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SK lose to Loaded in semi-final

By Mario 'Kolapz' Mađer
Jul 19, 2010 22:02


ImageSK.HoN have lost to Loaded 1-2 in the $1,000 Honcast Invitational, will play Deal With it for bronze medal.

US Loaded defeated US SK Gaming 2-1 in the semifinal of the $1,000 Honcast Invitational. Loaded proceeds to the finals where they will meet FI fnatic , while SK Gaming will play against CA Deal With it in the third-place match-up.

Loaded started very confidently and their Soul Stealer soon had the first game in his hands. SK Gaming didn't respond well and were forced to concede 30 minutes into the game.

SK were, however, everything but stunned going into the second game. They caught Loaded with their hands down with an unconventional Moon Queen pick to which Loaded did not have an answer and they conceded just 24 minutes into the game.

Going into the third game, SK decided to mimic their picks from the previous one and while in the early parts of the match everything went their way, a series of mistakes and questionable item choices later on allowed Loaded to get back into the game and proceed to the finals.

SK Gaming v Loaded Game 1
SK Gaming v Loaded Game 2
SK Gaming v Loaded Game 3

We asked US Robert 'Bdiz' Tinnes a few questions shortly after the games finished.

The first game didn't quite go as you hoped, what happened?

"Essentially, we just lost lanes. They played extremely aggressively even after they won most of the lanes and we didn't have any chance to get back into the game."


Was the surprise Moon Queen pick something you planned going into this semi-final or was it a reaction to the disappointing first game?

"We sort of just changed how we were going to pick. Testie hasn't played Defiler in quite some time, so he went with a hero he's more comfortable on in mid."


Your picks in the last game were very similar to the ones in the
second game and judging by your early game the outcome could have been
the same. What do you think cost you the game?


"Too many greedy selfish plays, combined with just overall bad play. We had the early advantage, then sat on it and did nothing and let them come back into the game and win it."


Did this loss affect your morale in any way considering your
rivalry with Loaded?


"Losing sucks. Losing in the finals or semi's of a tournament really, really sucks. However, Honcast was one of the smaller tournaments going on this summer and we just proved to ourselves that if we step up our game, we can beat Loaded without our starting roster (For those of you interested, Fogged was on vacation)."


What tournaments is SK participating in at the moment and what do
you expect from those?


"We're in a LOT of tournaments right now, the GosuGamers HoN World Cup, MYM HoN Pride #1, Alienware Arena, Newegg Wanfest, XPLeague, GameReplays Season 2, as well as the upcoming Honcast League and Newerth League Tournament. You can expect to see some better performances, as we'll be able to have a much more fluid practice schedule after everyones vacations are done!"


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