Always the same faces in WCS Europe Round of 8? Well, that’s actually partially true because some players like Jang ‚MC‘ Min Chul and Mun ‚MMA‘ Seong Won really have been around for a long time – but there are some new faces as well this season. Weiterlesen
Gabriel ‚HeRoMaRinE‘ Segat has won EPS Germany for the second time. The 17-year-old is now the champion of both Summer Season 2014 and Winter Season 2013. He defeated the defending champion Tobias ‚ShoWTimE‘ Sieber in the finals at Gamescom by 3:0. Two Korean dropped out in the semifinals – surprisingly. Weiterlesen
Today matches in WCS Europe not only feature defending champion Jang ‚MC‘ Min Chul in his hard match against Kang ‚San‘ Cho Won but also european hope Juan ‚VortiX‘ Moreno Duran against WCS-rookie Jo ‚Golden‘ Myeong Hwan. Who are you cheering for?
It’s been a while since [san] and [mc] last met – but it was in WCS Europe too. In last seasons Round of 16, San won 2:0. But while MC later on won the tournament, San dropped out in the semi-finals against [mma]. In total, the both Korean Protoss are close to one another in terms of skill. While MC is ahead 4:2 in their matches, it’s only 8:7 in maps. But this might be Sans chance to get ahead in maps: The 24-year-old is on a 4-1 record in Protoss vs Protoss this month, he beat [oz] and [first] at Dreamhack lately. MC however struggles in PvP, he lost to [zeth], [patience] and [welmu] lately. But he is still the defending champion and thus dangerous to anyone.
Just by looking at recent history, it is hard to determine a favourite for this match: Both players did not play each other since January when Golden won at IEM Katowice. Both players did not play many ZvZ lately and if they did, they had mixed results. And [golden] never played in WCS Europe before – [vortix] however was 3rd and 5th in the past two seasons – so maybe it is time to root for the spanish player once again.
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.
[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 🙂
