHHH!!!!
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"However I know a lot of people who think mirror matchups are luck-based, but I think a great player makes his own luck."
This guy is such a baller
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Great interview, thank you for sharing this with us!
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This is awesomesauce. Keep up the good work! Also always nice to get a hold of pro Korean replays.
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I'm really enjoying these interviews, thanks! I think Min has a lot of potential but as he seems to realise, he is a way off yet. Now off to study these replays...
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On May 08 2011 00:18 SlayerSMin wrote:
However I know a lot of people who think mirror matchups are luck-based, but I think a great player makes his own luck.
This is such a a great attitude to have, whether it's true or not. Idra could take a page from Min's book ^_^
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awesome
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On May 08 2011 00:34 zocktol wrote:
Thank you very much for making these.
Could you maybe do something with SlayerS_Frozen?
Actually, Frozen was the very first person i asked for an interview. He told me he didn't want to be interviewed until he got into Code A.
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On May 08 2011 00:18 SlayerSMin wrote:
After Alicia's loss vs IMLosira (Alicia and Min are in the same team) we had a team meeting concerning this build order.
I'm so jealous that his meetings talk about build orders...
But seriously, thanks for doing these interviews. They're pretty insightful and really interesting. It's great to see that Min and other Koreans are recognizing the foreign scene.
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These are fantastic interviews!! Thank you very much.
SlayerS is quickly becoming my favourite team.
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What a baller!
BoxeR - > SlayerSTsubasa?
I guess the only difference about Min and BoxeR is that BoxeR doesn't read manga, they write manga about him.
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Awesome interview, I love the "I will not let you down," makes me so inspired to play zerg
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Anyone else find his mother picking his rival for such a weird ass reason...well... weird?
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He is absolutely right, only mirror match can show the king of each race.
Surprisingly, MC wins over 95% in PvP, Nestea almost never lose in ZvZ, MVP hardly lose any game in TvT.
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loving this series so far, thanks for the great work !
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I really like this interview-series. awesome work.
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Wonderful OP!
TL staff: If b_unnies is not on the SC2 writing staff, then get him on A.S.A.P!
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seems like an intelligent guy. pity about the man united reference tho (
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On May 08 2011 01:07 ESKiLL wrote:
"However I know a lot of people who think mirror matchups are luck-based, but I think a great player makes his own luck."
This guy is such a baller
This is my favorite thing of all the good things Min said. I like his attitude.
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great interview, i hope you make lots more of these
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Awesome interview! Looks like this guy really loves starcraft and has a really great time.
As I play Zerg, I don't spend time making special tactics
lol
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this guy seems like a huge baller. very good read
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Interview was really good, I love these messages from korea
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Amazing questions.
Amazing answers.
Amazing interview.
Amazing replays.
Well, you got the point, your work is very appreciated.
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Thanks for the interview, what a great guy Min is.
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Really awesome read. Love the personal stories, and love his play. I see great things in the future for this one :D And he could not have a better team for it. GL
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Damn I love his answers, he really knows his stuff! Good questions too.
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That was a good read. It really does shed a light on these players. Min is on my radar now.
Thanks for the interview, and I hope to see more.
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Very very good interview
Slam Dunk hwaiting! 
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Q. What's the practice schedule like for you in Team SlayerS?
As I play Zerg, I don't spend time making special tactics, rather I practice heightening my senses to predict and read the opponent. Besides general practice, we play soccer during the morning or after dinner. We also spend a lot of time talking about SC2 with each other and I think this communication between the team helps make my skills a lot better. I can understand P's and T's strategies and use it against them to win games. However we don't really have a fixed amount of time that we talk with each other as the conversations are pretty sporadic occurring at all times of the day. As we are all dedicated to SC2, simply talking about it refreshes us from the pressure we get from the fierce competition.
pffff, is he not impressed with whitera?
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Great read, another infested terran ^_^
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Sick job man. Loving these interviews! Thanks alot!
