Your Guide to the Brood War Reunion Tour

Lamer (Ivan Velikov) - "I am going to play for fun and hope to play my best" (Interview)

Notable Brood War History: WCG Bulgaria 3-time Champion

As a successful Terran outside of Korea, Lamer stands a member of an elite few. Lamer is renowned for his TvZ, and with LRM teammates and Bulgarian countrymen among the best foreigner Zergs today, Lamer may have an edge versus the swarm from preparation for this weekend's games.

Nyoken (Daniel Eidson) - "Sc2 has definitely corrupted my playing ability" (Interview)

Notable Brood War History: WCG Main Event 2007 Qualifier

Nyoken was a regular at the USA WCG qualifiers over a long Brood War career. He is now inactive.

PredY (Tomáš Pospíšil) - "What I love about Starcraft is that you can always see a room for improvement in your game no matter how good you are." (Interview)

PredY is described by Liquipedia as no less than "the best Czech player in both SC2 and StarCraft: Brood War for years". PredY retired from competitive Starcraft a year ago, but remains a coach for the Starcraft 2 team eSuba, and is said to be practicing hard for the upcoming tournament.

SarenS (Pierre Guivarch) - "The pleasure of playing BW is also coming back, and that is the most enjoyable!" (Interview)

SarenS led the French scene after Elky's 2005 retirement, taking games against top European competition. He enjoyed some success in Starcraft 2 before becoming inactive in competitive gaming.

CaStrO (Jose Castro) - "The game made me so horny" (Interview)

Notable Brood War History: WCG Peru Champion

CastrO earned a long list of successes during his 2008-2009 peak, with over a dozen medals on his record over that time. He is now inactive from Brood War.

Eriador (Eivind Leknes) - "[Mondragon would] be fine company but I think I'd prefer someone of the opposite sex" (Interview)

Notable Brood War History: WCG Nordic Champion

Eriador is a Starcrafter with a long resume, from competitive play spanning 1998 LANs to last year’s TLS tournaments, to his countless community contributions across more than 20,000 TL posts. Though he was never as dominant as some other players in the tournament, Eriador may have the advantage of more recent Brood War experience.

Fosken (Kamil Sierocki) - "I found a new passion and it's dance." (Interview)

Fosken reached his peak in the fiercely competitive scene that was Europe in 2007, with a second place finish in that year's WCG Poland qualifiers. He has been inactive for quite some time and claims to prefer a macro oriented play style.

HayprO (Hayder Hussein) - "I was so happy that I couldnt stand for a while. I had to keep sitting down." (Interview)

Notable Brood War History: Dreamhack 3-time Champion

Haypro made a name for himself at the prestigous Swedish LAN event Dreamhack, then later as an early member of TeamLiquid's own Starcraft 2 team. Though he is now retired from professional gaming, Haypro has the advantage of training in the Korean oGs-TL progaming house in 2012.

Mondragon (Christoph Semke)

Notable Brood War History: Leader of Templars of Twilight, WCG Germany 4-time Champion, TSL 2 Runner-up

Rather than attempt to summarize Mondragon’s superlative record, I’ll simply link his his Liquipedia page, which is possibly longer than that of every other player in the tournament combined. After one of the most impressive careers in foreign Brood War history, Mondragon transitioned to Stracraft 2 during the beta and achieved modest success before retiring in 2012.

Ptak (Matija Vragovićis) - "A+ on iccup was a piece of cake compared to this." (Interview)

Notable Brood War History: WCG Croatia 6-time Champion

If you include a 2011 Wings of Liberty victory, Ptak claims seven consecutive national WCG champion titles. He went on to perform well in many of the main event tournaments as well. It is unclear if Ptak remains active in Starcraft 2, with recent performance consisting of several minor LAN titles in 2013.

Sen (Yang Chia Cheng) - "I think everyone prefers winning over losing. Don't you?" (Interview)

Notable Brood War History: WCG Taiwan 3-time Champion, TSL2 Third Place

Sen has been claiming Starcraft I and II titles and prize money for over ten years, consistently dominating the Taiwanese scene in tournaments such as WCG and TeSL. Sen remains active and successful among the world's best SC2 players.

ArCNeON (Matti Punkari) - "Every matchup is good for DT's” (Interview)

Notable Brood War History: WCG Finland First Place

A truly oldschool player, Arcneon hit his peak in 2004 with a first place finish at a WCG qualifier. He claims to be completely inactive, yet posted some impressive results in 2013, including a Defiler tournament title and qualification for TLS 2.

