In defeating STX SouL's deep lineup 3-2, Air Force ACE showcased a deep lineup of its own. Up 2-0 before letting their opponent come back to 2-2, ACE fielded great in the fifth set against ZvZ machine Modesty to take the match 3-2.
The 5th set winner great closed the match in style with dancing mutalisk control. The ceremony avenged Kal, who lost in embarrassing fashion with a manner cc in his natural. “Kal’s face turned red after he lost the game. As his senior, I couldn’t let him be embarrassed like that, so I flaunted my ceremony,” said great, showing the camaraderie in his team.
Q: Ace rose to 6th with the win. Thoughts?
Iris: Happy.
Orion: I’m happy I could help break our losing streak.
great: I’m very glad our team won. While I was on a 5 game losing streak, I felt like our team’s losses were my fault, so I’m happy we both won today.
Q: This was your first win of the season.
Iris: I went on leave recently and my friends all kept asking when I my next match was, and I had no reply. So I prepared extra hard for today. I’ll continue my hard work in the future.
Q: You won in both your appearances so far.
Orion: I was originally anxious to get my first win, but after I had it, I found myself getting greedy. I’ve only played two matches. I’ll need to play even more to gauge my true skill.
Q: Both your games were really promising.
Orion: It gets harder to play as the matches go on, but I’m thankful the viewers liked my play. In today’s match, I kept banking too much money. But, my control was accurate in the important moments and I was able to win.
Q: It’s your first ZvZ win of the season.
great: Honestly, I’m confident in my ZvZ. My results were good in practice so it was frustrating to lose when I went on stage. I had a feeling my opponent was going to be the “ZvZ machine,” so for one week I became a ZvZ machine myself.
Q: The match went according to your plans.
great: I feel like I got pretty lucky. I had a lot of mistakes in mutalisk control during the match. Kal suffered a pretty big blow today, though. It’s the first time I’ve seen his face that red. I decided to avenge him as his senior so I danced my mutalisks around at the end.
Q: Now that the team rose to 6th, what’s next?
Orion: If we’d lost today, we’d feel some pressure over our next matches, which are with the top teams. Instead, we’ve gained some confidence with today’s win. We’ll close up the 2nd round well and head into the 3rd round.
Iris: I hope we’ll do well, because everyone works really hard. ACE is objectively pretty strong, so I think there’s no reason why we can’t do well.
Q: Last comments.
Iris: I wish I had more opportunities to play. My friends never see me on tv. I hope they’ll send me out more. I’ll work really hard (laughs)
Orion: I won once before, but I’m grateful for all the attention this time around. I’m going to work even harder to have a better showing [next time].
great: Thanks to all my seniors who helped me prepare. And thanks to the coaches who watch over my practice.
[Daily e-Sports journalist Park Woon Sung photo@dailyesports.com]
Source: DES
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Was bored and noticed no one had done this interview. Let me know if there are any mistakes. First real use of korean in a while, and my korean isn't as good as that of others on tl.