Kal: “Seeing other Protoss players doing so well makes me motivated”
STX’s Kal was fielded out first and for the first time this season, scored 2 kills, fulfilling his role as an ace player. He had been sent out first against Samsung KHAN and KT Rolster before, but lost to Jangbi and Violet and was unable to get any wins as the first player. But this time, he has defeated GoRush and firebathero, successfully escaping from his consecutive first game loss nightmare. Kal said, “From now on in order to not be embarrassed to be called the ace player anymore, I will do my best to rack up even more wins.”
STX’s Kal was fielded out first and for the first time this season, scored 2 kills, fulfilling his role as an ace player. He had been sent out first against Samsung KHAN and KT Rolster before, but lost to Jangbi and Violet and was unable to get any wins as the first player. But this time, he has defeated GoRush and firebathero, successfully escaping from his consecutive first game loss nightmare. Kal said, “From now on in order to not be embarrassed to be called the ace player anymore, I will do my best to rack up even more wins.”
Q: You achieved your first starting game win this season.
A: Since it seemed that I let an opportunity slip away from me, it’s quite regrettable. If I had won more games, then I probably could have made an all-kill, but the 3rd set was very disappointing. Since my performance was disappointing, I must do better next time we have a match.
Q: What do you think was the reason why you kept on being sent out first and unable to get a win?
A: Since I had confidence in myself, I had enough self-confidence to go out as the first player, but it seems that my pace has fallen a bit. I must focus and raise my pace again. Restoring confidence in myself is a must.
Q: It seemed that after you made 2 kills, you had a huge desire to get an all-kill.
A: I got greedy for an all-kill after making 2 kills (laughs). However, if I hadn’t of gotten so greedy, then I could have played my games with more composure. At that time, since Zerg players usually go for 5 Hatchery plays, the thought that my opponent (ggaemo) would go for a 4 Hatchery play never entered my head. I had scouted out for his build and everything, so it feels like I’ve been tricked.
Q: The person in the position of the most wins on your team has been snatched away by Bogus this season. It seems that your pride has been hurt.
A: The fact that my pride has been hurt is right. I have to do better quickly so that I can help out our team more. In the first half of the season, Bogus had a lot of pressure and hardships on him, but in the second half, I will make great efforts to take back the position of being our team’s ace player (laughs). [T/N: “At first, I felt sorry for Bogus, but then I was like ‘nahhh screw him’ and now I’m gonna steal that position from that kid. Who cares about feelings and saving your team’s butt in previous times! The past is lame and overrated anyway!” Also in the first sentence, Kal said something among the literal lines of, ‘I have to do better quickly so that I can be more useful to our team,’ haha.]
Q: Your pace hasn’t been going that well so far. Is it because of losing to your fellow teammate Modesty in the OSL?
A: It was because of several problems. When I lost to Modesty in the OSL, I had great expectations that I would do well, but since I didn’t play up to those expectations, it was really hard on my mindset and spirit. But since I’ve overcome those problems and am winning little by little now, I’m hoping that I can show an even better performance in the future.
Q: Any last words you want to say?
A: Seeing the other Protoss players are doing so well recently motivates me. I better hurry and chase after them quickly. I have expectations that things will go better for me in Round 4. I will do my best to become a player who will absolutely not fall behind to the other Protoss players.
Bogus – Shuttle: “We have hopes that we will participate actively in Round 4”
STX’s Bogus and Shuttle have achieved wins since a long time and successfully prevented their team from going into a 2 loss losing streak. Bogus had fallen into a mini slump of 3 consecutive losses recently, but after winning today he has protected his position of being the player having the most wins on his team, and even though Shuttle hadn’t been able to get that many opportunities to be fielded out in Round 3, he successfully secured his team’s victory in the end. The two have told us that they both hope to play active roles in Round 4.
STX’s Bogus and Shuttle have achieved wins since a long time and successfully prevented their team from going into a 2 loss losing streak. Bogus had fallen into a mini slump of 3 consecutive losses recently, but after winning today he has protected his position of being the player having the most wins on his team, and even though Shuttle hadn’t been able to get that many opportunities to be fielded out in Round 3, he successfully secured his team’s victory in the end. The two have told us that they both hope to play active roles in Round 4.
