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Mindfreak TargA has had a busy summer. With a season's worth of extensive practice and a slew of different LAN events under his belt, he has recently moved into the Ministry of Win training house in Poland. This will be a much needed “next level” for the budding Norwegian Zerg as he prepares to do battle in NASL's season 4 series. The new practice regiment and diverse bunch of in-house practice partners will be exactly what TargA requires to edge out a slot at the live tournament.



Falling just short of a slot in NASL's season 3 live event in Ontario, TargA will be looking for an improvement in results to reflect the effort of his summertime training. He wont be getting any favors from NASL's pool placement though. A quick glance at TargA's





Bischu

Hwangsin

MC

Ryung

Sheth

TargA

TaeJa

Vibe





A group only slightly more stacked than



TargA's practice regiment has been completely refined with his stay at the Ministry of Win. The opportunity to train with other rising pro players is tremendous. The practice house environment's influence will undoubtedly raise any players level of skill. More refined, and motivated, TargA will be able to train in a manner similar to his Korean counterparts.



With a Summer of experience under the belt and a new training schedule in place, TargA stands poised to do battle this Saturday in his first series against ROOTVibe. WCS North American Runner-up, Vibe is no walk-over. However considering the rest of this group, Saturday's match will have a sink or swim reality for both players. In a competitive pool of players like this the first victory is a much needed buffer.



The ZvZ match-up is always a fickle one. Luckily TargA will have Liquid's Ret to train with. Despite Vibe knocking IdrA out of WCS NA in the loser's bracket finals, his overall TLDP ZvZ record is quite unimposing. If Ret can help TargA flesh out his ZvZ with more diverse strategy than his match against Vibe will be manageable. Though TargA's early game aggression is exceptionally potent, he cant rely solely on it in this series. Vibe is a player that knows how to capitalize on his opponents poor decisions. If Vibe is privy to an incoming Baneling bust a moment or two before hand he will surely shut it down and drift comfortably into the mid-game. Counter aggression and a balanced early game will defeat repeated early aggression styles. If TargA wins Saturday, it will be on the back mixed aggression and balanced macro plays.



This Saturday we will witness how TargA has been utilizing his time at the Polish training house. Will the WCS Nordic third place, and IEM experience of soundly defeating Koreans blend with TargA's regiment to produce a very beastly NASL contender? Or will Vibe be allowed to take the much needed first win in a very stacked season 4 group? Tune in this Saturday to find out.



~ By Stephen Spor



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Follow TargA on Twitter Mindfreak Esports www.mindfreak-esports.com SteelSeries www.steelseries.com ScufGaming www.scufgaming.com Mindfreak TargA has had a busy summer. With a season's worth of extensive practice and a slew of different LAN events under his belt, he has recently moved into the Ministry of Win training house in Poland. This will be a much needed “next level” for the budding Norwegian Zerg as he prepares to do battle in NASL's season 4 series. The new practice regiment and diverse bunch of in-house practice partners will be exactly what TargA requires to edge out a slot at the live tournament.Falling just short of a slot in NASL's season 3 live event in Ontario, TargA will be looking for an improvement in results to reflect the effort of his summertime training. He wont be getting any favors from NASL's pool placement though. A quick glance at TargA's season 4 division shows a difficult road ahead.A group only slightly more stacked than last season , TargA definitely has an honest shot this season. TargA will be able to train with his new roommates. At IEM Cologne TargA finally managed to shed Korean blood when he knocked out both Oz and Ace before falling to IMMVP in a 2-1 series. The experience and confidence gained at IEM is pivotal to TargA's chances this season.TargA's practice regiment has been completely refined with his stay at the Ministry of Win. The opportunity to train with other rising pro players is tremendous. The practice house environment's influence will undoubtedly raise any players level of skill. More refined, and motivated, TargA will be able to train in a manner similar to his Korean counterparts.With a Summer of experience under the belt and a new training schedule in place, TargA stands poised to do battle this Saturday in his first series against ROOTVibe. WCS North American Runner-up, Vibe is no walk-over. However considering the rest of this group, Saturday's match will have a sink or swim reality for both players. In a competitive pool of players like this the first victory is a much needed buffer.The ZvZ match-up is always a fickle one. Luckily TargA will have Liquid's Ret to train with. Despite Vibe knocking IdrA out of WCS NA in the loser's bracket finals, his overall TLDP ZvZ record is quite unimposing. If Ret can help TargA flesh out his ZvZ with more diverse strategy than his match against Vibe will be manageable. Though TargA's early game aggression is exceptionally potent, he cant rely solely on it in this series. Vibe is a player that knows how to capitalize on his opponents poor decisions. If Vibe is privy to an incoming Baneling bust a moment or two before hand he will surely shut it down and drift comfortably into the mid-game. Counter aggression and a balanced early game will defeat repeated early aggression styles. If TargA wins Saturday, it will be on the back mixed aggression and balanced macro plays.This Saturday we will witness how TargA has been utilizing his time at the Polish training house. Will the WCS Nordic third place, and IEM experience of soundly defeating Koreans blend with TargA's regiment to produce a very beastly NASL contender? Or will Vibe be allowed to take the much needed first win in a very stacked season 4 group? Tune in this Saturday to find out.~ By Stephen SporLinks: "The only mistake in life is the lesson not learned" https://twitter.com/Quantichofven