Interview after his win in Proleague yesterday:

Source: http://www.inven.co.kr/webzine/news/?news=108612&iskin=esports

Q. You finally got your first win in round 3. How do you feel about ending your losing streak?
Because of my recent loss streak I wasn't feeling good. My condition was lacking so everything seemed tiring. But with this win my loss streak in team and individual leagues has ended, which is fortunate.

Q. Jin Air came first in the 2nd round but opened the round with 2 losses. Is it because the team atmosphere changed?
After winning the 2nd round nothing in particular changed. We've shown a pitiable image so far, so we'll keep working hard and show a competitive atmosphere.

Q. You're always being sent out as the ace, is there a special reason?
I don't think there's any immediate reason. I told the coach I can play on any map.

Q. Don't you feel any pressure when you're sent out as the ace?
There wasn't much pressure when I played in the first set. Even if I lose the first set the other players still believe that I can win the ace match.

Q. In today's match you decided to push forward with a planetary fortress. How'd you think of this strategy?
On Ladder I tried it by accident. It turned out better than I thought. Protoss went for Phoenixes and Colossi which is a difficult strategy to beat. So if i did it right I thought it would work.

Q. Is there a lot of pressure from thinking you have to win the third round?
There's no immediate pressure. But I want to show a good form this round. If I work hard I think the victories will naturally follow.

Q. You're participating in the GSL GT. Do you have any resolutions?
I'm going to prepare diligently so I can win.

Q.Anything else you want to say?
I just want to say thanks to my teammates that are all working hard.

Darrkhan

Finland1236 Posts

April 25 2014 12:32 GMT

#1013

Wow, so beautiful executed 2rax against soO!!

Maru never fails to impress me whoah that stop micro with scv and perfectly timed pull away with marines to get perfect position against those lings! Really hard to pull off like that, I used to 2rax every game at the end of WoL

If he wins against soO he will play against Zest that will be interesting, I think Maru was the only player to beat Zest last season GSL.

mau5mat

Northern Ireland461 Posts

April 25 2014 13:20 GMT

#1014

What keyboard is Maru using now? He used to use a Qsenn dt-35, but now it looks like a Leopold 7C700R in white, anyone know what switches?

gneGne

Netherlands697 Posts

April 25 2014 13:58 GMT

#1015

So sad he lost so needlessly.

partydude89

1850 Posts

April 25 2014 17:54 GMT

#1016

Wow, i'm not signed up... please sign me up.

Shellshock

United States97274 Posts

April 29 2014 01:26 GMT

#1017

On April 26 2014 02:54 partydude89 wrote:
Wow, i'm not signed up... please sign me up.

whoops sorry this is late. I got you

damn tough weekend for Maru. I really thought he would get out of that group but San just played much better than normal and Maru just made some mistakes. Pretty shitty way to lose that last game too. That had to be disheartening. His TvZ is looking pretty good still, though. I mean I think he would have won game 2 against soO if it was on pretty much any other map. Alterzim just huge.

Losing to Soulkey really sucks but it doesn't make me think anything about Maru's play. He just always loses to Soulkey for some reason. Oh well. Hopefully he can bounce back and at least finish .500 for this round of proleague. Jin Air could really use him playing well.

gneGne

Netherlands697 Posts

April 29 2014 07:33 GMT

#1018

Soulkey seemed to be really prepared and played really well at that. He certainly got Maru scared with that roach push reminding him of soO's roach push I guess.

Shellshock

United States97274 Posts

May 05 2014 10:42 GMT

#1019

Pretty easy win today :D