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"IMLosira is my rival because my mother watched him all-kill team ZeNEX. My family's surname is "Hwang" but my mother also found out that IMLosira's surname is also Hwang. So my mother told me to never get behind him since we share the same surname."
superstition Chinese has them too.
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Belgium9947 Posts
Loved this interview. Please keep it up.
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Min is now one of my favorite players just for making that Slam Dunk analogy.
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Woah, blown away by this interview. Such great questions and in depth answers. Top shelf!
I guess SC2 is very popular in the foreign scene and everyone on my team including myself wishes to get a chance to participate in a foreign tournament.
Wouldn't this be great? Imagine if SlayerS could send most of their team over to the States for a week or 2 for an MLG and some showmatches and stuff. SlayerS would almost be the perfect team too. BoxeR, Cella and a sick array of up and comers. Add on a team league and oh man, i'd pay top dollar to see that.
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These are really great interviews, keep 'em coming!
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Great Interview and all, I especially liked the Slam Dunk analogy and now I'm trying to predict which members of SlayerS correspond to the plays of Shohoku.
Akagi = BoxeR: Figure head and leader of the team
Rukawa = MMA: Arguably the best player
Sakuragi = Min: Likes to show off
Mitsui = Ryung: Competing with MMA for most valued player
Miyagi = Alicia: Process of elimination.
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On May 08 2011 00:18 b_unnies wrote:
economically challenged
I found that absolutely hilarious - what's wrong with "poor"?
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Min just told me he's going on Cella's stream
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Boxer is pro at football, not soccer heh.
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Wow, really great interview.
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such a great interview. thanks so much
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His Games in the Team League were awesome
I think he got really unlucky having to play MVP in Code A Ro16 and he even had to play another Code S Player in his first round
I hope he gets more luck next time
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min on cella's stream right now!! awesome
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Thx for the interview. It's so good to read more about these lesser known players. Keep up the good work.
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awsome i love you man.
keep it up
for the swarm
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Whelp. I just became a Min fan now. I really like his viewpoint and his play style. Thank you for the interview!
SlayerS continues to be my favorite Korean team in sc2 and I'll have to keep an eye out for Min in the future now with the attitude he has he can go places I feel.
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Wow, instant fan. This interview made me feel emotions I didn't have lol.
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Awesome interview. Thanks for the writeup!
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Love the interviews. Giving us interviews with player most people wouldn't even think of interviewing! Keep it up!
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Thank you for doing these. I have no doubt that Min will get code S soon. It was very unfortunate that he had to face MVP before the round of 8.
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Love these interviews, thanks a ton for dong them. Huge fan of SlayerS and Min's games in the GSTL made me a fan. Sad that he lost to MvP, will be rooting for him next season! Also him on Cella's stream was awesome!
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Fantastic interview, tyvm ^^
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Great interview, Min gained at least 1 new fan
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Really awesome interview! Loving the depth in it and the insight into some of the 'less popular' players. Keep it up!
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Min is a very entertaining player to watch, sucks he had to go up against mvp
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Awesome job keep up this series!
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Fantastic interview. Thanks for all the hard work on translation. it's always interesting to see Korean perspective on TL.
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As I saw Min play in the GSTL, I felt that this guy is special. Now with this interview, I know this guy is special. He really deserved to be with SlayerS. And SlayerS can be happy to have a player like Min.
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Incredibly attitud, wich really is worthy alot of admiration. Keep it coming love this kindy stuff!
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Min fighting
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what a nice guy and a superb player....does he have a fanclub?
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On May 08 2011 04:28 Momomelo wrote:
Fantastic interview. Thanks for all the hard work on translation. it's always interesting to see Korean perspective on TL.
I thank YOU for mentioning the translation :D
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wow nice questioning - love his last words. might be one of the cool sc2 quotes when he's gosu :D
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I love how you get actual answers from these guys, and not just some one/two sentence "who cares" that the GSL interviews usually impress on me. Min fighting!
e: I think it goes without saying that the translation feels top-notch and polished. Great job.
