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It's Gosu eSports is proud to annouce the newest addition to our Starcraft 2 team, GoSu.Pokebunny.
Pokebunny, a WCG Samsung Experience Event winner and first place finisher at the Penny Arcade Expo East 2011 LAN Tournament, joined the team at the invitation of Team GoSu manager and long time friend, Scott “Rum” Ball.
“Pokebunny is a very accomplished North American terran player I feel has unlimited potential as he grows and matures,” Ball said.
“His reputation as both an accomplished player and a positive member of the Starcraft community cannot be questioned. He's someone we look forward to having with us to represent It's Gosu and our sponsors at events, as he is an invaluable addition to It's Gosu eSports, not only as a player but as an individual. He's a good friend, and a top player, and we're proud to have him with us.”
Pokebunny's most recent accomplishments include:
- Peaked at #8 spot in NA Grandmaster League
- 1st Place: WCG USA @ NYC Samsung Experience Event ($1000)
- 1st Place: Penny Arcade Expo East 2011 LAN Tournament ($700+ of hardware)
- 1st Place: FireFlash TV Open #1 (100$)
- 1st Place: Cybercraft NYC LANs #1, #2, #5, #6, #7 (total $500+)
- 1st Place: ESL US Go4SC2 #24- 2nd Place: ESL US Go4SC2 #17
- 2nd Place: Europe CraftCup LITE #42
- 5th-8th: TeamSpeak TL Open #10 (TSL Qualifier #3)
Pokebunny joins the current It's Gosu eSports SC2 roster, which includes:
- GoSu.RuM (Team Manager)
- GoSu.FireFlash (Assistant Manger)
- GoSu.NamhciR
- GoSu.Bubbles
- GoSu.Kyhol
- GoSu.Zerker
- GoSu.wbc
- GoSu.linko
- GoSu.Gatored
- GoSu.Shield
- GoSu.ostojiy
- GoSu.Daisuki
- GoSu.sonkie
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The only other person on the team I've heard of is Gatored. Don't know if it's a good move by pokebunny or not.
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Looks like a good move for pokebunny, I see lots of good previous players on ONE and NrG on the roster and with the shift of focus to Reign, it seems like he got a pretty good deal.
Good luck to both Pokebunny and GoSu!
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On June 24 2011 14:10 Chocolate wrote:
The only other person on the team I've heard of is Gatored. Don't know if it's a good move by pokebunny or not.
i can say that even their worst players are GM level. and good/experienced ones at that
its a very strong team, good move imo
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I just want to let people know that did not think it is a good move that I thought for a long time about what I wanted to do. This was not a decision I took lightly and I truly believe that It's Gosu is the best place for me to be right now.
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grats poke! but you were on VT i thought? idk im a bit confused now 
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Shield is so gosu :D he will do really well!
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Wait what happened to VT?
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
when did ONE become gosu? 
I missed that
Congrats to poke
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I chose you, marine!
Pokebunny evolving!
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grats to pokebunny.
never heard of 3/4 of those players but good luck to them in the future 
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Parting with VT was done because we were not quite on the same page and did not have the same goals regarding the future. I assure you that it is nothing negative about the organization overall, we just had different feeling on some things that I completely respect.
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Super glad to have Poke on the team. Welcome again man :D
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Australia8532 Posts
On June 24 2011 14:35 Pokebunny wrote:
I just want to let people know that did not think it is a good move that I thought for a long time about what I wanted to do. This was not a decision I took lightly and I truly believe that It's Gosu is the best place for me to be right now.
<3
Congratz It's Gosu more like it! Pokebunny is a quality pick up. Looking forward to great things.
P.S. Win WCG please
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On June 24 2011 15:10 Pokebunny wrote:
Parting with VT was done because we were not quite on the same page and did not have the same goals regarding the future. I assure you that it is nothing negative about the organization overall, we just had different feeling on some things that I completely respect.
Would someone add this to OP?
Poke:
I guess congratulations are in order. Good luck!
