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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
May 15 2020 13:21 GMT
#1
by: TheOneAboveU

The Chinese scene has given us the closest thing we have to Proleague action in 2020, hosting team tournaments such as the Gold Series Team Championship and Netease Esports X. However, international fans could point out one major flaw: the Chinese player quota meant to develop local players often dilutes the competition.

(Wiki)Firefly is one of the players who is changing that, and also proving that the player development plan is working. The Chinese Protoss player had his breakout performance in the 2019 China Team Championship playoffs, when he promised to the live audience that he'd put up a good fight against Jin Air's Maru. He delivered on that vow by cheesing the daylights out of the four-time GSL champion. In 2020, he's become a valuable part a star-studded (Wiki)Dragon Phoenix Gaming roster, beating players like Impact, Solar, TIME, and Dear to help DPG win the NeXT Spring Championship. And he hasn't done it as a cheeser—he's become an increasingly strong all-around player as well.

TL.net talked to FireFly about how the team competitions have helped him improve, getting along with illustrious teammates such as Dark and PartinG, and coming through with clutch victories in the playoffs.

*A special thanks to digmouse for helping us contact Firefly and translating the interview! This interview has been edited and condensed.



TL.net: What is your status at the moment—are you a full-time player, or doing any studies on the side?

Firefly: I'm a full time pro player at the moment.


How did you land at Dragon Phoenix Gaming after (Wiki)Pixel 1 disbanded?

Firefly: It was very sad seeing P1 disband. I learned that (Wiki)FanTaSy is retiring and didn't want the team to go our separate ways, but there was nothing I could do. Later PartinG and I decided that we needed to go to the same team, and the boss of DPG wished me to join them. I had dinner with him before and he left a great impression on me, so after consulting with PartinG we decided to join DPG.


TL.net: How is your relationship with your Korean team mates? Is PartinG mentoring you at all? Any funny anecdotes you can share with us?

Firefly: We have a great relationship, if I have any questions or need some practice I can just ask my Korean brothers. PartinG is always the optimistic guy and is always there when you are down, after losing in team leagues he is always there to tell us "it's ok, no problem". Once after I won in a match Dark complimented me as "Firegod", Cure and PartinG then followed suit, it was hilarious. I remember when BSG.Scarlett called me a literal "fly", so that's something sad.


TL.net: How does DPG prepare for matches, who decides on who plays which map?

Firefly: Our manager decides our line-up. We'll consider the strength of our opponents and react accordingly. Fortunately it has always come out in our favor so far.


TL.net: By winning over Alpha X, you have essentially secured your #1 rank in GTC. How do you feel about the rest of the season and the playoffs? Is KaiZi going to be your final opponent again, or will DPG face another team in the finals?

Firefly: I wish to grab some more points myself, and win it all with my team in the playoffs, since it's our common goal from management to players. And I think it's quite possible KZ will be our finals opponent.


TL.net: How come your performances in NeXT and GTC have been quite a bit different so far? Does the different format make a huge difference for you, or did you just have better days in NeXT?

Firefly: I think I just have improved a lot. Our boss has been encouraging me all along and my teammates have put their trust in me, which further helped my improvement. For NeXT I always think our folks can get the job done so I wasn't really under pressure. I also have to thank my boss for the new keyboard lol. For both leagues I prepared intensively and tried my best to be on my game, and I was especially on point during NeXT!


TL.net: You saved DPG by taking a game against KZ.Dear in the NeXT Grand Finals with no more second chances left—it was do or die. Do you feel that pressure influences your game a lot, or are you able to deal with that easily, despite not having that much stage experience?

Firefly: Actually my previous loss against KZ.TIME was crucial, in that game I wasn't behind strategically but I pretty much threw it, so I thought I need to be better next map. But yeah, I didn't expect to seize the opportunity to drag us to the Ace match. I'm pretty level headed after all, I guess!


TL.net: What surprised you most so far this year?

Firefly: Why isn't Protoss getting buffs? They are buffing Terrans? Zergs barely got any nerf at all?


