The grid for the TLTour2 playoffs are up, and we are waiting for the playoffs to start. Currently there are 30 minutes left, and in the secret channel the players are nervous and eager to get it started. GosuGamers took the pulse on a couple of players.
Dashwriter[pG]
You are up against asmetoyou, a Chinese player who is pretty unknown by many. What do you think of your opponent?
- I played him 3 times in TLT season and lost 1:2. He plays very solid and good, but it is possible to win vs him. I hope I'll do it ;;
What do you think of the tournament as a whole? How it's formatted and of the prize money and so on?
- In my opinion it will be a great tourney, so many good players did it into the TOP 32 and will show their best skills. So we will see amazing matches. The prize money is an extra bonus and a really good motivation. I hope that there will be no problems during the tourney and so on.
Which player do you think will win it all? Are there any players you fear?
- I don't have a favourite or somethig like that, there are a couple of players who can win it, depends on form and how they will meet each other. I hope some pG will win it. My goal is to reach top 8, i know it's nearly impossible but maybe fortuna is on my side today.
Well thank you very much, and good luck in the tournament!
- Thx ;D
rS.Mike
You are up against bloodybutcher, AKA iD.Avernum, a Terran player. What are your own personal predictions for this match? GosuBet tells that you are the underdog, based on the betters.
- First map is isle of siren, which i have been practicing alot zvt, and i think if i play solid on that i will win. However due to loser's choice, I predict he will pick gaema gowon for tvz in which I am not confident at all on. It will be close either way, he is a very solid terran. I do feel that I will come away with the victory though.
What do you think of TLT as a whole? Did you take part in the last season, if so how did it go?
- I didn't participate in the first TLT, but i did follow it alot, and watch all of the replays of top gamers. For this TLT i think its a very good experience for players to get to play each other on a high level of competition, similar to that of PGT and other online tournaments/ladders. There should be more long tournaments like this, it brings the community closer, and is a way of revealing talent to those that are not thought of that way.
You played with ekiM.rS, meaning your nickname backwards. Any intention on why you did it, did you by any chance believe that people wouldn't recognize you?
- Well initially I was going to play on rS.Mike, but due to RSGaming not paying, I decided not to sport the tag, and create my own id. I did think it was a rather good id, but not one that people wouldnt get by taking a double look at.
Why did RSGaming decline your entry fee?
- At the beginning of the ladder i mailed rS.Heaven and the organizers of rS asking for them to pay, but they said they recently paid for other expenditures and were low on funds, waiting to get reimbursed from other sources. They didn't decline fully though, it would just take longer than i wanted, so i opted to pay for myself through pokerstars.
Okay. Good luck in the tournament!
- Thx, alot. You'll see me in finals (hopefully). :) GL to players
Links
GosuGamers.net - Full coverage of TLT2 playoffs