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Awesome interview! Such a great attitude and he seems to be a really smart guy. And i feel to be smart and confident is one of the most important things to reach the top in sc2.
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Give this man a star, amazing interviews
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On May 08 2011 05:10 NosRainydays wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2011 04:28 Momomelo wrote:
Fantastic interview. Thanks for all the hard work on translation. it's always interesting to see Korean perspective on TL. I thank YOU for mentioning the translation :D
Here's the man who helped translate for Min
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What a nice guy I hope he keeps getting better!
Thanks for the OP!
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Cool interview, he seems like a cool guy and has made me a fan.
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Getting MVP is pretty rough. I expect we'll see a lot out of Min next season.
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While many zergs just try to cheese MVP, this guy had the balls to go late game ZvT vs MVP. Definitely gained my respect.
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Min is pretty dang awesome, thanks for the interview!
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best interview I've ever read!!
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great writeup min seems like a really nice guy, and is a great player hope to see him in code S in the near future
omg if you do one on nestea and post some nestea replays ill be in nerd heaven!
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Talk about motivation! My sc2 name is Min but not after him, soon i might be saying that i did name it after him.
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Come play here in America Min! You're great ^_^
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Thanks for the interview.
You should link interview #1.
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these interviews are soooo good. I love that you are able to get detailed answers from the players. Keep it up!
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wow great great interview - min is a baller. im now even more a fan...
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Great interview and sweet with replays too, instantly downloading!
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Seems like a really cool dude, I wish him luck.
He should change his ID back to Answer though, that was a pretty cool name he had there!
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good work, good interview
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Sweet interview, nice to see Min reads Slam Dunk haha. Will be checking out the replays!
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That's such an awesome interview!
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great interview, made me more of a fan of him!
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Wonderful interview, thanks.
I knew I liked Min from the first time I saw him on the GSTL.
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very much appreciate the interview
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Thanks a lot for the interview, im really enjoying the interview with the lesser known questions, plus like "nekuodah" said on the first page, you ask good questions and get good detailed answers, thanks a lot! =D
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In my life, I have always been dreaming of a chance to make somebody shed tears of intense emotions because of my work. I am a progamer. I will make my goal a success through constant practice and preparation. I don't want to be known as an average progamer. One day, I want to be somebody someday. Someone who isn't easily forgotten by people, but someone that people can remember for a long long time. I want my foreign fans to watch me craft beautiful games. I will not let you down.
This answer sent chills down my spine. Here's a guy with such a huge amount of not just dedication, but genuine respect and love for the game, that you just know he's going to succeed. I imagine if BoxeR was asked a question like this 10, 11 or 12 years ago, this is the same answer he would give.
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That was a great interview! I'm really liking these.
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I just want to say this is one of the coolest post ideas ever. An awesome interview with an up-and-coming star and a replay pack! I hope you have more of these to come, these are very awesome.
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"a great player makes his own luck"
I admire him right now.
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I loved it! Thanks for the interview!
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Thanks!
Nice replays too. In the second one his hotkeys for his army (or hotkey) is kind of strange. He only uses one, but is constantly changing whats in it.
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Good interview I'm a fan already (:
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Was it Min that got harasssed by the old WERRA coach?
Otherwise great interview, Min seems to be a good guy,
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i saw the 3rd game vs mvp, he woulda lost either way, he couldn't save his broods, going forward was only way, best he coulda done was may be retreat his infestors, he wasn't ahead at that point by supplies, even if he mad the best decision, MVP would still probaly have won.
"getting cocky" is just an excuse.
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Russian Federation1132 Posts
Amazing interview, thanks a lot for translation and posting. I liked what Min tells about SlayerS house organization and their team spirit, it's outstanding, imo.
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amazing translation + interview. tyty, i want more of this in the future! :D
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Damn, I like that interview. Especially what he said at the end. He's made a fan of me. Min fighting!
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Awesome interview, definitely going to follow him, sounds like a great player and even better person.
Btw, keep up the sweet interviews!!