TL.net: We seldom get to hear what Chinese players think about the game balance, so what are your thoughts about the state of the game at the moment?

Firefly: Terran and Zerg are super strong, according to me. Protoss is trash, according to Stats and all the other Protoss players. Jokes aside, Protoss is really having a tough time at the moment.


TL.net: Do you have a big goal in mind for this year, besides winning GTC?

Firefly: I want to win a domestic title against TIME for once, but it’s so hard since KZ.TIME's PvT is even better than KZ.INnoVation’s at times, at least from my perspective.


TL.net: Do you think the Chinese players have gotten better since CTC/GTC was started by playing the Koreans more in competitive matches?

Firefly: Of course the leagues help a lot, the experience let me understand there is a whole new level out there.


TL.net: Is there any up and coming Chinese player we should really pay attention to, that we haven't really seen play in big tournaments yet?

Firefly: Myself, of course!


TL.net: Are you aware that you have a growing fan base outside of China due to your endearing behavior at the last CTC finals and your improving play? Anything you want to say to your Western fans?

Firefly: Join me in the XY fanclub! We'll be buddies forever!


TL.net: At last, the most important question, because it is a tradition in TL.net interviews: If he was kidnapped by a gang of pirates, which three progamers would he like to enlist to rescue him?

Firefly: TSG.Cloudy, KZ.TIME, and Silky, we are great friends and we'll raid the pirate ship together!


TL.net: Thank you for the interview, Firefly. If you want to make any shout outs, now is the time.

Firefly: Thank you very much for the interview! I want to thank my fans for the support, my team for their help, especially our boss who provides me with encouragement, a great team house, and all sorts of attention like reminding me to getting my physical shape up to speed. DPG is a great team and I wish we win it all in GTC. My biggest wish however is that the World Champion, former World Champion, and the best Terran player in the world would remember me, their Chinese little brother, in their lunch table talks. DPG fighting!



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Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
May 15 2020 13:32 GMT
#2
Great interview, Firefly seems like a talkative fellow
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HHGSRKL
Profile Joined May 2020
25 Posts
May 15 2020 13:36 GMT
#3
Hi, would you mind if I translate this to SCboy forum?
HHGSRKL
Profile Joined May 2020
25 Posts
May 15 2020 13:38 GMT
#4
On May 15 2020 22:32 Nakajin wrote:
Great interview, Firefly seems like a talkative fellow


This guy is a living meme and very well-liked within cnsc2 circle.
TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-05-15 13:49:16
May 15 2020 13:39 GMT
#5
On May 15 2020 22:36 HHGSRKL wrote:
Hi, would you mind if I translate this to SCboy forum?

Hey! digmouse, who translated the interview, is going to post it on SCBoy shortly!

Edit: btw, I tried to open a XYFANS clan on EU yesterday, but as it turns out there already is one, but it only has member. I wish I could've grabbed the tag, so we could've all been buddies with Firefly. :D
Moderatoralias TripleM | @TL_TripleM | Big Dark Energy!
HHGSRKL
Profile Joined May 2020
25 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-05-15 13:48:25
May 15 2020 13:45 GMT
#6
On May 15 2020 22:39 TheOneAboveU wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 15 2020 22:36 HHGSRKL wrote:
Hi, would you mind if I translate this to SCboy forum?

Hey! digmouse, who translated the interview, is going to post it on SCBoy shortly!


oh perfect!

on a sidenote, your writing on GTC is extremely well received. your knowledge on CNSC2 memes especially XY has impressed us all
TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
May 15 2020 13:50 GMT
#7
On May 15 2020 22:45 HHGSRKL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 15 2020 22:39 TheOneAboveU wrote:
On May 15 2020 22:36 HHGSRKL wrote:
Hi, would you mind if I translate this to SCboy forum?