Q: It’s been a while since the last time you both won.
Bogus: Since it has been a while since the last time I’ve won, I’m really happy. If I had won all the way to the end though, then I would’ve been even happier. But truthfully, since I got 1 win and 1 loss, I feel more regrettable rather than being happy.
Shuttle: I’m happy that I won and all, but I’m even happier that I was finally sent out for once (laughs). Since it’s been such a long time since the last time I participated, I’m happy that I was able to take advantage of my opportunity. [T/N: LMFAO, you so funny, Shuttle. XD]
Q: (To Bogus) Since you were in a situation where you were in a mini slump with 3 consecutive losses, you must have felt quite pressured.
Bogus: It’s true that I kept on worrying about falling into a losing streak and was pressured. But I had the confidence that I would be able to win today.
Q: (To Bogus) There seem to be many regrets left about your game with Iris.
Bogus: I had set up a strategy and everything, but it seems that I lacked an understanding of it. I should have perfected the strategy in practice, but I didn’t do that. From now on when I form strategies, I will try to perfect them and practice them so that I can understand them better.
Q: (To Shuttle) You were sent out only two times in Round 3.
Shuttle: I don’t really have anything to say about that time. Perhaps I wasn’t sent out a lot because I am lacking in many areas? I think of now as a hard time for me. There are too many good players on our team, and it’s hard for the players who usually don’t get sent out to get a chance at participating. I recently fell into a depression from not getting sent out, but since I won today, it seems that I’ve cheered up a bit. It seems that there are all kinds of reasons of why I couldn’t smile even though I won. [T/N: Poor Shuttle, I hope his coaches read his interview and send him out more often in Round 4. ]
Q: (To Shuttle) It seems that Bogus participating so actively lately can be a motivation to you.
Shuttle: Bogus is in a state where he doesn’t have that much experience yet, but after watching him suddenly rise up in power, if he continues to consistently display his true strength and ability, then I feel that there will be good results to come for him. Since I’m in a state where I don’t get sent out that often, I think that I can work even harder and be able to increase my own ability now.
Q: (To Shuttle) You managed to perfectly stop Iris’s harass.
Shuttle: Truthfully speaking, when I lose in PvT, I usually lose because of the Terran’s harassment. That’s why I get a lot of criticisms on my PvT, which is really hard on me. Today I was able to block his harassment and was not overwhelmed by it. After seeing that my opponent (Iris) was an overly aggressive player, I was very nervous but focused on calmly defending as much as possible.
Q: (To Shuttle) Your performance was really great. Were you able to withstand the harassment?
Shuttle: Today my game went the way I wanted it to go. I thought that there would be a drop on my base so I quickly pulled back my Dragoons, which may be the main reason why I won. The fact that my opponent wasn’t able to overwhelm me with harassment was a really close call.
Q: What are your goals for Round 4?
Bogus: There are many regrets left over from Round 3. I want to rack up even more wins and show a better performance in Round 4.
Shuttle: During Round 3, even while sleeping I dreamed of being able to make an all-kill, and there are indeed many regrets remaining. Round 4 is always on my mind, and if what happened in my dream actually became true, then that would be just great. [T/N: Dreaming of an all-kill… Perhaps it was a visionary/prophetic dream for greater times to come to you soon, Shuttle! And I wonder if all progamers dream about getting all-kills, hahaha.]
Source: Kal's interview: http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=39937
Bogus and Shuttle's interview: http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=39938
If there are any grammar mistakes/typos/errors, then do please point them out!
Congrats to STX on winning their last match in Round 3, and gosh ACE, what is with you guys these days...
Kal with his bitc-... partners in crime!
And bonus pics? Certainly.
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It's Valentine's Day. You know what that means for progamers?
It ain't all sunshine and rainbows for progamers, my friends.
Bogus: "........."
Shuttle: "God, I'm so embarrassed that all I do is play games all day and still don't have a girlfriend!!"
