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[Interview] OSL Ro4 D1 Winner

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Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37103 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-09 18:53:30
October 09 2012 17:02 GMT
#1
(P)SK Telecom T1_By.Rain

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How do you feel after dramatically grabbing your victory and advancing to the finals?

I didn't think I would be able to make it to the finals like this but after I kept on beating my opponents one by one, I was able to get to this point. I feel like I've just died and came back to life.

You gave away three games to Last due to strategic macro games.

Our build orders crossed over and I allowed myself to get shaken up so I gave up three games. But thankfully, I was able to win the fourth game and rediscovered my momentum. After giving him three games in a row, I couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

After being down 0-3, how did you pull off your mind control?

Last wasn't playing a standard macro game so I decided to just stay calm as best as I can and play my macro game. I'm not sure if Last got nervous or what but I saw him mess up his micro so I told myself that I had this.

In the beginning of the fourth game, you suffered some harassment from reapers.

Honestly, I got hit pretty badly since I didn't see that reaper harass coming but after I blocked his attack well and retaliated successfully, I was able to pull off a comeback.

Your opponent is not known for using siege tanks, and yet he used them positively today.

I didn't practice a lot against siege tank scenarios. There is a strong timing attack that Terrans can do with their siege tanks but if you can force that timing to pass then the Protoss grabs the advantage. So I think the biggest reason why I was able to win was because I decided to stay calm as best as I could and just kept playing my macro game.

You have OSL, GSL, and WCS back to back to back but so far you've been doing really great.

I told myself that I should try to grab a championship from at least one out of the three so I am happy that I was able to make it to the finals of the OSL like this. I'm going to prepare well for the my final remaining match so that I can grab a positive result.

How confident are you for your upcoming match against Mvp in the Ro4 for GSL?

Mvp is someone who is great at controlling his mentality factors, a great macro player, and someone who has tons of experience so I see the match being incredibly difficult. I am really going to have to prepare extensively for him.

Who do you want to face in the finals?

Since this is a finals where I want to be the best that I can be, I would like it if DRG could make it. Instead of a mirror match finals, a PvZ finals would be so much more invigorating.

You used to watch your T1 teammates advance to the finals. But now that you yourself made it, how does it feel?

Going to the finals is a dream that is almost impossible to achieve but my teammate hyungs would often make it up there so I would always be so impressed. I saw that Fantasy hyung was having a hard time because he got second place for the previous OSL so I comforted him by telling him that he won second place in the midst of six billion people. I also will head to the finals with that kind of mind set.

The players who shined for SC1 seem to be playing sluggishly for SC2 but you are stellar in both SC1 and SC2. What is your driving force?

I don't think I did that well for SC1 (laughs). I just think a lot about the game. When I first started SC2 I would keep thinking about what I should do even as I was trying to fall asleep. I didn't focus on anything else and just focused on the game as I consistently studied the VODs of really good players.

Anything else you would like to say?

I want to thank my teammates for practicing with me, and since I was able to difficultly make it to the finals like this, I promise to show a great match and finish off well. I want to ask that people do a lot of cheering for tomorrow's GSL match, and state that I will show a great performance as Korea's representative for the WCS that will be held in China.
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ZaloMonkada
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States86 Posts
October 09 2012 17:04 GMT
#2
MIND CONTROL o.o
xuanzue
Profile Joined October 2010
Colombia1747 Posts
October 09 2012 17:06 GMT
#3
rain on fire!
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Zer atai
Profile Joined September 2011
United States691 Posts
October 09 2012 17:10 GMT
#4
Thanks for the translation
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Andre
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Slovenia3523 Posts
October 09 2012 17:13 GMT
#5
"When I first started SC2 I would keep thinking about what I should do even as I was trying to fall asleep."

That's what seperates the uber gosus from everyone else, keep thinking of that one thing even when you're not doing it.
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Incomplet
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United Kingdom1419 Posts
October 09 2012 17:17 GMT
#6
so fricking OP. Win WCS, GSL and OSL! Win it all!
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bsdaemon
Profile Joined July 2012
618 Posts
October 09 2012 17:22 GMT
#7
is there a vod of this? down 0-3 and making a comeback, i must watch it.
Drake
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany6146 Posts
October 09 2012 17:24 GMT
#8
On October 10 2012 02:17 Incomplet wrote:
so fricking OP. Win WCS, GSL and OSL! Win it all!


no he will lose wcs in the first rounds, not even sure he can qualifier in asia (but he has a FUCKN easy group to semis and way to the worldchamps (no gsl guy in it) so i think he can

but then ... he is someone prepare alot over vods etc and on wcs finals where he have to play so much so close ... vs so strong opponents different from each other i cant see his style working ^^

but GOGOGO SUNNY RAIN !
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HaXXspetten
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Sweden15718 Posts
October 09 2012 17:26 GMT
#9
Definitely one of the most impressive comebacks I've seen in SC2.

GL in the finals, would be sick if you could get a double!
HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
October 09 2012 17:27 GMT
#10
Ahh, there is the interview. Thanks.