Hey! digmouse, who translated the interview, is going to post it on SCBoy shortly!


oh perfect!

on a sidenote, your writing on GTC is extremely well received. your knowledge on CNSC2 memes especially XY has impressed us all

Thank you very much! I always try to read the comments on SCBoy via DeepL translator, so I'm starting to learn more of your memes!
Moderatoralias TripleM | @TL_TripleM | Big Dark Energy!
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55510 Posts
May 15 2020 14:27 GMT
#8
Firefly is just so likeable it's not even fair.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10055 Posts
May 15 2020 17:04 GMT
#9
Firefly number 1 !!!!!!!!!
i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
May 15 2020 17:31 GMT
#10
I remember when BSG.Scarlett called me a literal "fly", so that's something sad.


I AM OUTRAGED
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TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
May 15 2020 17:38 GMT
#11
On May 16 2020 02:31 Zealously wrote:
Show nested quote +
I remember when BSG.Scarlett called me a literal "fly", so that's something sad.


I AM OUTRAGED

The alternative, more clickbaity headline to this interview would have been: "VICTIM Reveals EVERYTHING About SCARLETT The BULLY! What She Said Will Shock You!"
Moderatoralias TripleM | @TL_TripleM | Big Dark Energy!
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
May 15 2020 17:42 GMT
#12
Thank you very much for this interview.

If you were to interview another Chinese player not as well known as TIME, I'm very much interested in discovering who is Silky. (You can even make a double Silky interview with the US Zerg player!)
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quilajino
Profile Joined January 2018
Brazil46 Posts
May 15 2020 19:27 GMT
#13
Always great to have more content from the chinese scene! Any socials we can follow Firefly on? Liquipedia doesn't list any, even Weibo.
TY #1 | Forever a Dear/Bunny/Hurricane/Creator/TIME believer. Also Mini.
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
May 15 2020 19:48 GMT
#14
On May 16 2020 02:38 TheOneAboveU wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 16 2020 02:31 Zealously wrote:
I remember when BSG.Scarlett called me a literal "fly", so that's something sad.


I AM OUTRAGED

The alternative, more clickbaity headline to this interview would have been: "VICTIM Reveals EVERYTHING About SCARLETT The BULLY! What She Said Will Shock You!"

Don t see any real difference in the level of clickbaitynes here whatsoever
P.S.: is that even a word?
MaxPax
RecklessTempest
Profile Joined July 2018
18 Posts
May 15 2020 22:02 GMT
#15
Firegod is a pretty cool nickname, especially coming from Dark
Rob-Zero
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany457 Posts
May 16 2020 00:35 GMT
#16
Cool interview, nice to read something about the chinese community/players, always interesting to get some info about them Also Firegod seems to be a pretty nice guy!
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FBTsingLoong
Profile Joined April 2018
China410 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-05-16 00:48:08
May 16 2020 00:36 GMT
#17
On May 15 2020 22:32 Nakajin wrote:
Great interview, Firefly seems like a talkative fellow



at first he looks like a shy guy,but after some minutes he can become more and more talkative.That's what he was when he commented a tournament for the first time.
TyInnoMaruByunAlive,TIMBA
Wardi
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
England896 Posts
May 16 2020 00:52 GMT
#18
I love firefly
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HHGSRKL
Profile Joined May 2020
25 Posts
May 16 2020 03:48 GMT
#19
On May 16 2020 02:31 Zealously wrote:
Show nested quote +
I remember when BSG.Scarlett called me a literal "fly", so that's something sad.


I AM OUTRAGED


LOL scarlett specifically typed fly in Chinese pingyin just to annoy him
HHGSRKL
Profile Joined May 2020
25 Posts
May 16 2020 03:53 GMT
#20
On May 15 2020 22:50 TheOneAboveU wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 15 2020 22:45 HHGSRKL wrote:
On May 15 2020 22:39 TheOneAboveU wrote:
On May 15 2020 22:36 HHGSRKL wrote:
Hi, would you mind if I translate this to SCboy forum?

Hey! digmouse, who translated the interview, is going to post it on SCBoy shortly!


oh perfect!

on a sidenote, your writing on GTC is extremely well received. your knowledge on CNSC2 memes especially XY has impressed us all

Thank you very much! I always try to read the comments on SCBoy via DeepL translator, so I'm starting to learn more of your memes!


fun fact for the day: the nickname hamburger brother was originated from none other than firefly
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