[Interview] 2012 GSL S3 CodeS Finals

Your thoughts on taking down MC and becoming the new champion?

I am ecstatic about today's victory. I was happy to be playing against SK and MC with whom we have a partnership and I'm sorry I had to take him down but this really was the best way for it to happen.

You won 4:1 but was this expected?

I thought it'd be 4:2 or 4:3 either way. However, the first map was one which could give you a lot of momentum with a win so that must have made it easier for me to take the series.

You used the same strategy in the first two sets

In Set 1, I had different strategies ready for each of the spawn spots and it happened to be close by air positions. In Set 2, I was planning to go for a warp prism rush if I saw my opponent getting greedy so as soon as I saw MC take his natural, I executed that strategy.

In Set 4, you lost to MC's warp gate rush

I knew my opponent was going for such a strategy but it came much earlier than I expected. I couldn't hold it because it was a 10 gate build instead of 12.

MC is a solid opponent so how did you prepare for him?

I'm sorry to MC for saying this but I spent the least amount of time on this match out of this entire season. In all the other matches, I made a lot of notes and analysed countless VODs but MC has such diverse play that this was difficult. So rather than the match itself, I focused more on taking care of my condition and maintaining the right mindset.

It was the first outdoor match so how did it feel?

Other finalists told me that I should take care of my nerves before anything else. However, I'm not one to get nervous easily so that wasn't a problem.

LG-IM now has a champion of each race

Before the finals, I didn't pay much attention to this. However, once I had actually won and stood alongside Nestea and MVP, the realisation hit me. I'm extra happy about the fact that our team won the GSL twice in a row since LG Electronics started sponsoring us.

Jeong, Woo Seong handed out the prize so how did that feel?

I feel that it's common courtesy to face someone in the eyes when you talk to them but in this case, he was so good looking that it was a bit intimidating. I'm so happy to have had the chance to talk to Mr Jeong and shake his hand.

It took you one year since your début to win the championship so what do you think about that?

I recently read in a self development book that if you keep imagining yourself achieving a certain goal, you can reach that goal eventually. That's why I was able to convince myself that I would win sooner or later but this was certainly sooner than I expected. I guess the book wasn't lying.

Being the second Protoss GSL champion is a great achievement so how far do you think you can go?

It's still too early for me to be called the new Protoss President. I think if I win the next season and the one after that, I will be worthy of the title. All I've done so far is win the preliminary vote.

You won in a macro game in Set 5 so what was the secret?

The secret was to use a build well suited to the map. On the other hand, that also makes the strategy the most executed on that map. This means you have to consider the possibility of being countered and taking that risk was the key to victory.

Bisu is popular because of his handsome looks and progaming prowess and many compare yourself to him

I'm not even close to Bisu's level yet. Nal_ra, Bisu and Stork are legends that I still look up to and only when I have advanced my career a bit more can I be counted among them.

If you were to make a prediction for tomorrow's GSTL?

I've known Choya from Starcraft 1 days. I am also close to FXO players so I hope they take the win. FXO should win since they have Leenock who I think is the best Zerg ever. However, GSTL can be very unpredictable so it's hard to make the right call.

Now, you have WCG and WCS to look forward to

WCG is one of my main goals. I want to do well. WCS will be held in China so I want to do well there too. It's just that you can't be guaranteed to do well in both tournaments. I'll just try my best for every match.

Anything to add?

First of all, I want to thank the coach and his wife for coming all the way to Busan to support me. I also want to thank the Protoss trio: YongHwa, Ready and First. Lastly, I want to thank all the other team-mates who came to Hae Woon Dae to cheer me on.
I'm glad about the fact that my family was able to watch me win and want to ask my parents to wait a little bit longer because I'll soon have enough money to buy a house. Lastly, I want to wish Choya the best for GSTL and want to thank the sponsors: LG Electronics, SteelSeries, Googims, Nvidia and Coca Cola.

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Last edit: 2012-07-27 23:37:59

skyflyfish Canada. July 27 2012 23:34. Posts 398

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i like the black hair better
and damn Team IM, GomTV should give a special award if they get another gsl champion

Last edit: 2012-07-27 23:35:40

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sAsImre July 27 2012 23:36. Posts 2981

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On July 27 2012 23:34 skyflyfish wrote:
i like the black hair better
and damn Team IM, GomTV should give a special award if they get another gsl champion

indeed, just wait for YoDa if he's half as good as the hype proclaim it should be reather quick :D

PradamadeR July 27 2012 23:37. Posts 120

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Seed is just awesome !

)))

HolydaKing Germany. July 27 2012 23:38. Posts 8004

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Damn right, go Choya and FXO ;-)

Hehee nice interview! thx

s1ege Korea (South). July 27 2012 23:39. Posts 123

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I love this guy. He's polite yet has personality.

Caihead Canada. July 27 2012 23:40. Posts 5164

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props to seed for respecting BW legends

Alex Garfield likes otters.

Stormiii Finland. July 27 2012 23:40. Posts 239

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Seed so good, i really hope that he goes overseas.

LimitSEA Australia. July 27 2012 23:42. Posts 5553

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So quick! Thanks storywriter. ^^

Seed such a baller, didn't predict this but incredibly happy. LG-IM wrecking GSL two seasons in a row.

Long live the King of Wings

zezamer Finland. July 27 2012 23:42. Posts 1805

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seed

Seeker

Korea (South). July 27 2012 23:43. Posts 17416

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DAT SEED!!!

Thank you for the interview storywriter!!! <3 <3 <3

I want to wish Choya the best for GSTl and want to thank the sponsors: LG Electronics, SteelSeries, Googims, Nvidia and Coca Cola

You should capitalize all the letters so it's GSTL, GSTl looks odd

EDIT: nvm, u fixed it

Last edit: 2012-07-27 23:43:19

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vthree Hong Kong. July 27 2012 23:43. Posts 6275

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On July 27 2012 23:34 skyflyfish wrote:
i like the black hair better
and damn Team IM, GomTV should give a special award if they get another gsl champion

TSL - 1
Prime - 1
NSHS - 1
MVP - 1
oGs - 2
Slayers - 2

Total is 8 which IM also just reached... Crazy...

Kieofire United States. July 27 2012 23:44. Posts 1786

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Thanks for translating the interview! Happy that Seed was able to win the finals.

Seiferz United States. July 27 2012 23:48. Posts 624

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I like seed more and more after reading his interviews

HaXXspetten Sweden. July 27 2012 23:50. Posts 15716

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Not the best series, but gratz on becoming the ~~new zerg bonjwa~~ second protoss champion!

...now who to cheer for tomorrow :s

IshinShishi Japan. July 27 2012 23:56. Posts 3434

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"so as soon as I saw MC take his natural, I executed that strategy." What?MC didn't take his natural, he had double gas up, Seed trying to frame his play as reactive when it was very far from that is ironic, don't take me wrong though, even if it was just gamble after gamble, he played to win.

and my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor shall be lifted—nevermore

Bagration United States. July 27 2012 23:59. Posts 10876

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On July 27 2012 23:43 vthree wrote:

Show nested quote +

TSL - 1
Prime - 1
NSHS - 1
MVP - 1
oGs - 2
Slayers - 2

Total is 8 which IM also just reached... Crazy...

IM is just too damn good. They're dominating the individual leagues by far, not just the GSL.

Team Slayers, Axiom and Vile forever