[SWL] Samsung KHAN vs Air Force ACE

On January 20 2011 16:22 Spica wrote:
Whoaaa, just noticed that this wasn’t up yet, weiiird.




Q: You came out and won in the first set.
A: Since it’s been such a long time since I’ve won, I’m kind of bewildered at myself. Even though I won the first set, when I sat down in the booth, I felt that I was going to lose today. I was in a 3 loss losing streak, but since I’ve finally ended it, for now, I’m really happy.

Q: What do you think was the reason why you were in a losing streak?
A: I had something bad happen to me, so I couldn’t concentrate on practicing at all. I had too many thoughts going on at the same time, which really made my mind disarrayed. Although I still haven’t resolved the situation yet, I’ll try to concentrate on my games and show a better self.

Q: You successfully stopped an incoming Hydralisk rush.
A: When Zerg players come out, there’s a more than 70% chance that they’ll do an all-in attack. If they kill my scouting probe, that means they are most likely preparing some kind of all-in counterattack. That’s why I was able to successfully prevent it.

Q: Air Force ACE has become affiliated as a weak team lately, did you desire to rack up a lot of wins against them? [T/N: Poor ACE… Being called a weak team now ]
A: I wanted to win on the map “Bloody Ridge” and get a 2nd kill. But frankly speaking, I think that I could have gotten a 2nd kill on “Empire of the Sun” if I had faced off against a different race. Since I only got 1 win, it’s really regrettable. [T/N: Bloody Ridge: PvZ 7-10; Empire of the Sun: PvZ 10-6, map imba sucks!]

Q: Although you got a lot of flaws pointed out by your coach, did you yourself know that you were disarrayed?
A: I usually practice a lot, but since something bad happened to me recently, I began to neglect practicing. The other day, Coach January told me to practice really hard and said, “I never thought that I would the one be telling you to practice.” I used to practice really hard, but lately I guess I showed a discomposed side of myself. I reflected upon her words, and now I’m back to practicing really hard again.

Q: Are you envious of TurN for getting 3 kills?
A: I am jealous, but since we still have a lot of matches to go, I want to show a better side of myself in the future.

Q: What is your resolution for the remaining matches?
A: In Winners’ League, only 4 people get to play and be seen a lot, and since our team has a lot of Protosses, there aren’t that many chances to participate. However, if our coach continues to trust in me and gives me a chance to participate, I will try my best to rack up multiple wins. I want to become a player that can contribute at least 2 wins for my team.

Q: Any last words you want to say?
A: Whether it’s during team practice or in broadcasted matches, I’ve shown a weak performance against Terrans. However, I’ve been practicing against Terrans a lot recently so now I have confidence in facing off against them, but everyone doesn’t believe me. Even the coach said after the 1st set, “Thank god your opponent wasn’t a Terran” (laughs). I really have confidence in playing against Terrans now. Next time, I want to win against a Terran so that I can change everyone’s minds about me being weak against Terran.




Q: You became the leading player by winning 3 kills
A: It had been quite a while since I last participated, so I was really nervous. Despite my nervousness, after scoring 1 kill, my mind became more at ease so that I could play more comfortably later on. Since I got off to a good start, my games went better than I thought they would.

Q: What did you think of today’s games?
A: Since I didn’t expect to get to the point of a 2nd and 3rd set, I was panicking. After worrying a lot over how I would handle things, I just decided to improvise my games; thankfully I was lucky and my games went well so that I was able to win.

Q: ggaemo has the role of being the ace player on Air Force ACE; did you have any confidence that you would win against him?
A: I was really nervous and full of tension. Since I had never encountered ggaemo’s build in practice before, I just decided to improvise my play, which went surprisingly well. Although I couldn’t end the game cleanly in one go, I tried not to be flustered, and by making wise decisions, I was able to win.

Q: You were in a critical situation when ggaemo’s Lurkers busted through into your base during the 2nd set
A: I thought that I was in a bit of an advantageous position. At that moment, I thought that if I just continued to make good decisions and didn’t slip up, then I could win. Since I was able to calmly handle the situation without panicking, I was able to win the game.

Q: You’ve become much stronger compared to last year; do you want to rack up even more wins in this season’s Winners’ League?
A: Last year, I didn’t get even one chance to participate in Winners’ League. In this Winners’ League, my personal goal is to try to aim for 3 or more kills. Since I was able to achieve that goal today, I’m really happy.

Q: You defended against GoRush’s fast Mutalisks with fast Science Vessels
A: Since GoRush went into 12 hatch into Spawning Pool and took his gas all on one base, after worrying a lot over what strategy he was going to use, I just decided to prepare for what seemed like Mutalisks coming. GoRush lost a lot of his Mutalisks after destroying my turrets, so he matched my pace. [T/N: Pace in this context means starting out from a disadvantage of not exactly knowing the build order, but buying time and getting even after GoRush donated a lot of Mutalisks to turrets, so TurN got caught up.]

Q: You had a brief smile on your face before you faced off against firebathero in the last match.
A: The fact that I was facing off against firebathero hyung was so strange, yet rather amusing. Since I was riding on the momentum of having the confidence of scoring 2 kills, I had a feeling that I was going to win, so I was able to relax.

Q: Are you still close with firebathero these days?
A: If we see each other on Battlenet, we still exchange greetings and chat with each other. A few days ago, firebathero hyung said to me, “y u so gosu these days” and joked around with me on chat (laughs). [T/N: Firebathero. The ultimate baller hyung you’d ever want.]

Q: Do you have a specific goal in Winners’ League?
A: Since I scored 3 kills today, I want to get 10 wins or more in the 3rd and 4th round. I also really want to try to get an all-kill. In order to achieve that goal, I should work even harder.

Q: Any last words you want to say?
A: Since it’s been such a long time since the last time I’ve participated and got 3 kills today, I’m satisfied with myself. Although I felt happy to beat a former team member in the last match, I felt guilty about my win afterwards, so I want to avoid meeting firebathero hyung in the future.

Sources: DES + a bit of Fomos
Brave's interview: http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=38894
TurN's interview: http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=38899

If there's any mistakes/typos, please do point them out!

Congrats to Khan for winning against Ace! Ace really needs a win soon though. Those poor veterans. Also, TurN has a really polite, but polite in a nice way and not awkward-polite tone of speaking in his interview. I like it. He seems like a really nice guy. :D

Brave and TurN fighting!