• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 18:34
CEST 00:34
KST 07:34
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL19] Finals Recap: Standing Tall9HomeStory Cup 27 - Info & Preview18Classic wins Code S Season 2 (2025)16Code S RO4 & Finals Preview: herO, Rogue, Classic, GuMiho0TL Team Map Contest #5: Presented by Monster Energy6
Community News
Flash Announces Hiatus From ASL51Weekly Cups (June 23-29): Reynor in world title form?12FEL Cracov 2025 (July 27) - $8000 live event16Esports World Cup 2025 - Final Player Roster16Weekly Cups (June 16-22): Clem strikes back1
StarCraft 2
General
Statistics for vetoed/disliked maps The SCII GOAT: A statistical Evaluation The GOAT ranking of GOAT rankings How does the number of casters affect your enjoyment of esports? Esports World Cup 2025 - Final Player Roster
Tourneys
Korean Starcraft League Week 77 Master Swan Open (Global Bronze-Master 2) RSL: Revival, a new crowdfunded tournament series [GSL 2025] Code S: Season 2 - Semi Finals & Finals $5,100+ SEL Season 2 Championship (SC: Evo)
Strategy
How did i lose this ZvP, whats the proper response Simple Questions Simple Answers
Custom Maps
[UMS] Zillion Zerglings
External Content
Mutation # 480 Moths to the Flame Mutation # 479 Worn Out Welcome Mutation # 478 Instant Karma Mutation # 477 Slow and Steady
Brood War
General
BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ Flash Announces Hiatus From ASL Player “Jedi” cheat on CSL Unit and Spell Similarities Help: rep cant save
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues [BSL20] Grand Finals - Sunday 20:00 CET Small VOD Thread 2.0 [BSL20] GosuLeague RO16 - Tue & Wed 20:00+CET
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers I am doing this better than progamers do.
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Nintendo Switch Thread Path of Exile What do you want from future RTS games? Beyond All Reason
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread Vanilla Mini Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine Trading/Investing Thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread The Games Industry And ATVI
Fan Clubs
SKT1 Classic Fan Club! Maru Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Anime Discussion Thread [Manga] One Piece [\m/] Heavy Metal Thread
Sports
Formula 1 Discussion 2024 - 2025 Football Thread NBA General Discussion TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 NHL Playoffs 2024
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
Blogs
Culture Clash in Video Games…
TrAiDoS
from making sc maps to makin…
Husyelt
Blog #2
tankgirl
StarCraft improvement
iopq
Trip to the Zoo
micronesia
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 603 users

[Interview] 2012 GSL S1 Code S RO8 Day 1 Winners

Forum Index > SC2 General
Post a Reply
Weirdkid
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Singapore2431 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-15 16:18:34
February 15 2012 16:14 GMT
#1
These interviews were translated from
http://s.163.com/12/0215/19/7QB1GLR700314D0E.html and http://s.163.com/12/0215/20/7QB5D58M00314D0E.html

and

http://www.thisisgame.com/board/view.php?id=1100370&category=13439 and http://www.thisisgame.com/board/view.php?id=1100416&category=13439

______________________________________________________________________________________________

Match-Ups
Fnatic_aLive vs. SlayerS_MMA
FXO_GuMiho vs. SlayerS_Puzzle
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

Winner of First Match
+ Show Spoiler +
Fnatic_aLive
[image loading]

Q: You advanced to the Code S semi-finals for the first time. How does it feel?
A: I am so glad to advance to the Code S semi-finals. I think I can start having some confidence in my skills after today. Before this, whenever I got good results, I would just feel that I was lucky. However, being able to beat such a strong player today gave me more confidence in my skills. I think I have a good future to look forward to as a growing player.

Q: Your build in the first set was really good.
A: I have played a lot of TvTs on Dual Sight, including games against Mvp and MarineKing, but I lost in both those games. I had used the same strategy in both those games, and so I made some slight modifications to the build. Because I wasn't too confident in the first and third games, I decided to try to win using my tactics. The tactics which I used happened to counter my opponent, and I am really happy for that.

