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kenzi131
Profile Joined February 2018
1 Post
July 30 2019 10:34 GMT
#1
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Yesterday Junwi(aka bw gamer) passed away. May he rest in peace.

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Dazed.
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada3301 Posts
July 30 2019 11:37 GMT
#2
this is the summer of blood. the fifth person i know thats died this summer.
Never say Die! ||| Fight you? No, I want to kill you.
Starecat
Profile Joined August 2014
940 Posts
July 30 2019 11:41 GMT
#3
This is year is going from bad to worse...
:3
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50600 Posts
July 30 2019 11:45 GMT
#4
RIP
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
Kerotan
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
England2109 Posts
July 30 2019 11:45 GMT
#5
This is sad.

A small part of Starcraft history. He mattered.

RIP
Nerdette // External revolution - Internal revolution // Fabulous // I raise my hands to heaven of curiosity // I don't know what to ask for // What has it got for me? // Kerribear
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7465 Posts
July 30 2019 12:10 GMT
#6
Very Sad. He was instrumental in forming my approach to zerg.

He wasn't a mechanical monster, but he was very smart.

There are many old replays of him on Lost temple. He was just behind Chojja as number 3 or 4 zerg in the world but his play was drop heavy and sometimes even 5+ places at once.

He was smart and young and talented.
Very sad.

May his family have support and his friends be well.
Cheers to a beautiful mind.
Very sad.
CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11586 Posts
July 30 2019 12:12 GMT
#7
RIP
Calendar@ Fish Server: `iOps]..Stark
VioleTAK
Profile Joined July 2006
4339 Posts
July 30 2019 12:20 GMT
#8
Awwww, very sad
I remember his games well, he was a fantastic player.
Rest in peace.
Every fan of Starcraft is a fan of Lim Yo Hwan by association
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4139 Posts
July 30 2019 13:36 GMT
#9
RIP
WGT-Baal
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
France3420 Posts
July 30 2019 14:11 GMT
#10
This is really sad to hear.
RIP
Horang2 fan
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
July 30 2019 15:28 GMT
#11
Cele
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Germany4016 Posts
July 30 2019 18:02 GMT
#12
RIP
Broodwar for life!
art_of_turtle
Profile Blog Joined September 2012
United States1202 Posts
July 30 2019 18:38 GMT
#13
This is indeed a sad day. My deepest condolences go out to the family and everyone who was touched by his passion.
Flash should fear Sacsri
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10012 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-30 18:47:48
July 30 2019 18:45 GMT
#14
So sad, i remember watching so many of his reps. He was really underrated, always felt like he under-performed relative to his skill lvl. He would have accomplished way more if it wasn't for guys like YellOw and ChoJJa.

Yet another legend.. rip
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
Poegim
Profile Joined February 2017
Poland264 Posts
July 30 2019 20:14 GMT
#15
So young... ;/
Aka: Poezja[T4], Zulu. [[ Probably second best player in the world. In honor of my best friend Moagim, he was a Kraken from the sea. Poegim ]]
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45163 Posts
July 30 2019 20:14 GMT
#16
RIP
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12240 Posts
July 30 2019 20:16 GMT
#17
RIP. I remember downloading a lot of Junwi replays and watching with friends because his ZvT was so incredibly strong. Really unfortunate news.
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AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7465 Posts
July 30 2019 20:42 GMT
#18
On July 31 2019 05:16 Excalibur_Z wrote:
RIP. I remember downloading a lot of Junwi replays and watching with friends because his ZvT was so incredibly strong. Really unfortunate news.


I have spent the last hour trying to remember the names of a few replays of his that were 30+ minute zvts.
I think there is an epic him v nada that deserves to be unearthed.


I will be going home sometime this month and I'll try and find the few games I played against him.

[Red]october if you are reading this... I doubt you remember me, but I appreciate the privilege of playing junwi, fakeyellow and nal_ra. You made a random nerds life feel full and important at a hard time. Thank you.
TiQ.SinGi
Profile Joined December 2004
Norway385 Posts
July 30 2019 20:52 GMT
#19
RIP. Very sad news :-( I remember Junwi and his strong Zerg play. One of my early inspirations for being a Zerg player, watched his reps alot. My condolences to his family.
“Approved attributes and their relation to face make every man his own jailer; this is a fundamental social constraint even though each man may like his cell.” -Goffman
avanhokie
Profile Joined May 2017
50 Posts
July 30 2019 20:55 GMT
#20
Great player, and he will be missed. It says a lot that he was such a high level player in such a legendary era of BW.

