EPTEdit: I just found the vod for these games, they are in commentated in chinese and from a chinese video hosting site so might be slow.
WE.LoveTT vs Mouz.MorroW
http://www.tatazu.com/index.php?action-viewnews-itemid-19476
Nv.xiaOt vs EG.IdrA
http://www.tatazu.com/index.php?action-viewnews-itemid-19478
Love TT
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Original Chinese interview
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Q：首先恭喜你战胜Morrow，晋级线下赛，晋级感言
WE.LoveTT：感谢nv战队的西瓜和队友revtime的陪练.
Q：第一盘看到对手三开之后用了两矿停农民的一波timing进攻
WE.LoveTT：因为对手3矿。你必须打击一下他，如果我不停农民兵少了压制不了他，他3矿以后经济一样我领先我很多
Q：第二盘对手前期三矿被你打掉，但是对方狗+毒爆+感染的新组合感觉比较克制你的闪烁追猎
WE.LoveTT：这战术不是他这么用的。。只能说欧美选手战术还不成熟吧，纪律性好的神族不会给他这么好的发展机会的。。。空投毒暴是很克制闪烁追猎+巨像，不过良好的操作还是可以应付的，美服延迟比较高，操作不是特别好。
Q：两盘都是你都是bf开矿，然后两矿的多BG暴兵，这是不是现在的PvZ的主流战术
WE.LoveTT：我个人比较喜欢烧饼开矿的，双开我基本不用,感觉太被动。。由于延迟我有点虚烧饼防小狗+蟑螂，所以苦练了几天的pvz，主流还是烧饼开矿
Q：一步一步终于走到了线下了，回顾一下整个过程吧
WE.LoveTT：没想到自己能到线下。和自己的一直努力练习有关系把，也感谢WE战队各位选手的陪练
WE.LoveTT：感谢nv战队的西瓜和队友revtime的陪练.
Q：第一盘看到对手三开之后用了两矿停农民的一波timing进攻
WE.LoveTT：因为对手3矿。你必须打击一下他，如果我不停农民兵少了压制不了他，他3矿以后经济一样我领先我很多
Q：第二盘对手前期三矿被你打掉，但是对方狗+毒爆+感染的新组合感觉比较克制你的闪烁追猎
WE.LoveTT：这战术不是他这么用的。。只能说欧美选手战术还不成熟吧，纪律性好的神族不会给他这么好的发展机会的。。。空投毒暴是很克制闪烁追猎+巨像，不过良好的操作还是可以应付的，美服延迟比较高，操作不是特别好。
Q：两盘都是你都是bf开矿，然后两矿的多BG暴兵，这是不是现在的PvZ的主流战术
WE.LoveTT：我个人比较喜欢烧饼开矿的，双开我基本不用,感觉太被动。。由于延迟我有点虚烧饼防小狗+蟑螂，所以苦练了几天的pvz，主流还是烧饼开矿
Q：一步一步终于走到了线下了，回顾一下整个过程吧
WE.LoveTT：没想到自己能到线下。和自己的一直努力练习有关系把，也感谢WE战队各位选手的陪练
Q: First of all congratulations on defeating Morrow, advancing to the offline portion of the tournament, please give some thoughts.
WE. LoveTT: Gratitude towards XiGua of the team nv (nirvana) and my teammate revtime for the practice I had with them.
Q: First game after noticing your opponent has double expanded you decided to stop probe production and went for a timing push.
WE.LoveTT: Because he have three bases, you have to hit him, if I hadn't stop producing workers I would of had a smaller army and therefore unable to pressure and control him, after he have three bases his economy are way ahead of mine.
Q: Second game you killed off your opponent's early third, but his new army composition of zerglings, banelings and infestors seemed as a fitting counter your blink stalker play.
WE.LoveTT: The tactics he used (quick third) is not supposed to be used that way... all I can say is that maybe the North American and European player's tactics are not mature enough yet, a protoss with good discipline will not give him such a good chance to expand... Dropping banelings are a very good counter to blink stalkers + colossi, but good army control (from me) can neglect that, the latency in American server is pretty high, control wasn't very good.
Q: In both games you choose to forge expand, and mass gateway pumping army after having two bases, is this the main tactics of the current PvZ?