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In my life, I have always been dreaming of a chance to make somebody shed tears of intense emotions because of my work. I am a progamer. I will make my goal a success through constant practice and preparation. I don't want to be known as an average progamer. One day, I want to be somebody someday. Someone who isn't easily forgotten by people, but someone that people can remember for a long long time. I want my foreign fans to watch me craft beautiful games. I will not let you down.
This is like one of the best answers I have ever read in an e-Sports-interview. Great guy and Slayers is just such an awesome team overall.
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These are good. I love hearing about lesser known Koreans. Thanks a lot.
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Wow, Min is awesome and Slayers is such an amazing team. I like how thoroughly Min shares his thoughts.... wonderful
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Australia8532 Posts
BoxeR's quite good at soccer
And the ballerness continues haha
Awesome interview, great questions and some really in depth details! I love the breakdowns of his games that he includes. Thanks!
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Fantastic interview! Thanks for doing this.
I was a fan of Min before, but now even more so! HWAITING!
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Nice read! Most progamers don't have much interview skills and say very standard things. This is actually one of the better ones.
Big fan of SlayerS right here.
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These interviews are really good.
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The interview is really well done and in depth. I am impressed with the questions and the answers we got for it. I like his approach about progaming. Go Min!!!
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"and I hated the overpowered Terran and Protoss" =Respect
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So who's the Sakuragi of SlayerS?
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Really quality interviews from the Korean Scene. Both of them so far have been really impressive. I am definitely enjoying learning more about other players on the teams I enjoy watching other than the small elite who get repeat appearances in the GSL.
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Someone just earned a fan.
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Min is the guy who was nearly maxed out on banes right? Like this guy a lot, very entertaining player. And thanks for the replays!!
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On May 08 2011 11:16 iTzAnglory wrote:
Someone just earned a fan.
+1
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Yay for reference to SlamDunk :D
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SlayerSMin wrote:In my life, I have always been dreaming of a chance to make somebody shed tears of intense emotions because of my work.
Awesome interview. Keep these up!
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On May 08 2011 13:39 GeorgeForeman wrote:Show nested quote +SlayerSMin wrote:In my life, I have always been dreaming of a chance to make somebody shed tears of intense emotions because of my work. Awesome interview. Keep these up!
Is it weird that I thought of Bin Laden when I read that line?
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United Arab Emirates1141 Posts
Baller Interview, Baller Translation, and Min's a total baller
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Love you
Keep it up.
For the swarm
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Valhalla18444 Posts
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this adorable guy
great interview, slayerssssfightings
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Thanks for the interview and translation, hes a really awesome player and i hope he has a better run in next months code A
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Great interview, such intense emotion and commitment in this paragraph, hope to see him rise up in the future!
Q. Any last comment you want to say to TL?
In my life, I have always been dreaming of a chance to make somebody shed tears of intense emotions because of my work. I am a progamer. I will make my goal a success through constant practice and preparation. I don't want to be known as an average progamer. One day, I want to be somebody someday. Someone who isn't easily forgotten by people, but someone that people can remember for a long long time. I want my foreign fans to watch me craft beautiful games. I will not let you down.
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Min seems like a pretty cool dude.
Reppin zerg.
Zerg power,
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Awesome interview!!
min is super sick and featuring him is awesome
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What a great interview. This guy truly inspired me when I saw his first match in the team leagues. What a wonderful performer and I think we will see great things from this guy in the future. The confidence and determination breathing off this guy is amazing. I feel he could be part of a new wave of pro-gamers. Including that of: Losira, Alica, Bomber, who possibly even one person who really surprised me in the gsl. CreatorPrime. Min rocks! he won my heart over once he went for a double expand vs protoss and won the game. :D
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That was a really nice interview.
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great read ! I'm a fan since is 140 banelings, but this interview made me like him even more
well done!
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What a beast of an interview. I will be rooting for Min next code A. I hope he gets into code S soon. The GSL needs an infusion of new zerg blood.
