[GSL] Code S Ro8 Day 2 Winner Interviews

Inca – ‘Unmatched in PvP control’

- Your thoughts on making the semifinals?
I want to take the rest of the day off and rest, but I have another match coming up in two days so I need to calm my mind and go back to practice.

- Your concept for today’s matches?
For a while, I have been using builds that stop the 4 gate, but today I chose to be the aggressor and go for the 4 gate.

- In the 1st set, did you consider the cooldown time of your opponent’s warp gates to your attack?
Yes. I think most players now do at least that in this matchup.

- Was it hard for you to prepare for this mirror matchup?
I was practicing my PvP with 20-30 games a day so I was mentally at my limit. But we have some of the best protoss players on our team including MC who helped my practice out greatly. I thought that the score may be 3 to 2 and we would have to go to a 5th set, but I guess I was lucky today.

- What aspect of Killer’s play did you focus on?
I didn’t try to strategize specifically for my opponent since I am pretty confidence in my PvP matchup. If I had lost the 1st set, I thought we would go to 5 games, but after winning the first set, I was able to take this match easily.

- You will be facing a teammate in the semifinals.
If possible I would like to get to the finals. I lost to him (Nada) previously, but this time I will win.

- Your PvP score is 16 wins to 2 losses. Do you think about this winning ratio a lot?
If you think too much about ratios and percentages, it becomes a liability to your play. Anyways, MC is the king of PvP and I don’t have that much desire to take that spot.

- Do you think you will be in the finals?
I always tell myself that I can win, but I don’t think I can truly guarantee that I will win.

- Is it because your opponent will be Nada?
He is my teammate so we practice together often, and he knows my weaknesses well.

- Since the open seasons of GSL, your record hasn’t been that good, what do you think about that?
After a while, my worries kind of disappeared. I felt pretty calm ever since losing last season. Since I kept losing, rather than becoming frustrated, I found solace in being able to take the losses. Of course, due to my poor performance I have had moments where I thought about quitting, but in the future, I plan to just work hard and not worry about those kinds of things.

- How did you prepare for today’s match?
I practiced against all the protoss players on my team through a rotation, and at the end I faced MC as a trial run for today’s match. I won 3 to 2 in that match. I think I was able to get a lot of confidence though that.

- MC came to cheer you on today, did he have anything to say?
He suggested cannon rushing. If the match went to the 4th game, I would have definitely done another cannon rush.

- Your thoughts on why you are so good at PvP?
I think it is because I have great control compared to most players. Of course, when I face MC (who also has great control); the first one to attack always loses. In broadcasted matches, I always have the confidence that I can win, so I always rush in.

- Your ambition going into the semifinals?
Every time I play, I hunger more and more for the finals. Right now, the word I am focusing on is ‘finals’ rather than ‘victory.’

- Any last comments?
I want to thank Hero, MC, Carmel, and Vines for helping me practice. I had something else to say but I am drawing a blank…
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Nestea – ‘In order for zergs to win, you gotta get lucky.’

- Your thoughts on making the semifinals?
I lost pretty quickly in the last season, so I am happy that I am this far in the tournament. I think everything I prepared worked out pretty well so I feel like my practice was definitely worth it.

- How did you prepare for your build in the 1st set?
This was a build I have been thinking about for a while. When I used it in practice, it seemed to work pretty well, as it worked on almost everyone. I wanted to start off with that and put my opponent in an uncomfortable situation for the rest of the matches.

- Your reason for losing in the 3rd set?
I scouted unnecessarily and was tricked. The match was already at 2 to 0 so even after losing the 3rd set, I was still ahead and I felt pretty confident on the 4th set map, so I wasn’t feeling that bad.

- You are the last zerg remaining this season.
I am really lonely. If LosirA would have made it I would feel a bit more comfortable… I think playing zerg right now is really difficult. There isn’t a solution that you can just find. I think it is something that I will have to find by spending time on and studying the matchups. I feel a bit of pressure and responsibilities to do so (for all zerg players).

- How will you prepare for your matches?
There’s not much a zerg player can prepare mechanically for the match. Rather, you have to design strategies so that you see the flow of your opponent’s race and playstyle and make it difficult for him to proceed. When zergs win, I would say you have to be a bit ‘lucky.’

- How did you prepare for today’s matches?
Seed and I took some time researching and developing builds. Yonghwa also helped a lot. I want to thank both of them.

- You will be facing a Terran in the semifinals (sC).
His early aggression is pretty strong, so it will not be an easy match. His play smells a bit like Marineking. I will prepare a lot for this match. I think this will be a match that will be difficult for both players.

- Your ambition going into the semifinals?
I think if I can get past the semis I can ride my victory into the finals. Zerg isn’t the best race, but I will win.

- Any last comments?
I want to thank Seed and MinSeOk for helping me practice, and my coach for coming to cheer me on today. I hope that Mvp can win code A and come back into code S then show great games again.
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Code A
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