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- Your thoughts on making the finals?
(MMA) – I have gotten to this spot through a tough match in the semifinals, which some fans are calling as the true finals. I believe the harder your path to the finals, the easier it should be.
- What do you mean by, “it should be easier?”
(MMA) – I predict that since he (Polt) is a lower level than Marineking, the match should go a little bit easier.
- Your thoughts on making the finals?
(Polt) – I have gotten here by beating tough opponents starting from the round of 64. And I believe my finals opponent will be tougher than my semifinals one. I have taken this one game at a time, and since I was able to get to the next stage in the semifinals I believe I can do so again this time against MMA.
- What do you think about MMA’s boasting?
(Gerrard) – MMA has beaten Marineking. But even though Marineking has lost, Polt has his own style so I believe the game is winnable. I will do my utmost to plan out the sets so that Polt can come out victorious.
Picture of Gerrard (PRIME Coach)
- What are your thoughts, Cella?
(Cella) – In both the super tournament and MLG, the majority of the matches for MMA has been TvT. And MMA has been dubbed the ‘TvT terminator,’ but in the same way, Polt has also been called the ‘TvP terminator.’ To be honest, I thought that Alicia would beat him and we would end up with a teamkill finals. But since the final opponent for (MMA) is another terran, I believe he will ‘eliminate’ the opponent.
- MMA is way ahead of you in terms of TvT win ratio.
(Polt) – The semifinals was composed of all terrans, and it was deemed as “3 strong, 1 weak.” Well, that “1 weak” player with his weak TvT win ratio has gotten here, and I believe I can win once again. I mean, Alicia’s PvT was ridiculous too, so I believe I can win against MMA as well.
- You have gotten here by beating only Terrans. Your strategies may be all out in the open now.
(MMA) – No matter how many TvTs I face, our Slayers team with its “renowned terrans” will not be lacking in terms of strategies or builds. I still have many strategies up my sleeve that I have not shown yet.
- Your training partner is Marineking, how do you plan to incorporate his builds into your plans?
(Polt) – Marineking is good at making up builds. Many players nowadays use builds based around Marineking’s innovations. I will try to use that to my advantage this time and adapt the best parts of his play around mine which will help me greatly against MMA.
- The theme for this finals seems to be “revenge.”
(Polt) – As Marineking told me after losing his semifinal match, if MMA wins the championship, he will not be able to sleep. I plan to win so that Marineking can have a good night’s sleep.
(MMA) – Alicia hasn’t told me anything. He has been called by our nation and is going through army reservist training. I hope he can return safely after his training.
Picture of Polt
- MMA’s trademarks are hidden expos and medivac harassment. How will you plan to deal with these?
(MMA) – Just to tell you, I will definitely be using these in the finals. Because I believe it cannot be stopped even if you know.
(Polt) – I may play like I am vulnerable to medivac play. But whoever wins the main battle will be the victor in the game so I will keep on playing the way I do.
- Which game do you think will determine the victory and what is your predicted score?
(Polt) – I believe it will come down to the 3rd and 4th sets. Whoever wins those sets will be the victor. If we split those sets, I believe the match will go to 7. But I predict that I can win 4:1.
(MMA) – I believe it will come down to the 1st set. The rest of the games will be determined by how the 1st set plays out. But I believe the score will be either 4:1 or 4:0.
- In the semifinals, you were down 2:0 and BoxeR came to you to help. How did he help you?
(MMA) – BoxeR is a person who can help you by just being there for you. But in addition to that, he told me to be patient and to not lose focus. I believe I can lean on his strength to once again come out victorious in the finals.
- What will you do to counter BoxeR’s coaching in the finals?
(Polt) – MMA may have BoxeR at his side, but on the other hand I also have my own friends that I can also lean on. As revenge for those players, and to represent my team’s first championship, I will use that to fuel myself to overcome any advantage that BoxeR’s coaching will give.
- What are you focusing on as the main focus of preparation?