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It seemed VT was moving their focus towards Reign in terms of allocation of resources, even in the announcement thread there seemed some bitterness from other VT players(although not from Pokebunny), so this isn't too surprising.
It's Gosu seems to have accumulated a lot of upper-mid tier players, with a fair bit of potential, now it's time to see if they can really start growing their skill, they have a pretty good group to work with.
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Dominican Republic54 Posts
I congratulate you Poke and to make sure VT is alive and kicking and we will have upcoming news from VT :D gl POKE <3 u
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SO many roster changes lately.
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On June 24 2011 14:35 Pokebunny wrote:
I just want to let people know that did not think it is a good move that I thought for a long time about what I wanted to do. This was not a decision I took lightly and I truly believe that It's Gosu is the best place for me to be right now.
Awesome, congrats and gl!
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Huge congrats Pokebunny, now if only you could enter 80% of tournaments! 18+ requirement must be the bane of your existence bro :-(
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Very cool for pokebunny....young kid has a TON of potential and time to practice
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Grats Pokebunny, tear it up kid :D
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On June 24 2011 15:10 Pokebunny wrote:
Parting with VT was done because we were not quite on the same page and did not have the same goals regarding the future. I assure you that it is nothing negative about the organization overall, we just had different feeling on some things that I completely respect.
Is part of that the fact you couldn't get on Reign because of your age?
Either way best of luck on your new team.
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On June 24 2011 14:47 iNcontroL wrote:when did ONE become gosu? I missed that Congrats to poke
You said everything I wanted to say
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On June 24 2011 15:42 On_Slaught wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 15:10 Pokebunny wrote:
Parting with VT was done because we were not quite on the same page and did not have the same goals regarding the future. I assure you that it is nothing negative about the organization overall, we just had different feeling on some things that I completely respect. Is part of that the fact you couldn't get on Reign because of your age? Either way best of luck on your new team.
Its relevant, but it isn't as simple as "you can't join reign because of your age" "okay I'm leaving".
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Do work Pokebunny. Hope this team is a good match for you
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United Arab Emirates1141 Posts
On June 24 2011 15:17 bkrow wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 14:35 Pokebunny wrote:
I just want to let people know that did not think it is a good move that I thought for a long time about what I wanted to do. This was not a decision I took lightly and I truly believe that It's Gosu is the best place for me to be right now. <3 Congratz It's Gosu more like it! Pokebunny is a quality pick up. Looking forward to great things. P.S. Win WCG please Yea, gl in the WCG. Hope you make the foreigners proud !
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Congrats Pokebunny :D! That's a pretty decent lineup considering I haven't heard of the team at all XD, gl being gosu!! Oh wait, you already are (I wish I had that many accomplishments before I graduated high school T_T)!
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When did ONE become Gosu? No pun intended honestly.
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really wish people would stop referring to "growth" and "maturity" every time there's a release about pokebunny
he might be young but he's mature as it is, just refer to him like any other player ffs
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congratulations to iGe and poke ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I'm glad Pokebunny joined gosu, I have been teammates with him since brood war and feel that this change will provide him with the best opportunity to grow and improve as a player.
Good luck Pokebunny, keep improving and kicking ass!
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Some pretty strong players in there, just looking at the names it seems like Pokebunny's skills will fit in well with that team of good players. Best of luck to you, Poke.
I even missed the ONE --> Gosu thing... And as you could imagine, I spend -WAY- too much time following foreign players...
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ONE merged with IG? Pretty big stuff, all those players have enormous potential.
I'm pretty sure the ONE -> Gosu transition was done quietly. I see the Its Gosu eSports stream on featured but when I click it, the info is for ONE.
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This is an interesting move, especially after VT made Reign.
In general I haven't seen too many ONE players at things like MLG (only this last one did I see them, but maybe I just missed them) but I think it may be easier for them to get out if they are under a new team who is hopefully more financially supportive... if that was the reason ONE wasn't going in the past.
In any event, good luck to Poke and Gosu!
