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Hi Guys, its my pleasure to present you my interview with Kevin "Harstem" de Koning.
Our beloved SC2-Player from the Netherlands talks about SC2, passion and why "tournaments are sometimes like people that play hard to get" - listen in, enjoy and support Harstem here:
Twitter: @HarstemSc2
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/harstem
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(Copyright Liquipedia)
Timestamps and topics:
Part 1
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Background Check - Where are you at the moment? Are you fulltime?
5:02 - You are still young, but seem to be around since forever! Ever thought about quitting?
7:18 - Memes - Do they ever bother you, especially “YearofHarstem”?
8:50 – Goals – How do you use them / how do you work with them?
11:00 – Are you a streamer or a player?
12:15 -How does a typical “Harstem-Day” look like?
13:00 – What is your training routine?
14:00 – From what player you learned the most this year?
Part 2
1:20 - About the new Patch
3:37 - Did you ever considered switching races?
4:07 - What do you like most about Protoss in general?
6:05 – What are useful skills toi have?
7:40 - What do you feel was the most disgusting strategy in SC for Zerg, Protoss, Terran?
10:01 - What still invokes your passion in SC2? What is happiness?
18:30 - “Tournaments are like people that play hard to get”
Part 3
1:35 - Blizzards “early” announcement of the qualifiers – comments?
9:25 - Is there a topic regarding SC2 that you feel should be addressed and discussed? either technical or community?
13:13 - What's an interview question that you really don't like?
15:10 – Why watching “First Person” of games is cool
17:30 - There are many many stories about Harstem en Parties - Many of them told by yourself, some by others - is there one that is your favorite?
19:00 - Any last comments? Shout`Outs, Thank you`s
You can find my other interviews on my Youtube-Channel or here on TL 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCvdXOcbRsmq00eucxp5XXg
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haven't watched it yet b/c i'm at work, but thanks for continuing to provide these interviews and thanks to the players for taking their time to do them with you
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Hi GoloSC2, thank you for your kind words Lets see what 2018 will bring hope you enjoy it later
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Nice interview.
Agree using the warchest money for some other things as well. Local scene, low level tournaments etc.
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Thank you leubix Yes, lets hope that the Warchest will bring us good things
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Your interviews are awsome.
I really hope youll get a bigger viewership, you totally deserve it. Keep up the great work.
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Thank you very much for the kind words, VarysSC2
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Interesting bit on motivation after winning.
I thought most players would get more motivated by their first wins, because the following losses only hurt more.
"I'm capable of winning championships so i shouldn't be losing in roX"
But if the goal was achieved then i can understand. How about you aim for best player of all time Harstem! I wouldn't mind a foreigner winning blizzcon :>
As for the feeling of winning it makes sense it wouldn't be that exceptionnal imo.
You win a tournament but theres so many of them that you're back to the grind soon after, with people focusing on the new current tourney.
And theres first promotion to GM, first wins vs pros, first big results in tournaments, you probably get used to it and build some kind of resistance :D
Definitely one of the smartest and articulate players we have, i watched his stream recently and thought "damn i should watch more often, hilarious!" even though he's been around for 5+ years, but i guess he didn't stream much until recently so all we had were the HSC casts :>
Thx for the interview as always!
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Thank you ArtyK for the feedback and thoughts!
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one of my favorite player, hope he'll stay on the scene for a long time !!!
Otherwise nice interview !
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Thank you igay and mosasaure glad you enjoyed!
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