• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 22:27
CEST 04:27
KST 11:27
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL22] Ro4 Preview: Mirror Mirror4[ASL22] Ro8 Preview: Within Reach5[ASL22] Ro8 Preview: In A Tizzy11[ASL22] Ro16 Preview: Holy Diver5[ASL22] Ro16 Preview: Rough Waters10
Community News
Weekly Cups Results (Sep 28-Oct 4)0SC4ALL: II SC2 Complete Invited Player Lineup10StarCraft II 5.0.17 PTR Patch Notes (Sept 30, 2026)75Weekly Cups (Sept 21-27): herO and ByuN double2Weekly Cups (Sep 13-20): herO scores triple3
StarCraft 2
General
StarCraft II 5.0.17 PTR Patch Notes (Sept 30, 2026) How do you feel about the mass reverts in the 5.0.17 PTR? Weekly Cups Results (Sep 28-Oct 4) SC4ALL: II SC2 Complete Invited Player Lineup Back to SC2 after 14 years - Protoss CTRL groups?
Tourneys
ISSL (IntoTheTV x SOOP SC2 League): Premier Stellar Fest TWO the Moon (Dec 16-20) Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament 2026 GSTL Grand Finals Sea Duckling Open (Global, Bronze-Diamond)
Strategy
[H] ZvP Mid-Late Game: Stalkers Collossi HT
Custom Maps
[M] (2) Sweltering Sands [M] (2) Frigid Storage
External Content
Mutation # 546 Catch the Train The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 545 And Drops and Rifts Mutation # 544 Double Trouble
Brood War
General
20-year-old Valorant player starting StarCraft Sagi.gg Launcher Released Bot on ladder BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ Fantasy returning?
Tourneys
[ASL22] Semifinal B [ASL22] Semifinal A [Megathread] Daily Proleagues [ASL22] Ro8 Day 4
Strategy
Cliff Jump Revisited (1 in a 1000 strategy) Replay Review Process - What do you do? Simple Questions, Simple Answers
Other Games
General Games
General RTS Discussion Thread Nintendo Switch Thread Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Total Annihilation Zero
Dota 2
Dota 2 Champions League Season 3 Begins April 25! Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
[TL LoL EUW IHs] Teemo shall perish
Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread Dating: How's your luck? Artificial Intelligence Thread
Fan Clubs
Serral Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Movie Discussion! [Manga] One Piece Diablo Animated Series on Netflix
Sports
Football (Soccer) Thread MLB/Baseball 2023
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
Recent Gifted Posts
Blogs
[ASL22] Ro4 Day1 Ticket Giv…
bITt.mAN
Escaping Into Video Games: G…
TrAiDoS
38 yo Retired SWE loo…
PurE)Rabbit-SF
Can Bots Beat Pros?? Starcr…
namkraft
[meme] I finally understa…
LUCKY_NOOB
Regacy Esports:Our Goa…
regacyesports
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 5991 users

[Spoiler] Our Last SC1 Bonjwa - Page 7

Forum Index > Closed
Post a Reply
Prev 1 5 6 7 8 Next All
ActualSteve
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States627 Posts
July 17 2009 01:38 GMT
#121
On July 16 2009 23:10 TheYango wrote:
Ugh, I hate these "Bisu/Jaedong/Whatever Bonjwa" threads. They're stupid, devolve into a flamefest, and inevitably, the mentioned player starts losing a little ways down the line.

No, Bisu is not a Bonjwa. No, Jaedong is not a Bonjwa. Saying anything about either of them being Bonjwa just proves that you haven't been following professional Starcraft for nearly long enough.

I'm a Bisu fan. I will agree that he's the best player to ever play Protoss. But to say that he's a Bonjwa is to ignore the sheer dominance and power of past Bonjwas.


^^ That made some sense.
You are now breathing manually.
qrs
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3637 Posts
July 17 2009 01:42 GMT
#122
Like most people have said, there is no bonjwa at the moment, but Jaedong is closest.

