STX's Dear did it. He put a stop to Flash's seemingly unstoppable winning streak. Due to the unexpected-ness of the ordeal, Dear enjoyed a brief moment of fame, climbing to the top of the most-searched-term chart of the internet. February 29th has become a day that lives on in his memory.
Dear thanked Classic and Size for helping him whole-heartedly when preparing builds to face Flash. Confidence shone through Dear's words as he said he wants to become an 'auto-win' card.
Q How does it feel to have derailed the unstoppable god-god-express, aka the holy rape train*?
A I beat Flash who had never lost this season. I want to scream, that's how good I feel right now (laughs).
Q He was the one that stopped your winning streak last time you met.
A The fact that I lost so easily without being able to do anything made it that much more regrettable. I guess the manner in which I lost motivated me to beat him easily today (laughs).
Q Let's be honest: nobody expected you to win.
A My confidence was low due to the manner in which I lost my last encounter with him. The build I prepared for today's game didn't net me a lot of wins in practice either. However, I was carrying some momentum in my recent PvT's so I didn't feel like it was impossible to win.
Q Word on the street is that you always tell your teammates "If anybody on this team could beat Flash, it'd be me."
A I always wanted to meet him. I prepared a lot of builds, and wanted to try them out against him.
Q It felt like you put in a lot of thought and analysis into the build.
A Today's build is centered around getting fast speed for shuttles. If Flash had scanned it, it would have been stopped easily, but I noticed he has a habit of scanning the opponent's natural entrance when his vultures pop. So I hid the support bay in my natural, and Flash didn't see it so he fell to my harass.
Q Who helped you win today.
A Classic and Size. Even when I kept bugging them for practice games to perfect this build, they didn't complain, so I am thankful, and I also want to say thank you to our coach that devised this build.
Q One step closer to rookie of the year.
A You only have one shot to win rookie of the year, so I want to win it (laughs). I am competing with sHy for the award; I hope he puts up a good fight until I win it in the end (laughs).
Q Your name topped the charts of the most-searched-keyword. Lots of attention.
A I was startled by the cheering when I stepped out of the booth. I'm still dazed.
Q Plans from hereon?
A Since the rookie of the year award is at stake, our head coach has been giving me extra attention. I want to pay him back for believing in me by crushing everybody in my path.
Q Any last words?
A After I won today I thought, 'I'm glad I chose to become a progamer.' I will watch my match against Flash when I get home. I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight (laughs). I will continue to play hard so that eventually I will become an 'auto-win' card for our team.
Source: Daily E-sports
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* If you're seriously wondering whether the interviewer actually said the words "unstoppable God express" and "holy rape train," you should take a moment to reassess your life, your moral fiber, your ideals, and your character. Somewhere in that arid desert of yours, look for this small, forgotten oasis called 'common sense,' and abandon the search only when you have doused yourself thoroughly with its essence. The discovery may be more elusive for some than others, but I have faith in ye, forlorn journeymen. Upon returning, you will open your eyes to the small wonders of your everyday-life, and your time on this planet will no longer seem like a monotonous drone, a fleeting moment caught in between before and after-life, a pit stop in your journey through the continuum of time, knowledge and space. After having lived a long and prosperous life full of love and joy, you will remember this moment of enlightenment and have me to thank.