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Q: Hello and welcome to the TSL3 tournament. Have you heard of TeamLiquid before? What made you decide to accept your invite? What are your goals for the TSL3?

I had a lot of interest in foreign tournaments so I’ve wanted to compete in one. I’ve heard a lot about TL, because I’ve seen players like Jonathan, TLO, etc. a lot… My goal this tournament is to win it all.

Q: Many members of TeamLiquid remember you from your time on KT. Do you feel your SCBW career was a success? What made you switch to SC2? What are your goals for your SC2 career?

Since I only played in 2v2 games in SC1, I can’t say I was successful. I want to achieve in SC2 the things I couldn’t achieve in SC1. I have to win at least three championships, right?

Q: What do you think of your international fans who watch GSL and follow Starcraft? What do you have to say to them?

It makes me glad to know that I have a lot of foreign fans, because it means a lot of people know who I am worldwide. To think that people in far off countries know who I am… I’ll keep playing harder, and show people that I am the best Zerg.

Q: Do you think Korean Pro-gamers are more aware of international events? There are many big events like IEM and MLG with big prizes in America and Europe. Would you like to go to any of them in the future?

GSL in Korea causes a lot of scheduling conflicts, so it’s hard to compete right now… But a lot of progamers, including myself, want to go abroad and compete in a lot of tournaments. If I had the opportunity, I’d like to compete in many foreign tournaments.

Q: Who do you feel are the best non-Korean players? Who have you heard of and who do you wish to play against?

I think Jonathan, who’s competing in the GSL right now, is a good player. I’d like to play against him.

Q: Your opponent is ESC.GoOdy, a Terran from Germany. Do you know him? How will you prepare for him? Are you confident you will win?

I have no information about him. I’m worried because he’ll probably have a different style from Korean players, but I’m still confident that I will win.

Q: Do you feel Koreans and non-Koreans have different play styles?

I saw some foreigner play through IEM5, and I think they enjoy strategic and timing fights. There are Korean players like that too, but most of them play a solid management style. I think both sides have their ups and downs.

Q: Many fans consider you the best Zerg player right now. You won the GSL2 but you were eliminated from the current GSL. Do you feel it is bad luck or is Code S becoming much harder?

It’s not luck, I was overconfident. I was overconfident in thinking I wouldn’t lose, and I practiced lazily as result. I’ll be better in the next tournament, and show that I’m the best Zerg player.

Q: Your team, IM, won the GSTL. You won the final game for finals. What was a greater feeling, winning GSL or the GSTL ace match? How do you feel IM will do in the upcoming team leagues?

When I won the GSL, I was so overcome with emotion because it was my first major tournament win. At the GSTL, I was also so happy because I was the last one standing as my team won. IM will win again this season.

Q: Who do you feel are the best players in the GSL currently? Why?

MC, MVP, MKP. Those three are the best, and the most difficult opponents.

Q: If you had to introduce yourself to our fans who never met you, how would you describe yourself? Write a few sentences about your personality.

Hi, I’m 30 years old in Korean age and I play Zerg. If you play Zerg too, then watch my games. They will offer many answers.

Q: What do you think are your greatest strengths and weaknesses as a player?

My strength is that I think and research a lot for each and every game. My weakness is that I can’t play that many games because of my age.

Q: Who do you believe will win the TSL3? How do you feel the Koreans will do against the best international players?

I think MC, MVP, Jinro, and Huk have the best chances to win. I think the Korean players are favored about 6:4 against the foreigners. It’s not that I’m downplaying the foreigners’ skill, but there aren’t many of them who practice in a manner as systematic as the Koreans.

Q: You qualified via points. How do you feel about the TSL3? What are your goals?

My main goal was to qualify and I did that, so I am already quite happy and I knew after that I have to go from round to round, because there are so many good players and some extremely good players, so every game will be very hard to win.

Q: Your first round opponent is IM.NesTea. Many consider him the best Zerg in the world. How do you approach playing him? Are you confident?

I guess no one disagrees if I say he is the clear favorite, but I hope I can surprise him and win at least one map and if he's not prepared I think I have a chance.

Q: You are known for a conservative play style. Why do you play this way? Do you feel it is a strong style to play against NesTea? Or will you have something special planned?

Playing mech fits my style perfect, because I do not have high APM and maybe not the best micro, but my game sense is very good. I guess it would be hard to win vs him with bio/tank, because he did not train that much against mech.

Q: Many fans are not giving you much of a chance. What do you have to say to them? Do you feel the NA/EU players will be able to beat the Koreans?

Yeah the common opinion is that I will lose and I can't blame anyone for thinking that, but I still get a lot of support and many fans are cheering for me. So thank you for that! =). I hope there will be some upsets and of course I hope my games will be one of them.

Q: Tell us about Team ESC.

ESC is a very good German Team, I joined them with the release of the game and I'm very happy to play there, http://www.escgaming.de/

Thanks to my team and our sponsors just like Icy Box, Eset and Sennheiser.

Q: What do you think are your greatest strengths and weaknesses as a player?

I guess my greatest strength is my good game sense and the good decisions I make. My weakness is my mechanics, I sometimes get supply blocked or have too few production buildings and my units get queue up, but I try to work on it.

Q: Which other matches are you interested in? Why? Who do you believe will win?

