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Movie: "I still can't believe I'm in the finals.""Now, everything will change depending on how well I prepare."
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- How do you feel about getting into the finals in your first OSL?
▲ Not too long ago, I was thinking about how I should get through the prelims, so I still can't believe that I'm in the finals. I'm just tired at the moment. I am always tired after matches.
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Shine defeated Taek-Bang duo to get into the Semi-Finals. How did you feel about that?▲ I watched VODs of him playing, and it was really scary. From a Protoss player's perspective, he's a really scary person to face, so I knew I had to do something before he got even scarier. But I felt that the games today were slightly favored to me overall. Even til the end of game 2, I was not warmed up, but even though I had won, I still felt a bit nervous. I lost the third game but after that game, I felt all warmed up and ready to go, and the fourth game turned out well for me.
- You managed to scout your opponent's strategy in the first set with your probe.
▲ I went for a probe scout, but his expo was in a different place than I had expected it to be. That was when, despite being fully certain, I somewhat expected a Hydralisk rush. But after I saw the Hydralisks, I immediately stopped corsair production and massed Cannons, because I knew if I defended that rush, I would win.
- In the 2nd game, you and Shine's army didn't collide and went straight for each other's mains. Didn't you get nervous?
▲ I was supposed to be able to get my observer out quicker, but my command wasn't registered. I think it was because my hands weren't fully warmed up yet. But my army was far bigger than his, so I knew I was able to push all the way to his main if I played calmly. I somehow anticipated a doom drop, but I knew if I were to be just fully defensive I would give too much time to my opponent, so I decided to attack.
- What would be the reason for your defeat in the third game?
▲ I wasn't able to prepare well against Mutalisks. I thought I had built Cannons but I didn't. I used a similar build I used against
ZerO the last time, but Shine handled it well, and I made mistakes too.- Was the dt-combined attack in the fourth game a prepared strategy?
▲ I actually prepared another build on Fighting Spirit, but I decided to change it yesterday. While practice, I somehow felt like changing my strategy, and it worked well. It was actually just to deal some pressure, but like how I made my mistakes with cannons in the third game, I think Shine made mistakes not building sunken colonies in the fourth game.
- How did you prepare for today?
▲ I practiced for Proleague while practicing for my OSL in my spare time, but recently I dedicated full time to the OSL. Despite being their off-days,
Hydra and Orion helped me non-stop with practice. I am really grateful. Also, many of my seniors in my team who have experience playing series games gave me great advice. Even ACE's Much gave me lots of good advice. He told me that I will regret it if I miss this opportunity, and that I should play as though my life depended on it.- After
Nal_rA, you are the team's first Protoss finalist.▲ I kept this thought in my mind as I played my games - "As long as my winrate is above 60%, I can win my opponent". That is what my manager told me as well from the start of the OSL, and talking about our targets as well as about winning games with EffOrt helped me a long way.
- The maps for the finals have been decided. Are you happy with the outcome?
▲ I don't think the maps will play that big a role. Even if I'm at a disadvantage, I wouldn't give up, and even if I'm at an advantage, it doesn't mean I would definitely win. Rather than blaming the maps, the results will be different depending on how well I prepare.
- How do you feel about Flash, who you will be facing in the finals?
▲ Even though we are both the same progamers, I still think that he's really amazing. Other progamers feel the same. I think that it is better that he's currently the best player at the moment. I will feel even better when I defeat him, as compared to defeating other players.
- Who do you want tell the news of your advancement into the finals first?
▲ I would like to inform my mother first. She always watches my games live, so she should already know the results. She always wishes me luck before my games, and when when I feel nervous before my games, I will call her. That helps me settle down a bit.
- How will you prepare for the finals?
▲ Because of Proleague, I intend to prepare for Proleague mainly while preparing for the finals in-between. My results in Proleague is not that good at the moment, so I will feel bad if I do well in my individual league (while performing badly in Proleague). This time, I will have to prepare the same way I prepared for the Semi-Finals. I will work hard to do well in both Proleague and the OSL.
- Any final words?
▲ I want to thank my teammates who helped me with practice. Before I came here today, I practiced with
Kwanro a lot, and I think that helped me greatly. Kwanro told me I have to win today so that Flash will have a harder time preparing for both TvZ and TvP. I think that was why he helped me with practice so hard. In the end, it worked out well.Source: Fomos