RIP
DSK
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
England1110 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-31 10:08:45
July 30 2019 21:46 GMT
#21
Rest in peace Junwi. Condolences to his family.
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Dazed.
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada3301 Posts
July 30 2019 22:18 GMT
#22
Any information on the cause of death?
Never say Die! ||| Fight you? No, I want to kill you.
HaFnium
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United Kingdom1074 Posts
July 31 2019 00:12 GMT
#23
Rest in Peace....
Didn't really get to witness his prime but still remember him as a really solid Z player...
BW forever!
city42
Profile Joined October 2007
1656 Posts
July 31 2019 00:34 GMT
#24
More terrible news. I always tried to copy the "Junwi massage" whenever I played as zerg, but nobody could do it quite like him. Those slow overlord lurker drops were the stuff of nightmares for many pros. R.I.P.
Antisocialmunky
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States5912 Posts
July 31 2019 03:52 GMT
#25
This is what getting old is, losing all your heroes.
[゚n゚] SSSSssssssSSsss ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Marine/Raven Guide:http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=163605
RvB
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands6261 Posts
July 31 2019 04:24 GMT
#26
RIP
FFW_Rude
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France10201 Posts
July 31 2019 06:19 GMT
#27
Man he was young... How did he died ?

May he rest in piece
#1 KT Rolster fanboy. KT BEST KT ! Hail to KT playoffs Zergs ! Unofficial french translator for SlayerS_`Boxer` biography "Crazy as me".
asel
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Germany1601 Posts
July 31 2019 08:17 GMT
#28
Rest in Peace
eSTRO for life | #3 Sea.Really fan! | GGoliath! | aeterna societas honoris | cbta~ | Flash makes Terran look like Toss | aka RevaL
Counc1l
Profile Joined April 2019
33 Posts
July 31 2019 09:23 GMT
#29
Very sad news. I read his liquipedia article and looked up his TLPD and without a question he was a great player. I hope that people playing starcraft now will still remember the people who helped pioneer the game and helped it grow.
CynicalDeath
Profile Joined January 2012
Italy3514 Posts
July 31 2019 09:35 GMT
#30
rest in peace
ModeratorSC2 LP Admin - My Life for Aiur - Let the Metal flow - @Cynical_Death
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7465 Posts
July 31 2019 13:27 GMT
#31
I just watched a few of his vods from the 2003 cube league and from the 2002 Panasonic (inc?) league.

When he won, he always made his opponent look bad. His wins were so dominant.

He was such a big inspiration to me growing up. =(
The strange thing - is we are almost the same age.
He was a kid when he was my hero. How neat.
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
July 31 2019 14:09 GMT
#32
RIP. Anyone know how he died? So young.
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
jdp216
Profile Joined November 2012
United States9 Posts
August 01 2019 04:42 GMT
#33
RIP very sad news and right after iNcontroL. very hard time for SC community. My condolences to his family
infester good unit
YouControlBad
Profile Joined January 2012
Poland46 Posts
August 01 2019 05:41 GMT
#34
I'm really depressed now, one of my favorite zerg players in the early days. So smart, brilliant thinker, strategy master planner, at one point he was really dominant. Your ensnares on terran wrights shall not be forgotten. RIP brother (((
lechatnoir
Profile Joined November 2016
391 Posts
August 01 2019 05:51 GMT
#35
LP says he was only 34. That's too young. RIP.
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7465 Posts
August 01 2019 05:57 GMT
#36
His game against Reach on that red tileset match in the Cube 2003 r04 is one of the scrappiest zerg games in history.
I remember watching it live.
I was so depressed all game ... until....

May we celebrate his accomplishments. Pictures, replays, vods. Let's post some here?

Here is game 1 of what was a brawl of a match.

www.youtube.com
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10686 Posts
August 01 2019 06:06 GMT
#37
RIP, I loved every [saM] gamer I met, they were all so kind and willing to help along the years I've played, rest in peace Junwi.
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10686 Posts
August 01 2019 06:07 GMT
#38
On July 31 2019 23:09 BigFan wrote:
RIP. Anyone know how he died? So young.

People think he committed suicide judging by the forums and reports, it is sad regardless, RIP Junwi from saM, true legend.
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7465 Posts
August 01 2019 06:49 GMT
#39
On August 01 2019 15:07 GGzerG wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 31 2019 23:09 BigFan wrote:
RIP. Anyone know how he died? So young.

People think he committed suicide judging by the forums and reports, it is sad regardless, RIP Junwi from saM, true legend.


If you are reading this and the world is dark and you feel alone - Here:
https://ibpf.org/resource/list-international-suicide-hotlines

A list of people who want nothing more then to help people - when the struggle gets too rough.