Shuttle: *Suddenly sits up straight* "But wait, if I get a girlfriend, I might make it to the finals of an individual league someday, and she might dump me the day right before a big match. Gosh, Valentine's Day must be so harsh for those people. But is there really a progamer out there with a girlfriend like that? Nah, because that'd be just ridiculous... I mean, I know that even I would lose even a big finals match if I was dumped by my girlfriend."
Kal after winning his first game: "Here, accept my love to you!!" *Shoves giant teddy bear in fangirl's face*
Fangirl: *Screams* "AHHHHHHHHHHHH THE LAST THING I SEE BEFORE I DIE FROM GETTING SQUASHED IS A GIANT FURRY ASS HEADING TOWARDS ME AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-"
Two ballers in the same pic, that's like getting two in one! What a great deal! What a bargain! What a steal!
Here, have some more firebathero. One can never have enough of the great firebathero. Dat tongue micro-!!
Much: "Oooh!! What are those pretty crystals on the screen?! I've never seen such a thing before!!"
XellOs: "...they're called Pylons, hyung. You've seen them before, in fact, you practically see them every single day. Have you forgotten your own race already?"
Much: "Hrrrm, 'Pylons', eh? They're really pretty... Is this one of those games where you can pick your own characters and such? If so, then....."
Much: *Points to screen* "-I wanna pick the pretty race then. The one with the pretty crystals and shiny spells."
Peace: *Groans* "Oh, grandpa Toss, not again..."
ggaemo: *Trembling in his seat* "Oh god, oh god... It's.... It's..... Bogus. The very name that strikes fear into every progamers' hearts nowadays!!"
Calm: "Hehe, our Bogus is doing so well nowadays. I remember back in the day when I used to always beat him with 4pools when he was new to the team."
hyvaa: "LOLWAT?!? Wait, and he's become our ace player, tearing the shit outta ggaemo right now?!?? Holy shit ahahahah-"
Calm: *Sniff* "It touches me so much to see the guy I used to own with pure lings alone grow up into a big boy now... It touches me so much that my mascara is running now!! Tossgirl lied, this brand totally isn't waterproof! I should've never trusted her; she always steals my lip gloss every morning while I'm sleeping anyway, that lying conniving vixen."
*Bogus returning to the bench after winning against ggaemo*
Calm: "Great job Bogus!! I'm so proud of you, do you want a kiss from your hyung to commemorate your victory? Mwah mwah mwah~" *Makes kissy sounds*
Bogus: "Sorry hyung... But I'm a guy."
Calm: "And I'm a guy too. Your point is?"
Bogus: "..." *Mutters under breath* "I'd rather go make out with that bear doll I was sitting next to...."
ggaemo: *Watching Iris vs. Bogus with anxiety* "Ohh, this is so nerve-racking to watch... Doesn't this all make you nervous, GoRush?"
GoRush: "Tell me about it." *Pops thumb in mouth and starts sucking on it while rocking back and forth in the fetal position*
Oh god, look how happy Iris is after winning a game! This is the sad state ACE is in nowadays; getting super overjoyed even after beating Bogus.
*Iris, after losing to Shuttle*
XellOs: "It's okay Iris, there's always a next time!"
Iris: *Thinking in mind* "But I just lost to some guy who calls himself 'Shuttle'... Wha...."
Shuttle, after winning the last game against Iris: "Hello, ladies~" *Offers the fangirls a present* "You all look so beautiful. My Carrier micro is quite impressive, you know."
*Everyone picks up their bags and starts leaving*
Shuttle: "Wait wait, hold on, hold onnn!! I was going to show you all a demonstration of it!! ...on the big screen!!!"
*Everyone starts running towards the exit*
Shuttle: "Gahhh... Blew it again. Gotta try again next year."
Let's apply some statistics terms to progamers here! Can you find the outlier in this picture?
How about in here? I see 2 outliers.
Kal: "Two biiig thumbs up for my performance today! Everyone loves biiiiig thumbs ups, right?"
It ain't all sunshine and rainbows for progamers, my friends.
Bogus: "........."