(Gerrard) – We have Marineking on our team. And for Polt, who has previously been both studying and playing games, and thus lacking in pure practice time, we have pit Marineking as his practice partner. I believe Polt has gotten this far because of all that he has been through. And although MMA is his opponent in the finals, the reason I believe that his chances of winning are high is because I believe Polt is always looking one step ahead, and I think he can do that against MMA. I plan to help him prepare his games so that he can always be that one step ahead.
(Cella) – I do not think our team can give any more advice to MMA for his TvT matchup. And since both players are top level players, I do not have any particular things I am going to point out. However, I will say that our terran players are renowned. We have the strategic maestro in BoxeR, and we have many players who can come up with better builds than Marineking, I believe we are in a better environment than PRIME. I believe that our team has a much better Terran lineup than PRIME so if all of our players help in preparation, we will definitely come out on top.
- Do you have some greed for the championship prize?
(MMA) – More so than the prize, as a gamer I just want to win. There is a person that is responsible for planting this fire in me to win for the glory than for the money. During my SKT1 days, coach Choi Yeon Seung really instilled in me to win no matter what, that I cannot help but focus on that. Other small things (like money) can be looked into once I have obtained victory.
(Polt) – Every time I have won the next match, my prize money has been doubling. And several days before the match, I can see the money pop up in front of my eyes. But when I practicing for the match or am heading to the stadium, I do not have those thoughts, and am only focused on my opponent in front of me. I am greedy for it now, but in a few days I will only be focused on my opponent.
- How will you overcome your nerves?
(Polt) – In any GSL game, when I felt that I showed my true strength, I have never lost. As long I can perform to my true potential, I believe I can win 100%. The challenge will be how I can bring that out in myself.
(Gerrard) – His (Polt’s) skill is very good, but in previous broadcasted games, because of his nerves, he has played only up to maybe 50% of his true potential. We will try to solve this problem by getting the more experienced players to give him some good advice. As long as he can take this game with the right kind of mindset, he can definitely win this 100%.
(MMA) – I believe the pressure here will be nothing compared to the pressure put on me during the Team league finals. As compared to the ace match coming down to the wire in the team league, this is nothing.
Picture of Cella (SlayerS Coach)
- They call you as the ‘habitual comeback kid.’ Do you think you will have another comeback in the finals?
(MMA) – The fans want to watch those kinds of games, so maybe I will throw some of my advantage away when I am ahead so I can show some of that play. (laugh).
- Are you pressured by your studies?
(Polt) – Studying is studying, games are games, they are separate so it doesn’t give me any added pressure. But I know that a lot of people recognize this fact and other students also cheer for me, so that becomes a great deal of strength for me.
- What do you think MMA’s greatest strengths are?
(Cella) – He doesn’t focus on other things. A lot of other players have to do other activities for stress relief, but MMA, other than times for eating or exercising, spends his time practicing and figuring out his next opponent. He puts in the most practice, and his understanding of the game is one of the best. And other than mixed martial arts, he doesn’t have many other interests. I guess his weakness is still his ability to connect with the community.
- Do you know the performance group “Rainbow” that will be performing?
(MMA) – I have heard of them. I don’t know how many of them they are, but I know it is a girl group.
- What do you think Polt’s greatest strengths are?
(Gerrard) – I think every gamer practices hard, so in that aspect he is no different. But Polt has the ability to figure out what is best for him in that regard. I think he can utilize the same amount of practice for more effectiveness. I believe he is one step ahead of MMA.
- Do you have any nicknames you have been thinking about?
(Polt) – I don’t have one that I like so far, so I haven’t thought about it.
(MMA) – I was curious about them, so I did a search on my name. They called this match “Seoul University terran vs. The army terran.’ In subsequent searches, I also found things like ‘MMA’s army,’ which I didn’t like too much. But overall, I like the nicknames, and I think the one ‘special finisher’ is a good one. I hope they can also give me some cute ones too.
- How will you use your 100,000,000 Won prize money? (**around 100K USD).
(Polt) – I will use it to finance my tuition.
(MMA) – I hope to use it to help my parents pay for their home.
- A good way to get out of a slump?
(MMA) – An important thought that you need to have during a slump is to focus on not playing worse than you are currently playing. As long as you maintain your skills, I believe it will all be ok. I also like to go exercise a lot when my games don’t play out well.