Q: You were ahead in the second game, but MMA made a comeback to win.
A: I ruled out the possibility of my opponent going banshees, and that made me lose control of the game. However, even if I had lost the second game, being in that advantage let me know that in terms of skill, I was ahead.

Q: What was the key reason for winning the third game?
A: I originally thought that I had lost, but when I noticed that my opponent's barracks did not have an add-on. I decided to use another strategy. That was the key to the victory.

Q: You were in a bad position in the fourth game, but you eventually made a comeback.
A: The first attack was not supposed to be blocked by the opponent, and when that attack failed, I was in a horrible position. I decided to use harassment tactics to stall for time, and the cloak banshees came at the right time. It seemed like the opponent did not expect such a strategy from me at all.

Q: Overall, you seemed to be in good condition today.
A: Actually, my condition was not that great, but it does not seem to affect my performance in the games. As long as it's not a flu or anything serious, there isn't a significant effect on the games. I don't think I've ever been in a good condition when I play in tournaments. Maybe my wins in recent online tournaments gave me a lot of momentum for today.

Q: Your opponent in the semi-finals will be the winner between MC and Genius. Either way, it's a Protoss.
A: If it was a Zerg, I think I would lose, because there're rumours of patch 1.4.3 and the ghost changes.

Nowadays, Terrans are finding it hard in the TvP matchup. In the semi-finals, I hope not to have to win using special builds and tactics, but rather, to win using my mechanics. This time, I won't choose to route around the mountain. I will face it head on.

Personally though, I hope to play against Genius. They're both great players, but I am very good friends with Genius. When Starcraft 2 first started, he gave me a lot of help, and now, it's time for me to teach him a lesson (laughs). To be honest, what I really want is to go through a smaller mountain (laughs).

Q: What are the chances of you making it to the finals?
A: I still don't know who my semi-finals opponent will be, so I feel it's a 50% chance for now. Both of them are really strong, so I cannot say that I am 100% confident of advancing to the finals. If Genius advances, I think I have a 55% chance. If MC advances, I think I have a 40% chance.

Q: Any last things to add?
A: I want to thank our sponsors, RaidCall, MSI, SteelSeries, and Eizo. I also want to thank the players that practised with me.

Now that I have gained this new confidence in my skills, I will work even harder. Some people say that players become complacent once they get good results, but I will try my best not to become complacent.

I am also thankful to Anne from the team who came to the studio to cheer for me.



Winner of Second Match
+ Show Spoiler +
FXO_GuMiho
[image loading]

Q: You advanced to the Code S semi-finals for the first time. How does it feel?
A: Very happy. I wasn't able to play as well as I wanted to in the game, and that made me a bit uneasy. I am very happy to advance despite that. I even made newbie mistakes such as being supply blocked, which made me think I was going to be eliminated.

Q: Overall, what mistakes were there?
A: There were mistakes in the second and third game. I was supply blocked for a period of time, and there were also some mistakes with resource gathering. It was just all these minor mistakes that kept cropping up.

Q: Even though you made all these mistakes, you still managed to win 3:1. Are you satisfied with the score?
A: The match went as I had planned for it to go. In the game that I lost, I already had the feeling that I was going to lose that. I prepared very little for the second game because I thought the map was so hard. I just gave up on the practice for that. I mainly focused my practice on the first game.

My strategy in the first game was not one that I use often, but because I practised sufficiently for that, I was quite confident. In the third game, I had absolute confidence in my strategy for that game.

Q: Did Oz help you in practice?
A: Yes. He spoke a lot to me too. He told me a few points that Terran was strongest at, and told me to take advantage of those few points. This did help me, but only a little bit (laughs).

What he told me was about ghost timings, but because the strategies that I had prepared were not standard strategies, it wasn't much help to me.

Q: Your opponent in the semi-finals is the winner between DongRaeGu and Parting. Who do you wish to face?
A: They're both really strong. When I practised with Parting, it just felt like I was running into a wall. It would be really hard to win using a mix up of special strategies like I did today.

I was originally confident in my TvZ, but there is the possibility that patch 1.4.3 is coming out soon, which makes me very worried. If the patch comes out, the key point of contention will be about who adapts to the new patch faster. I think there will be a huge change in the way the TvZ matchup is played.

