 Hot_Bid Administrator February 10 2010 14:20. | Profile Blog # |
  IdrA[Media] versus  Liquid`NonY is widely considered the biggest matchup of the TSL Ro8. Both players won easily in the Ro16, and NonY went on to predict victory against IdrA in several interviews. We sat down with IdrA to see what he had to say about the upcoming match.
Ro8 Pre-Interview with IdrA[Media]
PokerStrategy.com TSL:
What is your prediction for this match? Are you going to defeat Nony?
IdrA[Media]:
Of course I will. I actually gained a lot of confidence from our seed match. His only real chance to beat me is cheese, and the Destination game where he cheesed demonstrated just how uncomfortable he is with that style of play. He opened gas rush, which is good, but then went fast nexus which threw away that advantage, and then went blatantly obvious carriers when my fast cc would allow me to timing push freely, even while getting a 3rd cc.
PokerStrategy.com TSL:
Were you impressed by Nony's 6-0 against Horror and Tarson?
IdrA[Media]:
If I beat him 3-2 BBS vs double nexus every game it would be more impressive than beating a European Terran 3-0 PvT.
PokerStrategy.com TSL:
What do you think about his prediction that he will beat you?
IdrA[Media]:
Only emo or falsely modest Europeans predict that they're going to lose games. Confidence is everything in any kind of competition. If you don't absolutely expect to win, you don't really have much of a chance. So yes of course he says that, but it doesn't mean anything.
PokerStrategy.com TSL:
How will you counter double nexus and the unit that kills everything?
IdrA[Media]:
Trick question? Double nexus doesn't have a counter.
PokerStrategy.com TSL:
So if Nony goes double nexus every game, you might lose?
IdrA[Media]:
Nah, if he can get a free double nexus diagonal positions on Andromeda and still almost lose, it won't really matter what builds he does.
PokerStrategy.com TSL:
Will it be a 3-0 victory for you?
IdrA[Media]:
Yes.
PokerStrategy.com TSL:
What are your predictions for the other matchups?
IdrA[Media]
Ret vs Sen I dont really know, I've heard Sen's zvz is really good and theres always the luck factor. I'd imagine it'll be 3-2 either way with Ret more likely to win. White-Ra vs JF I don't know much about either, but Ra is the better player. JF's play wasn't nearly as impressive against Terran as a lot of people seemed to think, and he's up against another Protoss this time. White-Ra should win. Mondragon vs Fenix I think Mondragon will win 3-1, but it's not impossible for Fenix. Mondragon will be much more capable of dealing with unusual strategies than Kolll, and I think Brat's standard TvZ is better than Fenix's.
PokerStrategy.com TSL:
Is Nony your biggest threat?
IdrA[Media]
No, I think the Ra vs JF winner will be more dangerous simply because they're more comfortable with cheesy, abusive play. If Nony wants to play to my weaknesses, he takes himself out of his element as well, so while he is the more skilled player, I'm much more comfortable with him style wise.
PokerStrategy.com TSL:
Hypothetically, if Nony wins, what would you say to him?
IdrA[Media]:
I don't know, I've never really been a fan of thinking about situations that aren't gonna happen. Seems kinda like a waste of time.
PokerStrategy.com TSL:
Thanks for the interview and we look forward to your games!
IdrA[Media]:
Thanks, I hope they're good.
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| AssuredVacancy Canada. February 10 2010 14:24. Posts 1123 | Profile Blog # |
| Oh my god so much trash talk so little time |
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| zerglingsfolife United States. February 10 2010 14:25. Posts 1694 | Profile Blog # | |
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| fwing11 Canada. February 10 2010 14:32. Posts 19 | Profile # | |
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| [X]Ken_D United States. February 10 2010 14:35. Posts 4603 | Profile Blog # |
PokerStrategy.com TSL:
Hypothetically, if Nony wins, what would you say to him?
IdrA[Media]:
I don't know, I've never really been a fan of thinking about situations that aren't gonna happen. Seems kinda like a waste of time.
Great interview. Idra, keeping it real  Last edit: 2010-02-10 14:36:31 |
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| johnlee United States. February 10 2010 14:39. Posts 242 | Profile # |
LOL.
i hope nony destroys him the way stork did during IEF.
bye idra~ |
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| ilj.psa Peru. February 10 2010 14:39. Posts 3080 | Profile Blog # | |
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| danmooj1 United States. February 10 2010 14:40. Posts 1844 | Profile Blog # | |
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| iPAndi Costa Rica. February 10 2010 14:41. Posts 2204 | Profile Blog # |
great interview  Thanks! |
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| Two_DoWn United States. February 10 2010 14:41. Posts 7269 | Profile Blog # |
| This is what a pre match interview is all about. If there isn't any bulletin board material at the end of it, it wasn't worth doing. Modesty does nothing but make a match's hype boring. |
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| citi.zen February 10 2010 14:44. Posts 2504 | Profile # |
| Idra's fixation with "Europeans" continues :-) Last edit: 2010-02-10 14:45:14 |
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| Itachii Poland. February 10 2010 14:45. Posts 12440 | Profile Blog # |
On February 10 2010 14:41 Two_DoWn wrote:
This is what a pre match interview is all about. If there isn't any bulletin board material at the end of it, it wasn't worth doing. Modesty does nothing but make a match's hype boring.
qft, so much better than usual "iam hoping to win but my opponent is very good so it might go either way.everyone is capable of winning, we will see, but i hope to win" |
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| Rostam United States. February 10 2010 14:45. Posts 2483 | Profile Blog # |
On February 10 2010 14:39 johnlee wrote:
LOL.
i hope nony destroys him the way stork did during IEF.
bye idra~
Because Nony and Stork are basically the same. |
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| Singu Netherlands. February 10 2010 14:46. Posts 90 | Profile # |
| He should lose the attitude and stop the charade. This is not a boxing match IdrA. A humble personality suits you better if you would ask me. |
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| 3clipse Canada. February 10 2010 14:49. Posts 2541 | Profile Blog # |
| Does IdrA remind anyone else of Phil Hellmuth? |
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iNcontroL   USA. February 10 2010 14:53. Posts 28388 | Profile Blog # |
I wish half of you met idra in person.
That'd make these kind of interviews somewhere in the area of 600,000 times more funny. |
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| moopie February 10 2010 14:57. Posts 12498 | Profile # | |
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 DivinO United States. February 10 2010 14:59. Posts 4691 | Profile Blog # |
On February 10 2010 14:53 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
I wish half of you met idra in person.
That'd make these kind of interviews somewhere in the area of 600,000 times more funny.
Because he's the least imposing person ever? |
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| mijellin China. February 10 2010 15:02. Posts 738 | Profile # |
On February 10 2010 14:53 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
I wish half of you met idra in person.
That'd make these kind of interviews somewhere in the area of 600,000 times more funny.
Ohhh...details?
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