Also, while Flash has faltered a bit lately, Fantasy and Effort are coming up fast. At the moment I would put Flash/Effort/Fantasy in the second tier of progamers, just under Jaedong/Bisu.
'As per the American Heart Association, the beat of the Bee Gees song "Stayin' Alive" provides an ideal rhythm in terms of beats per minute to use for hands-only CPR. One can also hum Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust".' —Wikipedia
snarl
Profile Joined July 2004
Canada812 Posts
July 17 2009 01:46 GMT
#123
On July 17 2009 10:17 piratebay wrote:

u aint a bonjwa till u honestly know in your heart, no matter who this guy goes up against, he comes out victorious. whether it be a 4 pool rush, proxy bunker rushes, proxy dual gates, nething. it doesn't matter. (check savior in his prime and his invinciblity to cheese)

but bisu... if he faces flash, jaedong, stork, fantasy, effort or by.hero, it's a coin toss who will come out on top.


it's ridiculous to expect any player to win every match they play. even iloveoov at the peak of his dominance dropped games and his bonjwa run was imo the most dominating.
diehilde
Profile Joined September 2008
Germany1596 Posts
July 17 2009 01:51 GMT
#124
I dont see bisu getting bonjwa anytime soon, but one could make an argument for jaedong IF he manages to take home both osl and msl.
Savior: "I will cheat everyone again in SC2!" - SCII Beta Tester
KinosJourney2
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Sweden1811 Posts
July 17 2009 01:51 GMT
#125
Bisu can't be the last sc1 bonjwa, he plays Protoss!

I say go Jaedong..
ocho wrote: EDIT: NEVERMIND, THIS THING HAS APM TECHNOLOGY OMG
ReCharge
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Philippines505 Posts
July 17 2009 02:01 GMT
#126
^^
That's the point, there should be a Bonjwa for each race, and Bisu is the best fit.
David Kim for Bonjwa!
NukemDuke
Profile Joined June 2009
53 Posts
July 17 2009 02:06 GMT
#127
--- Nuked ---
ZenDeX
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Philippines2916 Posts
July 17 2009 02:15 GMT
#128
I thought the requirement to be bonjwa is to achieve something:

BoxeR - two consecutive OSL's (with one MSL) and dominating other special events.
Nada - 3 consecutive MSL's and Golden Mouse
oov - 3 consecutive MSL's and 2 OSL's
sAviOr - 3 MSL's and 1 OSL

For me, if Jaedong wins both MSL and OSL (Golden Mouse), he proves that he is the bonjwa of this generation.

Bisu just doesn't cut it because he cannot extend his domination to win consecutive titles. Considering his non-consecutive third MSL win is just underrating Nada and Oov's achievement. Also, sAviOr was able to follow up with an OSL win despite dropping one MSL to Chojja.
piratebay
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States399 Posts
July 17 2009 02:20 GMT
#129
On July 17 2009 11:15 lolaloc wrote:
I thought the requirement to be bonjwa is to achieve something:

BoxeR - two consecutive OSL's (with one MSL) and dominating other special events.
Nada - 3 consecutive MSL's and Golden Mouse
oov - 3 consecutive MSL's and 2 OSL's
sAviOr - 3 MSL's and 1 OSL

For me, if Jaedong wins both MSL and OSL (Golden Mouse), he proves that he is the bonjwa of this generation.

Bisu just doesn't cut it because he cannot extend his domination to win consecutive titles. Considering his non-consecutive third MSL win is just underrating Nada and Oov's achievement. Also, sAviOr was able to follow up with an OSL win despite dropping one MSL to Chojja.


i think for savior it was something like either 2 consecutive msl, runner up and another msl win followed by osl. he dominated for a span of like 18 months or so? bisu has never dominated for more than one season, he always tapers off after a win, goes into a slump, then comes back.
TwoToneTerran
Profile Joined March 2009
United States8841 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 02:34:09
July 17 2009 02:29 GMT
#130
Basically, when Chojja interrupted Savior, Savior was still the best Zerg player and still the best player in that tournament. When Bisu faltered to Mind, it was just Mind being so good at that point to dismantle Bisu and the rest of his competition -- the same goes, in a lesser way (considering maps), to when ForGG trounced Jaedong. Then he didn't make the final of the next MSL. He never went on a solid run that dominated a series of tournaments besides his 2 back to back MSLs, which was good, but not amazing nor Bonjwa like.

