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We are extremely proud to announce the latest addition to our Starcraft II star lineup! The South Korean Zerg player Dong Ho Tan aka TanDongHo, formerly a member of the Korean pro team ZeNEX, is moving to Manchester, UK, to study in October. Fully entering the "foreigner scene", he has also decided to join Team Dignitas!
He will be the second Korean in the team next to our Terran player Kyung Hyun 'SeleCT' Ryoo. We are looking forward to seeing him attend both online and offline competitions! Please give him a wam welcome!
Quote from TanDongHo
"I feel honored to join Team Dignitas. I'm going to live in England full-time and play a lot of both online and offline tournaments.
Additionally, I would like to thank Odee, who accepted me gladly, and SeleCT, who recommended me and gave a lot of help during the contract process. Also I want to thank the ZeNEX manager Yoon who looked into relevant information. I will do my best to help Team Dignitas be a more powerful team."
Link: http://www.team-dignitas.net/articles/news/Starcraft-II/239/TanDongHo-joins-Team-Dignitas/
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Gratz to Dignitas.He's a promising player.
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Wow! So many foreigners leaving Korean teams for foreign teams. This is very interesting. Congratulations to both Dignitas and TanDongHo!
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So many Koreans being signed by foreign teams atm. So sick! Congrats Dignitas!
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Can't wait for the day Starcraft becomes one truly unified scene, and news like this is making it happen!
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Awesome he's gonna live in England :D Wonder what Uni it will be.
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See EG, this how you do it
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On July 23 2011 06:52 ProxyKnoxy wrote:
Awesome he's gonna live in England :D Wonder what Uni it will be.
He will be moving to Manchester.
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Very cool. I liked his play a lot in the Korean weeklies.
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Sick news. And its extra cool that Dignitas already has someone who speaks both english and korean. Should help this Dong fellow out a lot. :D
Edit: Also, holy shit @ TLPD. So quick. :/
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Well he prioritizes his studies over SC2, which is why he is moving to the UK, so I wish him best of luck in both fields.
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On July 23 2011 06:53 Bibbit wrote:
Sick news. And its extra cool that Dignitas already has someone who speaks both english and korean. Should help this Dong fellow out a lot. :D
I would imagine he already has decent English if he is going to be studying in England.
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Wow, so many Koreans to foreign teams. Well, not a ton, but still, seems to be the trend.
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Hey good news, congratulations & GLHF to TanDongHo and to Dignitas. Definitely one of the strongest foreign teams.
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He's going to Manchester to study so I am not surprised. Good luck to him and dignitas 
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I like this, it's good to have a clean acquisition of a Korean player after the drama that has broken out the past few days with EG.
Here it's clearly not about money, but it's rather a healthy transition when TDH is moving for studies and was leaving the team house environment anyway.
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On July 23 2011 06:54 UnKooL wrote:
Well he prioritizes his studies over SC2, which is why he is moving to the UK, so I wish him best of luck in both fields.
I'm pretty sure that even if he goes on cruise control, he will be top 20 in EU ladder without even trying.
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congrats dignitas, tandongho and dignitas fighting!
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No problems with this acquisition...makes you wonder.
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Awsome stuff. Best of luck to him.
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On July 23 2011 06:52 Zaphid wrote:
See EG, this how you do it
This is way different. The guy happened to be leaving the country anyway to study, and it was convenient that he join Dignitas since he was.
It's good to hear they have another zerg, hopefully a strong one, and having SeleCT on the team to translate when needed will be great for everyone.
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It's also great that Select will be there to get rid of the language barrier.
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Excellent news, seems like a match made in heaven. Best of luck to all involved
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Dong Ho Tan?
never heard of Tan korean last name o.O
searched and there's less than 200 of them in korea.
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Koreans might have to start offering contracts now knowing that their players are not secured.
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ooooo. SelecT now has competition for being the most handsome Korean in Dignitas. I suppose that he will be dividing his time with studying at what could be a prestigious university, but I am nevertheless excited to see how he will perform in foreign team leagues and individual leagues.
