Kyung Hyun ‘SeleCT’ Ryoo, most notable for two WCG Championships in Dawn of War and an extremely consistent StarCraft 2 progaming career, has given me the opportunity to interview him during his busy practicing lifestyle. So without further ado, I present you with SeleCT's interview.





So your success was really well recognised from WC3 and DoW, do you still play these games at all?

SeleCT: No, after I finished those games I started studying in the US, so I haven't had a chance to play them. Also DoW pretty much died after the WCG 2006. After I graduated highschool in US while I was waiting for my greencard to go to college I started Sc2 and it totally captivated my mind. So I rather played sc2 instead of them.

Lately you've been dominating the korean ladder by reaching the top 12, how do you feel the NA/EU ladders are in comparison and how will the success be affecting your tournament performance?

SeleCT: Well, if I compare the Korean server to NA/EU, the KR server is much harder and there are so many good players when there are only few in NA/EU. I am pretty sure I will do better and will achieve some good results this next year.

You've also been invited to the ASUS ROG for the second time following your second place last time. How are you preparing and is there anyone who you think poses a threat to you or anyone you're hoping to play?

SeleCT: I don't really have specific players I want to face. I am mostly playing ladder games and I will play some custom games a week before the tournament.

This will be your first offline tournament in over 3 months if I recall correctly. How do you feel your performance in offline is in comparison to online tournaments?

SeleCT: Yes, correct. I am so excited to play offline tournaments again, hoping I don't get nervous since it's been a while. Fortunately I play better in offline tournaments than in online tournaments lol.

So patch 1.4.3 is just around the corner, do you think this will be affecting your gameplay at all? Will you be adjusting anything to compensate for the Ghost change?

SeleCT: Yes, I think it will affect a lot, especially in TvZ because now infestors will die in two snipes but it will cost 10, 19 snipes against Broodlords and Ultralisks. So Terran will have to make more vikings than before. I don't really like this change at all :P

Onto the maps of 1.4.3, the famed Xel'naga Caverns and the less popular Arid Plateau have been removed in place of Cloud Kingdom and Korhal Compound, how do you feel about these changes and how will they affect your laddering?

SeleCT: I never liked Xel'Naga Caverns so this is good news for me ^^. I haven't played the two new maps so I don't know yet.

In the time you've been playing SC2 who would you say your best friends and worst enemies are and why?

SeleCT: In Korea I hang out with Huk and Sase a lot, sometimes naniwa aswell. I don't have any enemies. With Huk it's because the oGs house and the FXO house are in the same appartment. We all have different characters but it really combines well so it is fun.

So what's the future looking like for you, how do you hope to perform in this next year?

SeleCT: I am hoping to win at least two major tournaments this year. Also I will try much harder to achieve them.

Well good luck for the future and I wish you the best of luck for this next year, care to say a few words, give any shoutouts?

SeleCT: A big thanks to all of our sponsors and as always thank you to my fans for cheering for me and love them :) also a shoutout to myself: KID ITS UR WINNING YEAR.