[Int] GSTL Semifinals

MMA – ‘We can twopeat in the teamleague.’

- How do you feel after getting to two consecutive teamleague finals?
I feel really good. I believed that since we are a team worthy of being in the finals, that we would be in the finals.

- You are showing great form once again in the GSTL.
For the GSTL, we prepare as a team, and I believe our team unity is the best, which is why we are able to keep winning.

- In the round of 8, Taeja was able to score an all-kill.
He is the newest member of our terran line, and we are proud of him since he was able to start off with an all-kill.

- What did you predict for the match against fOu today?
I thought that GuMiho and sC would be taken care of by Alicia. Since he lost and it came down to me, I was a bit nervous.

- What was the toughest match for you today?
The last set. When my medivac full of hellions got caught, I let him have the upper hand.

- All your wins so far in the teamleague have been 1-2 wins (**because he is always sent out last…duh). How many kills do you predict for yourself in the finals?
I am always confident in my ability to win if my coach lets me play.

- Your results in the individual league are not as good as your results in the team league yet, what do you think about that?
I don’t like it. I should play well for myself as well, but so far I haven’t been able to show my full strength (in the individual league). I will make sure to show good results next time.

- The finals will be either against oGs or MVP.
I think both teams are strong but I have a feeling that MVP will advance. I think they have good reserve players and know their opponent’s lineup pretty well.

- Are you confident in your team’s ability for a twopeat?
I believe it is possible for us to repeat as champions as long as we play like we have been playing. I hope that lady luck will be on our side as well.

- The super tournament brackets are posted. Are you happy with your placement?
I am pretty friendly with Mvp (player) so I don’t feel that bad about it. Whether I meet good players early or late, as long as I can show good games for the fans, I will be satisfied.

- Any last comments?
I want to thank Ga-yeon, BoxeR, and Cella. I want to extend my thanks and love to my brother who always comes and cheers for me and my SlayerS family. My father is a pastor, and he prays for me every day. I want to thank my parent for their support.
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DongRaeGu – ‘SlayerS will be easier than oGs.’

- Your thoughts about getting to the finals?
I haven’t had much success breaking through the preliminaries so I was a bit nervous about my skills translating for the GSTL stage. But I am glad that the results are speaking for themselves. I believe I can keep getting good results in the future.

- Are you saying you haven’t had much confidence in yourself before?
Ever since SCBW, whenever I practiced online I would get good results, but I would always have problems in my confidence during live matches, so I couldn’t play to my full potential. I think it is about time that I used this teamleague opportunity to shed that habit.

- The expectations were that MVP would lose.
Both Monster and I did not think we would lose to any oGs terrans. And so our team goal focused solely on eliminating MC. ViOlet was prepared to snipe MC, but I am glad I could stop him during my turn. My goal was to get all the terrans out of the way and so I didn’t practice for protoss. I played without any pressure (during the last match) and somehow I was able to get the win.

- How did you feel playing against Nada?
I have never faced him on ladder. So I was wondering how he would play, but it turned out he plays similar to every other terran. I knew that I was playing against a legend so I felt the results wouldn’t matter so much, thus I was able to do what I wanted.

- Against SuperNova you really showed off the zerg swarm.
SuperNova on ladder really likes to have one decisive attack followed by him expanding and gathering up his forces. I don’t usually use roaches, but I planned to crush his early attack by using them. Then I got out a lot of drones to get a ton of units out in the later part of the game.

- You showed off some ceremony to MC.
It was fun. I don’t think it was overdoing it because my opponent was MC. I was able to put more focus on the game through the exchange of ceremonies and play even harder.

- You will be facing SlayerS in the finals.
When you face oGs, there’s a lot of pressure to take out MC. But as for SlayerS, they are terran heavy with players like Ryung and MMA so I believe it will be easier to beat them. I am confident in my ZvT.

- Anyone you want to face in the finals?
Everyone on our team says that MMA is a good player. I have faced him on and off on the ladder and I don’t think he played that seriously. I want to see his real skills so I want to face him in a match.

- The reason MVP was able to advance all the way to the finals?
The overall team age is pretty close, so the practice environment is very good. The team atmosphere is really enjoyable, and I believe our lineup is pretty strong. A lot of our members were able to get through the GSL preliminaries this time, so I thought that we would at least breakthrough to the team league finals.

- Any last comments?
I want to thank the coach’s mother for always preparing our food. I want to thank my clan mates, friends, and my parents for taking care of me.
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