It's the same reason a lot of people won't really consider Jaedong Bonjwa if he wins this OSL and MSL -- That's still only 2 seasons of dominance (1 OSL win, followed by 1 OSL and an MSL and the same time), and not a period as long as any of the past bonjwas. He may end up the most accomplished player ever, even if he's not Bonjwa.
Remember Violet.
geegee1
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States618 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 02:32:29
July 17 2009 02:32 GMT
#131
On July 17 2009 11:20 piratebay wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 17 2009 11:15 lolaloc wrote:
I thought the requirement to be bonjwa is to achieve something:

BoxeR - two consecutive OSL's (with one MSL) and dominating other special events.
Nada - 3 consecutive MSL's and Golden Mouse
oov - 3 consecutive MSL's and 2 OSL's
sAviOr - 3 MSL's and 1 OSL

For me, if Jaedong wins both MSL and OSL (Golden Mouse), he proves that he is the bonjwa of this generation.

Bisu just doesn't cut it because he cannot extend his domination to win consecutive titles. Considering his non-consecutive third MSL win is just underrating Nada and Oov's achievement. Also, sAviOr was able to follow up with an OSL win despite dropping one MSL to Chojja.


i think for savior it was something like either 2 consecutive msl, runner up and another msl win followed by osl. he dominated for a span of like 18 months or so? bisu has never dominated for more than one season, he always tapers off after a win, goes into a slump, then comes back.


all the bonjwas has 3 MSL and a OSL except boxer but winning the titles doesnt make them bonjwa it was just that they dominated in their time. Look at boxer with only one MSL and look at july with a golden mouse but noone ever says july is a bonjwa because of titles
pew pew
sk`
Profile Joined November 2008
Japan442 Posts
July 17 2009 02:36 GMT
#132
On July 17 2009 11:15 lolaloc wrote:
I thought the requirement to be bonjwa is to achieve something:

BoxeR - two consecutive OSL's (with one MSL) and dominating other special events.
Nada - 3 consecutive MSL's and Golden Mouse
oov - 3 consecutive MSL's and 2 OSL's
sAviOr - 3 MSL's and 1 OSL

For me, if Jaedong wins both MSL and OSL (Golden Mouse), he proves that he is the bonjwa of this generation.

Bisu just doesn't cut it because he cannot extend his domination to win consecutive titles. Considering his non-consecutive third MSL win is just underrating Nada and Oov's achievement. Also, sAviOr was able to follow up with an OSL win despite dropping one MSL to Chojja.
I have to agree. Nobody will deny Bisu is strong... but he's never dominated for a long enough period to earn the title. A little sad though, for balance reasons it would be nice to have a P bonjwa.

If at nothing else, Bisu is certainly the most important P.
www.pureesports.com
SilverSkyLark
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Philippines8437 Posts
July 17 2009 03:01 GMT
#133
Can we disown you now?
"If i lost an arm, I would play w3." -IntoTheWow || "Member of Hyuk Hyuk Hyuk cafe. He's the next Jaedong, baby!"
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
July 17 2009 03:03 GMT
#134
Of anyone is close to being Bonjwa it is Jaedong. Even he isn't at a relatively higher level among the rest of the players to be called bonjwa though.
U Gotta Skate.
meegrean
Profile Joined May 2008
Thailand7699 Posts
July 17 2009 03:20 GMT
#135
Jaedong?
Brood War loyalist
p4fn2w
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
401 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 03:36:40
July 17 2009 03:35 GMT
#136
I dont think either are bonjwa, but I noticed a little fun fact.

Bisu's record since 10/11/2008 is 101 wins - 34 losses (74.81%)
Jaedong's record since 12/12/2008 is 85 wins - 32 losses (72.65%)

If you go any farther back, the win rate drops lower. I remember a graph a while ago where Savior's prime is around 72% win rate (I might be wrong).
triangle
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States3803 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-17 03:41:19
July 17 2009 03:39 GMT
#137
I like (I can't remember who first posted this)'s requirements for Bonjwa:

1. Major tournament success (4 major titles or so, w/e)
2. Significant impact on the game
3. Dominance over a sustained period of time

Bisu is close to #1 and has #2, but without #3 he is not Bonjwa.

Edit- and unless Jaedong continues dominating he isn't either.
And given his loss to Effort he isn't dominant enough.
Also known as waterfall / w4terfall
FranzF1
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Chile1710 Posts
July 17 2009 03:59 GMT
#138
LOL i love this treads.. its like people rooting for his fav progamer and bashing the others...
for me the bjonwa are extint... and the only bjonwa are the older ones, Jaedong is just the best and probably will be the best progamer ever. (if he doesnt burn out)
Member #99999^99 of the fanclub of Grape, Reality and TurN
Sosha
Profile Joined August 2004
United States749 Posts
July 17 2009 04:55 GMT
#139
Ya - theres a lot of back n forth of "bisu's really good" and "bisu's no bonjwa"..
I dont think there should be a real term of "bonjwa" or not - I know its basically a term meaning most-dominant or untouchable pro-gamer.. but it's all coincidental or semi-temporary..