That is very hard to say, because there are so many good matches, but I guess Jinro vs Morrow and NaNiwa vs Ret will be very exciting and I predict 2-1 for Jinro and Ret.

Q: Do you have anything to say to your fans and supporters before the Round of 32?

Thanks for the nice support, it means a lot to me, and I like also many of the "GoOdy-pics" xD.

Q: You qualified very early, in the second TSL3 qualifier. How do you feel about the TSL qualifiers? What is your goal for the TSL3?

My goal is to win the tournament just like anything else I participate in.

Q: Your first round opponent is Liquid`Ret, who recently won Assembly. How do you feel about him? Are you confident?

I feel that Ret isn't nearly as good as I thought he was, if I play my best I will win.

Q: Ret said in an interview that he would like to play you. Are you eager to prove yourself against him? Is there any extra motivation for you against him?

I can understand that he wants to play me after the Assembly games. For sure I have extra motivation but its difficult in Europe to practice against Zerg, but on the other hand I think I can do well.

Q: You switched teams from Empire to Dignitas a few months ago. How is it with Dignitas thus far? Have you been practicing with Sjow and Select?

Dignitas is just great, its everything I wanted in a team and I hope I can stay here for a long time. I've been playing some with Select and Sjow, yes.

Q: Many fans are predicting Koreans to dominate the TSL3. How do you feel the best international players will do against the Koreans?

The best players with the best preparation possible can do very well. I do not see any barriers except maybe mental to prevent people from beating Koreans.

Q: If you had to introduce yourself to our fans who never met you, how would you describe yourself? Write a few sentences about your personality.

I would describe myself as a competitive hotblooded player :D.

Q: What do you think are your greatest strengths and weaknesses as a player?

My greatest strength I think is my game sense and micro. Weakness is for sure that I can't mass-game as much as I want without proper motivation, such as big tournaments, since I don't think the ladder in Europe is strong at all.

Q: Which matches (other than your own) are you interested in? Why? Who do you believe will win?

I'm interested in Idra vs Cruncher and Jinro vs Morrow. I think Morrow will win and Cruncher has a chance, but probably Idra.

Q: Do you have anything to say to your fans and supporters before the Round of 32?

No, I am not going to say anything. I will let the games do the talking.

Q: You participated in both the TSL1 and TSL2 as well. Does the TSL mean anything special to you?

TSL has always been a fantastic tournament, I have a lot of fond memories of all the TSL games in the past and the casting. I feel like this is my chance to avenge myself for TSL2 because I feel like I should have won that tournament, as I'm sure IdrA does as well .

Q: You moved back to Europe recently. Are you happy with how things turned out?

Yeah it's really nice to be back in Europe. There's going to be a lot of great tournaments to play in and home is where I feel most comfortable, so I think it's going to be good for me to be here.

Q: You won Assembly. What went right that tournament? How did you feel during that tournament and after you won?

I just felt good that weekend. My games were making sense and I feel like amongst Europeans I am the type of player that could win tournaments consistently. Assembly has confirmed that for me. We'll have to see what happens in upcoming tournaments but I hope I can keep it up.

Q: Your first round opponent is Naniwa, who you said you wanted to play against. Why? Are you confident you can beat him?

Hehe this will be the 3rd time I match up with Naniwa and I think it's going to be a really close series. Naniwa seems to have gotten better recently and I am excited about playing him again. If I can make him multitask enough, I am confident I'll win.

Q: Do you feel you are in good practice shape now? Will you have anything special planned against Naniwa?

I've actually been sick for a really long time now and I haven't been able to practice as much as I'd like to at all. But hopefully in the last week I will be able to get enough games in to be in good shape.

Q: Are you planning on traveling more to tournaments now that you're back in Europe? Will you be attending the MLGs? How are those events?

Yeah I'm definitely going to be going to all the MLGs! I am super excited about the MLG circuit starting up again because I feel like it is one of the most prestigious tournaments around and traveling to the US and meeting all the people from the Starcraft scene there is always a lot of fun. There's a very friendly atmosphere between everyone and we all hang out.

Q: If you had to introduce yourself to our fans who never met you, how would you describe yourself? Write a few sentences about your personality.

I'm a lazy idealistic bastard. I always want my play to mirror exactly whats in my head about how I should play... but I have a hard time keeping my practice schedule in check and putting in enough hours at times. This is something I am working on and I think I'll be able to improve my performances by a lot once I get this part of being a progamer down. Other than that I think I'm pretty laid back and friendly to all, and I enjoy shit talking with friends.

Q: What do you think are your greatest strengths and weaknesses as a player?

My great strengths are probably my macro, economic timings (if I get them right), and overall game planning. My weaknesses are definitely my unit control. Often times I just don't pay enough attention as well as my economic timings, once again because sometimes my senses will be off and I'll over-drone and just roll over and die every once in a while.

Q: Which matches (other than your own) are you interested in? Why? Who do you believe will win?

Definitely Morrow vs Jinro as well as Tyler vs Strelok. I'm really excited to see how good Tyler is going to play this TSL because he always seems to bring out the best for Teamliquid's own tournament .

Q: Do you have anything to say to your fans and supporters before the Round of 32?

Hope I don't let you guys down! Please tune in and support me, it's greatly appreciated! Cheers.