For Samsung KHAN, before Lunar New Years, they were 5 wins and 4 losses. The important part was not the record, but the fact that they only played 9 games. For SK Telecom T1, they had played 12 games, much more than Khan. After their holiday break, they have a tough schedule before them. A game only 3 days after, a death race for Khan.
This is why this match was so important for Samsung Khan. Because their next game is only 3 days apart, it could have a big effect on their match. For Khan, they were falling behind 1-2, but Heo Young Moo (JangBi) and Lim Tae Gyu (Brave) pulled it out for a nice reversal. Khan players have stated, “Even though the game is shortly spaced, we can handle it. We are confident playing against strong teams.”
[T/N – Sup no mention for TurN (Park Dae Ho)]
Q. You won after a 2 week break.
TurN – I don’t even remember my last interview. I can’t even remember if I had interview last season. I feel a bit out of place here.
JangBi – Not two weeks for me, since I did not play last match and we were on a losing streak, I couldn’t play even longer. I really wanted to do an interview.
Brave – To end last year, I beat Kim Jae Hoon (Jaehoon). To continue that, I won today as well. I feel good.
Q. Did you feel nervous after the 10 day break?
JangBi – I don’t think you get more nervous from a long break, or you get any less nervous from playing often. I played comfortably. That comfortableness was important today
Brave – There was no predicting that if I would play today, so there was no moment for me to become tense.
Q. With your next match in 3 days, how are you going to prepare?
TurN – Because our team is strong I have confidence. I will prepare well.
JangBi – To say that I have 3 days left, I feel happy. I will practice more.
Q. You said your condition was subpar; did you have any problems today?
Brave – I felt slightly dizzy but it was not a problem to affect my performance. I did not want to make excuses if I lost. Isn’t it cool that I said I was sick after I won?
Q. Your impression on breaking your 3 game losing streak.
JangBi – It was not a situation for me to go on a losing streak. I felt like I was going crazy during this time. Now that I broke it, I will go on a winning streak. Our next match is against Team 8, yesterday I saw Lee Jae Dong (Jaedong) earn his new nickname ‘Constipated Zerg’. It was a nice game. In our next match, I want to meet Jaedong and beat him.
Q. You have your own play style.
TurN – I usually look at the other player first and adjust my style accordingly. My opponent today Doh Jae Wook (BeSt[WHITE]) usually plays a rich macro game, so I did a macro game.
Q. If you would judge your game.
TurN – I would say a B+
JangBi – If I want to average stuff out, it would be S. Not that the game itself was really good, but for changing my strategy based on Bang Tae Soo’s (Alone) next step. Not basing on the game details, but I want to give a high score to my ability to predict.
Brave – I would say a safe A average.
Q. Is there anyone Team 8 you would like to play against.
TurN – I want to meet a Zerg player. Last season I played against Jaedong and lost to him, so I want a rematch.
JangBi – I would like a Terran player. I would like to answer for Brave. When we were talking in our practice house, Brave said he wants to play Jaedong. From his own words, he said he could beat Jaedong, but everyone laughed at him.
Brave – Even if I meet Jaedong and lose, there is nothing else for me to lose. So I would like to play him at least once.
Q. Do you think you can maintain your all win record?
TurN – It’s only 3 wins, so it is a little embarrassing to say that. I want to try for 5 wins.
Q. Any last words?
JangBi – There is a match 3 days after, so with today’s pace we will win all games left in round 2.
Brave – For our fans and their acquaintances, hope they don’t catch a cold. A slowly developing cold is hard to get rid of.
TurN – I feel healthy. I hope the fans take care of themselves too.
[Daily e-sports Park Woon Sung journalist photo@dailyesports.com]
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Translated by Kimoleon.