[Spoilers] SKT1 vs CJ Winners' Interviews

SKT1's "The Revolutionist" Bisu defeated CJ's EffOrt in the first set, held on the 13th at the Yongsan e-Sports Indoor Stadium.

The following is the interview with Bisu.

- You are showing good results against Effort.
▲ It was a map I was confident in even before practice, so I am glad that the results were good. I was very confident today. CJ is a strong team but we won, so we managed to secure our ranking as 2nd place.

- You showed that you were at ease, even using the archon's splash damage to kill a lurker.
▲ That is just a basic skill. If the Zerg sends lurkers before my observers are out, it is usually just 2~3 lurkers. There were no zerglings so I just killed it with splash damage.

- It seemed that you slightly overdid your attack mid-game.
▲ I made a good army combination and attacked, but my opponent had mutalisks, that's why it seemed that way. He sniped my high templars with the mutalisks so I had no choice but to attack.

- What do you center your practice around, and against which race do you have to highest win rate?
▲ It would be playing according to my opponent's plays adaptively. My most confident match up is of course, against Zergs.

- The new map 'Holy World' has become a hot issue.
▲ Thezerg helped me with 3 matches and he said it seemed like an okay map. But in the recent matches, the Zergs have been making good use of the neutral command center in the middle of the map. That is how it became a Zerg map. Building one queen isn't that much of an economic damage (for the zerg). The infested terrans are very useful. I think they made the map wrongly (laughs).

- If your opponent wants to defeat you, what do they have to do?
▲ They will have to practice longer than me, have to have faster hands, and understand Protoss well.

- Any final words?
▲ We defeated a strong team today so we're very happy, and our target is to get into the Grand Finals, and so far, everything is going well, so it's a good thing. We are all working hard, so regardless of our results, I hope everyone can give their best support.

SKT1's Hyuk defeated CJ's Kwanro and contributed to his team's win today.

The following is the interview with Hyuk.

- Your thoughts on your win?
▲ I am very happy. I worked hard so as to play a match in which I will have no regrets with, and I think I am benefiting because of that.

- You are starting to pick up your pace.
▲ During the Stove league (T/L note: "The Stove League" is a baseball term for breaks in between leagues), I practiced a lot. My results are showing not because of my large amount of practice, but it's because I practice with the mindset that even if I lose, I must play a game which I will have no regrets. That is why I think my results are showing.

- Killing the mutalisks with your scourges turned out well.
▲ It was not luck. It was a timed attack I researched and developed on. If I try to be ahead economically, due to the close air-to-air distance, the mutalisks will definitely be killed (by the scourges). After seeing Kwanro doing the same thing, I developed on it, and calculated the precise timing required.

- When did you feel that you have won?
▲ It was after I killed his mutalisks. As long as I did not make any big mistakes, I knew I was going to win.

- Your team and CJ's ranks could have been swapped today, and hence it was an important match. Did you feel nervous?
▲ I got nervous quite a lot. I was nervous right til the moment I stepped into the booth, but the coach gave me a massage, helping me to warm up and loosen my tense muscles, and I think that was a big help. His never-ending advice was also of great help.

- There are only 3 matches left in Round 4.
▲ I get satisfied very easily. But recently, my mindset has changed and I am now not satisfied with just 2 wins, so I am consistently working hard. I am working hard without any rest, so I am confident with the rest of my games.

- Any final words?
▲ s2 helped me with practice, as though it was his own. I am really grateful and I will treat him to something delicious. Also, MuMyung coach looked out for me in the training room right til the end. I am really thankful towards him.

SKT1's fantasy defeated Movie and sealed his team's win today.

The following is the interview with Fantasy.

- You ended your losing streak.
▲ Including a game where I didn't play in the end, I couldn't do interview thrice. Now that I've won, I want to feel this feeling more often.

- Your concept for today was?
▲ It was to shake my opponent as much as possible with dropship and vulture, and going a timed triple command. But my vulture drop did more damage than I thought, so I won with more ease.

- sKyHigh played similar to you today.
▲ Skyhigh played similar to me. After watching his game, my teammates told me that his play was similar to mine.

- You have consistently been strong against Protoss.
▲ Whether it is practice or live, I am always calm when I play against Protoss. I don't really feel as though i will lose. It's just easy. I have to play well against Zergs but I am not so I am slightly disappointed. I lost the previous game because I played weirdly. I feel as though my games on stage aren't working out well. After my previous loss, I felt that I have to research harder for playing against Zergs, so I will work even harder. For now, I will have to play against other races more, and slowly improve my TvZ skills.

- Your match was going be the deciding match of who's getting what ranking. Did you feel pressured?
▲ Hwaseung has been doing great lately so we felt that we have to catch up quickly, but if we lost today then we wouldn't be able to. If our ranks were to be swapped, it would have a great impact on our team, so I practiced hard. The coach even told us that our ranks might swap if we lost today.

- SKTelecom has race-specific coaches.
▲ They are of great help with practice. All the coaches have experience playing on stage, so they are of great help in many ways. I think many other teams will be envious of us.

- There are now 3 matches left.
▲ I will be cautious against Zergs and end Round 4 safely. My target was to get 35 wins, but there is still a long way to go, so I want to get there safely. Our team's momentum has been very good lately, so I feel that we can win the rest of our matches.

- Any final words?
▲ Many of my teammates are under a lot of stress while practicing, but they still helped me with practice so I would like to thank them. I thought it cannot be walled off other than at 5 o'clock main, but BoxeR told me how to wall off (at other positions), so I am grateful to him.