Dear, beating soO, was able to record his first victory in an individual league.
Dear (of team SouL) was able to defeat soO (of team SK Telecom) 4:2 at the WCS KR S3 finals held at the Uniqlo AX Hall on the 19th. He becomes the second royal roader in GSL history, following Life (of team Startale)
You've become a champion for the first time in your life. This must be a brand new experience for you.
Even before I got to the finals, I was confident and I knew I would win. Maybe because of that I feel like I'm less happy than I should be, but I still feel really good. Because the season finals are still coming, I'm still a little all over the place.
Not only did you become a champion for the first time, but you also became a GSL royal roader.
Because it was my first finals and a chance at walking the royal road, there was a lot of pressure on my shoulders. I wanted to have it all. Because of that, I practiced harder for this than any match before. I think because of that, I was able to get a good result.
Over your career, you've had a lot of different teams.
I felt like I was progressing each time I moved between teams. After leaving from Hwaseung, I started playing broadcasted matches and after I started at STX I became a regular in the rotation. Although it's not certain at SouL, I feel like I've grown a lot. It's not a good thing to be moving teams, but I feel like it's been a great help to me.
A lot of the commentators predicted a 4:2 win for soO
I think that a lot of analysts think that I'm strong in the early and mid-games, but weak in the late-game. However, in contrast I'm confident in my mechanics and I like going to the late-game. I just had a lot of confidence in my ability to end things in the early or mid-game, which is why I had used the builds that I did throughout the tournament. I feel a little regretful about the analysis of the commentators.
At the media-day, you mentioned that you were doing the dishes even the day before the match.
I think because I was in the finals, I was exempt from dishes and cleaning duty (laughter)
Woongjin's sOs came to the finals today.
As long as it's not a match with Woongjin, I get a lot of help from sOs. Every match, he helps me as if it were his own.
In the 3rd map, you suffered a comeback from soO despite being ahead.
During the first map, I felt really uncertain. I did lose the 3rd map, but I thought of it as having switched places in a way with the 3rd map, and didn't get too disheartened by it.
You have 2250 WCS Points so far. You still haven't secured a spot in the global finals.
I'm planning to take the prize money and treat my team-mates and those I know, take a little for pocket money and then give the rest to my parents. If I hadn't won today, my situation would be much more insecure. I am planning to practice non-stop until the season finals. I think that I will get good results at the season finals.
This year, there were no repeat finalists.
I think that the most important thing for a gamer is strength of will. I think after this victory, I've gotten a bit stronger. I did win today, but I don't think that I'm incredibly good. I still have a lot of weaknesses. In order for people to acknowledge that I'm a true champion, I think that I have to keep working hard. Because of today, I can work even harder than normal.
I think it will be amazing if I can win at the season finals that are almost upon us. Because the season finals draws the best 16 players from across the 3 regions, a lot of the matches are decided by who's in better condition. I will work as hard as possible.
Is there anything you'd like to add to finish off?
A lot of people came out to the finals. I want to tell them that I'm really thankful. A lot of people worked really hard to help me practice. I want to thank Azubu_Symbol, EG_Revival, Woongjin_Soulkey, Axiom_Impact, FXO_Leenock, JinAir_Coca, JinAir_Savage and from my team SouL Hyvaa, SSanaEE and YoungJoo. I want to thank sOs for helping me as if it were his own finals, even though he's not even on my team. I want to really thank Head Coach Kim Min Ki and Coach Park Jae Seok for coming out to the finals.
Because of my victory today, I want to spend today with a happy heart and work hard towards doing well at the season finals. I especially want to thank the coaches again, Kim Min Ki, Park Jae Seok and Choi Yeon Seok for creating this position for a pro-gamer.
He's likely to be the only Protoss champion besides MC who seems very consistent. Also, Royal Roader and 3rd ever Protoss Champion in the GSL (1st in HotS).
He certainly deserves all these titles and praise.
"I want to thank Azubu_Symbol, EG_Revival, Woongjin_Soulkey, Axiom_Impact, FXO_Leenock, JinAir_Coca, JinAir_Savage and from my team SouL Hyvaa, SSanaEE and YoungJoo. I want to thank sOs"
Wow, quite the list, but surprised he didn't mention Trap. And f*** yeah I knew Dear would win!
