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| 4s | hello everybody my name is TJ and today |
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| 7s | I am joined by the champion of Masters |
| 10s | Tour murder at Castle nathria it's tan |
| 14s | soku tansoku how you doing today |
| 20s | I'm sure it is I'm sure it is so um I |
| 24s | mean I'm sure you knew because we |
| 26s | everybody's been saying it but you're |
| 29s | the very first player from Asia Pacific |
| 32s | to ever win a Masters Tour I think it's |
| 35s | what this is like Masters Tour number uh |
| 38s | 7 17 right 17 right six a year and |
| 41s | there's been five this year 17 Masters |
| 43s | towards here the first player from Asia |
| 45s | Pacific to ever win how does how does |
| 46s | that feel is there a special pride in |
| 49s | that like Beyond winning does it feel |
| 52s | even better that you're the first player |
| 53s | from your region to ever win a master's |
| 55s | tour yeah |
| 70s | and in the finals uh you got to play |
| 74s | against Glory who's a fellow Japanese |
| 76s | player a former world champion a world |
| 80s | finalist from last year uh was there |
| 84s | extra pressure because you're competing |
| 87s | against someone with this you know huge |
| 89s | uh resume this uh all these big |
| 92s | accomplishments |
| 93s | uh or you know did it feel comfortable |
| 96s | because you were just playing against uh |
| 99s | you know another Japanese player so this |
| 102s | is |
| 111s | um |
| 141s | foreign |
| 147s | it's very fitting uh I I remember that |
| 151s | tournament specifically HCT summer 2018 |
| 154s | because one that's the event that uh uh |
| 158s | killing all day qualified to Worlds uh |
| 161s | that's the one that bunny Hopper won uh |
| 163s | and uh you know that's the the |
| 167s | culmination of me putting tonsoku's name |
| 170s | on the chalkboard |
| 173s | that was the the one time that it that |
| 176s | it paid off right because uh uh you |
| 179s | qualified twice that year uh in uh |
| 181s | summer and winter right is that |
| 184s | that was the year that he qualified |
| 185s | twice or maybe the beginning of the next |
| 187s | year it was still counted as 2018 so uh |
| 190s | very cool uh very cool do you still uh |
| 193s | um do practice or talk uh with the |
| 196s | uh the other you know notable Japanese |
| 199s | players like uh Glory pizzasi okashinski |
| 202s | Ali temu and do you have interactions |
| 206s | with them often or practice with them |
| 208s | foreign |
| 234s | so there's probably a lot of players uh |
| 236s | out there who uh uh might have started |
| 238s | playing Hearthstone or watching |
| 239s | competitive personal recently that don't |
| 241s | know that you've been around competing |
| 243s | for a long time |
| 246s | um but uh you know I've I remember you |
| 249s | all the way back so like playoffs in |
| 251s | like 2016 2017. |
| 253s | um but since 2018 |
| 255s | you haven't had like that big uh result |
| 258s | right I I look at your your scores and |
| 261s | Master's tours and it's like six wins |
| 263s | six wins you know like top 64 top 64 top |
| 266s | 64. so you've been very close right |
| 268s | there for so long for like four years |
| 270s | now uh what keeps you motivated uh to |
| 273s | compete right because a lot of players |
| 275s | when they have that success and then |
| 277s | don't find it again they sort of lose |
| 279s | the drive but you you've been you've |
| 281s | kept coming back kept putting up decent |
| 284s | results |
| 285s | um what's kept you motivated uh to keep |
| 287s | trying uh for those big wins tonight |
| 306s | do you still have the uh the iPhone case |
| 319s | oh man uh I'm I'm flattered I'm |
| 322s | flattered to be honest uh and for |
| 324s | backstory uh tansoku when he came to |
| 327s | championship in 2018 so four years ago |
| 330s | um I autographed the back of his his |
| 332s | phone case uh uh because uh he said he |
| 336s | had you know respected me for a long |
| 338s | time and watched me cash for all the |
| 339s | time but tonsoku you you won a master |
| 341s | store you're way more famous than me now |
| 344s | so I think it should be the other way |
| 346s | around I think uh you know your |
| 348s | motivation should be you want to win |
| 350s | Worlds so that you can meet me a person |
| 352s | inside the back of my phone case okay |
