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[TSL4] Semifinal Winner Interviews

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[TSL4] Semifinal Winner Interviews

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September 1st, 2012 21:20 GMT
  • ST_Life
  • CreatorPrime
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Interview with ST_Life




How do you feel about reaching the finals?


I feel happy that my practice paid off.


You said in your Ro8 interviews that Keen was strong player, but you ended up winning fairly easily. Was that surprising?


Yes, I was surprised to win more easily than I expected. The games played out kind of weird.


Did you know him well from ladder play or other tournaments?


I only knew that he likes to go banshees.


Keen was already famous for not being afraid of cheesing in important games. Was that on your mind? Did you expect him to proxy barracks?


Honestly I didn't really expect it. I prepared mostly for management style games, so I was kind of surprised.


You stopped the cheese easily on Daybreak, but the game went south for you on Ohana when you counter-attacked. Why did you go for the counter?


Ah, I messed up my micro on Ohana so I only had three drones left, so it was a situation where I couldn't win if I didn't try to counter attack.


On Cloud Kingdom, you finished off your meching opponent with muta-ling. Were you intentionally trying to hit him at his weak timing during the transition?


Usually, when players go hellion-banshee, they play very greedy behind it, and it's very difficult to stop the muta-ling attack. So my plan was always to keep pumping lings and reinforcing to end the game then and there.


Do you feel that that mech has become more popular after IEM [where Mvp used it to great effect]?


No, I haven't seen much mech. I think it's similar to before.


In the final game, Keen went blue flame hellions, but you beat him straight up with roach-banes at lair. Is that your usual counter to blue flame hellions, or was it improvised?


Yes, it's a counter build that I always knew about, so I decided to use it to end the game.


WCS Korea has been Protoss heaven. How's Zerg going?


Protoss is so good it's tough lately, Zerg and Terran are about the same.


Your opponent in the finals is Creator. How do you feel about facing him?


He's solid, and extremely good. I'm not sure I can beat him in the finals. So I plan to face him with a calm state of mind.


Any final comments?


Thank you to my Startale teammates for helping me practice! And thanks to all my fans who cheer for me!


Interview with CreatorPrime




You're in the finals! How do you feel?


I didn't know what would happen when I first started, but now that I'm in the finals I just feel great and happy to be here.


Your win streak was finally broken in the semis. How did you feel when you took your first loss?


When I up 3 - 0, I thought to myself that maybe I could actually win the whole thing undefeated, so I was a bit sad to lose the game. But it's just a few losses in a multi-game series, so I'm not going to think much of it going forward.


Like Hack, Sting also used some unorthodox plays to try to catch you off guard. Do most Terrans you face fear facing you in straight up games?


I'm not certain, but there do seem to be some Terran players who think there's absolutely no chance to beat Protoss in the late game, so some play that way. But Terran players who are good at the late game are really good.


Quite a few players - including some of your recent opponents like Hack, Sting, and SuperNoVa - like throwing in siege tanks into their early-mid game TvP compositions. What's the reason for this kind of play, and is it harder to face?


It's very tough. In particular, SuperNoVa's style is really unique to him, and it's the hardest kind to face.


You're usually really good at defending harassment and have very fast reaction times. Even so, you lost to Sting's 1/1/1 on Ohana. What do you think went wrong?


Hmm, I thought that if I fought him at that time, I come out on top, but I just got swept over suddenly when I decided to keep fighting uphill. Oh, and I was pissed that my computer disced me at that time. I didn't get to GG, so I hope people understand!


You've said you feel more confident in PvZ than other match-ups these days. How do you feel about facing Life in the finals?


I did feel good about PvZ for a while, but recently I think it's back to half and half. I'm confident, but I think Life is a top Zerg player, so I'll prepare hard to beat him.


Life is known to be very unpredictable in the ZvP match-up. Does that worry you going in?


I think unorthodox strategies from Zerg are actually an opportunity for Protoss in the match-up. I do feel that if he plays it straight up, it could be tough. I think I can adjust if he uses anything tricky, and the games should go okay for me if that happens.


You have a direct spot into the WCS World Finals as the winner of WCS Korea. Any international players catch your eye? Do you think Korea can sweep gold, silver, and bronze?


Yes, I've done a bit of research on my future opponents. I don't think Korea can sweep.... but it's possible if we try hard!


Any final comments?


