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Won " PartinG" Lee Sak is the star of the 33rd episode of my 'Grilled' interview series.
Some of the topics discussed:
- What life was like for PartinG in the eSTRO KeSPA team when he was a BW player.
- What happened to him in his famous GSL Code S semi-final vs. an injured  Mvp?
- Bisu's level in SC2 and whether he should switch to Terran.
- His ability to execute the WonWonWon build better than any other Protoss.
- Why his PvP got progressively better across the three WCS events.
- Whether Zergs abused imbalance in the latter period of WoL.
- Thoughts on other Protosses: Rain, Creator, MC, HerO, NaNiwa and MaNa.
Some quotes to whet viewers's appetites:
On why Bisu won't switch to Terran in SC2.
"Actually Bisu is really really good at playing Terran, but he won't switch to Terran because his TvT isn't that good. He can't keep it at the level of TvP and TvZ."
The GSL Code S semi-final that went wrong for the PvT master vs. Mvp:
"I think I was really overconfident when I faced Mvp, because when I trained with practice partners like TaeJa and MarineKing I won almost every game against them, so I was really confident.
In the matches it also went just like I'd wished, all the build orders were perfect for me, but then I chose bad timings for fights, where I didn't have to fight, so I lost eventually. I think I was really overconfident and I could have won all of the games."
Why he wishes he had faced Rain in the BWC final:
"I actually wished that Rain would make the finals, so I could prove that my PvP had improved and that I could beat my rival, and show all the fans and players that I could beat Rain."
How he feels about new team-mate and fellow Protoss Rain:
"I really admire Rain, because he is a player who can focus only on the game. When he trains he never looks at his cell phone or goes on websites or the internet, he just focuses on the game. That's what I really admire."
Thoughts on NaNiwa's playing style and personality:
"I think NaNiwa's playstyle is like HerO's style, so a lot of harassing, but I think he needs to control himself better with his anger when he loses, so that he can focus more on the game. That would be the way for him to get better."
The entire 20 minute subtitled video interview can be watched at Team Acer.
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your Country52798 Posts
Holy chocolate, watching this now.
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One of the reasons why I started playing Protoss was because of Bisu  I really hope he doesn't switch to the dark side.
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Wait what? So is there a possibility to Bisu to just switch?
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In the matches it also went just like I'd wished, all the build orders were perfect for me, but then I chose bad timings for fights, where I didn't have to fight, so I lost eventually. I think I was really overconfident and I could have won all of the games."
Overconfidence into overconfidence? ^^
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yummmm thanks for this awesomeness
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
I wonder if Parting says that Bisu is good in practice to be nice, or because it's true. Hoping it's the latter, but I'm afraid I kind of think it's (at least partly) the former.
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lol, Naniwa. I don't remember him winning anything since the days when everybody was bad at Starcraft of 2010 MLG. Not sure why they included him in there. Incontrol also got 4th place during those days.
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On March 13 2013 05:33 NoGasfOu wrote:
lol, Naniwa. I don't remember him winning anything since the days when everybody was bad at Starcraft of 2010 MLG. Not sure why they included him in there. Incontrol also got 4th place during those days.
Getting twice into Code S RO8 is bad?
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On March 13 2013 05:33 NoGasfOu wrote:
lol, Naniwa. I don't remember him winning anything since the days when everybody was bad at Starcraft of 2010 MLG. Not sure why they included him in there. Incontrol also got 4th place during those days.
Cause he made RO8 in the GSL Code S twice. Not many foreigners did that (if any).
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On March 13 2013 05:33 NoGasfOu wrote:
lol, Naniwa. I don't remember him winning anything since the days when everybody was bad at Starcraft of 2010 MLG. Not sure why they included him in there. Incontrol also got 4th place during those days.
Why does your senile memory has to play into this?
Hoping for continuation of these grilled series, they are excellent every time
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
On March 13 2013 05:33 NoGasfOu wrote:
lol, Naniwa. I don't remember him winning anything since the days when everybody was bad at Starcraft of 2010 MLG. Not sure why they included him in there. Incontrol also got 4th place during those days.
Back-to-back Code S Ro8 pretty bad, yeah. Losing to Mvp in elimination rounds also pretty shameful, I don't even know why they talk about that guy anymore
+ Show Spoiler +One thing to note: Naniwa won MLG Dallas in 2011, and placed 2nd at Providence - also in 2011. So even if everyone was bad in 2010, that doesn't really matter
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On March 13 2013 05:20 Thorin wrote:
I think NaNiwa's playstyle is like HerO's style, so a lot of harassing, but I think he needs to control himself better with his anger when he loses, so that he can focus more on the game. That would be the way for him to get better.
context?
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Whether Naniwa is good or not debate aside, PartinG's assessment of him seems pretty accurate. It's clear from the follow up question that PartinG definitely has some respect for the guy (even says he learned from him).
I'll bet if he had a sports psychologist or something he could be an even better player - his problems tend to revolve around his anger issues.
It makes me sad he still hasn't found a team yet, even though I understand his attitude issues must be a real problem since he'd be signed by someone otherwise.
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
On March 13 2013 05:47 Swords wrote:
Whether Naniwa is good or not debate aside, PartinG's assessment of him seems pretty accurate. It's clear from the follow up question that PartinG definitely has some respect for the guy (even says he learned from him).
I'll bet if he had a sports psychologist or something he could be an even better player - his problems tend to revolve around his anger issues.
It makes me sad he still hasn't found a team yet, even though I understand his attitude issues must be a real problem since he'd be signed by someone otherwise.
He likes to be kind of a "lone wolf" - he received multiple offers, both from KeSPA teams and other teams, but he declined.
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France12915 Posts
On March 13 2013 05:47 Jindo wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2013 05:20 Thorin wrote:
I think NaNiwa's playstyle is like HerO's style, so a lot of harassing, but I think he needs to control himself better with his anger when he loses, so that he can focus more on the game. That would be the way for him to get better.
context?
According to ToD, you can't really talk to them after an important loss in tourneys for an hour or so, because they are very angry at themself or something like that.
So basically it hinders him reaching another level.
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On March 13 2013 05:36 Luolis wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2013 05:33 NoGasfOu wrote:
lol, Naniwa. I don't remember him winning anything since the days when everybody was bad at Starcraft of 2010 MLG. Not sure why they included him in there. Incontrol also got 4th place during those days. Getting twice into Code S RO8 is bad?
Also, received 6 GSL bailout seeds.
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glad bisu isnt switching to terran,
would just feel so wrong, it would be like if
flash switches to zerg asdfjodif
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I would like for Bisu to switch to Terran if he would start to show some results. Maybe that's because I wasn't around during brood war.
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EPT
