At STX SouL, there’s a thing called the “Hyvaa Score.” It often happened that whenever hyvaa won, the rest of the team would lose, so people called the 1-3 loss a “Hyvaa Score.” Thus even if he won Hyvaa never rested easy. He didn’t get many winner’s interviews, either.
But, in the all-important road to the post-season, Hyvaa closed out his team’s victory and broke the “Hyvaa Score” jinx.
Q: You led the team to victory for the rest time in a while
hyvaa: First of all, it feels good to win. I kept feeling like I was walking on thin ice so I had to push myself. It’s been so long since a winner’s interview it feels awkward to sit down with a reporter (laughs).
Q: Did you plan to play a protoss
hyvaa: For the 5th set, they could only send out a protoss. Since I knew Jaehoon or Tyson would come out I prepared well and was confident. To be honest, I thought we’d win quickly but we fell to 2-0 and I got anxious. Thankfully Calm paved the way to a comeback.
Q: Coming out in the 5th set could be a stressful thing
hyvaa: It’s true. Since the 5th set decides your team’s fate, it’s no different from an ace match. However, if you think of it that way you can’t help but get nervous. I tried my utmost to calm my nerves and lo and behold came out protoss, my most confident matchup, and I was able to play with a clear mind.
Q: But there were moments when you could’ve lost
hyvaa: Honestly, wouldn’t it have been a catastrophe to lose that match? (laughs) The team could’ve slipped into a low ranking, so every time there was a crisis I was determined not to give up. Punishing him with my mutalisk plays was key to the comeback.
Q: When you won but the team lost it was called the “Hyvaa Score.”
hyvaa: If it were that I lost but my team won, I wouldn’t be so frustrated, but since when I won but my team lost, I didn’t know what to feel. It’s a relief to break the curse today and it feels really good that my victory was also the team’s. In the future, I hope the “Hyvaa Score” can mean that when I win the team also wins.
Q: STX zergs were struggling to stay afloat
hyvaa: I feel like we made a lot of mistakes in builds or game management. Our live matches didn’t do justice to our practice skill. There were a lot of times we watched our peers and felt regret. It’s getting better bit by bit, and our results bear that out, so I predict we’ll continue to rise. It only gets more important from here.
Q: How probable is it that STX reaches the post-season
hyvaa: By our skill in practice it’s 100% guaranteed we’ll reach the post-season. However, it’s unfortunate our players can’t yet perform well in live matches. A lot of our players don’t have much experience and get nervous, so if they can relax and show even 70-80% of their skill I think we’ll definitely make it.
Q: Any last words
hyvaa: I’m really glad I won and got to interview. Maybe that’s why it felt like we talked about a lot of stuff today. I’ll do interviews and share interesting stories more often. My play today wasn’t great but I hope everyone will cheer for me so that I can play more entertaining matches in the future.
By Daily eSports reporter Lee Sora – sora@dailyesports.com
Source: http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=56300
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good interview...but team 8