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Nice. I remember him talking to some people about this on stream and was inquiring about a team a while back.
Good luck to him and Dignitas. Also, props for not annoying any coaches.
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Very very nice ! Win-win for his studies, and dignitas!
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On July 23 2011 06:57 superbabosheki wrote:
It's also great that Select will be there to get rid of the language barrier.
You'd expect he can speak English... Since hes moving to the UK
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Congratulations to Dignitas.
Lets keep the global movement going!
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Nice catch Dignitas, it must be great having a resource like SeleCT on a team, to more easily bridge the gap between Koreans and English speaking elements on the team.
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I REALLY want to see a team league soon so we can fully see the results of all the recent player/team aquisitions.
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Woot! Great pick-up. Best of luck to him and Dignitas, and I hope he enjoys Manchester.
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Well, he seems like a promising student a promising recruit for Digntias. It's WINWIN!
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Echo I do not appreciate your biased reporting. You have a legal, moral and ethical duty to provide us with the other side of the story. Please do not post this news until you have taken the perspective of Zenex' coach, tandongho's mother and the neighborly dog. Very unprofessional.
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GL to TanDongHo! Maybe now they can be a contender for the best team in europe 
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Congrats, as if Dignitas wasn't already a bunch of nerd ballers to begin with.
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GL to TanDongHo! Maybe now they can be a contender for the best team in europe
joke or
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Best of luck to him Big fan of Dignitas ,, but still waiting for the hoody I ordered to arrive!
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On July 23 2011 06:59 Emporio wrote:
I REALLY want to see a team league soon so we can fully see the results of all the recent player/team aquisitions.
Korean player vs Korean player for every ACE match ever. 
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Awesome! But it's weird theres no Liquipedia info about him, not even on the ZeeNex page.
On July 23 2011 06:53 Bibbit wrote:
Sick news. And its extra cool that Dignitas already has someone who speaks both english and korean. Should help this Dong fellow out a lot. :D
Well, I think that becouse He's going to study in England, he shooould know english decently :-P
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Wow foreign recruitments are on fire O_o
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Sounds sick man moving to a far off country to study AND you get on an amazing team with so many great names on it, congrats and good luck to him. ^^
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On July 23 2011 06:52 Zaphid wrote:
See EG, this how you do it
Pull your head out of your ass. This is an entirely different situation.
Glad to see more koreans looking beyond the scope of South Korea. Good luck in the future!
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On July 23 2011 06:55 precurs3r wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 06:53 Bibbit wrote:
Sick news. And its extra cool that Dignitas already has someone who speaks both english and korean. Should help this Dong fellow out a lot. :D I would imagine he already has decent English if he is going to be studying in England.
Ya know, I even thought of that when I started reading. When I went to write what I wrote, I was thinking there was something stupid but I couldnt remember what. TT
Ignore me!!!
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On July 23 2011 06:59 Jombozeus wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 06:57 superbabosheki wrote:
It's also great that Select will be there to get rid of the language barrier. You'd expect he can speak English... Since hes moving to the UK
Also hes attending uni in Manchester, don't think they offer Korean course materials. But more importantly will he be a ManU or a Man city fan?
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On July 23 2011 06:53 Bibbit wrote:
Sick news. And its extra cool that Dignitas already has someone who speaks both english and korean. Should help this Dong fellow out a lot. :D
Edit: Also, holy shit @ TLPD. So quick. :/
congrats to both sides!
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He beat Puzzle in BO 3 in Iccup Korean weekly, not bad at all
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lots of koreans joining western organisations these days.
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Awesome, out of curiosity anyone know what he's studying? I'd imagine he'd support Manchester United since they have the Korean player.
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On July 23 2011 07:04 Antoine wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 06:53 Bibbit wrote:
Sick news. And its extra cool that Dignitas already has someone who speaks both english and korean. Should help this Dong fellow out a lot. :D
Edit: Also, holy shit @ TLPD. So quick. :/ congrats to both sides!