If I absolutely had to choose, I think Parting will be an easier match. Because I am good friends with him, I will feel less guilty even if I were to win against him.

Q: What do you think are the chances of you getting to the finals?
A: I don't think it's very high. To be honest, even for today, I did not expect for myself to really win. I think it's really strange. Every time I think I am going to lose, my chances of winning go up.

It seems like I am less stressed when I start feeling there isn't much hope for me left, so I am usually able to play well. For this semifinals though, I think that the results will be proportional to the amount of effort put in.

Q: If you make it to the finals, who do you hope your opponent to be?
A: I hope it's MC. Even though the results of the finals are very important too, the most important is still the accumulation of experience. So I think it's better to play against the strongest opponent. That will stimulate myself into working even harder, and even if I lose I will learn a lot. I think there's nothing to lose.

Q: Any last things you want to say?
A: asd hyung lost in the preliminaries yesterday. We are all really sad, but we hope he'll be able to continue doing his best.

I want to thank the team mates who helped me practise, and also CreatorPrime. I hope we will do well in GSTL the day after tomorrow. I also hope that Tear, who will be making his debut, will be able to do well and get good results.


_______________________________________________________________________________________________

Previous interviews can be found at the following links.
+ Show Spoiler +
Code S Round of 32

Group A (NSHoseo_Jjakji, Gamania_Sen, SlayerS_Boxer, SlayerS_Ganzi) - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=302021

Group B (FXO_Leenock, oGs_Fin, oGs_Supernova, SK_MC) - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=302137

Group C (IM_Mvp, FXO_Lucky, EG_Idra, IM_Nestea) - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=302614

Group D (FXOz, Startale_Curious, Startale_Bomber, oGs_Inca) - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=302683

Group E (SlayerS_MMA, FXO_Gumiho, SlayerS_Yugioh, Liquid_Zenio) - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=303848

Group F (MVP_sC, EG_JYP, MVP_DongRaeGu, MVP_Genius) - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=303968

Group G (Alive, SlayerS_Brown, IM_Happy, MarineKingPrime) - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=304262

Group H (SlayerS_Puzzle, StarTale_Parting, MVP_Keen, oGs_Nada)
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=305097


Code S Round of 16

Group A (IM_Mvp, FXO_Gumiho, StarTale_Curious, aLive)
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=308127

Group B (SlayerS_MMA, FXOz, SlayerS_Puzzle, oGs_Supernova)
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=308424

Group C (SK_MC, SlayerS_GanZI, NSH_jjakji, StarTale_Parting)
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=310025

Group D (IM_Nestea, MVP_DongRaeGu, MarineKing_Prime, MVP_Genius)
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=310384
"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself." - Proverbs 26:4
Coal
Profile Joined July 2011
Sweden1535 Posts
February 15 2012 16:14 GMT
#2
Awesome! I was waiting for these to come up :D Thanks for translating!
In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
Eee
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden2712 Posts
February 15 2012 16:19 GMT
#3
For those of you wondering who Anne is, she's the founder of Fnatic.
Noocta
Profile Joined June 2010
France12578 Posts
February 15 2012 16:20 GMT
#4
It's pretty funny to see both of them being worried about the patch.
I HOPE if DRG make the finals against a Terran, the ghost nerf wont change anything too obvious.
" I'm not gonna fight you. I'm gonna kick your ass ! "
Sylailene
Profile Joined February 2011
91 Posts
February 15 2012 16:28 GMT
#5
Wouldn't mind seeing a Mc vs gumiho final :D
Philosophy
Profile Joined May 2010
186 Posts
February 15 2012 16:30 GMT
#6
Looking at all the recent interviews etc, it really seems like MC is the most feared player. Wonder if its just because of his recent GSL performance or if hes crushing everyone in practice/ladder.
MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
February 15 2012 16:31 GMT
#7
Q: You advanced to the Code S semi-finals for the first time. How does it feel?
A: I am so glad to advance to the Code S semi-finals. I think I can start having some confidence in my skills after today. Before this, whenever I got good results, I would just feel that I was lucky. However, being able to beat such a strong player today gave me more confidence in my skills. I think I have a good future to look forward to as a growing player.