On October 20 2013 11:47 FlyingSteaks wrote: "I want to thank Azubu_Symbol, EG_Revival, Woongjin_Soulkey, Axiom_Impact, FXO_Leenock, JinAir_Coca, JinAir_Savage and from my team SouL Hyvaa, SSanaEE and YoungJoo. I want to thank sOs"
Wow, quite the list, but surprised he didn't mention Trap. And f*** yeah I knew Dear would win!
Probably like those kind of things that award receiver thanked everyone but forgot his own wife.
On October 20 2013 11:47 FlyingSteaks wrote: "I want to thank Azubu_Symbol, EG_Revival, Woongjin_Soulkey, Axiom_Impact, FXO_Leenock, JinAir_Coca, JinAir_Savage and from my team SouL Hyvaa, SSanaEE and YoungJoo. I want to thank sOs"
Wow, quite the list, but surprised he didn't mention Trap. And f*** yeah I knew Dear would win!
Probably like those kind of things that award receiver thanked everyone but forgot his own wife.
On October 20 2013 11:47 FlyingSteaks wrote: "I want to thank Azubu_Symbol, EG_Revival, Woongjin_Soulkey, Axiom_Impact, FXO_Leenock, JinAir_Coca, JinAir_Savage and from my team SouL Hyvaa, SSanaEE and YoungJoo. I want to thank sOs"
Wow, quite the list, but surprised he didn't mention Trap. And f*** yeah I knew Dear would win!
Probably like those kind of things that award receiver thanked everyone but forgot his own wife.
Trap isn't a zerg....
sOs isn't zerg either. He probably just viewed Trap as part of himself, then forgot to thank him.
I read the Chinese translation of this interview as well and for some reason the 2 translations are really different and I don't know what's going on any more.
On October 20 2013 11:47 FlyingSteaks wrote: "I want to thank Azubu_Symbol, EG_Revival, Woongjin_Soulkey, Axiom_Impact, FXO_Leenock, JinAir_Coca, JinAir_Savage and from my team SouL Hyvaa, SSanaEE and YoungJoo. I want to thank sOs"
Wow, quite the list, but surprised he didn't mention Trap. And f*** yeah I knew Dear would win!
Probably like those kind of things that award receiver thanked everyone but forgot his own wife.
On October 20 2013 17:06 gobbledydook wrote: I read the Chinese translation of this interview as well and for some reason the 2 translations are really different and I don't know what's going on any more.
So, I think that the chinese translation people are translating from Inven while I'm translating from ThisIsGame. It seems that the two organisations conduct seperate but very similar interviews, so there are going to be pretty significant differences in phrasing and the way they express things, but the questions are largely identical. I was really confused when I didn't know this on Flash's interview thread.
On October 20 2013 17:06 gobbledydook wrote: I read the Chinese translation of this interview as well and for some reason the 2 translations are really different and I don't know what's going on any more.
So, I think that the chinese translation people are translating from Inven while I'm translating from ThisIsGame. It seems that the two organisations conduct seperate but very similar interviews, so there are going to be pretty significant differences in phrasing and the way they express things, but the questions are largely identical. I was really confused when I didn't know this on Flash's interview thread.
On October 20 2013 20:20 Azurues wrote: well that explain why he could confidently win against Zerg. He practically practiced against all types of Zerg possible out there
GOGO DEAR. I was less hyped for finals because I was sick and because he was already coming to TO for WCS S3 finals. I want him to do well here in Canada though! Don't get jetlag, please <3
On October 22 2013 07:31 Pockmark wrote: Anyone else think it sucks that despite winning GSL he isn't guaranteed a spot at the Grand-finals oO
i think its fine, the grand finals is a year long battle of points not one tournament win. it would be a slap in the face for the consistent high placing players all year.
Beautiful play and games by both players but Dear was a Dear and his play was outstanding! Soo did make many mistakes but it was dear's ability to capitalize on them that made him the champion!
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