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Monster: "Foreign tournaments 100 easier than GSL"

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m0s1n0
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany575 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-26 19:58:35
April 26 2012 19:42 GMT
#1
Hey guys,

at DreamHack EIZO Open Stockholm I had the pleasure to have a talk to MYM.MvPs Tak '(Z)Monster' Hyun Seung. I took the opportunity and made and interview with the sympathetic Korean since nobody else ever interviewed Monster in english. In the interview he said some pretty interesting things. For example he emphasized that the GSL is a 100 times harder than foreign tournaments or that DongRaeGu ist the best player of the world.

To read out the full interview with many questions click here

Some impressions:

Let's come to your GSL games. You did not reach any Code S season till now and you did have pretty big problems in Code A as well. Is it so much harder to play GSL than playing DreamHack?

Monster: Well, I think the foreign tournaments are about a 100 times easier than GSL. But I consider GSL to be the best tournament, all the elite players are in GSL.

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So if the GSL is a 100 times harder, why do you think a Code S player like NaNiwa failed to reach the playoffs here at DreamHack?

Monster: NaNiwa is not really good against Zerg. In Code S there were very few Zergs if any. Here he had to go against two Zerg players. I think that's why he didn't qualify. Probably only because of the opponent's race.


To read out the full interview with many questions click here

Note: The interview was held before Monster played the semis

Interesting as well: Interview with DH-winner ThorZain
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horsebanger
Profile Joined January 2012
141 Posts
April 26 2012 19:43 GMT
#2
thanks monster for dropping new facts, nice interview
Corsica
Profile Joined February 2011
Ukraine1854 Posts
April 26 2012 19:45 GMT
#3
i think he might be right a little, but in MLG, you have to play for 3 consecutive days while in GSL you have weeks to prepare for your opponent...Better ask Squirtle what he thinks in terms of difficulty since he reached finals of ipl4, also Naniwa didnt play as well as he did in GSL (wonder why)
zyzq
Profile Joined February 2011
United States3123 Posts
April 26 2012 19:46 GMT
#4
Don't know about the skill level part, but GSL definitely requires more mental toughness.
zezamer
Profile Joined March 2011
Finland5701 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-26 19:47:21
April 26 2012 19:46 GMT
#5
"For example he emphasized that the GSL is a 100 times harder than GSL or that DongRaeGu ist the best player of the world."
Typo?

Interesting interview.
Chained
Profile Joined February 2010
United States137 Posts
April 26 2012 19:46 GMT
#6
I think it terms of strongest players, GSL is definitely the hardest. But I think foreign tournaments have a special type of difficulty to them.
Otolia
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
France5805 Posts
April 26 2012 19:48 GMT
#7
Very confident for someone who was very lucky to win against Nerchio ...
Ichabod
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1659 Posts
April 26 2012 19:49 GMT
#8
Btw, your image is broken, it requires a fragster.de password to access; maybe try rehosting it?

Thanks for the interview
Ejohrik
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden219 Posts
April 26 2012 19:52 GMT
#9
GSL is much harder, ofc, but in GSL you get a new try every month or so, and winning it gives you lots of prestige. There are foreign tournaments often, but far from all are among the majors, which people very much care about.
plouer
Profile Joined October 2011
France32 Posts
April 26 2012 19:52 GMT
#10
nani killed leenock and nestea @mlg ...
IdesOfJune
Profile Joined February 2012
Canada16 Posts
April 26 2012 19:52 GMT
#11
Monster is obviously exaggerating, but yeah certainly gsl is king.
also, x = 100x ?? gsl difficulty = 0
I used one of my hard punches
m0s1n0
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany575 Posts
April 26 2012 19:53 GMT
#12
On April 27 2012 04:46 zezamer wrote:
"For example he emphasized that the GSL is a 100 times harder than GSL or that DongRaeGu ist the best player of the world."
Typo?

Interesting interview.


Well yes :D

Thank you
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Logros
Profile Joined September 2010
Netherlands9913 Posts
April 26 2012 19:53 GMT
#13
Bit dumb for Monster to say that about Naniwa, he's only been practicing PvP and PvT for like the last month because that's all he's had to face in the GSL.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
April 26 2012 19:54 GMT
#14
Off-topic, but is anyone else getting a login screen?
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minilance
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada500 Posts
April 26 2012 19:54 GMT
#15
you have many typo... reedit it please
Bisu, Jangbang <3
Excludos
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway8278 Posts
April 26 2012 19:55 GMT
#16
On April 27 2012 04:54 Torte de Lini wrote:
Off-topic, but is anyone else getting a login screen?


Yes, I was worried I had gotten a virus for a sec.
saksy2
Profile Joined May 2011
Norway520 Posts
April 26 2012 19:55 GMT
#17
On April 27 2012 04:54 Torte de Lini wrote:
Off-topic, but is anyone else getting a login screen?

Yes
m0s1n0
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany575 Posts
April 26 2012 19:56 GMT
#18
On April 27 2012 04:49 Ichabod wrote:
Btw, your image is broken, it requires a fragster.de password to access; maybe try rehosting it?

Thanks for the interview


Fixed as well. Next time is should stop beeing tired while posting^^
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tuestresfat
Profile Joined December 2010
2555 Posts
April 26 2012 19:56 GMT
#19
On April 27 2012 04:54 Torte de Lini wrote:
Off-topic, but is anyone else getting a login screen?

yea i did o.o i keep getting an "authentication request vorschau.fragster.de"
m0s1n0
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany575 Posts
April 26 2012 19:56 GMT
#20
Login screen issue should be fixed aswell
http://www.fragster.de - editor in chief
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