Yup, I'll do everything I can to become the TSL4 champion!!!!!






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Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
September 01 2012 21:25 GMT
#2
yay creator!
glad for slightly more talkative interviews haha
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WCH
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada239 Posts
September 01 2012 21:29 GMT
#3
Really love life's play
Zenbrez
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada5973 Posts
September 01 2012 21:32 GMT
#4
Proud of Creator
Refer to my post.
Paragleiber
Profile Joined June 2009
413 Posts
September 01 2012 21:34 GMT
#5
Isn't the final live in New York again? I am surprised you didn't ask them how they feel about going there, especially since I believe it is the first time there for both.
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ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
September 01 2012 21:35 GMT
#6
Creator to take it all!!!
Life: Protoss is so good it's tough lately, Zerg and Terran are about the same.

You can tell he is zerg, lol.
Get off my lawn, young punks
Kluey
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada1197 Posts
September 01 2012 21:45 GMT
#7
Creator should take it all and then he will probably win GSL Code S this season.
ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
September 01 2012 21:46 GMT
#8
On September 02 2012 06:45 Kluey wrote:
Creator should take it all and then he will probably win GSL Code S this season.

Sorry to break it to you, but that is impossible this season, he didn't make it out of his up&down group.
Get off my lawn, young punks
SHOOG
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States1639 Posts
September 01 2012 22:45 GMT
#9
This is looking like a good finals. I'm pretty sure Creator will win it. Life will put up a fight though.
mmMacks
Profile Joined July 2011
United States38 Posts
September 01 2012 23:14 GMT
#10
I was thinking that it is unlike creator to not gg. Glad to see that it was a disconnect and not a lack of respect.

I would love to see Liquid pick up Sting because I hope Taeja can have a Terran buddy, because he seems very good mannered, and because I thought he showed interesting play with some (what appeared to be) prepared builds--I love seeing players bring prepared builds to a nice, long series. Lot's of respect to Creator for dealing with them so well. That reaction on Cloud Kingdom was, I thought, very impressive.
Indrium
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2236 Posts
September 01 2012 23:51 GMT
#11
Both excellent players. Should be a great finals.
GoSuChicken
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Germany1726 Posts
September 02 2012 03:13 GMT
#12
cool for creator, but I wouldve prefered to see Keen, Life is like completely unknown to me...
All i know is that hes good online...
Aserrin
Profile Joined October 2011
Uruguay231 Posts
September 02 2012 03:17 GMT
#13
Keen lost

PvZ finals

X3GoldDot
Profile Joined August 2011
Malaysia3840 Posts
September 02 2012 03:19 GMT
#14
YAYAYAYAYAY OH YEAH both players i wanted to win did!!!
prime/startale/[SexComaZerg, RoyalRoaderZerg, SirLifealot] ingame ID = GoodGame
BoZiffer
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1841 Posts
September 02 2012 05:22 GMT
#15
Life has gotten really strong lately and I love that he will play non-standard builds to keep people off balance. Should be a great finals.
bokchoi
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Korea (South)9498 Posts
September 02 2012 06:10 GMT
#16
On September 02 2012 12:13 GoSuChicken wrote:
cool for creator, but I wouldve prefered to see Keen, Life is like completely unknown to me...
All i know is that hes good online...


He's also in Code S now, while KeeN's in Code A

CREATOR FOR CHAMPION.
Lovedoll
Profile Joined November 2011
Japan540 Posts
September 02 2012 07:02 GMT
#17
I said even before TSL4 began, Life was my pick to make it to the finals. Going against Creator is going to be tough but I'm going to stick with my first pick since the beginning!
Spread your eggs until they crack!
Delamain
Profile Joined July 2011
Australia7 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-02 07:16:33
September 02 2012 07:15 GMT
#18
Good work hope they have good games
1 more game ye?
Sumahi
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Guam5609 Posts
September 02 2012 11:22 GMT
#19
Go Life! There are so many puns and possible cheerfuls for you. I'll need to make some more before the finals.
Startale <3, ST_July <3, HongUn <3, Savior <3, Gretorp <3, Nada <3, Rainbow <3, Ret <3, Squirtle <3, Bomber <3
CCa1ss1e
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada3231 Posts
September 02 2012 18:58 GMT
#20
hah.. nice interviews.. pissed that he couldn't gg.. I like that.

XD
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