Is it okay if I imagine you wear a cape?
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Damn, EG must be jealous that you dont get any flames 
GJ Dignitas
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Congrats Dignitas. He's definitely an amazing player!
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On July 23 2011 07:04 tuho12345 wrote:
He beat Puzzle in BO 3 in Iccup Korean weekly, not bad at all
That was Curious. TanDongHo lost to Puzzle 1-2.
Grats to TanDongHo though, a neat little arrangement for his studying abroad.
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On July 23 2011 07:00 Naniwa wrote:
GL to TanDongHo! Maybe now they can be a contender for the best team in europe
joke or
Or?
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On July 23 2011 07:07 Bibbit wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 07:04 Antoine wrote:On July 23 2011 06:53 Bibbit wrote:
Sick news. And its extra cool that Dignitas already has someone who speaks both english and korean. Should help this Dong fellow out a lot. :D
Edit: Also, holy shit @ TLPD. So quick. :/ congrats to both sides! Is it okay if I imagine you wear a cape?
by all means
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On July 23 2011 06:59 Emporio wrote:
I REALLY want to see a team league soon so we can fully see the results of all the recent player/team aquisitions.
The thing is, it would have to be an online league... From a spectator's point of view online leagues are definitely not as interesting & exciting as let's say, GSTL or Brood war's SPL.
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holy fuck i live in manchester!!!
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Good luck (: More and more Koreans joining the foreign scene
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On July 23 2011 06:52 Zaphid wrote:
See EG, this how you do it
truth, i dont see why they had to act all sneaky about it. There was no reason to not contact coach lee contract or not.
Super happy for dignitas with this pick up, although he will be studying i hope he will still beable to produce some great results and i look forward to seeing him in future european tournaments XD
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I love Dignitas! And I am just so excited to see all of the Koreans joining foreign teams. :3
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See this is how you acquire a Korean player. Take notes EG and any other foreign team planning on picking up a Korean.
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I look forward to seeing Dignitas improve overall, and TanDongHo to have his time to shine!
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They're climbing in your windows, their snatchin' your players up,tryn' take em so you gotta hide your Pumas, hide your Rains, hide your Tae Dongs, hide your Oz and hide your fOu cause their takin' everyone out here.
This situation is bizarre. I really think the root of all of this is the fact that GOM has sole exclusive rights to Starcraft 2, thus not generating enough buzz, thus lower wages and lower incentives for players. It's all a domino effect. The Korean scene just has to hold out one more year and hope the contract is not renewed.
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Good news for Dignitas! Should be a great addition. I like how a lot of Koreans are coming for foreign teams. Helps us I think.
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Does TanDongHo speak any english at all ? :O
Anyway, nice to see more korean in the foreigner scene. It's encouraging for the future of the game.
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On July 23 2011 06:52 ProxyKnoxy wrote:
Awesome he's gonna live in England :D Wonder what Uni it will be.
Well he is moving to Manchester so one would assume the LSE...
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I love how e-sports is constantly breaking borders and becoming more unified ^^
GL to TanDongHo and to Dignitas as well!
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On July 23 2011 07:17 KebertXela wrote:
They're climbing in your windows, their snatchin' your players up,tryn' take em so you gotta hide your Pumas, hide your Rains, hide your Tae Dongs, hide your Oz and hide your fOu cause their takin' everyone out here.
This situation is bizarre. I really think the root of all of this is the fact that GOM has sole exclusive rights to Starcraft 2, thus not generating enough buzz, thus lower wages and lower incentives for players. It's all a domino effect. The Korean scene just has to hold out one more year and hope the contract is not renewed.
I dont think it has much to do much gom's exclusivity, korea is just not interested in SC2 much. All the people care about are BW, if people start caring about SC2 more, we see blizzard to seek out a secondary broadcast.