I mean sure, its good that there are S-class pro-gamers, but I think we should leave it at that..
I mean.. there is no permament dominance of a pro-gaming scene - sure Savior did for a long time, but he wasnt (obviously) permanately dominant.. until he ran into the Revolutionist.

I think it's more formal and appropriate to lable them as S and A class progamers.. 'cause no one will be purely untouchable.
Those are some really impressive statistics by the other players, oov, savior, boxer and nada - but its just because @ the time, they were in their prime and prolly most focused and determined to be successful.

Bisu was super successful when he went into the osl or msl which ever, when he ran into Fantasy, but got 3-0'd. Jaedong was prolly expected to be winning this upcoming gom final, until he got 2-0'd by Effort.. Its all circumstancial.
Likewise though, i'll agree and definately support Bisu as the #1 Protoss to have ever graced the pro-gaming stage (success rate wise) but the whole bonjwa term.. especially for Protoss - is kinda fragile - when there are so many ways to lose a game, i.e. queens from type-b or vult run-by's or sneaky drops from Fantasy etc.

I don't think anyone is truely untouchable. Every game is determined by many aspects. Luck, attitude, scouting, pressure and etc.

but gL to all players.
Tranquility through fluid Motion. GlowBabyGlow.
Agonize
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada10 Posts
July 17 2009 05:25 GMT
#140
I don't think there will be a next bonjwa before sc2 comes out, no progamer is dominating atm and i dont think it will change in the near future
MJY Fan!
Prev 1 5 6 7 8 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
PiGosaur Cup
09:00
#102
CranKy Ducklings102
davetesta35
Liquipedia
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
WinterStarcraft339
ByuN 255
RuFF_SC2 152
ViBE79
CosmosSc2 71
StarCraft: Brood War
Rain 2321
GuemChi 1374
Artosis 649
Sharp 166
910 57
MaD[AoV]19
Bale 18
Terrorterran 0
Dota 2
monkeys_forever373
LuMiX1
Counter-Strike
taco 741
minikerr13
Super Smash Bros
hungrybox711
Other Games
summit1g8827
Day[9].tv792
JimRising 609
C9.Mang0423
Trikslyr33
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick805
Dota 2
PGL Dota 2 - Main Stream29
[ Show 14 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• CranKy Ducklings SOOP52
• EnkiAlexander 51
• Letter146
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• Migwel
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Lourlo291
Other Games
• Day9tv792
• Shiphtur569
Upcoming Events
Patches Events
13h 33m
The PondCast
1d 7h
INu's Battles
1d 8h
Percival vs SHIN
Zoun vs herO
OSC
1d 19h
Replay Cast
1d 20h
OSC
2 days
BSL: Ladder Tournament
3 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
4 days
Patches Events
4 days
BSL Open Qualifier
4 days
[ Show More ]
BSL Open Qualifier
4 days
WardiTV Weekly
6 days
PiGosaur Cup
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

CSL 2026 AUTUMN (S22)
Blizzard Classic Cup 2026
Copium Cup

Ongoing

ASL Season 22
Super Anchor Qualifying S3
Acropolis #5
Acropolis #5 - GSB
ESL Pro League Season 24
Stake Ranked Episode 4
1win Private Club #1
Logitech G Play Connect 2026
SL StarSeries Fall 2026
FISSURE Playground #3
BLAST Open Fall 2026
Esports World Cup 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer Qual

Upcoming

Acropolis #5 - GSC
BSL Season 23
SC4ALL II: Brood War
BSL 23: Non-Korean Championship
HSC XXX
Stellar Fest 2: Lunar Cup
SC4ALL II: StarCraft II
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
RSL Offline Finals
HCC Season 3
eXTREMESLAND 2026
PGL Major Singapore 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 6
BLAST Rivals Fall 2026
IEM Beijing 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 5
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026
1win Private Club #2
Thunderpick World Champ. '26
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.