Shuttle: "God, I'm so embarrassed that all I do is play games all day and still don't have a girlfriend!!"
Shuttle: *Suddenly sits up straight* "But wait, if I get a girlfriend, I might make it to the finals of an individual league someday, and she might dump me the day right before a big match. Gosh, Valentine's Day must be so harsh for those people. But is there really a progamer out there with a girlfriend like that? Nah, because that'd be just ridiculous... I mean, I know that even I would lose even a big finals match if I was dumped by my girlfriend."
Kal after winning his first game: "Here, accept my love to you!!" *Shoves giant teddy bear in fangirl's face*
Fangirl: *Screams* "AHHHHHHHHHHHH THE LAST THING I SEE BEFORE I DIE FROM GETTING SQUASHED IS A GIANT FURRY ASS HEADING TOWARDS ME AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-"
Two ballers in the same pic, that's like getting two in one! What a great deal! What a bargain! What a steal!
Here, have some more firebathero. One can never have enough of the great firebathero. Dat tongue micro-!!
Much: "Oooh!! What are those pretty crystals on the screen?! I've never seen such a thing before!!"
XellOs: "...they're called Pylons, hyung. You've seen them before, in fact, you practically see them every single day. Have you forgotten your own race already?"
Much: "Hrrrm, 'Pylons', eh? They're really pretty... Is this one of those games where you can pick your own characters and such? If so, then....."
Much: *Points to screen* "-I wanna pick the pretty race then. The one with the pretty crystals and shiny spells."
Peace: *Groans* "Oh, grandpa Toss, not again..."
ggaemo: *Trembling in his seat* "Oh god, oh god... It's.... It's..... Bogus. The very name that strikes fear into every progamers' hearts nowadays!!"
Calm: "Hehe, our Bogus is doing so well nowadays. I remember back in the day when I used to always beat him with 4pools when he was new to the team."
hyvaa: "LOLWAT?!? Wait, and he's become our ace player, tearing the shit outta ggaemo right now?!?? Holy shit ahahahah-"
Calm: *Sniff* "It touches me so much to see the guy I used to own with pure lings alone grow up into a big boy now... It touches me so much that my mascara is running now!! Tossgirl lied, this brand totally isn't waterproof! I should've never trusted her; she always steals my lip gloss every morning while I'm sleeping anyway, that lying conniving vixen."
*Bogus returning to the bench after winning against ggaemo*
Calm: "Great job Bogus!! I'm so proud of you, do you want a kiss from your hyung to commemorate your victory? Mwah mwah mwah~" *Makes kissy sounds*
Bogus: "Sorry hyung... But I'm a guy."
Calm: "And I'm a guy too. Your point is?"
Bogus: "..." *Mutters under breath* "I'd rather go make out with that bear doll I was sitting next to...."
ggaemo: *Watching Iris vs. Bogus with anxiety* "Ohh, this is so nerve-racking to watch... Doesn't this all make you nervous, GoRush?"
GoRush: "Tell me about it." *Pops thumb in mouth and starts sucking on it while rocking back and forth in the fetal position*
Oh god, look how happy Iris is after winning a game! This is the sad state ACE is in nowadays; getting super overjoyed even after beating Bogus.
*Iris, after losing to Shuttle*
XellOs: "It's okay Iris, there's always a next time!"
Iris: *Thinking in mind* "But I just lost to some guy who calls himself 'Shuttle'... Wha...."
Shuttle, after winning the last game against Iris: "Hello, ladies~" *Offers the fangirls a present* "You all look so beautiful. My Carrier micro is quite impressive, you know."
*Everyone picks up their bags and starts leaving*
Shuttle: "Wait wait, hold on, hold onnn!! I was going to show you all a demonstration of it!! ...on the big screen!!!"
*Everyone starts running towards the exit*
Shuttle: "Gahhh... Blew it again. Gotta try again next year."
Let's apply some statistics terms to progamers here! Can you find the outlier in this picture?
How about in here? I see 2 outliers.
Kal: "Two biiig thumbs up for my performance today! Everyone loves biiiiig thumbs ups, right?"