| 355s | okay okay okay |
| 358s | because I I haven't won anything so uh I |
| 362s | don't deserve to sign anybody's phone |
| 364s | case so but I I'm I'm glad you still |
| 367s | have it it warms my heart it warms my |
| 369s | heart |
| 370s | um but I want to uh shift the |
| 372s | conversation and start talking about |
| 373s | lineup right |
| 375s | um you brought a pretty cool line up to |
| 376s | the Masters Tour uh I think the one that |
| 379s | I wanted to talk the deck that I want to |
| 380s | talk about the most would be the Mage uh |
| 382s | the skeleton mage because as a deck |
| 384s | skeleton Mage did not perform well in |
| 387s | the Masters Tour it for across the field |
| 389s | it only had like a 45 46 win rate |
| 393s | um but you had Success With It |
| 396s | and you had a car that not many other |
| 398s | people had which was the max polymorph |
| 399s | which seemed to win you a lot of games |
| 401s | uh what were your thoughts on on the |
| 404s | mage deck um did you think it was a good |
| 406s | deck was the mass polymorph that you put |
| 409s | in there the D card that sort of made it |
| 411s | work against the metagame so this isn't |
| 414s | it |
| 441s | foreign |
| 444s | yeah I mean you were really the only |
| 446s | player that was beating any of the |
| 448s | faster lineups with Mage so it seemed to |
| 450s | work out uh the other deck that I wanted |
| 452s | to talk about was the Rogue |
| 454s | um uh Tempo Miracle Rogue it doesn't |
| 457s | really have any everybody's been calling |
| 458s | it lamby Rogue because Lambie series was |
| 460s | the player that uh created it it was a |
| 463s | deck that sort of uh came out of nowhere |
| 466s | um a few days before the Masters Tour uh |
| 469s | how did you come to discover this deck |
| 471s | firstly and what made you decide to |
| 474s | bring it because it ended up being a |
| 476s | very successful deck not just for you |
| 478s | but for a lot of other players |
| 479s | um |
| 493s | foreign |
| 516s | brought down to three Mana so do you |
| 519s | think that this is the strongest deck in |
| 520s | the game now because of that |
| 535s | Edwin has been nerfed changed or had |
| 538s | other cards nerfed so many times in the |
| 540s | past even though it's a different |
| 541s | version it's still uh |
| 543s | still wreaking havoc but um overall your |
| 546s | your lineup as a whole did it uh meet |
| 549s | your expectations did it exceed your |
| 551s | expectations like based off how you |
| 555s | thought your lineup was going to perform |
| 556s | when you first started the Masters Tour |
| 558s | uh did you uh expect it to do this well |
| 573s | uh last deck question uh was there any |
| 576s | uh uh weird or you know spicy decks uh |
| 582s | that you almost brought to the Masters |
| 584s | Tour but decided not to at the last |
| 586s | minute any like uh special tonsoku brood |
| 589s | decks |
| 602s | that's sensible that's a very sensible |
| 605s | approach we probably wouldn't be having |
| 607s | this interview right now if you actually |
| 609s | had uh brought a spicy decks that's good |
| 611s | that's good |
| 613s | um but you know last question |
| 615s | um uh you know what's what's next for |
| 617s | tonsoku you maybe taking a little break |
| 620s | from HearthStone for a couple weeks or |
| 622s | are you fully focused on you know uh |
| 625s | next Masters Tour seasonal Championship |
| 627s | you know getting the world's winning |
| 630s | worlds what's next |
| 632s | foreign |
| 648s | right now all right well that's all the |
| 651s | questions but uh I would like to give |
| 654s | you the opportunity if you'd like |
| 656s | um to uh you know if there's anybody you |
| 658s | wanted to shout out or thank uh or any |
| 661s | uh final words you'd like to say uh you |
| 663s | can go ahead |
| 666s | of you love me love you I love you love |
| 671s | you thank you |
| 674s | okay okay awesome yeah Lambie the lamby |
| 678s | road coming in clutch uh I love that |
| 682s | love that love that |
| 684s | um all right well tonsoku uh thanks so |
| 686s | much for joining me for the interview |
| 689s | and uh once again a huge congratulations |
| 691s | on the win uh uh well deserved and a |
| 695s | long time coming so uh thanks again and |
| 697s | good luck in uh next master store and |
| 700s | potentially seasonal Championship good |
| 701s | luck thank you |