(Polt) – I have had many of times when I hit a slump. The most important thing you can do during that is to change your mindset. Since SC2 is such a quickly changing game, once you get away from the flow, you can fall into a slump, but as long as you can think through it calmly you will get out.
- What unit are you most comfortable with?
(Polt) – I think I can use marauders the best. I usually use them against Protoss opponents so I believe I have gotten used to them.
(MMA) – I am the best at using SCVs. That is a joke of course, to be honest, I think I use marines the best. Of course, I also have the medivac, but that is because marines ride in them.
Picture of MMA
- If you compared your marines to Marineking’s?
(MMA) – I don’t want to face them against one another, I hope that the difference is in the medivac usage. (laugh)
- When you have break time between sets, do you sometimes have a “urge” to cheese rush or show something new to your opponent?
(MMA) – I think I may be that type of player. I do switch builds from my prepared one when I “feel” like I need to. I did that exactly during the semifinals in the 5th set on crevasse.
(Polt) – Even when I feel that, I do what I prepared. It is like an exam, when you change your guess from your first gut feeling, it is usually wrong, so I try to proceed by believing in what I have prepared.
- Do you take guesses on your exams?
(Polt) – Sometimes…
- What do you think about the current race balance?
(Polt) – I believe it is different for each map. If you just look at the GSL maps, I think it is easiest to play terran, and zergs and protoss are about the same. I do not know how to play zerg or protoss very well, but I do feel like I am comfortable playing terran.
(MMA) – I also believe the balance changes for each map. I believe once the map balance gets fixed the “qqing” will stop. I know that protoss is a strong race, but they just haven’t been utilizing their full arsenal.
- You were eliminated in the LG special league.
(MMA) – I believe I lost because my skills were lacking.
- Your facial hair looks good. Is that something you are pursuing?
(MMA) – My problem is that my facial hair is not uniform. It is just like this even after I shave. I guess I will have to see a specialist about this soon.
- You are also being judged as a good looking player.
(Polt) – It is something that I enjoy hearing personally, but I don’t know why people are saying that.
- Which is harder to face? A traditional opponent or someone who is extremely aggressive?
(Polt) – Even as a speedy race like terran, when I am being hit from multiple sides, I do get a lot of stress. But as I continue to defend, my army builds up and eventually I can win the game. I think when I have to face a player like Nada who likes to win with one push that I know is coming, it becomes really difficult. I think it is because I can feel that pressure coming.
(MMA) – It all depends on the trend. Recently, the trends have been quickly changing, but eventually the traditional playstyle will be the strongest. 1 Barracks expand is very solid so it is something that can cover for a lot of other styles.
- What has been the toughest thing about practicing for the finals?
(Polt) – Because of the previous matches coming one right after another, fatigue has been building up for me. It was difficult, but my opponent had to go through the same thing, so I will just need to try harder to get back into shape.
(MMA) – He says my condition is equal to his but I don’t agree. I have been really tired since coming back from MLG and because of that I have not been able to practice very well. I think the most important thing for me will be restoring my condition.
- Can we hear your expectations? (To the coaches)
(Cella) – I will make sure that his will not be a match that MMA will regret. It has been a difficult road here, and the only thing left is for him to win. We will make sure to prepare so that the fans can say ‘what will he show in his next game?’
(Gerrard) – Every gamer runs toward that goal that is the championship. Marineking has been to the finals three times but he has not gotten that elusive title, Polt has said that he would take this win and gain the ‘Optimus’ title for himself. The ‘Optimus’ title will move around to whomever on our team is the reigning champion so I hope that Marineking will have a chance in the future to take it from Polt.
- What is the meaning behind ‘Optimus’?
(Gerrard) – It was something that we thought of when Marineking was in his first finals. I think it carries a great meaning behind it. If Polt can gain that title, he will most definitely want to keep it, and other players (on our team) will desire it.
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OK, that was it. I hope you guys enjoyed reading it. I enjoyed doing the translations for this season and hope that I can continue to do it for the next season
Well, I suppose there is one more interview with the champion of this season.
Thanks guys.