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[Interview] - Vincent "Optimus" Klerks - Oct 2017

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Lambertus
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South Africa910 Posts
October 11 2017 08:54 GMT
#1
Hi Guys,

I had the pleasure of interviewing Vincent "Optimus" Klerks, the terran player hailing from the Netherlands.

For a lot of us following the EU-Scene his name should sound familiar.

I encourage you to listen to this interview to get to know him better.
Young, dedicated and smart!

We talked about his history in SC2, his plans for this and next year and obviously about Battlecruisers, the new patch any many more things!

Timestamps further down.

Enjoy!

Please support Vincent here:

https://go.twitch.tv/optimussc2

https://twitter.com/dPixOptimus

And shoutouts to his team DeadPixels:

http://www.deadpixels.ch/

https://twitter.com/TeamDeadPixels

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(copyright and source as far as I know: Liquipedia)

Timestamps

Part 1

0:00 - Intro

1:55 - Who is Vincent? Optimus? Tell us more about you! Personal History in SC2

4:00 - Where are you from, where are you currently based? Studies and School

6:00 – First year of being full time pro? Aspects of training and streaming, how does your family feel about it?

11:45 – What goals do you have for your second year as a full time pro?

13:00 - How would you describe your own playstyle?


Part 2

0:25 – Are you excited about the new patch? What you don't like? Analyzing some aspects of the patch

6:45 - What were “defining moments” in SC2 for you?

10:05 – Short discussion of Battlecruisers and Carriers

12:05 - What do you like most about Starcraft today?

16:20 – Thoughts on the scene and the “bigness”, why is SC2 not attractive for everybody


Part 3

1:50 – Thoughts on the current WCS – System and hopes for next year – Also, talking about the “mid-tier” pro scene

10:00 - BlizzCon Predictions?

15:00 – Dutch Starcraft League – Dutch Scene in general

17:00 – Future Plans

19:35 - Thank you / Shout Outs - What unit would you like to be?

Reverend on TL playing SC2 and BW (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=409226)
Thalandros
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
Netherlands1150 Posts
October 11 2017 12:43 GMT
#2
Dem alcohol bottles though
|| ''I think we have all experienced passion that is not in any sense reasonable.'' ||
Lambertus
Profile Joined February 2010
South Africa910 Posts
October 12 2017 04:55 GMT
#3
I have to give credit to Vincent here: he asked if he should remove the bottles and I said no because I felt that we have nothing to hide or loose :-D
Reverend on TL playing SC2 and BW (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=409226)
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