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T/N Warning: incoming clusterfuck.
You won against KT.
▲ Midas: I'm very glad. I'm on a personal winning streak, so I hope this continues.
▲ Mind: I was doing badly with a 2 game losing streak in SPL, but fortunately I won today. I really have been working very hard in practice, so it's good that I won with the team today.
▲ By.Baby: In R1 the team and I lost against KT. Today, we exacted revenge, so I'm happy.
Midas, the reavers gave you a lot of trouble.
▲ Midas: Since we spawned cross positions, I didn't anticipate reavers, and the thought that my opponent would get shuttle speed didn't even cros my mind. Since I couldn't guess my opponent's strategy, I was forced to play passively. But I felt like I could still level the playing field, so I kept on fighting.
Baby, you played a courageous management game with few workers.
▲ By.Baby: I wanted get the high ground to control the map [T/N thanks doothegee], but Forgg had more units than I expected, so when he pushed across the map I was dumbstruck. Still, I was able to defend since I used the terrain to my advantage.
▲ Midas: Since Baby had his 12 o'clock expo active, once he defended that push he won. [T/N I'm just unsure about this whole question/answers]
Mind, your opponent abruptly switched to carriers.
▲ Mind: I'd already discovered the tech by looking at his cyber core, but I couldn't confirm the existence of the stargates. Seeing the opponent's carriers before seeing his stargates made me panic a little. But even though I saw the carriers late, I had already made a good number of goliaths, so I defended the carriers easily.
Mind, you faced a crisis after your 12 o'clock fell.
▲ Mind: I felt like I was at a disadvantage at that point. But I'd faced things like this in practice, so I knew that if I put extra effort into management then I would be fine.
Midas, you've recently been the strongest of the old guard.
▲ Midas: Don't call me an old guard – I'm still young. Even though I might be an older player, my vitality and mentality are just like younger players, so I'm still confident. There was a period of time when I felt like I had played enough Starcraft, and my mind wandered so I couldn't work up the concentration. Recently I've brushed the distracting thoughts aside, so I can focus on playing again.
Midas, what did you think about Flash's game in the first set?
▲ Midas: He's outstanding, but he's also so calm and collected. I just sat there in the face of those reavers (haha). If it were Flash, he wouldn't have gotten into the same troublesome situation as me. It looks like I still have much to learn.
Midas, supposedly you have a great hunger for the Galaxy Tab that's the prize for the group selection ceremony.
▲ Midas: I did say before that I wanted to get the Galaxy Tab to try it out, and all my team members began supporting me, making me embarrassed. And since other teams' players are preparing very diligently too, my confidence has evaporated. To be honest, though, Sea has no hope of winning it. (haha) I saw that Leta had written on his MSL questionnaire that he'd crossdress. I can't achieve something like that. Still, looking at how hard I'm working, could I, a senior player, get some preferential treament? (haha)
You'll be playing ACE next.
▲ Midas: They're outstanding. I don't see them as old, washed-up progamers, since they have so many good players. I'll work hard to win.
▲ Mind: I often practice with the players from ACE, so I think they're really good. But right now our team has an air of strength, so I think we can win.
▲ By.Baby: Last time I lost to GoRush. This time I'll prepare diligently and win for sure.
Anything else?
▲ By.Baby: Thanks to the fans who prepared presents for the 3 year anniversary of my debut. From now on, I'll present my most powerful side to the fans.
▲ Midas: Without noticing, it seems that I've reached 7 years since my debut; I didn't even realize it until I saw Baby's 3 year gifts. I'll get 200 official victories as a present to the fans. (haha)
Shine
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Today, you extended your winning streak to 10 games.
I didn't think much about getting 10 wins in a row. Helping seal the deal for my team today makes me much happier.
Do you have any thoughts on your winning streak?
It's not a major part of my plans, so I don't have many thoughts on it. Compared to that, the success of the team is much more crucial. The competition in the middle tier of teams is fierce. The steady rise in ranking of our team is my main goal. Other goals of mine include getting to the Ro8 and then Ro4 in the individual leagues. As long as I can achieve my personal goals, my record will naturally be outstanding as well, so it's not something I worry about much.
You're also on a 10 game ZvZ winning streak, which is something very new for you.
It's not really that different. ZvZ actually reflects my personal style the best, so I felt like I should win some more ZvZ. Last season, I played a lot of ZvZ, which helped me raise my skill, and I've always had confidence.
Do you want to break the all-time ZvZ winning streak record?
Rather than breaking the streak record, I'd rather beat Jaedong. I've absorbed a lot of Roro's influence, so I hope to gain something from Jaedong as well. Before, when he helped me practice, I learned a lot.
It seems you have a lot of confidence in your muta usage.
My opponent made a lot of zerglings, but luckily my defense was solid, and I didn't lose a lot of zerglings myself. Afterwards, my mindset was very relaxed. When I pushed over to my opponent's side, I discovered he didn't really have that many workers. So I didn't make anything and just muta-danced my opponent into submission. Once he saw the disadvantage was so big, he had no choice but to GG.
Despite having 2 groups of mutas to control, you made few errors.
You can't count it as 2 groups of mutas. I only focused on microing one group, and I let the other one attack with AI. But that other group still did more or less what I intended, so I got a small advantage there.
MSL's group selection is coming up; have you prepared anything?
There are a lot of players who are preparing things for the group selection ceremony, but I just can't do it, and I have to apologize to my fans. I can only see the performances of my fellow gamers. I helped arrange the MSL's advertisement [T/N unsure], but it looks like other players did as well. It was just broadcasted; despite the mosaic I can still make myself out, which is a little dizzying. (haha) The mosaic, it did nothing.
Anything else?
I didn't know it until I got to the stadium, but today was Baby's 3 year debut anniversary. A lot of players helped me practiced, and I want to especially thank Samsung's oDin.
source: http://sc.plu.cn/note/2010-12-05/23100.html
"I just sat there helplessly in the face of those Reavers, but if it were Flash he would've never gotten in that position" sorta thing.