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If you get a chance, tell the pros we would love it if they joined here and participated in the community, we understand their english is not that great, but I am sure the community at large would be more then accommodating to the best of our ability if the wanted to try and improve their english skills be participating in forum discussions. Or even if they just wanted to stream here. Im sure having a little extra income from ads running would be welcome to players who do regularly get to earn the big bucks in the large tournaments.
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Min was on Cellas stream yesterday. Ryung, Min and Cella played on the NA server with cellas account. Ryung was too shy to talk but Min talked a lot and did the classic mass overseer ftw
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Great interview, slayers house seems like the best
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The interview was quite well done and I liked his answers. I recall being impressed by his play back when he first debuted in the GSTL, and I look forward to him becoming a bigger presence in the GSL.
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Great quality interview and write-up, a joy to read, Thanks!
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MVP_viOlet on #3 please, please :D
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Baller interview, SlayerS clan members are so mannered and articulate. Must be absorbing Boxer's godly aura.
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Thanks a lot for that interview, great interview with a cool player
It all sounds like SlayerS and Min will have a bright future, I'm looking forward to it!
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Great interview .
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Wow, thanks for this. As much as I try to keep on top of things, there are alot of teams/players/matches and it's nice to have a feature piece like this to add a personal touch. Seems like a cool guy, I know I will definitely be looking forward to Min's games more now.
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Thanks for playing on Cella's stream today MIn, looking forward to watching you play more!
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On May 08 2011 18:49 Djagulingu wrote:
MVP_viOlet on #3 please, please :D
Violet has shown interest but i've already done 2 interviews in a row on zerg players and i want to have a non-zerg for #3
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Excellent interview. Interesting and detailed.
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Didn't knew he was Answer[jOin]! Very nice :D He was quite good at SC:BW, maybe not the very top player, but he was amazing I think I even have played him once or twice! xD
Props to him, hope he does well at SC2.
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Great interview! He was kind enough to release his replays too, I love this guy!
Min Fighting!
Edit: Min vs MKP @ 18:10. Epic!
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Really nice interview and excellent answers...gg
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Great interview. Really enjoyed this read.
I became a Slayers fan during the GSTL because their run was amazing and all the players showed great skill even tho most people didnt know them! Both Min and MMA were very impressive and I like to watch their games. Same goes for Alicia and ofcourse a team who has the Emperor himself is always great.
If the team icons were made for SC2 teams like the ones we have in BW, It would be very hard to chose between SlayerS and TL.
Good luck to Min and I hope you achieve your goals and win a lot of tournaments in the future!
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thanks, very interesting interview
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Great interview
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On May 08 2011 09:00 gwingis wrote:
Was it Min that got harasssed by the old WERRA coach?
Otherwise great interview, Min seems to be a good guy,
No that was a kid, was called LoveRip if I remember correctly.
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he does not spend a lot of time making special tactics as hes zerg..
yeah you pretty much need to be protoss to do that
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Great interview and gosu answers.
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Great interview I am a big fan of min now
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Thank you for that inteview. Its always hard to know what goes on in the heads of korean progamers, since i dont understand the language. This really helps to get to know them better. I really like the questions and anwers.
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Actually how he describes their training environment, it sounds like European and US players won't be able to keep up with this much longer.
Seriously, this sounds like the perfect training what they got there. In the meantime most U.S. players are showing not that great results, and there seems to be few to no tendency towards training houses in Europe.
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These posts are simply amazing. I love hearing about players I don't know much about (AKA the ones I almost blindly have to choose between in Liquibet) and it's all well written and is presented well. Keep it up!
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These are so awsome to read. Keep up the good work!
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I love that there are actual detailed questions about the game in here (e.g. roach/ling aggression vs 3gate expo). What I wouldn't give to hang out during a 'team meeting' about zerg builds!
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Great interview - thanks for this. Articles like this are the treasures of the StarCraft community.
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great interview i really liked his games in the GSTL and i look forward to watching this guy. seems he has huge potential
keep these interviews coming )))
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Australia326 Posts
Thanks, fantastic interview.
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That was a great read. Really gives an insight into the thinkings of a progamer.
