EPTODT Group B 1st place:
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STX’s mini: “the reason I’m good at PvZ is…”
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STX Soul’s mini is emerging as a new PvZ specialist. In the Starleague 2012 Offline Qualifiers, mini swept CJ and KT’s representative zergs, Effort and Crazy-Hydra, and this time, in the dual tournament, he felled SKT’s Hyuk and KT’s Action. When asked about the secret to his PvZ, mini said, “I admire Bisu’s play a lot, so I think it’s from watching his VODs and trying to imitate his play.” With a Starleague filled with zergs, look forward to the next time mini plays.
Q: Thoughts on your first Starleague round of 16
Mini: I’m so happy I qualified. Last time, I beat strong zergs like Effort and Crazy-Hydra, so it feels good to win against zergs today.
Q: How did you practice
Mini: I thought, ‘I just need to beat two zergs’ and practiced PvZ. Even if I lost to Baby, I figured I’d win in the final match.
Q: What’s the trick to winning in PvZ
Mini: I really like SK Telecom’s Bisu, so I think I do well because I watch his VODs and try to imitate him.
Q: You showed a perfect match in the winner’s set. Did you practice for management games
Mini: I don’t really like the map Electric Circuit, so I tried to win early with zealots. So I hid my zealots until Action attacked and attacked myself.
Q: What are your goals this Starleague
Mini: Since I missed my one chance for a “best rookie” award, I want to walk the Royal Road.
Q: There are a lot of zergs, so you’ll have a lot of chances to play PvZ. Are you confident
Mini: Since my PvZs have been going well, they’ve been fun, and I’m confident. I hope a lot of zergs qualify up.
Q: Anyone you want to meet in the round of 16
Mini: No one in particular, but just for the sake of revenge I want to meet Jaedong once in a Starleague.
Q: STX has four players left [in the Starleague], but do you want to say anything as the first to advance
Mini: I think my elders will be jealous a younger player advanced first. I hope we each qualify and meet in a big way
Q: Anything else you want to say
Mini: Calm helped me a lot, so in his name I’ll try my hardest and get really far
Daily eSports reporter Park Woon-sung – photo@dailyesports.com
Source: http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=59263
ODT Group B 2nd place:
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KT’s Action: “I want a rematch with mini.”
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KT Rolster’s Action took the momentum he showed in the proleague postseason and carried it into the Starleague Dual Tournament. He went 5-1 in the proleague postseason, including a win in the Grand Final; in the ODT he beat Team 8’s Baby twice and advanced to the round of 16 as his group’s 2nd place with a 2-1 score.
Action, who got to the Starleague round of 16 for the first time in 2 years, said, “Round of 8 is the immediate goal, but this time I want to pour my heart and soul into getting to the round of 4 and beyond.”
Q: Thoughts on getting to the Starleague round of 16
Action: I got really ambitious after passing the Starleague Offline Prelims. A lot of teammates wanted to help me practice, even during our off-season, but I recklessly practiced by myself. I came close [today] to having huge regrets.
Q: How did you prepare
Action: I almost got careless because it was the offseason. I studied the maps while helping Flash practice, and so I figured I’d improvise my strategies and play.
Q: You beat Baby twice to advance to the round of 16
Action: To be honest, before the match I was thinking about how Baby was helping SK Telecom practice for the Grand Final. The only thing Baby did [during that time] was help SK Telecom practice, so to think he could win twice in the dual tournament doesn’t make any sense. I just feel bad for Baby.
Q: You showed solid ZvT
Action: I tried to be aggressive while matching the opponent’s style. After the 7pool rush worked, I thought I might be ahead, but realized I was behind when I realized my drone count was low. I think I was able to win through my mutalisk attacks on his main and nat.
Q: Anyone you want to meet in the round of 16
Action: I want to play against mini again. I think I relaxed too much after my zerglings got into his main. I want to meet him again in a revenge match.
Q: Anything you want to say
Action: My best result was a starleague round of 8. This dual tournament was difficult because everyone was so good, but this time I want to prepare really hard and get to the round of 4.
Daily eSports reporter Park Woon-sung – photo@dailyesports.com
Source: http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=59278
