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Interview with coLMVP Keen

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yoonstar91
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
88 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-29 23:24:27
November 29 2011 23:20 GMT
#1
[image loading]

“The Nuke Boy” Hwang "(T)Keen" Kyo Seok now has a higher chance of returning to Code S.

On the 29th at the Sony Ericson GSL Season 7 Code A Round 2, coLMVP (T)Keen defeated Jung "(Z)YuGiOh"Seung Il of the SlayerS team 2:0 to proceed on to the Round 3.

If you win one more time, you qualify for Code S. How do you feel?

I’m actually not that happy. My next match is against EG. (P)HuK therefore I am already busy planning on how I should play him. Since Code S is on the line, I’ll have to try and prepare myself very calmly.

Both of your games were quite long. Was that your plan coming in to the match?

It’s because of the map. The first map Daybreak is a very big map and BelShir Beach tends to favor the Zerg. Therefore I wanted to play very safe and that’s why the games ended up being long.

In the 1st set, you were not very successful with the hellions.

I made a lot of Hellions, but I was not able to do any damage at all. And my next attack did not work out too well either, but I knew that I still had a chance at winning if I prolonged the game at the map Daybreak. Therefore I was not too worried.

In the 2nd set, you tried to harass a lot. Was it because the map favored Zerg?

My build for the 1st and 2nd set was very similar, but I messed up a little with my build in the second set. Therefore I tried to harass a lot in order to start well.

Watching the two long games, one will realize that Keen is playing better now.

I’ve been practicing a lot with my team a lot with the late game. But it’s still hard to do well in a match, especially when you’re hands are getting cold fast, making the later half of the game even harder to play.

Isn’t it normal for players to get warmed up as the games progress?

I’ve been playing games with my hands cold. I guess there’s really no solution to my problem. I guess I’ll just have to deal with my cold hands.

Your next match is against Huk.

With the new patch, it is true that TvP is much more difficult. But if I get the right concept, I think I’ll be able to do well against him.

If you lose at the Round 3, you have to go to the Up-Down Matches. I’m sure you don’t want to go there.

If I lose to (P)HuK, I still think I’ll be able to make it to Code S through the Up-down Matches. I am not worried too much about it.

Anything more to say?

A great friend of mine since middle school, (Z)Leenock, has just made it to the Code S Finals. I hope he wins. If he ever needs to practice with me, I’ll be more than happy to help him out. Also I hope our new trainee in the team MVP, Ryoo “(T)Bizzy” Jung Woo, will continue to work hard and become a great player soon.

Original Article

Enjoy!
Translated by Kevin
hTRen
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada55 Posts
November 29 2011 23:25 GMT
#2
Good interview! Keen's got a funny personality
DeltruS
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada2214 Posts
November 29 2011 23:25 GMT
#3
HuK will be travelling a ton due to NASL, so Keen will have an advantage in that department.
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Antoine
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States7481 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-29 23:28:37
November 29 2011 23:28 GMT
#4
Heh, I think he might have a better chance of getting to code S via up-downs than going through Huk, despite travel.

I hope he figures out how to deal with cold hands and says what his solution is, I get the same problem sometimes.

thanks for the translation!
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Tektos
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia1321 Posts
November 29 2011 23:30 GMT
#5
I've always liked Keen, I get the sads when Tastosis diss him


Nice interview - glad he's confident in being able to make it to Code S.
dAPhREAk
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Nauru12397 Posts
November 29 2011 23:31 GMT
#6
dude, thanks for the interview translations.
JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
November 29 2011 23:33 GMT
#7
thanks for the translation. I hope to see him in Code S with newly regained confidence again, missing his ceremonies...

Talking about ceremonies, who tried to imitate MC (who drank a can of pepsi and crushed it in his fist), but chocked on his drink?
VeryAverage
Profile Joined January 2011
United States424 Posts
November 29 2011 23:37 GMT
#8
Cmon Keen, my favorite player. I feel like I'll be the only one rooting for him against Huk.
simmeh
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada2511 Posts
November 29 2011 23:40 GMT
#9
some of my favorite .gif's are based on keen, so i support this man!
byah!
VirgilSC2
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States6151 Posts
November 29 2011 23:46 GMT
#10
Obligatory posts:
+ Show Spoiler [Keen being Keen] +
[image loading]

+ Show Spoiler [More Keen] +
[image loading]


Can't make a thread about Keen without them.
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gradotude
Profile Joined October 2009
United States196 Posts
November 29 2011 23:52 GMT
#11
i agree with Keen:

GOOO LEENOCK!!
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
November 30 2011 04:28 GMT
#12
Rofl Keen is awesome, we need more awesome celebrations like the sunglasses one
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Warpath
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1242 Posts
November 30 2011 04:30 GMT
#13
I've said it before. I love seeing Keen win.

GO KEEEN!
mango_destroyer
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada3914 Posts
November 30 2011 04:30 GMT
#14
Keen is a baller. Thanks for translating this.
Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37024 Posts
November 30 2011 04:30 GMT
#15
On November 30 2011 08:46 VirgilSC2 wrote:
Obligatory posts:
+ Show Spoiler [Keen being Keen] +
[image loading]

+ Show Spoiler [More Keen] +
[image loading]


Can't make a thread about Keen without them.


^^ haha, yeah, I love those pics. I edited them into my OP the minute I saw these last night.

Great interview, thank you for the thread!
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Barburas
Profile Joined September 2011
United Kingdom247 Posts
November 30 2011 04:32 GMT
#16
Thanks I always really liked Keen.
red4ce
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States7313 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-30 04:33:55
November 30 2011 04:33 GMT
#17
Someone ask Keen why he doesn't do ceremonies anymore. The Keen Clap and Keen Gun were nothing short of awesome.
bittman
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia8759 Posts
November 30 2011 04:55 GMT
#18
On November 30 2011 13:33 red4ce wrote:
Someone ask Keen why he doesn't do ceremonies anymore. The Keen Clap and Keen Gun were nothing short of awesome.


I think someone did, and I think a part of it has become his confidence. He hasn't done a half decent ceremony since he lost to Nada I believe and then became obsessed =P
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red4ce
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States7313 Posts
November 30 2011 05:53 GMT
#19
On November 30 2011 13:55 bittman wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 30 2011 13:33 red4ce wrote:
Someone ask Keen why he doesn't do ceremonies anymore. The Keen Clap and Keen Gun were nothing short of awesome.


I think someone did, and I think a part of it has become his confidence. He hasn't done a half decent ceremony since he lost to Nada I believe and then became obsessed =P


If beating Nada is what it takes for Keen to bring his ceremonies back, then so be it. I will even root for Keen over Nada.
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