[Interview]Auction OSL RO16 Day 1

Source: Chinese Korean
How are you feeling after the first win in OSL?
My opponent is the reigning champion, I'm so happy to achieve my first win defeating him. I was playing badly these days, such a nice win make me feel even better.

Reason behind recent slump? (T/N: I didn't find a better word so I'll use "slump" here, sorry if this offends DRG fans)
I'm not a person with nerve issues but since I lose a lot lately, it caught me now. So a lot of times I can't form a good attack, and make a lot of micro mistakes. But today I told myself that it's not that bad to lose, so I'm relaxed and take the win.

Jangbi is utilizing Phoenixes a lot.
I watched his VOD, he usually applies pressure with Blink Stalkers, so I prepared against that, but it really caught me off-guard seeing him getting Phoenixes.
I saw his armying moving out and decided a counter attack, it turned out working fine.

Opinion on the skill level of KeSPA players?
The good players are good enough to be our practice partners, they can definitely get good results in GSL. I can feel they are improving fast when playing them on ladder.

You had a nice trashtalk fight with Jangbi on the group selection ceremony.
I would be shitted all over if I lose. Thinking about a GSL champion losing is terrifying. I lost to Effort in WCS, and was criticized hard, it's really good to win today.
Jangbi had to practice BW these days, I think he doesn't have a lot of time practicing SC2.

Your goal this season?
The champion title. But not only the maps matter, my opponents are also so good, it will be a very hard fight. So let me get into RO4 first, I want to let everyone see that Zerg can play entertaining games as well.

Anything more?
I want to thank Finale for practice with me, my fans, my coach. My family was really worried about me, but I won today, so please be relieved.
Also I want to thank my girlfriend who came to the stadium with me. I will practice harder and get my skills back. Lastly thank our sponsors and partner team MYM.

Source: Chinese Korean
Feelings about winning first OSL SC2 match?
I was trembling when feeling I'm so ahead. Even now I'm still trembling, I'm even happier than winning a BW match.

When did you believe you can win this?
I feel Nestea panicked under my medivac drops. It was then I smell victory. My strategy worked well, I'm happy about that.

Did you prepare this strategy specificly?
BoxeR hyung uses this a lot, so I inherits this from him. His drone saw my SCV initially, I lost myself for a moment but it turned out better than I thought.

The return of Coach BoxeR must help you a lot.
We still have a lot of unknow things about this game, not using the functions and the UI effectively. We had improved a lot because of BoxeR hyung.

Nestea is a formidable Zerg player, did you feel a lot of pressure preparing?
I was confident to pick him, but I then realize that "wow he is so good" when watching his VOD. So I was worried about it, but anyway I won at last, it feels like climbing over a huge mountain.

A lot of people say your style fits SC2 better than BW.
I agree. The more I play, the more confidence I get. There is a lot of flaws in my play now, but I will improve very quickly.

How will you prepare for the remaining matches?
The rest opponents are tough. I have to get ready one by one. Today is my first time playing against GSL players, I wasn't so confident about my skills yet but this win gives my strength.

Any last thoughts?
Coach BoxeR was also at the stadium today, he gave me a lot of good advices. I was worried about the typhoon at first, but it's better than I thought on the way to the stadium, hope the fans can get home safely.

Source: Chinese Korean
Thoughts on winning your first OSL match in SC2?
I'm very happy. Not satisfied though, but anyway this was not a bad match.

Do you feel pressure playing with GSL players?
It's not that hard to prepare, a lot of players are helping me, which makes me confident in winning.

Why isn't today's match satisfied?
It was not as smooth as I was in practice, so I left something to regret behind. I'll try harder to play better next time. It feels hard to be in a group with 3 Protoss players but I will get good results if I prepare enough.

How was Coach Clide helping you?
He was helping me practice even on off-days. All my teammates are on vacation now, I have no practice partners, so he asked some GSL players to help me out, which is so beneficial for me.

Your next opponent is BeSt.
It's hard to defeat Protoss on some maps, even the GSL players don't see things well. The GSL players don't see BeSt as a threat, but I think he is good, so I will prepare carefully.

You can finally practice SC2 full-time since PL is over for now.
Half relaxed half regret. But the times has come, I need to level my SC2 skill, I won't be bothered by anything and put myself into full practice mode.

Anything to add?
Thank P7GAB, Stats and EGJYP for helping me out.