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this seemed more like a I'm moving to the UK what foreigner team will take me while I'm in college still move. never heard of him looking forward to seeing him all the more then.
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This is great news! :D Best of luck to TanDongHo and Team Dignitas. n_n
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On July 23 2011 07:20 godemperor wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 07:17 KebertXela wrote:
They're climbing in your windows, their snatchin' your players up,tryn' take em so you gotta hide your Pumas, hide your Rains, hide your Tae Dongs, hide your Oz and hide your fOu cause their takin' everyone out here.
This situation is bizarre. I really think the root of all of this is the fact that GOM has sole exclusive rights to Starcraft 2, thus not generating enough buzz, thus lower wages and lower incentives for players. It's all a domino effect. The Korean scene just has to hold out one more year and hope the contract is not renewed. I dont think it has much to do much gom's exclusivity, korea is just not interested in SC2 much. All the people care about are BW, if people start caring about SC2 more, we see blizzard to seek out a secondary broadcast.
I think a major part of that lack of interest is cause by GOM's exclusive rights. It is far easier to just flip on the TV then having to watch it online. If MBC Game or OGN showed SC2 I am for sure the scene will explode. The WCG qualifiers will be the test of that hypothesis.
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On July 23 2011 07:18 Turenne wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 06:52 ProxyKnoxy wrote:
Awesome he's gonna live in England :D Wonder what Uni it will be. Well he is moving to Manchester so one would assume the LSE...
LSE is in london.
On July 23 2011 07:23 KebertXela wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 07:20 godemperor wrote:On July 23 2011 07:17 KebertXela wrote:
They're climbing in your windows, their snatchin' your players up,tryn' take em so you gotta hide your Pumas, hide your Rains, hide your Tae Dongs, hide your Oz and hide your fOu cause their takin' everyone out here.
This situation is bizarre. I really think the root of all of this is the fact that GOM has sole exclusive rights to Starcraft 2, thus not generating enough buzz, thus lower wages and lower incentives for players. It's all a domino effect. The Korean scene just has to hold out one more year and hope the contract is not renewed. I dont think it has much to do much gom's exclusivity, korea is just not interested in SC2 much. All the people care about are BW, if people start caring about SC2 more, we see blizzard to seek out a secondary broadcast. I think a major part of that lack of interest is cause by GOM's exclusive rights. It is far easier to just flip on the TV then having to watch it online. If MBC Game or OGN showed SC2 I am for sure the scene will explode. The WCG qualifiers is really the test of that hypothesis.
I don't think SC2 will have good rating if broadcast on tv in korea, from some of korean friends, they and the people they know just do not have as much interest in SC2 and its players, kinda like "meh, its cool i guess" Also there was an article some time back, that Gomtv is still operating at a loss for broadcasting GSL. don't quote me on that yet, will edit once i find link.
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Congratz to Dignitas! I can't wait to see how all these new player acquisitions that foreign teams are making turn out in the team leagues. Can't wait to watch the next GCPL and EGMCS.
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Nice! Moving to Manchester to study like a nerd baller!
Great move for Dignitas! They could use someone who's used to the Korean pro scene. Congratz!
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Nice, see u in GamerBase
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keywords!! >>> Managers talking <<< right there
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Congratulations to all parties involved! When I thought of Dignitas, I really only thought of Naniwa, SjoW, and Select, so it's great to see a good Zerg come around!
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congratulations to team dignitas and gl to TanDongHo
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On July 23 2011 07:23 godemperor wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 07:18 Turenne wrote:On July 23 2011 06:52 ProxyKnoxy wrote:
Awesome he's gonna live in England :D Wonder what Uni it will be. Well he is moving to Manchester so one would assume the LSE... LSE is in london. Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 07:23 KebertXela wrote:On July 23 2011 07:20 godemperor wrote:On July 23 2011 07:17 KebertXela wrote:
They're climbing in your windows, their snatchin' your players up,tryn' take em so you gotta hide your Pumas, hide your Rains, hide your Tae Dongs, hide your Oz and hide your fOu cause their takin' everyone out here.