Destructicon
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
4713 Posts
August 01 2019 07:01 GMT
#40
Man, this is sad. Rest in Peace, Junwi.
WriterNever give up, never surrender! https://www.youtube.com/user/DestructiconSC
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66357 Posts
August 01 2019 09:45 GMT
#41
wow a classic zerg player.. RIP.
POGGERS
outscar
Profile Joined September 2014
2832 Posts
August 01 2019 12:15 GMT
#42
RIP one of great players of first generation. These days of summer are sad...
sunbeams are never made like me...
Dazed.
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada3301 Posts
August 01 2019 12:19 GMT
#43
On July 31 2019 22:27 AttackZerg wrote:
I just watched a few of his vods from the 2003 cube league and from the 2002 Panasonic (inc?) league.

When he won, he always made his opponent look bad. His wins were so dominant.

He was such a big inspiration to me growing up. =(
The strange thing - is we are almost the same age.
He was a kid when he was my hero. How neat.
yeah i watched a few vods. junwi vs boxer, and junwi vs xellos on gamae gowron...not close. humiliating games for both terrans. junwi vs sync as well on river of flames i think.
Never say Die! ||| Fight you? No, I want to kill you.
keeningo
Profile Joined July 2018
2 Posts
August 01 2019 15:04 GMT
#44
This is such tragedy summer for SC. I still couldn't believe what is going on right now
Rus_Brain
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Russian Federation1893 Posts
August 01 2019 19:08 GMT
#45
rip
patyrykin.net
Xamo
Profile Joined April 2012
Spain881 Posts
August 01 2019 20:58 GMT
#46
This is sad, it has to be terrible for his family.
RIP.
My life for Aiur. You got a piece of me, baby. IIIIIIiiiiiii.
BlackBaron
Profile Joined September 2011
Italy1 Post
August 01 2019 22:06 GMT
#47
May he rest in peace, nobody should go that young.
VGhost
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3616 Posts
August 01 2019 22:17 GMT
#48
That's a real shame.
#4427 || I am not going to scan a ferret.
getg00d
Profile Joined April 2017
United States120 Posts
August 01 2019 23:35 GMT
#49
RIP
https://www.twitch.tv/getg00d
linestein
Profile Blog Joined June 2018
United States210 Posts
August 01 2019 23:54 GMT
#50
rip junwi
"You can wish to be rich, you can wish to be tall. You can wish away the haters, you just gimme a call" ---Will Smith & DJ Khaled "Friend Like Me (End Title)"
radadaundandan
Profile Joined May 2007
Bulgaria3148 Posts
August 02 2019 04:58 GMT
#51
May he rest in peace...
Flash returns...
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42381 Posts
August 02 2019 06:11 GMT
#52
RIP
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
Hoshizake
Profile Joined December 2010
United States26 Posts
August 02 2019 21:36 GMT
#53
Oh my word.. I hate to hear this so much.

How did he pass? He was so young... unbelievably rough summer for our community
まだまだだね。
Sjokola
Profile Joined November 2010
Netherlands800 Posts
August 03 2019 01:16 GMT
#54
Does anybody have vod with a favorite moment? I'd like to learn a little bit about Junwi
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7465 Posts
August 03 2019 04:57 GMT
#55
On August 03 2019 10:16 Sjokola wrote:
Does anybody have vod with a favorite moment? I'd like to learn a little bit about Junwi


My friend, as useless as this is to say but you can't find Junwi showing his best in any video you will ever find. He was a brilliant zerg player who focused on macro combined with timed drops.

If you want to see his true gift, you will need to download some replays.

yaoyuan.com

I did a search and was unable to find a nice pack. That site above has 3 pages of downloadable Juwni replays and Vods. They no larger have his replay pack =(

On youtube -> You can find Juwni V Elky where he just obliterates Elky in two matches in two leagues.
www.youtube.com

Incontrol shared this replay which is hosted on this website
tl.net

He was the first Sauron - drop zerg -> mass expos like Jinnam and Enough combined with tech. He was one of a kind.
He was the first zerg after h.o.t-forever and Yellow that inspired my imagination.
kugel
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany116 Posts
August 03 2019 07:52 GMT
#56
very sad
2k19 is bloody af what is going on ...
M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4228 Posts
August 03 2019 21:21 GMT
#57
That's pretty damn bad..

R.I.P.
odi profanum vulgus et arceo
Nankio
Profile Joined March 2010
17 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-08-04 00:35:57
August 04 2019 00:33 GMT
#58
Rest in peace.

Condolences to family and friends.
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