Arew (Vytautas Graičiūnas) - "It was something like waking up at 7am in the morning, knowing that you gotta go to work and suddenly realizing it's Saturday.” (Interview)

Notable Brood War History: WCG Baltics First Place

Arew spent the final years before the Wings of Liberty beta racking up wins in minor tournaments and making history Lithuania’s first WCG main event qualifier. He competed in Starcraft 2 for several years and now appears to be inactive.

ClouD (Carlo Giannocco) - "" (Interview)

Notable Brood War History: WCG Italy 5-time Brood War champion

ClouD's record includes no less than five consecutive national WCG titles and major wins against some of the best foreigners of pre-beta Brood War. ClouD retired from competitive Starcraft 2 last year and will be competing for pride as well as prize money against many former friends and rivals.

G5 (Eric Rothmuller) - "I never go into a game with a game plan.” (Interview)

Notable Brood War History: WCG USA Champion

G5 was at the top of the USA scene in the late Brood War era, as the frequent name-dropping in his interview will no doubt convince you. More recently, G5 gave strong performances in last year’s TLS 1 and TLS 2, making him a clear favorite in this week’s tournament.

GoOdy (Sascha Lupp) - "I hope a lot more years will pass until I say my last words.” (Interview)

Notable Brood War History: WCG 2007 Main Event Qualifier

GoOdy has been a top European Starcrafter for over a decade, placing in tournaments from 2005’s Giga Grandslam V to 2012’s ESET Winter Masters. GoOdy remains an SC2 professional, but also referenced recent Brood War experience in his pre-tournament interview.

MaNa (Grzegorz Komincz) - "A lot of people are calling themselves ‘progamers’ where in the past it really had a meaning” (Interview)

MaNa earned his reputation at European LAN tournaments in 2009, and hardly a tournament was played that year without his name near the top. He is currently an active SC2 professional playing for TeamLiquid.

Socke (Giacomo Thüs) - "My goal is to win a map. If that works, maybe another one." (Interview)

Notable Brood War History: WCG Germany Second Place

To put it bluntly, Socke was competing in Korea while most others in this tournament were still afraid to join a map that wasn’t UMS. Socke remains an active Starcraft 2 professional competitor and will no doubt consult Liquipedia on the several changes in the Brood War metagame that have occurred since he last competed over ten years ago.

TT1 (Payam Toghyan) - "I wanted to prove everyone wrong.” (Interview)

Notable Brood War History: Black Sheep Wall

TT1 came to the Brood War scene later than many others in the tournament but made a name for himself as a dominant competitor in the foreign scene around the time of the Wings of Liberty exodus. As a Starcraft 2 professional, he has trained in team houses with the world’s best and could make a big impact this weekend with proper preparation.

Darki (Alfredo Zegarra) - "I will practice for this!” (Interview)

Notable Brood War History: WCG Main Event 3-time Qualifier

Although the history of Latin American Starcraft is unfortunately lacking in Liquipedia, Darki’s berths into the WCG main event and his wins there reflect his prowess among its top competitors. Though he now spends his time playing poker, the Protoss player has indicated that he aims to be in top form for the tournament.

Darki will not be participating in the main tournament.

Fenix (Giancarlos Joan Morayra Alejo)

Notable Brood War History: WCG Pan-American Championship 2-time Champion

Fenix dominated the Latin American Starcraft scene in the final years before the WoL beta. He went on to a successful career as a Starcraft 2 professional, including two years with the Korean team Incredible Miracle, and has been inactive for the past year.

OctZerg (Bojan Vlakevski)

Notable Brood War History: WCG Macedonia Champion

Octzerg's brief Liquipedia page does little justice to his performance over a ten-year career. He has performed consistently among the better foreigners right up to the recent TLS 3.

Octzerg will not be participating in the main tournament.

ParanOid (Rafal Kontowicz)

Notable Brood War History: WCG Poland 3-time Champion

ParanOid boasts a respectable Brood War career spanning the latter half of last decade, particularly in the fiercely competitive European WCG tournaments. His time with game’s sequel, however, has been less kind. ParanOid remains listed as active in Liquipedia but has not competed in a recorded Starcraft game in almost one and a half years.

ParanOid will not be participating in the main tournament.