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W00t! I'm so excited to finally be announcing this! Myself and my lovely gf and manager Dot are being sent to Europe for 3 and a half months! We'll be based in the MYI house and travelling to Dreamhacks Summer, Valencia, Moscow and Stockholm! Hopefully I'll get a chance to squeeze in some other tournaments whilst I'm over there, maybe even a HSC if I'm lucky?
The most awesome part of this is to have a full-on competition season where my only focus will be being at the top of my game and performing my best. With so many opportunities in a relatively short time-frame I'll always have a goal right in-front of me. I'm really excited just to knuckle down and focus on working efficiently at my practice and improving to the point where I can show that I deserve this.
Heading back to Dreamhack is especially awesome as I had a great experience my first time at DH Summer 2013, where I had a decent result (if you're curious you can read my blog about that event here: http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/420250-pigs-epic-dreamhack-summer-recap). This was also the first event where I met the MYI guys and even though it was the first time meeting they made me feel really at home and gave me good advice for my games. It was also when Stardust blew everyone's minds by absolutely destroying the entire tournament! Overall though DH is just one of the coolest events I've been to and I can't wait to get back there!
Over the last few days we released a series of "light-painting" photos to hype this announcement. We didn't do the best job of actually having good clues in the picture but making these is a pretty random and fun process.
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/5gO2iTN.jpg)
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They're all shot with a single long exposure in a dark room and Dot uses torches, a makeshift-lightsabre thingo and some other weird lights to shine onto certain areas to make them show up, and to create weird effects. The blue smoke is made by just shaking a glowing-rope around a bunch lol.
I think that's all I have to say before heading back to practice! Before I go I just want to say a big thanks to all the fans who have stuck by me through thick and thin, and especially to my team Exile 5 and our title sponsor Nvidia Geforce for giving me this amazing opportunity. It's really rare for players from our region to get chances to compete overseas in big competitions, and that makes it all the more special!
 
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Australia54784 Posts
all the best on your trip!
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Fuck yeah! Hope i can say hi to you at DH Valencia ^^
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Good luck, sounds amazing and I bet you'll enjoy Switzerland.
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Can't wait to have you here buddy :D
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%#"&#¤ AWESOME! (You'll finally be streaming at good times for me to watch)
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YEEEEEEEEAHHHHHHHHHH PIG!
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Norway839 Posts
wow you totally look like some indie musician in the 3rd pic :0 so handsome
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Nice, good luck man, will be an interesting journey to follow.
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Awesome stuff PiG, hope for some good results 
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GL GL!
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Hope to see you soon PiG, last time was a pleasure to meet you !
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Good luck man
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that's awsome news! best of luck and enjoy your time over here!
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Great to hear, good luck in Europe!
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Time to tear up the EU ladder on a proper ping? :D Exciting stuff, happy for you to get this opportunity :D
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sick news, have fun mate.
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its late comer oppurtunity for pig. He deserved it many times ago. GL man!
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Such a great opportunity, good hunting!
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United States97276 Posts
that's pretty awesome. Good luck!
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United States333 Posts
Congrats, PiG! Looks awesome. Can't wait to see your DH games.
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myi saving australian esports
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Good stuff! Have fun and play hard.
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Hi, I am not that familiar with you,
Are you GM in NA, EU, KR??
I cannot find any info
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omg is that a zergling on ur shoulder ;;
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On April 09 2014 04:06 lantz wrote:
Hi, I am not that familiar with you,
Are you GM in NA, EU, KR??
I cannot find any info
PiG is multi time KR GM and one of the top Australian players.
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/PiG
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wow those shots so edgy  good luck
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PiG, I do truly believe you'll hit the bracket stage at least once during this run. All the best to you - that team house (which must be pretty huge), you'll get some great practice in there.
Also, I expect you to not let Stardust forget who won in Shoutcraft.
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Germany1287 Posts
Back when I was really, really, really into SC2, I was one of the (unfortunately few) ones paying attention to SEA and stuff. You and the guys around you struck me as the people who fight for the ESPORT they love, not matter how difficult it was in your region, and are still continueing to do so today.
My hat is off.
Wish you all the best for your endeavours in this part of the world. Don't expect anything, but fight for everything. GOGO!
PS: Why not write more blogs about your upcoming "European encounters"?
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PiG is seriously the coolest guy ever. Awesome stream and always a positive outlook on his performances. He might actually be the most underrated player in SEA too. I hope he can shock the world and take a DreamHack, because he deserves it.
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On April 09 2014 08:38 ThatSweatyNerd wrote:
He might actually be the most underrated player in SEA too.
He's a great player but far from underrated. SEA has talent that's almost unknown internationally.
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Dot is so awesome, I'm so glad she is your manager because I am sure she will take the best care of you + have the most #believe in you.
Congratulations pig and see you in Europe!
aLtPiG has come so far <3 #NEVERFORGET
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Thanks so much for all the kind words guys! So excited to put everything I have into this endeavour. I can't wait to practice with low ping and stable internet over there! It's gunna be beautiful :D
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I wonder if it would be possible to visit the team house/ buy a few drinks. Probably too much training... tt
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