Ninteen year old Kim Young-Jin is a pro gamer on KTF MagicNs. After Flash he's one of the top Terrans on KTF in fact. His nick is Dream.t)SaiR and he just won his ProLeague match versus hyvaa of eSTRO on monday. This interview was done shortly before that victory. He is currently ranked 102nd in the KeSPA ranking.
| SaiR's VODs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
vs  hyvaa | PL vs eSTRO | VOD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| vs GoRush | PL Rival Battle | VOD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| vs HoeJJa | PL Friendly Match | VOD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
vs  Canata | PL vs SKT1 | VOD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
vs  Pusan | PL vs MBC | VOD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| vs Midas | MSL prelims | VOD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| vs KaL | OSL prelims | VOD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| There are also 2v2 VODs » here | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
I love KTF, its so much fun and I get along with the team members so I like it even more. I became a pro at age 18 so its been about a year and half in KTF now
Did you have to play anyone to get recruited?
I won the amateur league when I was 17 and the KTF coach insisted I join and at age 18 I got recommended for becoming pro.
How did you feel when you first became pro gamer?
I felt more responsible because I had to play the game as my career now and not just for fun. First my parents didn't want me to become pro but after I became one they supported me all the way through, I still attend school and do afternoon studying. When I first came to the KTF house I remember seeing the old pros playing and it gave me inspiration and I felt I should try my best.
Dream.t)SaiR and GoRush during ProLeague Rival Battle
How different is it to play on TV compared to offline games?
On TV I get nervous a lot and sometimes make mistake I would never do in a normal game. My first televised games was versus Sea[Shield], I was very nervous and I felt like I didn't play the way I usually do. I'm more nervous playing in proleague then on individual leagues and it feels better if I win in proleague as well. Lately I've been practicing my TvP a lot for ProLeague.
Are there internal rankings in KTF? How are you ranked?
There is a lot of ranking tournaments inside KTF, lately I been doing very well. I recently placed 2nd. It's very hard to beat Flash. The reason being; even though he's young, his game play is perfect and cunning that's why he's so hard to beat. His macro is really insane and he is just good overall.
Are there any less known player that you think will have a big breakthrough similar to Flash?
By.Fantasy from SKT T1, When I see By.FanTasy play I notice he has very strong basic skills and has a lot of potential. He will make it very far soon enough ^^
Since Nal_rA retired, how is the atmosphere in the house?
There's nothing that changed in the house really, I trained a lot with Nal_rA. It was fun playing with him, his style is very unique and I liked it. I train with all of KTF equally. Its better then just training with only a few people, You have to get use to other style's as well.
Was there any special reason for your name "SaiR"? You are Terran after all.
There isn't any special reason. I just picked the name because I think corsairs look cool.
What/Who inspired you to become pro gamer?
When I watched Lim Yo Hwan (BoxeR) play on TV I got really inspired to become a pro gamer. His micro was indeed very spectacular and his amazing strategies
Do you know anything about the Non-Korean scene?
No, but I practice a lot on iCCup. I also believe many other pro gamers play there. I was A+ Last season of iCCup ranked #5
Thank you SaiR for taking the time to get interviewed out of your busy pro gaming schedule.
Thanks for the interview EffOrt, See you next time ^^
Interview done by
EffOrtSpecial thanks to BeDazed and O)Spirit
Links
Jon747's YouTube - VOD source
Nevake's YouTube - VOD source