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love min love slayers THANKS!! its great to hear more a hoseo acadamy player (preferably on san or banbans cause there interviewd) but maybe the one the coach meantioned in the artosis vid would be cool!
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Awesome interview. Excellent choice of questions. And superb translation! Min just won a fan over, ha.
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Thanks for the great interview! Really enjoy hearing the opinions of a less prominent player and its good to hear that the Koreans are as eager to compete in foreign tournaments as we are to compete in Korea! Well done!
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On May 09 2011 09:46 Carkis wrote:
love min love slayers THANKS!! its great to hear more a hoseo acadamy player (preferably on san or banbans cause there interviewd) but maybe the one the coach meantioned in the artosis vid would be cool!
whats the name of the ID the NSH coach mentioned?
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great interview
nice work
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Great interview!! So in depth with very good questions. nosrainydays did a wonderful job translating.. for the longest time I thought Min was speaking English because it didn't have that awkward feeling some translations have going from kor to eng.
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Interview was amazing. Thoroughly enjoyed reading the whole thing. Min seems like a cool dude.
Definitely going to keep my eye open for him in the GSL. SlayerSMin Hwaiting!
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What a cool guy. Great interview!
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Great interview good work and good picture´s aswell gj
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Nice read. He really got a nice attitude.
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loving these interviews :D
In my life, I have always been dreaming of a chance to make somebody shed tears of intense emotions because of my work. I am a progamer. I will make my goal a success through constant practice and preparation. I don't want to be known as an average progamer. One day, I want to be somebody someday. Someone who isn't easily forgotten by people, but someone that people can remember for a long long time. I want my foreign fans to watch me craft beautiful games. I will not let you down.
somebody buy the rights to this guy's movie
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Awesome interview, enjoyed it. Will surely cheer for him in his next match I watch and I hope other Kr pros will accept to give interviews like these more often!
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good work and nice interview <3
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Very good work indeed! I hope we can see more of these interviews in the future!
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United States17042 Posts
awesome interview, always great to peak into the minds of korean players
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Definitely a zerg to watch. Min fighting. great interview
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I don't think I've ever become a fan of someone because of an interview before, but here we are.
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Gracias por la entrevista! estuvo fascinante!
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On May 09 2011 21:37 b_unnies wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2011 09:46 Carkis wrote:
love min love slayers THANKS!! its great to hear more a hoseo acadamy player (preferably on san or banbans cause there interviewd) but maybe the one the coach meantioned in the artosis vid would be cool! whats the name of the ID the NSH coach mentioned?
Jjakji IIRC.
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Nice interview.
I also read all 12 pages of comments so far and I can't believe we've made it this far without a joke about SKT1 zergs.
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On May 10 2011 01:17 I)etox wrote:
somebody buy the rights to this guy's movie
I agree. Looking forward to see him play.
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Sooner or later it will be a good thing to stop focusing on Korea. These players are good but, man, there are so many talented people in Europe as well, or even in China, but South Korea just has got this "omg progamerland" status..
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On May 11 2011 21:10 Barty wrote:
Sooner or later it will be a good thing to stop focusing on Korea. These players are good but, man, there are so many talented people in Europe as well, or even in China, but South Korea just has got this "omg progamerland" status..
Yes, clearly, the language barrier is non-existent. It's not like it's hard or anything to know more about Korean progamers. Oh how we love our psychic abilities of universal communication.
Patiently waiting for the third installment!
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Romania3916 Posts
" It described them as rising up from hell. I loved the expression "rising up from hell" and I also had affection for Zerg from SC1. Therefore I switched to Zerg, however after switching I lost 1000 points on ladder."
I almost shed a tear. He should write a book, "Min, the Zerg Martyr - An autobiography".
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wow !
Min seems to be smart. I like very much the way he talk and his "spirit" about all of this.
I hope he will do well
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Bunny if you keep doing shit like this then Ill be demanding that you get a blue star.
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Awesome interview, I loved his closing comment about crafting beautiful games. Looking forward to his future games and thanks for the replays
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