This situation is bizarre. I really think the root of all of this is the fact that GOM has sole exclusive rights to Starcraft 2, thus not generating enough buzz, thus lower wages and lower incentives for players. It's all a domino effect. The Korean scene just has to hold out one more year and hope the contract is not renewed. I dont think it has much to do much gom's exclusivity, korea is just not interested in SC2 much. All the people care about are BW, if people start caring about SC2 more, we see blizzard to seek out a secondary broadcast. I think a major part of that lack of interest is cause by GOM's exclusive rights. It is far easier to just flip on the TV then having to watch it online. If MBC Game or OGN showed SC2 I am for sure the scene will explode. The WCG qualifiers is really the test of that hypothesis. I don't think SC2 will have good rating if broadcast on tv in korea, from some of korean friends, they and the people they know just do not have as much interest in SC2 and its players, kinda like "meh, its cool i guess" Also there was an article some time back, that Gomtv is still operating at a loss for broadcasting GSL. don't quote me on that yet, will edit once i find link.
If they watch more they might get more interested. You need exposure to draw in the masses.
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Nice! Look forward to seeing more of him~!
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i wonder if they went over the coachess head to get them? nah, no team is that evil.
anyways, congratz to both dignitas and Tandongho, ya just joined a great team buddy!
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This is just a juicy month of starcraft news
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Good luck, I bet you will have a blast in Dignitas!
It also seems like you had a good relationship with Zenex regarding this which is really nice!
Also I want to thank the ZeNEX manager Yoon who looked into relevant information.
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On July 23 2011 07:17 iYiYi wrote:
See this is how you acquire a Korean player. Take notes EG and any other foreign team planning on picking up a Korean.
Not the same circumstances.
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Been watching this guy's stream since he set it up, and imo he is a very talented player. Think he'll become something big in Dignitas! TanDongHo fighting~
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Good luck Tan!!!
Much like puma I'm worried now about his training regiment for such a promising player but I'll be optimistic
One of the best upcoming players IMO.
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He's living in England, studying in Manchester, holy shit that's epic. Pretty huge steps for him.
I will be supporting him <3
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On July 23 2011 07:32 nihlon wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 07:23 godemperor wrote:On July 23 2011 07:18 Turenne wrote:On July 23 2011 06:52 ProxyKnoxy wrote:
Awesome he's gonna live in England :D Wonder what Uni it will be. Well he is moving to Manchester so one would assume the LSE... LSE is in london. On July 23 2011 07:23 KebertXela wrote:On July 23 2011 07:20 godemperor wrote:On July 23 2011 07:17 KebertXela wrote:
They're climbing in your windows, their snatchin' your players up,tryn' take em so you gotta hide your Pumas, hide your Rains, hide your Tae Dongs, hide your Oz and hide your fOu cause their takin' everyone out here.
This situation is bizarre. I really think the root of all of this is the fact that GOM has sole exclusive rights to Starcraft 2, thus not generating enough buzz, thus lower wages and lower incentives for players. It's all a domino effect. The Korean scene just has to hold out one more year and hope the contract is not renewed. I dont think it has much to do much gom's exclusivity, korea is just not interested in SC2 much. All the people care about are BW, if people start caring about SC2 more, we see blizzard to seek out a secondary broadcast. I think a major part of that lack of interest is cause by GOM's exclusive rights. It is far easier to just flip on the TV then having to watch it online. If MBC Game or OGN showed SC2 I am for sure the scene will explode. The WCG qualifiers is really the test of that hypothesis. I don't think SC2 will have good rating if broadcast on tv in korea, from some of korean friends, they and the people they know just do not have as much interest in SC2 and its players, kinda like "meh, its cool i guess" Also there was an article some time back, that Gomtv is still operating at a loss for broadcasting GSL. don't quote me on that yet, will edit once i find link. If they watch more they might get more interested. You need exposure to draw in the masses.
