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[MLG] Winner Interview

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 TeamLiquid ESPORTS   June 11 2012 12:36. Posts 1
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MLG Spring Championship Winner Interview: MvP.DongRaeGu

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Q: You've won an MLG Arena, but this is the first time you've won at a live championship event. How do you feel?

DRG: I did win an Arena, but I wanted to win in front of the fans. I was disappointed when I failed at the previous championships, but I'm happy to win this time after beating a lot of good players.

How did you feel when the fans were chanting your name?

It was electric. Whenever I played at MLGs, I was only able to watch from the back as the champions had their names chanted by the crowd. It made me feel bitter as I thought how great it would be if I could be in their place. When I finally received those cheers, I felt electricity through my entire body.

Your road to the title was relatively easy. Were there any memorable or tough games along the way?

Getting first place in your group and going directly to the winners' final is the easiest way to win MLG, so I was going for that... But Socke played well, and I was in danger of losing #1 in the group. However, SaSe came in late and beat Socke, which was great for me. I was watching their match thinking “Please lose, please lose,” and I was really thankful to SaSe. When he won that match, I felt that I had a good shot at winning the entire tournament.

A lot of people expected you to play MarineKing in the finals, but you ended up playing Alicia.

MKP is good at TvP so I thought he would make his way up, but Alicia had momentum and managed to beat MKP. I thought that maybe things weren't going exactly as planned, but since I'm very confident in ZvP normally, I was still very confident that I would win the championship.

Do you think the patch helped you a lot in winning the championship?

To be honest, ZvP didn't change much at all. But ZvT became... as long as I don't make a mistake – regardless of whether my opponent plays well or not – as long as I don't make a mistake, I play thinking that I am going to win. The queen range buff was just so huge.

A lot of new Heart of the Swarm info was revealed at MLG. Do you think you can do well in HOTS as well?

I think HOTS will take a lot more micro, there will be a lot more tasks to do. Having fast hands is my strength, so I think I can keep producing better results than other players.

Any thoughts on the new units?

I think the Viper could be pretty good if you make them, but it's kind of weird to add it into the your composition, and it's hive tech as well...

In ZvT, I got really hurt by mines – it was like if you make mines, you win the game. I hope they fix them, or just remove them altogether.

Did you catch the KeSPA show matches? What did you think about the games?

I saw just the RO8 matches. I didn't really expect much because they haven't been playing for that long, but I thought a few of the players had improved a lot compared to how long they had played. So I'm half looking forward to what's to come, and half afraid as well. I think in the near future we'll be able to play close games.

Do you think that once Heart of the Swarm comes out, you'll all start out on even footing?

I think of it as a totally new game, and our start would be the same. I don't think there will be a gap between us, like there is now.

The foreigners did surprisingly well this tournament. Do you think they've closed the gap, or that this tournament was just a one off?

SC2 keeps moving towards long, macro games, and I think a few foreigners like Stephano – or SaSe who played really well this tournament – are good at macro games. But I think as the game trends more towards macro games, Korean players will be favored more and more.

I think in the future, there will be a handful of foreigners who can produce good results, but I think the majority of the best players will still be Korean.

You have Code S coming up. Does winning MLG help you?

Yes, it helps. There are things I've learned through this tournament, and I think I've become a better player as I beat good players on the way to the championship. I feel like I can beat anyone in the world, so as long as I don't make any mistakes, I think I can finish high in the GSL.

Any plans on how to use the prize money?

I'm just saving it all up, because my dream is to be able to buy a home before I have to go to the army. So I'm not spending any of it and just saving.

Where do you want to buy a house? Busan? Seoul?

If I can keep saving up more money, maybe Seoul?

Your English was very good. Are you studying in particular?

I've bought textbooks and novels in order to study English, but I just don't have time to read them because I'm playing games. I just try to improve my English by using it a lot when I go abroad.

Any final comments?

I want to thank my team MvP, our partner MYM and Razer who sponsors us. Also, thanks to my teammates who help me practice, my head coach and his family, my family, friends, girlfriend, my fans, everyone!

