On August 25 2013 15:10 shucklesors wrote: for someone like me who's only recently came back to TL and watched like 30 games of SC2.. it's really odd as hell to see that jaedong's almost an underdog, reading the comments lol
This quote sums up Jaedong's SC2 career so far.
Jaedong @EGJaedong STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW I'M HERE.
He actually wasn't that good when he first switched over, but he's steadily improved. He had to get into WCS Challenger League through qualifiers, work his way up to Premier League, reached Premier League Finals, qualified for Season Finals, and now could possibly win the entire thing. He's recently had a string of second place finishes, though, so him winning this and/or BlizzCon would be really awesome return to the top.
Edit: If he wins this, doesn't this make him the first player to have won both a premier BW tournament and a premier SC2 tournament?
I was about to say ForGG, but I'm surprised to see he has not won a premier (could've sworn he won a DH, but I guess not).
On August 25 2013 15:10 shucklesors wrote: for someone like me who's only recently came back to TL and watched like 30 games of SC2.. it's really odd as hell to see that jaedong's almost an underdog, reading the comments lol
Jaedong @EGJaedong STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW I'M HERE.
He actually wasn't that good when he first switched over, but he's steadily improved. He had to get into WCS Challenger League through qualifiers, work his way up to Premier League, reached Premier League Finals, qualified for Season Finals, and now could possibly win the entire thing. He's recently had a string of second place finishes, though, so him winning this and/or BlizzCon would be really awesome return to the top.
Edit: If he wins this, doesn't this make him the first player to have won both a premier BW tournament and a premier SC2 tournament?
Jaedongs steady improvement is straight up inspiring tbh.
On August 25 2013 15:10 shucklesors wrote: for someone like me who's only recently came back to TL and watched like 30 games of SC2.. it's really odd as hell to see that jaedong's almost an underdog, reading the comments lol
Jaedong @EGJaedong STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW I'M HERE.
He actually wasn't that good when he first switched over, but he's steadily improved. He had to get into WCS Challenger League through qualifiers, work his way up to Premier League, reached Premier League Finals, qualified for Season Finals, and now could possibly win the entire thing. He's recently had a string of second place finishes, though, so him winning this and/or BlizzCon would be really awesome return to the top.
Edit: If he wins this, doesn't this make him the first player to have won both a premier BW tournament and a premier SC2 tournament?
Jaedongs steady improvement is straight up inspiring tbh.
So, I'm kind of watching the LCS EU finals going on in Gamescom right now on my tablet, and suddenly... I CAN SEE THE SC2 stage in the background! Yeahhhhhh \o/ only 2 more hours! But I should really go to bed
Oh my god, Jaedong, you've come too far to back down now. You've sacrificed everything - trained so hard, and now it's time to claim what is yours by right!
Claim it, and show the world that you truly are the greatest player in SC2! Not just a masterclass player, but one whose trials have forged a story unlike any other.
On August 25 2013 15:10 shucklesors wrote: for someone like me who's only recently came back to TL and watched like 30 games of SC2.. it's really odd as hell to see that jaedong's almost an underdog, reading the comments lol
Jaedong @EGJaedong STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW I'M HERE.
He actually wasn't that good when he first switched over, but he's steadily improved. He had to get into WCS Challenger League through qualifiers, work his way up to Premier League, reached Premier League Finals, qualified for Season Finals, and now could possibly win the entire thing. He's recently had a string of second place finishes, though, so him winning this and/or BlizzCon would be really awesome return to the top.
Edit: If he wins this, doesn't this make him the first player to have won both a premier BW tournament and a premier SC2 tournament?
Yeah, I just checked the entire premier list
It actually happaned 7 times that a premier BW tournament winner came second at a premier SC2 tournament:
July - February 2011 Code S: 1-4 MC ForGG - September 2012 Dreamhack Valencia: 2-3 Taeja ForGG - November 2012 ESWC 2012: 0-2 MaNa Flash - March 2013 MLG Winter: 2-4 Life Jaedong - June 2013 Dreamhack Summer: 2-3 Stardust Jaedong - July 2013 Dreamhack Valencia: 1-3 Hyun Jaedong - August 2013 WCS AM: 0-4 Polt
Now it's time to win one :D
(Major tournaments already goes to Jaedong with the Kingston Hyper-X Tournament September 2012, no minor event winners yet)