Good luck since some tv exec to do it, taking something that is not really successful thus far and put it on a bigger stage? (and put even more money into it) I mean it completely sincerely. I really hope BW and SC2 can co-exist in korea, but so far not looking good for SC2.
But I do think the fact that SC2 have blown up in the international scene, in time it will give OGN/MBC more of reason to try SC2 out, I think how the WCG qualifier (its being shown by OGN right?) perform will be very significant sign towards the success of SC2 in korea.
Also i should probably shut up, im derailing this thread. lol
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On July 23 2011 06:52 ProxyKnoxy wrote:
Awesome he's gonna live in England :D Wonder what Uni it will be.
Manchester Uni I believe
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On July 23 2011 07:23 godemperor wrote:
I don't think SC2 will have good rating if broadcast on tv in korea, from some of korean friends, they and the people they know just do not have as much interest in SC2 and its players, kinda like "meh, its cool i guess" Also there was an article some time back, that Gomtv is still operating at a loss for broadcasting GSL. don't quote me on that yet, will edit once i find link.
If given time, it will grow and swell, if it is on TV. You can't expect it to be a massive hit instantly. It needs to grow. Yes, SC2 is at a disadvantage now, but that is what I am trying to convey. Because of GOM's exclusive deal, it hasn't caught on. Nobody is watching it because it isn't convenient like how BW is. You turn on the TV and you see two pros going at it, or at least a reality show about a celebrity becoming a pro. Its everywhere.
Your friends' mood reflects that. Sure, it may be a great game, but they haven't seen enough of it to judge. This again goes back to GOM's deal.
MBC Game and OGN HAVE to get in on SC2 for it to gain any ground whatsoever in Korea.
On July 23 2011 07:38 godemperor wrote:
Also i should probably shut up, im derailing this thread. lol
Kind of, but this is the center of why Tae Dong moved and why SK and oGs have that deal, why Puma left etc. You can go on. Blizzard's asinine deal is at the center of it.
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So no word on if Dignitas asked the team manager if they could sign him? interesting.
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Yes yes yes!
Tandongho has been playing amazingly lately, people should be sure to check out his stream whenever he's live. He's featured on TL now so it should be easy to see.
Dignitas are going to look super scary after this, truly amazing player of every race.
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EG should learn from this.
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This move makes sense since he's moving out of Korea for school anyways. He might as well join a foreign team.
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This is pretty awesome. SC2 is indeed looking like global e-sports now, I was worried that it might go down a road similar to SCBW since the difference between foreigners and koreans have been growing.
On July 23 2011 07:43 Twoinches wrote:
So no word on if Dignitas asked the team manager if they could sign him? interesting.
It says coach Yoon of Zenex HELPED him ("looking into relevant information").
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On July 23 2011 07:41 KebertXela wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 07:23 godemperor wrote:
I don't think SC2 will have good rating if broadcast on tv in korea, from some of korean friends, they and the people they know just do not have as much interest in SC2 and its players, kinda like "meh, its cool i guess" Also there was an article some time back, that Gomtv is still operating at a loss for broadcasting GSL. don't quote me on that yet, will edit once i find link. If given time, it will grow and swell, if it is on TV. You can't expect it to be a massive hit instantly. It needs to grow. Yes, SC2 is at a disadvantage now, but that is what I am trying to convey. Because of GOM's exclusive deal, it hasn't caught on. Nobody is watching it because it isn't convenient like how BW is. You turn on the TV and you see two pros going at it, or at least a reality show about a celebrity becoming a pro. Its everywhere. Your friends' mood reflects that. Sure, it may be a great game, but they haven't seen enough of it to judge. This again goes back to GOM's deal. MBC Game and OGN HAVE to get in on SC2 for it to gain any ground whatsoever in Korea. Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 07:38 godemperor wrote:
Also i should probably shut up, im derailing this thread. lol Kind of, but this is the center of why Tae Dong moved and why SK and oGs have that deal, why Puma left etc. You can go on. Blizzard's asinine deal is at the center of it.