My biggest fear is that the OSL finals will have tons of empty seats, where is it going to be located at anyway? Besides, i definitely don't want a PvP. I like both MC and DRG but gooooo DRG!
Cokefreak
Profile Joined June 2011
Finland8096 Posts
October 09 2012 17:34 GMT
#11
Rain <3 When I checked the result and it was 3-0 I was almost certain you wouldn't make it through, happy! Now crush Mvp in the GSL!
Azurues
Profile Joined March 2011
Malaysia5612 Posts
October 09 2012 17:40 GMT
#12
lol MVP is gonna all in siege tank him and 2 rax
Prog455
Profile Joined April 2012
Denmark970 Posts
October 09 2012 17:50 GMT
#13
On October 10 2012 02:24 CoR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 10 2012 02:17 Incomplet wrote:
so fricking OP. Win WCS, GSL and OSL! Win it all!


no he will lose wcs in the first rounds, not even sure he can qualifier in asia (but he has a FUCKN easy group to semis and way to the worldchamps (no gsl guy in it) so i think he can

but then ... he is someone prepare alot over vods etc and on wcs finals where he have to play so much so close ... vs so strong opponents different from each other i cant see his style working ^^

but GOGOGO SUNNY RAIN !


No offence, but that statement really sounds like something you pulled out of your ass... In some of Rains recent matches in WCS, GSL and OSL he has beaten players such as:

- Leenock (2-0)
- Jaedong (2-0)
- Curious (2-1)
- Byun (2-0)
- Happy (2-1)
- Taeja (2-0)
- Polt (2-1)
- LiquidHerO (3-0)
- MKP (1-0)
- DRG (1-0)
- Parting (3-1)

In other words he has been beating Code S level Koreans left and right for the last few weeks, and yet you doubt that he will make it against a bunch of no-name Chinese and Taiwanese players? There is no player in WCS Asia that Rain is not AT LEAST on par with!

Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37103 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-09 17:56:26
October 09 2012 17:56 GMT
#14
On October 10 2012 02:24 CoR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 10 2012 02:17 Incomplet wrote:
so fricking OP. Win WCS, GSL and OSL! Win it all!


no he will lose wcs in the first rounds, not even sure he can qualifier in asia (but he has a FUCKN easy group to semis and way to the worldchamps (no gsl guy in it) so i think he can

but then ... he is someone prepare alot over vods etc and on wcs finals where he have to play so much so close ... vs so strong opponents different from each other i cant see his style working ^^

but GOGOGO SUNNY RAIN !

What? Could you please rephrase your sentences so that it's understandable?

EDIT: and also, post above me nailed it
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Kinky
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States4126 Posts
October 09 2012 18:07 GMT
#15
I wonder where Rain got the 600,000 number from. Not sure if there were even that many BW players in the world at the time.
silent_owl
Profile Joined March 2011
Philippines3098 Posts
October 09 2012 18:08 GMT
#16
On October 10 2012 02:27 HolydaKing wrote:
Ahh, there is the interview. Thanks.

My biggest fear is that the OSL finals will have tons of empty seats, where is it going to be located at anyway? Besides, i definitely don't want a PvP. I like both MC and DRG but gooooo DRG!


That bothers me too. I hope it doesn't become an embarassment of an event.
"If you know your enemy and yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles." - Sun Tzu
hunts
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2113 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-09 18:37:55
October 09 2012 18:33 GMT
#17
Wow he reversed an 0-3 into a 4-3. As much as I hate the annoying elephant talk and BW elitism, I'm starting to be very impressed by the KESPA players and how quickly they're improving. It must take a very strong will and good mindset to win from an 0-3, that's really impressive.

edit: Also thanks for all the hard work seeker.
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Necro)Phagist(
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada6660 Posts
October 09 2012 18:47 GMT
#18
On October 10 2012 03:08 silent_owl wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 10 2012 02:27 HolydaKing wrote:
Ahh, there is the interview. Thanks.

My biggest fear is that the OSL finals will have tons of empty seats, where is it going to be located at anyway? Besides, i definitely don't want a PvP. I like both MC and DRG but gooooo DRG!


That bothers me too. I hope it doesn't become an embarassment of an event.

I have never in my life rooted against MC before.... but for the sake of the first Sc2 OSL I will be rooting for DRG! It's going to hurt me deep inside to root for a zerg especially over MC... but at least DRG is a likeable guy....
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qrs
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3637 Posts
October 09 2012 18:47 GMT
#19
On October 10 2012 03:07 Kinky wrote:
I wonder where Rain got the 600,000 number from. Not sure if there were even that many BW players in the world at the time.
I don't speak or read Korean, but the number in the original is 60억, and Google Translate renders 억 as "one hundred million". My guess is that Rain meant 6,000,000,000 and he was thinking of the number of people in the world.
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Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37103 Posts
October 09 2012 18:51 GMT
#20
On October 10 2012 03:47 qrs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 10 2012 03:07 Kinky wrote:
I wonder where Rain got the 600,000 number from. Not sure if there were even that many BW players in the world at the time.
I don't speak or read Korean, but the number in the original is 60억, and Google Translate renders 억 as "one hundred million". My guess is that Rain meant 6,000,000,000 and he was thinking of the number of people in the world.

Yeah. I also think this may be the case. I made an error in the translation.
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