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MaNa hoping to cope with the pressure against CaStrO

128c374df044a0e5e7b28dfa79027a38aea407e2fd338bff5dafd50e1a.jpgGrzegorz "MaNa" Komincz, ending in third place in the TeamLiquid Starleague ladder, will enter the third round of the high-staked tournament on Saturday.

The Polish Protoss player MaNa is locked against Jose "CaStrO" Castro for a direct qualifier match for Round of 16. CaStrO has defeated both Artur "ShaD" Grenda and Kristijonas "Kr" Barisas to reach the third round and is surely not intending to stop there.

GosuGamers grabbed the young Mousesports player after school on the Friday afternoon to see how he felt about Saturday's match.

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How do you feel about the upcoming match against CaStrO? You've recently been seen losing to quite a lot of Zerg players recently? Is that something you've been having trouble with in the past?

- Right now I feel confident I can say. Yes I've been losing to zergs, had some bad streak and I had also some big problems with PvsZ, now I practiced some and I know what I did wrong in those games. I hope that it will not happen again.

Care to tell us what those wrongs were?

- I did not make my third expansion fast enough, I just camped in my natural macroing. Now I know that if I wont make my third expansion fast enough I will already have lost the game if I lose my first attack.

What are your previous experiences with CaStrO?

- To be honest, I haven't played with CaStrO a lot of times. If I would count our games I think it would be like 12 league games and it has always have been different. Sometimes he won sometimes I, but he has won more times. Now it's my turn!

What do you think of the maps for TSL? Fighting Spirit and New Tornado are very new maps, do you feel confident playing them?

- The maps are very cool, but I would have placed Heartbreak Ridge 2.1 instead of Outsider or Andromeda. As for the new maps, I can't say I feel confident on those maps yet, I played more on Fighting Spirit than on Tornado, hence I like Fighting Spirit more.

Do you feel more pressure coming in to the tournament now in round 3 instead of starting from the beginning?

- Yes, my biggest problem in big tournaments is that I feel damn nervous while playing. Sometimes because of it I play so stupid and I feel sorry for myself after the tournament that I played like that. Now I'll try to control my mind and play it like normal friendly games.

Do you tend to get extra nervous when you know your matches will be broadcasted?

- Yes, I was like 'ee, what? My match will be broadcasted? There are more interesting matches than mine..' That won't help me for sure, but I hope for a good match so the viewers can enjoy it.

Do you have a set game plan for how you will play each map?

- No, I never have a plan to play game, I just play how I feel in every game. I think it's the best thing I can do so my opponent can't prepare for what I am up to.

Any final words?

- I would like to thank people who are cheering for me, I hope I will do my best to not lose that fast!
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