WE.LoveTT: Personally I like sentry expand, I rarely use forge expand, it feels too passive.. Because of the latency I kind of felt unsafe going sentry expand to defend against zerglings+ roaches, therefore I practiced hard for a few days on my PvZ . The mainstream PvZ is still sentry expand.
Q: Step by step you finally reached the offline (tournament portion), please take a look back on the whole process.
WE.LoveTT: Didn't thought I was able to reach offline. I think it is related to my dedication towards practice, I would also like to thank the team WE for their help in my practice.
xiaOt
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Original Chinese interview
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Q：首先恭喜你战胜Idra，晋级线下赛，晋级感言
NvxiaOt：谢谢，每一场比赛都很艰难。我的内心想法就是一场一场认真对待。
Q：第一盘是有预感对手会退掉二矿，蟑螂Rush吗？处理得很冷静
NvxiaOt：我的开局和战术体系都是经过考虑才会使用的。对于各种RUSH都可以抵挡。胜率还是比较高的。
Q：第二盘对手运营很好200人口时你才130人口，但是依靠立场一点一点扳了回来了。
NvxiaOt：运营的话，Z裸双就有开局的优势了。在加上Z的运营优势比P强，200人口很正常。但在地形好，操作好和兵种配备好的情况下。P 130人口打Z 200人口还是能利用P的优势
兵种去挡的，我的攻防也很快，所以只要3矿能开起来，防下来。我就很有信心取得胜利。
Q：对Idra你也很了解，在赛前有没有什么特别的准备
NvxiaOt：其实有准备，最近西瓜一直在陪我练习PVZ。我觉得西瓜比Idra要强2个档次。和Idra打完全没有压力。
Q：水友们也有一点疑惑，国手这次表现都很出色，但是你战胜山包那场，却引起了最大的关注，你自己怎么看
NvxiaOt：我不知道，打marineking的时候我有些紧张。那段时间也比较忙，在训练量上减少了许多，我的心态就是努力就好。发挥自己的优势。和marineking打比赛的时候，给我的感觉非常奇妙，就算输赢其实都还好，只要比赛精彩发挥了2位选手的实力给观众精彩的比赛其实就好了。但那2场打的我自己非常满意，也许是超常发挥了。
Q：面对对手毒爆和狗的时候 lovecd和lovett都选择白球 你为什么选择了巨像路线？
NvxiaOt：2种路线都可以，主要是面对狗+自爆这样多的部队，P要有AOE的部队。少量的就成，主力还是已纯追列为主。电兵 白球 OR 巨象都是可以选择的。
Q：很高兴又一次能采访你，最后想对大家说点什么
NvxiaOt：谢谢大家的支持了，Starwars线下总决赛打MC。我会好好准备给大家带来精彩的比赛，我会全力以赴。
NvxiaOt：谢谢，每一场比赛都很艰难。我的内心想法就是一场一场认真对待。
Q：第一盘是有预感对手会退掉二矿，蟑螂Rush吗？处理得很冷静
NvxiaOt：我的开局和战术体系都是经过考虑才会使用的。对于各种RUSH都可以抵挡。胜率还是比较高的。
Q：第二盘对手运营很好200人口时你才130人口，但是依靠立场一点一点扳了回来了。
NvxiaOt：运营的话，Z裸双就有开局的优势了。在加上Z的运营优势比P强，200人口很正常。但在地形好，操作好和兵种配备好的情况下。P 130人口打Z 200人口还是能利用P的优势
兵种去挡的，我的攻防也很快，所以只要3矿能开起来，防下来。我就很有信心取得胜利。
Q：对Idra你也很了解，在赛前有没有什么特别的准备
NvxiaOt：其实有准备，最近西瓜一直在陪我练习PVZ。我觉得西瓜比Idra要强2个档次。和Idra打完全没有压力。
Q：水友们也有一点疑惑，国手这次表现都很出色，但是你战胜山包那场，却引起了最大的关注，你自己怎么看
NvxiaOt：我不知道，打marineking的时候我有些紧张。那段时间也比较忙，在训练量上减少了许多，我的心态就是努力就好。发挥自己的优势。和marineking打比赛的时候，给我的感觉非常奇妙，就算输赢其实都还好，只要比赛精彩发挥了2位选手的实力给观众精彩的比赛其实就好了。但那2场打的我自己非常满意，也许是超常发挥了。
Q：面对对手毒爆和狗的时候 lovecd和lovett都选择白球 你为什么选择了巨像路线？
NvxiaOt：2种路线都可以，主要是面对狗+自爆这样多的部队，P要有AOE的部队。少量的就成，主力还是已纯追列为主。电兵 白球 OR 巨象都是可以选择的。
Q：很高兴又一次能采访你，最后想对大家说点什么
NvxiaOt：谢谢大家的支持了，Starwars线下总决赛打MC。我会好好准备给大家带来精彩的比赛，我会全力以赴。
Q: First of all congratulations on defeating Idra, advancing to offline portions of the tournament, please give some thoughts.
