Schlagwort-Archiv: Challenger League

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.