On June 24 2011 14:47 iNcontroL wrote:when did ONE become gosu? I missed that Congrats to poke
It was quite recently.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=233823
On June 24 2011 16:27 Whiplash wrote:
I'm glad Pokebunny joined gosu, I have been teammates with him since brood war and feel that this change will provide him with the best opportunity to grow and improve as a player.
Good luck Pokebunny, keep improving and kicking ass!
It's always cool to see the opinions of ex teammates. Thanks for posting it here.
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Not surprised, good move from Pokebunny.
Waiting for Whiplash now :3
Oh and derp, congrats Pokebunny!
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For all of those who missed the ONE to IG thing, it happened around the same time as Complexity's acquisition of ROOT, as 4King's announcement about investing more into Starcraft 2, as VT's announcement that they were setting up Reign and a couple of other things...
It was a busy, no surprise some people missed some of the announcements in there.
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United States527 Posts
Definitely expected Pokebunny to be leaving after the Reign announcement.
Congrats to pokebunny :D
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i enjoy your stream, wish that you'd stream more. gl
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Nice pick up for gosu and a step up from VT
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If theres one thing about this move that I would put a word on, is that it is completely understandable. Good for you Nick and hope that the best happens for you and out of this situation. I'm sure you put more thought into this move than most can ever imagine and I'm sure it was the right decision for you. Best of luck man :D
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Woot go pokebunny! I am a huge fan
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Im glad to have Pokebunny on the Team
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you deserved a better team anyway. GL
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congrats pokebunny, its amazing to slowly see you evolve as a player.
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Congrats man, you deserve it.
The future is yours.
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Wow congrats Pokebunny, goodluck!
Poor VT. Pokebunny was last hope.
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Congratulations Gosu eSports on picking up a minor!
Pokebunny will be a great addition to your team.
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Good move, VT does not seem to be going anywhere, especially with splitting the top players to Reign.
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Congrats Pokebunny. You have major potential and I expect that you'll breakout and win a major championship under It's Gosu one day .
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Congrats Pokey, glad to have you.
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So is the tag GoSu or iGe?
Bubbles, Gatored, NamchiR, wbc, etc all super good :3
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Poor VT... what will they do next?
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England514 Posts
Always thought you should be in a better team. GL :d
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On June 25 2011 08:35 Ruscour wrote:
So is the tag GoSu or iGe?
Bubbles, Gatored, NamchiR, wbc, etc all super good :3
In-game tag changed from iGe to GoSu to avoid confusion with other teams/companies with the iG tag.
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On June 25 2011 08:37 ODieN wrote:
Poor VT... what will they do next?
go allin with the bonjwa avilo.
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GL poke! Best of luck to ya buddy! We will miss you here at VT.
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Cool. Glad to hear this went down with no drams, etc... Best of luck.
ps. I missed ONE becoming Gosu. When did that happen?
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On June 25 2011 09:58 fadestep wrote:
Cool. Glad to hear this went down with no drams, etc... Best of luck.
ps. I missed ONE becoming Gosu. When did that happen?
Not too long ago.. I did like the "ONE" tag though. Much better than "GoSu", but
it's whatever. Best of luck! :D
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Welcome to the team again Poke :D
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Congratz to poke, sick pickup this kid has a lot of potential no doubt about it.
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Congrats to Poke he deservers a team that will treat him right hope you do great poke and cant wait to see you at the next MLG
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Congrats Pokebunny!
The timing is quite ironic with that "why do kids get hate" =D
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Good luck to ya Poke, huge fan!
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Congratz Poke! well deserved! Looking forward to see u play for the gosus!
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Gj pokebunny, You could easily be the best if you keep it up being so young compared to your competition.
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Pokebunny be sure to take all of my teachings and put them to great use in your new home.
"Failure and Pokebunny go together like OJ and his glove."- NerdBusta23 aka Life Coach
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Can we just officially make June the official roster/team free agency and trading season from now on?
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Wow, Gosu has a nice team going now. Will be sure to pay more attention to them in the future.
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Congrats Poke, awesome pickup. Great guy, know he'll do well.
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Awesome Pokebunny is like my idol
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I missed this announcement earlier but wanted to say congratulations Pokebunny!
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