Leta-Horang2: "We want to finish round 2 with the round's best record."
[Fomos Reporter Kang, Yung Hoon]Horang2: "We want to thank our generous fans."
On the first match of PL 10-11 season R2W4, Leta and Horang2 contributed to the team's win against STX, with Leta winning against by.hero, Horang2 against Kal.
-How do you feel, having contributed to the team's win?
Leta: First, I feel good to do an interview with Horang2 for the first time in a long time, and the team's atmosphere is very good whenever he wins, so I hope he continues to win.
Horang2: I think I ruined the team's mood after my loss vs. Hwaseung Oz, but now I want to win with the team winning to bring up the team's spirit.
-Leta, you always seem to be strong against by.hero
Leta: After the first push got blocked, I thought it was going to be a difficult game, but with good harassment with my two dropships I was able to win. If the dropships didn't work, it would've been difficult. After the dropships, I pressured him everywhere (T/N unsure of the exact translation of 난전, but I think that's about right), so even if my dropships didn't work I was able to dictate the game with my control of center.
-Kal's 3-gate could've been dangerous for you.
Horang2: I didn't see it in the beginning, but I sensed that he was going 3-gate.I think I had the upper hand in build order. Kal's very good at late-game harassment, however, so I went into an all or nothing mode and pushed him. The result was good.
-You're very good at PvP.
Horang2: According to my teammates, I do better in live matches. I'm not that good in practice, but I think I have a feel for it.
-People talk about your merger and how its effect is coming out now. What do you think?
Leta: At first, we were very apprehensive. Will we get along together? But now we get along well and push each other to practice hard to get good results. Everyone wants to go to Gwangali (The site of the PL finals) and if we continue to do this I think we can definitely go there.
Horang2: Skill-wise I think this team has to be the top team. We've adjusted well [to the merger] and Leta's doing good for us, so I think we'll continue to do well.
-You need to catch-up to SKT.
Leta: If we continue to do well, we can catch up to them when they fall into a slump. To do that, we need to continue to win against strong teams.
-Anything else you want to say?
Leta: We're rising due to winning against strong teams. I and my teammates will all work hard to be the #1 team in Round 2, so fans please cheer for us.
Horang2: I was able to win thanks to the help of Movie, Food5, and Snow. I got a ton of insults after losing against Princess in our match against Hwaseung. Insults are fine, but please don't say I fixed it [T/N: Refers to the match-fixing scandal a few months back. Now, every time someone plays like that, he gets accused]. I swear on my heart I didn't fix it; I just played a terrible, terrible game. I would like to thank the loyal fans who cheer me on despite playing so bad in that game.
Hydra's interview is done.
Hydra: "I think the effects of the merger are coming out now."
[Fomos Reporter Kang, Yung Hoon] "It helps a lot when your teammates are good in practice."
Hydra got two wins with a win against Classic and Kal to extend his momentum.
-How does it feel to get two wins to win it for the team?
Hydra: It was a very important match for our team to keep our place near the top and to reach the #1 spot. I focused more because of that, and the result showed. Now we just need to take first place.
-You're on a 3-win streak in Ace matches.
Hydra: Before the Ace match the manager told me to play comfortably, so I played without any pressure. I think that led to the win. I volunteered to play for my first Ace match. It feels different now from then, but I think I gained more confidence.
-The zergling run-bys (against Classic) was notable.
Hydra: I think the reason it succeeded was because I thought Classic was going to try something different rather than play a normal management game. There were more marines than I thought, but when I killed all the marines I thought I could win. In the Ace Match, my start was good because the the zerglings, so I thought I'd have the upper hand if the game progressed normally.
-Was the Ace match decided beforehand?
Hydra: Yes.
-You have the OSL, so you must have a lot to prepare for.
Hydra: Even if the match went to Ace, I thought it was going to be either Kal or Clam, so time wasn't too tight. In OSL, I lost to Modesty, realizing that still there were areas I needed to improve in. I'm not out of the OSL yet, so the loss didn't affect me that much.
-Your play right now is very very good (T/N the literal translation means "no joke")
Hydra: I think my teammates play better than before because the team keeps winning. Even in practice, everyone plays well, so that helps a lot. It's the effect of the merger.
-Anything else you want to say?
Hydra: I want to thank my teammates who helped me practice.
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