NvxiaOt: Thank you, every game was strenuous. The thought I had in my heart was to take every game seriously.
Q: Did you predict that your opponent was going to cancel the expansion and go for roach rush? You handled it a very calm manner.
NvxiaOt: My openings and choice of tactics are only used after taking considerations. Against different kind of rush it is all defensible. The win rate is relatively high.
Q: You know Idra very well; did you have any special preparations before the match?
NvxiaOt: Actually I did have preparation, recently XiGua have been constantly practicing PVZ with me. I feel like XiGua is two times better compared to Idra. Playing with Idra I do not feel any pressure at all.
Edit: I feel like something could have been lost in translation when xiaOt is comparing XiGua to Idra. He used the word 档次， which means level, grade, or quality. so 两个档次 would literally translate to two level/grade/quality. Whether that is worst/better than two times, please decide yourself.
Q: For this tournament the Chinese players have been performing very well, but winning against marineking (direct translation is "mountain buns:, after searching baidu, I am pretty sure this is marineking) sparked the most attention, what do you see with this?
NvxiaOt: I don't know, when playing marineking I was somewhat nervous. I was pretty busy that period of time, the amount of practice was reduced by a lot, my mind set was to just try hard and play with my strengths. When playing with marineking, the feeling I got was fantastic, no matter win or lose it was alright as long as the games was splendid and showed the two competitor's strength. Those two games I was very satisfied with my performance, maybe I was playing above my normal capabilities.
Q: When facing opponent's baneling and zerglings both lovecd and lovett choose archons, why did you chose colossus tech?
NvxiaOt: both route are fine, the important things is when facing an army composition heavy on zergling + banelings, protoss needs to have aoe in his army. A small portion would do, the main force should still be stalkers. HT, Archon or Coloosus are all viable choices.
Q: Very happy being able to interview you again, what is the last thing you would like to say to everyone?
NvxiaOt: Thanks everyone for the support, Starwars offline grand finals against MC. I will prepare well and bring everyone a splendid match, I will spare no effort.
On May 19 2011 03:59 Jombozeus wrote:
Lastly - This was not translated:
Q: In the second set IdrA macroed to 200 pop when you were only at 130, but you used FFs to bring that back bit by bit.
NvxiaOt: Macro-wise, if Z chooses to fast expand they already have an advantage. Compounded on this is the fact that Z macro is inherently stronger than P's, 200 pop is very normal. But with good map usage, micro and army composition, 130 pop P army should still win against 200 pop Z army with superior composition to defend. My attack and defense are very quick, so as long as I can hold my third base, I have every confidence in winning.
Lastly - This was not translated:
Q: In the second set IdrA macroed to 200 pop when you were only at 130, but you used FFs to bring that back bit by bit.
NvxiaOt: Macro-wise, if Z chooses to fast expand they already have an advantage. Compounded on this is the fact that Z macro is inherently stronger than P's, 200 pop is very normal. But with good map usage, micro and army composition, 130 pop P army should still win against 200 pop Z army with superior composition to defend. My attack and defense are very quick, so as long as I can hold my third base, I have every confidence in winning.
From
http://sc2.cn/xingji2.php?action-viewnews-itemid-19470
http://sc2.cn/xingji2.php?action-viewnews-itemid-19471
Edit: better formatting, bold questions, and citation.
Edit: provided alternative translation to xiaOt's idra xigua comparison.
Edit: link to the vod for the games.
Edit: fixed translation by loveTT, he said north american and european, not just north american.
Edit: fixed an incorrect translation as pointed by Jombozeus. Sentry/forge question by loveTT. And added a missing question translated by Jombozeus. Thank you! and Sorry for the mistakes.