He's talking about Idra, right ? :p
Thanks for the translation
Amornthep
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Singapore2605 Posts
February 15 2012 16:35 GMT
#8
Thank you very much for the interviews.
Thinasy
Profile Joined March 2011
2856 Posts
February 15 2012 16:44 GMT
#9
On February 16 2012 01:31 MrCon wrote:
Show nested quote +
Q: You advanced to the Code S semi-finals for the first time. How does it feel?
A: I am so glad to advance to the Code S semi-finals. I think I can start having some confidence in my skills after today. Before this, whenever I got good results, I would just feel that I was lucky. However, being able to beat such a strong player today gave me more confidence in my skills. I think I have a good future to look forward to as a growing player.


He's talking about Idra, right ? :p
Thanks for the translation


Idra wishes
Jaedong & Faker
Weirdkid
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Singapore2431 Posts
February 15 2012 16:45 GMT
#10
On February 16 2012 01:44 Thinasy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2012 01:31 MrCon wrote:
Q: You advanced to the Code S semi-finals for the first time. How does it feel?
A: I am so glad to advance to the Code S semi-finals. I think I can start having some confidence in my skills after today. Before this, whenever I got good results, I would just feel that I was lucky. However, being able to beat such a strong player today gave me more confidence in my skills. I think I have a good future to look forward to as a growing player.


He's talking about Idra, right ? :p
Thanks for the translation


Idra wishes


0.o What's Idra got to do with this? Haha
"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself." - Proverbs 26:4
Zzoram
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada7115 Posts
February 15 2012 16:47 GMT
#11
Interesting that both aLive and Gumiho seem to think MC is better PvT than Genius.
illsick
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1770 Posts
February 15 2012 16:55 GMT
#12
if MC wins, the SK and fnatic rivalry would be cool to watch
you live and you learn
Thinasy
Profile Joined March 2011
2856 Posts
February 15 2012 16:57 GMT
#13
On February 16 2012 01:45 Weirdkid wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2012 01:44 Thinasy wrote:
On February 16 2012 01:31 MrCon wrote:
Q: You advanced to the Code S semi-finals for the first time. How does it feel?
A: I am so glad to advance to the Code S semi-finals. I think I can start having some confidence in my skills after today. Before this, whenever I got good results, I would just feel that I was lucky. However, being able to beat such a strong player today gave me more confidence in my skills. I think I have a good future to look forward to as a growing player.


He's talking about Idra, right ? :p
Thanks for the translation


Idra wishes


0.o What's Idra got to do with this? Haha


I believe he was making a joke about the Idra vs Alive showmatch, where Alive 4-0'ed him^^, the showmatch was like 2 days ago.
Jaedong & Faker
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
February 15 2012 17:03 GMT
#14
On February 16 2012 01:57 Thinasy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2012 01:45 Weirdkid wrote:
On February 16 2012 01:44 Thinasy wrote:
On February 16 2012 01:31 MrCon wrote:
Q: You advanced to the Code S semi-finals for the first time. How does it feel?
A: I am so glad to advance to the Code S semi-finals. I think I can start having some confidence in my skills after today. Before this, whenever I got good results, I would just feel that I was lucky. However, being able to beat such a strong player today gave me more confidence in my skills. I think I have a good future to look forward to as a growing player.


He's talking about Idra, right ? :p
Thanks for the translation


Idra wishes


0.o What's Idra got to do with this? Haha


I believe he was making a joke about the Idra vs Alive showmatch, where Alive 4-0'ed him^^, the showmatch was like 2 days ago.


