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In a recent interview with fragster at the IEM finals in Kiev, White-Ra stated that his chances of going to Korea and competing in the GSL. He talks about his career with relation to his marriage and also gives a few thoughts on balance and how long he plans to continue playing as well as what he will do after he retires.





fragster: So I'm sitting here with White-Ra, a well-known Ukrainian SC2-player. First of all, how do you like the event so far as well as the location and the players?



Aleksey 'White-Ra' Krupnyk: I really like this place and I think it's one of the best places in Europe to do this tournament. And I'm happy, because it's the first time that we have such a big tournament in the Ukraine.



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Now that you are married, how does your wife deal with this situation? Does she support you a lot, or is it difficult when you have to train for an an event or something and don't have enough time to be with your wife?



White-Ra: Sure, she supports me very well. Sometimes we go together to a tournament like DreamHack. She came with me and she liked Sweden and my friends there very much. So I might go to Korea for the next GSL, which I don't know yet, it's like 50/50, but if I go to Korea, we will go together, me and my wife.



Talking about Korea. Is moving to Korea to play in the GSL an option for you?



White-Ra: Yeah, but it's only one tournament, the GSL, and if I go to Korea I cant play European tournaments. So it's like you have to make a choice.



Talking about the tournaments you attended in the last week. I think you won three cups last week, and the prizemoney was altogether something like 4.000 Euros. Is that a lot of money in the Ukraine? Can you make a nice living with that money?



White-Ra: Yeah, of course it's very good money, but for buying a car or a house you need more, of course. But first of all I want to show good games, and the pricemoney comes second. But having a family and a wife costs me a lot, so that is money that I spend on my family.



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Read the Full Interview at Fragster.de:

http://www.fragster.de/de/esport/coverages/intel-extreme-masters/season-5/european-championship-finals-kiew/artikel/iem-kiew-sc2-whitera-interview-englisch.html In a recent interview with fragster at the IEM finals in Kiev, White-Ra stated that his chances of going to Korea and competing in the GSL. He talks about his career with relation to his marriage and also gives a few thoughts on balance and how long he plans to continue playing as well as what he will do after he retires.: I really like this place and I think it's one of the best places in Europe to do this tournament. And I'm happy, because it's the first time that we have such a big tournament in the Ukraine....: Sure, she supports me very well. Sometimes we go together to a tournament like DreamHack. She came with me and she liked Sweden and my friends there very much. So I might go to Korea for the next GSL, which I don't know yet, it's like 50/50, but if I go to Korea, we will go together, me and my wife.: Yeah, but it's only one tournament, the GSL, and if I go to Korea I cant play European tournaments. So it's like you have to make a choice.: Yeah, of course it's very good money, but for buying a car or a house you need more, of course. But first of all I want to show good games, and the pricemoney comes second. But having a family and a wife costs me a lot, so that is money that I spend on my family....Read the Full Interview at Fragster.de: "Or a school bus over a bunch of kids" - Tasteless --- “A man's errors are his portals of discovery.” - James Joyce