Archiv der Kategorie: First times

Jo 'Patience' Ji Hyun

Patience: „I was nervous in the qualifier, but now i am confident to get into Premier League“

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He is so focused on Starcraft that he forgets to eat, especially after losses, and thinks he is a genius: Jo ‚Patience‘ Ji Hyun ist the last debutant of this season of WCS Europe. His first match in Challenger League will be against Mihaylo ‚Kas‘ Hayda tonight – and Patience knows that he failed in televised matches before

The Korean switched to Europe as part of the team of Alien Invasion along with [golden], who won his match against [slivko] yesterday and advanced into his first WCS Premier League, after having played Challenger League last year in Korea once.

What was the first time…

[playerbox_patience]
… you got nervous because you realized you are close to qualifying for WCS?
I was a little nervous throughout the whole qualifier.

… you evaluated your chances in the upcoming Challenger League?
Since i face [kas] and i think my PvT is pretty good i am confident to advance into Premier League.

… you forgot to eat because of playing Starcraft?
(laughing) All the time. I forgot it so often already.

… you smashed an (in-)animate object after losing a game?
I don’t break things! If I lose i just play more games!

… you did an embarrassing mistake in an important match?
I think i fail in so many tournaments 🙁

… you met a player you adore in real life?
My idol is [stork] and I met him at GSL Code B one year ago.

… you went clubbing?
The first time i went clubbing was at the Dreamhack After Party a few months ago.

… you got really drunk?
I don’t like alcohol 😀

… you played a video game?
The first videogame i played was StarCraft when i was six years old.

… you missed a flight?
No no never, i’m genius!!

… you asked someone for an autograph?
Hmm I never ask for an autograph but one time i asked [jaedong] for a picture.

… you failed an exam?
I have never failed an exam – as i said i am a genius! 😀

… you forgot the birthday of a family member?
Never!! I know all the birthdays of my family 🙂

Kristijonas "Krr" Barisas

Krr: „I could not prepare for Genius specifically, so i hope for the best“

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He doesn’t get nervous or angry, but not being able to prepare for his first WCS Challenger match ever bothers him: Kristijonas ‚Krr‘ Barisas debuts in the World Championship Series tonight in a best-of-five against Jung ‚Genius‘ Min Soo. The 24-year-old is the first Lithuanian in WCS and the only notable Starcraft-player of his home country. But Kristijonas had a lot more „first times“ he tells us about.

What was the first time…

[playerbox_krr]
… you got nervous because you realized you are close to qualify for WCS?
I don’t think i got nervous at all. This was only the first qualifier. I knew i had three more chances if this one was to fail. I don’t really get nervous at all. At least not that much that it would affect me.

… you evaluated your chances in the upcoming Challenger League?
It was after I saw my opponent in Challenger league, which is [genius]. But actually I can’t evaluate my chances against him, since I don’t know how active he is or how he plays. Haven’t seen him playing anywhere for a long time and can’t get any replays to analyze. So will just have to play and hope for the best without any specific preparation against him.

… you smashed an (in-)animate object after losing a game?
I’m not the kind of guy who does this. This has never happened to me. I don’t get angry or whatever.

… you traveled to an offline tournament?
First time I think was maybe Digifest in Estonia where I placed second. Don’t even remember how long ago it was. But its always fun to travel for me, no matter if with or without the game – I enjoy it.

… you ever played Starcraft II?
It was after i got the beta key. At first I thought broodwar was the better game, but I don’t think so anymore, this game is fast and entertaining.

… you shared a hotel room with another player?
Probably in Denmark, at Copenhagen games 2010 or 2011. We stayed at our teammates house, like five of us were there. Fun times.

… you went online?
Better would be to ask when i went offline 😀 Hm, i don’t know, somewhere in the childhood. Had no much interest in that at those times.

… you read a wise saying that really inspired you?
First to come to my mind is “never give up”. But that’s probably because i know only that one 😀

… you read a whole book in less than a week?
No idea. But if I read a book and like it, I usually finish it in a day or two. I’m not a reader though so that happens rarely.

Mathieu "MiNiMaTh" Perrus

MiNiMaTh: „Playing against ForGG is pretty terrible“

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He played Age of Empires at the age of 5, is pretty good at math and tries to fail better every time: Mathieu ‚MiNiMaTh‘ Perrus is one of three debutants in this season of WCS Europe. Before he faces Park ‚ForGG‘ Ji Soo tomorrow, he took the time to talk about some more of his „first times“

What was the first time…

[playerbox_minimath]
… you got nervous because you realized you are close to qualify for WCS?
I felt nervous playing against [adelscott] in the Ro16, because i know him very well and his playstyle is very annoying to me. I was not really nervous against [heromarine] one round earlier because I was the underdog in this match.

… you evaluated your chances in the upcoming Challenger League?
Well the upcoming day I started to look after my possible opponents. I was hoping for a Zerg or Protoss player but I got [forgg] so that’s pretty terrible.

… you read a wise saying that really inspired you?
Well I don’t know when about my first time, but this one really did: „Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.“

… you played a video game?
I was five years old in 1999 and I was playing Age of Empires. Best RTS game ever – after Starcraft of course 😀

… you traveled to an offline tournament?
Before going to Gamers Assembly 2011, i went to some little tournaments in an internet café named Cybernation in Paris. French guys will remember these good old times.

… you shared a hotel room with another player?
I think it was during the Gamers Assembly 2011. I was a member of the Sypher SC2 squad  – [feast] was the main player there back then.

… you read a whole book in less than a week?
I think it was harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when i was eight.

… you earned prize money in Starcraft 2?
I think it was in August 2011, I went to Marseille to train for a week in an internet café and I won a little tournament at the end of it and got 150 euro.

… you failed an exam?
At the age of 15 i failed a maths exam for the first time and this was a horrible feeling for me being good in maths 😀

… you really hated a specific race, unit or unit combination?
Protoss OP ! Back in Wings of Liberty, i hated sentries and forcefields, I thought it was too strong and i had been caught off guard so many times 😀

… you went online?
It was in 2000. We had internet very early at home so my big brother and me started playing Football manager games online.

… you beat a player that was allegedly much stronger than you?
Terrible question! I think it was [morrow] in a Craftcup, back when he was at the top. I beat [stephano] around the same time but he was not the beast we all know at that time.

… you left your home country?
I went to the United Kingdomat the age of 10 with my school. The trip was very cool but the food was disgusting. Sorry English people 😀