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First evening, and the Chinese players are practicing
Korean players are back from their schedule, and have come to take a look
Creator sees MacSed who used to be in the same house
He get busy matching names and faces
Squirtle munching on his powerbar catches something
it must be interesting
check out his keyboard
it's really colorful and cool
oh yeah! I see it too
It looks gorgeous
I'm going to get me one
Eyes still glued to keyboard
early next morning, players are busy prepping for practice
how much do they know about their first opponent?
I'm up against MacSed from China's IG Team
Parting is up against MacSed
He's the best in China
so I'm very serious about my first match
all I'm thinking about is the win
I searched the ladder for a warm-up game
the same Chinese ladder where I was playing Terran
I was thinking of loosening up my fingers some
but ended up with a GG after the Psy Storm and Stalker rush
I really thought it was just an average Chinese player
but the opponent was far too capable
both my Zerg and Terran attempts were neutralized
wooo saaa
I was unaware my opponent was MacSed
I beat you
anything to share, MacSed?
Parting wasn't playing his main race
so I don’t think this means anything
Jim from yesterday is Seed's first opponent
does Jim know Seed?
not in person, but I've seen him on VOD
first encounter
Jim plays ladders on the Korean server
and I know he's a formidable opponent
Creator just exchanged greetings with Ash
first impressions?
I think I'll win as long as I do as I've practiced
I think I have valid reasons to think that
Not as strong as the Korean Nationals
but still, I'm pretty sure
What does Ash say?
Creator is a great player
so I know I have to be completely prepared
but there's someone else everybody is worried about
if we were to choose one player
then Creator would be the greatest challenge
and just Korean pro gamers in general
Curious in the second round
being in the same team and having sparred a lot
we know each other's style too well
it's a bit frustrating to be pit against other Koreans all the time
but it's just part of being a champion
so in that sense, it's part of the game
so a Korean's mortal enemy is a fellow Korean