Wrecking a player as well known as Idra (nothing about skill, just how visible he is) so easily in 4 games has to make one feel good. I would be grinning ear to ear if I held off 2 consecutive 6 pools like that.
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
Weirdkid
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Singapore2431 Posts
February 15 2012 17:07 GMT
#15
On February 16 2012 01:57 Thinasy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2012 01:45 Weirdkid wrote:
On February 16 2012 01:44 Thinasy wrote:
On February 16 2012 01:31 MrCon wrote:
Q: You advanced to the Code S semi-finals for the first time. How does it feel?
A: I am so glad to advance to the Code S semi-finals. I think I can start having some confidence in my skills after today. Before this, whenever I got good results, I would just feel that I was lucky. However, being able to beat such a strong player today gave me more confidence in my skills. I think I have a good future to look forward to as a growing player.


He's talking about Idra, right ? :p
Thanks for the translation


Idra wishes


0.o What's Idra got to do with this? Haha


I believe he was making a joke about the Idra vs Alive showmatch, where Alive 4-0'ed him^^, the showmatch was like 2 days ago.


Ohh ahha. That. Totally forgot about it
"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself." - Proverbs 26:4
double620
Profile Joined July 2011
China804 Posts
February 16 2012 03:02 GMT
#16
Even though I love Mc, I do not expect Gumiho to call him the strongest opponent. It seems I do not understand pvt or I have not seen Mc's best pvt games yet.
iSometric
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
2221 Posts
February 16 2012 03:08 GMT
#17
Ah Slayers got lucky and now they got wrecked.
strava.com/athletes/zhaodynasty
RaiKageRyu
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada4773 Posts
February 19 2012 06:04 GMT
#18
Thanks for the interviews, WeirdKid.
Someone call down the Thunder?
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 4h 26m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
Nina 264
ProTech87
Livibee 7
StarCraft: Brood War
Dewaltoss 88
ZZZero.O 46
NaDa 22
MaD[AoV]21
HiyA 13
Jaeyun 11
Shine 9
Dota 2
capcasts147
NeuroSwarm67
League of Legends
JimRising 600
Counter-Strike
taco 703
flusha453
Other Games
summit1g8406
Grubby2554
tarik_tv2501
FrodaN1665
fl0m722
Pyrionflax179
mouzStarbuck168
ViBE160
PPMD41
Organizations
Other Games
BasetradeTV35
StarCraft 2
angryscii 34
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 18 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• davetesta97
• RyuSc2 72
• IndyKCrew
• sooper7s
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• Migwel
• intothetv
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Kozan
StarCraft: Brood War
• blackmanpl 17
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
• BSLYoutube
Dota 2
• masondota21435
League of Legends
• Doublelift4827
• Jankos2515
Other Games
• Scarra1623
• imaqtpie886
Upcoming Events
Korean StarCraft League
4h 26m
CranKy Ducklings
11h 26m
RSL Revival
11h 26m
ByuN vs Cham
herO vs Reynor
FEL
17h 26m
RSL Revival
1d 11h
Clem vs Classic
SHIN vs Cure
FEL
1d 13h
BSL: ProLeague
1d 19h
Dewalt vs Bonyth
Replay Cast
3 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
3 days
The PondCast
4 days
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
5 days
RSL Revival
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
RSL Revival
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2025-06-28
HSC XXVII
Heroes 10 EU

Ongoing

JPL Season 2
BSL 2v2 Season 3
BSL Season 20
Acropolis #3
KCM Race Survival 2025 Season 2
CSL 17: 2025 SUMMER
Copa Latinoamericana 4
Championship of Russia 2025
RSL Revival: Season 1
Murky Cup #2
BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025
ESL Impact League Season 7
IEM Dallas 2025
PGL Astana 2025
Asian Champions League '25
BLAST Rivals Spring 2025
MESA Nomadic Masters
CCT Season 2 Global Finals
IEM Melbourne 2025

Upcoming

2025 ACS Season 2: Qualifier
CSLPRO Last Chance 2025
2025 ACS Season 2
CSLPRO Chat StarLAN 3
K-Championship
uThermal 2v2 Main Event
SEL Season 2 Championship
FEL Cracov 2025
Esports World Cup 2025
StarSeries Fall 2025
FISSURE Playground #2
BLAST Open Fall 2025
BLAST Open Fall Qual
Esports World Cup 2025
BLAST Bounty Fall 2025
BLAST Bounty Fall Qual
IEM Cologne 2025
FISSURE Playground #1
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2025 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.