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If you have any questions that you want to be asked during TSL9's "The Hot Seat" interviews segments, please post them in this thread or tweet them to @TLNet. If your question is chosen, we’ll enter you into a raffle to win your very own Secretlab chair!

Remember, we’re looking for fun and unique questions that can be asked during the interviews!

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BisuDagger

Bisutopia18598 Posts

July 25 2022 21:14 GMT

Could be asked to any player:

Are there any popular builds that you created but did not credit for inventing? If so, what build are you claiming was yours first and who stole it?

iMpulse_

4 Posts

July 26 2022 00:22 GMT

To any player:

If you could redo any one decision in one match in your career, what would it be?

To maru:
How do you feel about winning G5L? (sorry hero fans)

PabloSanchez

United States35 Posts

July 26 2022 00:45 GMT

To any player:
At the start of your career, who did you consider your prime motivator/inspiration? Who is/was your favorite player to watch (active, military, or retired players?) ASKED

Is there someone you wish you could have on your team?

Which team has the coolest jersey/logo/name?

You have a single 2v2 or Archon match to win a significant cash prize, which caster are you teaming up with and why? ASKED

Who are the up and coming players, the next generation of contenders in your region that the scene should be ready for? ASKED

How did you decide on your gamertag? ASKED

Which character would you remove from the Super Smash Bros roster and who would you replace them with?

Who are you most excited to see potentially return to pro SC2 from the military?

Fill in the blank: I was probably the most upset when I heard *blank* was retiring from competitive SC2

Fill in the blank: I was probably the happiest when I heard *blank* was retiring from competitive SC2

Who has the best nickname? i.e. Big Gabe, Die Mauer, The Smiling Assassin, The One Man Army, etc.

In a theoretical SC2 micro tournament, who are the champion and the runner-up in a Bo7 series?

To any Korean player:
Who do you really want to just go to the military so they're out of your way and you can achieve some better results?

Will someone ever obtain the G5L?

To any player who has completed military service:
What's been the biggest challenge in returning? How long do you plan to stick to progaming? ASKED

To herO:
Do you enjoy being called "The Smiling Assassin?"

To Reynor:
Why is Clem "the kid" even though you're younger than him?

To Classic:
How long did you work on your epic blink DT build from the 2019 WCS Global Finals match against Rogue?

angry_maia

180 Posts

July 26 2022 01:26 GMT

To any player

What are your thoughts on how the latest balance patch worked out?

Kitai

United States763 Posts

July 26 2022 05:02 GMT

What's one piece of advice you'd give to an aspiring progamer that you had to learn the hard way?

bblack

Netherlands306 Posts

July 26 2022 06:30 GMT

If you had to be a Pokemon, which one would you be?

Would you make a deal with the devil to win every single tournament of 2023?

If you could start over and pick any videogame, would you still pick SC2?

dbRic1203

Germany2392 Posts

July 26 2022 06:32 GMT

To any player:
How is your daily (practise) Routine?
How many hours do you spend on ladder/ in customs/ against very easy A.I./ theorizing?
Any practise partners you want to shout out in particular?

To any Player:
What do you do besides SC2 to keep youself mentally and physically healthy?

Schelim

Austria11305 Posts

July 26 2022 08:19 GMT

what other hobbies do you have?

umelbumel

1966 Posts

July 26 2022 09:32 GMT

#10

To any player:

did you ever regret turning pro?

who wins the tournament if everybody plays random?

what do you think how many eggs can u eat in 10 minutes?

Drfilip

Sweden542 Posts

July 26 2022 09:34 GMT

#11

To any player

Do you have a suggestion for a nickname for any other player?
If so, why that nickname?

Captain Peabody

United States2797 Posts

July 26 2022 12:37 GMT

#12

To any player

What is the hardest part of being a progamer for you? What's the most rewarding part?

To any player

You are walking through the desert when a sphinx suddenly rises up in your path and challenges you to a riddle competition where the answers have to be Starcraft 2 units. What is your first riddle?

gnuoy000

30 Posts

July 26 2022 14:49 GMT

#13

I'm interested because many progamers seem to be interested in posting gym content on their social media. What is your favorite workout (deadlift, squat, bench etc) or form of cardio (swimming, running, etc)?

f/m/k: zergling, marine, zealot

What is the strongest animal you think you'd be able to defeat in a fight without the aid of weapons?

Kinky

United States4122 Posts

July 26 2022 15:02 GMT

#14

If you could transfer your SC2 skills to another game or profession, what would you choose?

Which progamer would you allow to marry into your family?

What is the most memorable moment of your career? (good or bad)

uselless

76 Posts

July 26 2022 16:12 GMT

#15

To any player:
Which offrace is better or worse?

What's broken right now?

Favorite year in Starcraft?
(based on results?)
(based on gameplay?)

Last book you've read?

To maru:

How strong do you think your TvT actually is?

Ludwigvan

Germany2317 Posts

July 26 2022 18:35 GMT

#16

to Serral: Will you switch to Stormgate?

to Zoun: How to pronounce your name?

to all of them: Who is the worst sc2 progamer of all time (WOAT)?

Argonauta

Spain4193 Posts

July 26 2022 19:46 GMT

#17

to all : Favorite music group or genre?
to all : Do you listen to music/podcast while you ladder?

chipmonklord17

United States11898 Posts

July 26 2022 23:35 GMT

#18

For anyone:

You're playing the GSL final later today, what's your meal of choice beforehand?

daskleinehotte

Germany68 Posts

July 27 2022 11:03 GMT

#19

To anyone: If you could go back to the beginning of WoL and keep your current skills and knowledge about the game, how many tournaments would you win in a row?