Zerg got better, so I think I can keep producing good results, so keep watching my games!
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 plasmidghost   Czech Republic. June 11 2012 12:49. Posts 1483
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Aww, I don't want to see DRG go to the army.
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  Josh_rakoons   United Kingdom. June 11 2012 12:50. Posts 1157Profile # 
Nice interview..
 
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 XastoC   Canada. June 11 2012 12:51. Posts 55
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Awesome! GOGO DongRaeGu! You're the man! Sad that SaSe and Stephano had to face each other though...
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 -FoX   United States. June 11 2012 12:51. Posts 463
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Congrats DRG!
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 DYEAlabaster   Canada. June 11 2012 12:53. Posts 992
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On June 11 2012 12:49 plasmidghost wrote:
Aww, I don't want to see DRG go to the army.


He is very young, so I think that he can put it off for a while. I know they let some bw players delay it... so hopefully sc2 as well.
 
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 Coolness53   United States. June 11 2012 12:54. Posts 654
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Grats to DRG .
DongRaeGu
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 vorxaw   Canada. June 11 2012 12:56. Posts 227
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"But I just don't have time to read them because I'm playing games" sounds like an excellent excuse to me! congrats drg
 
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 Apollo_Shards   June 11 2012 12:57. Posts 1076
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What a really cool guy, congratulations on winning and gl in Code S.
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 torm3ntin   Brazil. June 11 2012 12:59. Posts 2368
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boss interview. This guys is like the kerrigan of the swarm. keeps taking it all. gl at gsl DRG.
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 TommyP   United States. June 11 2012 13:00. Posts 5061
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"I'm just saving it all up, because my dream is to be able to buy a home before I have to go to the army. So I'm not spending any of it and just saving."

Please south korea, do the world a favor and excuse him of his miltary duties. Thank you.
 
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 RUFinalBoss   United States. June 11 2012 13:03. Posts 236
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GIRL FRIEND he has a girl frined... ITS ALICA
Story Of My SC2 Love Life, Meets ROOT. ROOT Disbands :( JOINS COL :D COL JOINS MVP :D HYPE! Col.MvP go byebye ): BUT THEN! ROOT GAMING IS BACK OMGOMGOMG qxc - Minigun - ROOTerdam - Catz - Drewbie - TaiLS - KeeN
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 Dodgin   Canada. June 11 2012 13:20. Posts 24849
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Do you think the patch helped you a lot in winning the championship?

To be honest, ZvP didn't change much at all. But ZvT became... as long as I don't make a mistake – regardless of whether my opponent plays well or not – as long as I don't make a mistake, I play thinking that I am going to win. The queen range buff was just so huge.


This has me worried, usually pros of their own race won't admit when something is overpowered in their favor. I hope Blizzard reverses the Queen buff or buffs Terran in some way.

DRG would win anyway, insanely good player. By far best Zerg.
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 Chargelot   June 11 2012 13:25. Posts 2274
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I'm so happy to find out he has a real goal for that money. So nice to hear that he's a responsible adult in real life.
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 Haustka   United States. June 11 2012 13:27. Posts 219
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i wish DRG gets some special arrangement from South Korea so he can keep playing sc2 without going to the army T.T
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 Fueled   United States. June 11 2012 13:28. Posts 1609
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Grats DRG and thank you for the interview!
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 aNDRoM   United States. June 11 2012 13:31. Posts 636
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Congrats DRG. I saw you win in person! Enjoy your win!
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  Ruscour   June 11 2012 13:34. Posts 5116Profile Blog # 

On June 11 2012 13:27 Haustka wrote:
i wish DRG gets some special arrangement from South Korea so he can keep playing sc2 without going to the army T.T

ACE.
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 Cylluus   United States. June 11 2012 13:34. Posts 148
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DRG's such a modest guy. I actually feel honored to watch his games and be his fan. Great interview!
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 skatblast   United States. June 11 2012 13:36. Posts 419
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such a humble guy. Grats drg!!
 
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