Huh? Tan Dong Ho left to study... not really because of popularity of SC2 in foreign world as far as I know.
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On July 23 2011 07:45 Nivity wrote:
EG should learn from this.
How does one learn about a player moving to Europe to study and actively seek a new team to join? Completely different situation.
People need to seriously give this shit a rest and let it be about Tan, not about tan vs puma.
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On July 23 2011 07:46 wklbishop wrote:
Huh? Tan Dong Ho left to study... not really because of popularity of SC2 in foreign world as far as I know.
I know, but I am for sure money and the foreigner scene was a contributing factor.
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really great news, i much prefer these kinds of acquisitions and player movement. hope you do well tan dong ho :D
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Congrats to both, really good player great news indeed
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Solid pick up :D. Can't wait to see him at some events.
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On July 23 2011 07:49 KebertXela wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 07:46 wklbishop wrote:
Huh? Tan Dong Ho left to study... not really because of popularity of SC2 in foreign world as far as I know. I know, but I am for sure money and the foreigner scene was a contributing factor.
I'm not entirely sure about that since it costs A LOT of money (probably more lost than gained) to be studying in an international university all things considered. Most of the international students at my uni are either really smart with a scholarship or really rich. Plus if you're studying, you probably won't do as well and win as much money as you could.
But then again, I can't really make any definitive statement until I hear Tan Dong Ho speak about his motivations and see how much money he actually gets from Dignitas. I'll admit that it's more logical for me personally to let education be the deciding factor over progaming career of where to go, but I don't know what Tan Dong Ho as a person is like so can't say for sure.
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Everyone is getting a Korean nowadays. Well, I mean they had Select already, but I've always considered him pretty much a foreigner with how long he's been around here.
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Koreans are definitely starting to see that there's easier money to be made outside of Korea!
Good stuff for Dignitas!
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Good luck to Tae Dong in england and I hope he will perform well with dignitas!
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On July 23 2011 07:48 forgottendreams wrote:How does one learn about a player moving to Europe to study and actively seek a new team to join? Completely different situation. People need to seriously give this shit a rest and let it be about Tan, not about tan vs puma.
As you say, completely different set of circumstances, but it's really just that Dignitas acquired a player with so much less drama than EG. It's unfortunate for EG (lol, or fortunate for Dignitas?) that this news was released just after the drama llama over the past few days. I, for one, am relieved to just see some news in this forum that doesn't make me want to headdesk; I'm sure others feel the same, and they're just reacting by making slight digs at EG and its PR. Nothing serious.
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Its going to be a mad dash to grab Korean players i think. Hopes teams lock em under contract soon fast.
But this is good news for Dignitas nevertheless.
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Cool news... welcome to England and best of luck . I have a mate who goes to the main Manchester Uni, so thats pretty cool aswell
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Awesome, Dignitas needed a power Zerg. Hopefully he can be that player!
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On July 23 2011 06:52 Zaphid wrote:
See EG, this how you do it
Hahaha :D
Hopefully they give him a 'wam' welcome.
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Great! Hopefully, even though he will be studying, we will see great things from him while he's on Dignitas, gl!
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Crazy to see so many koreans joining foreign teams, I really like it.
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Yay! A Western team picked up a Korean player without getting crap flung all over the place. Big +1 for Dignitas! <33
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Congrats TanDongHo and Dignitas!
If you want a good night out in Manchester while your here send me a pm i'll hook you up!
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Congrats to Dignitas and TanDongHo. See, player acquisition can be done the right way. EG, I hope you guys have learned your lesson.
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Wow, I was getting ready for another shitstorm when I saw the thread title. Big props to dignitas for being able to acquire a good Korean player without pissing off half the world in the process.
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sounds like the acquisition went very smoothly. Good to hear after the latest bustle...
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lol its like trade deadline is tomorrow or something, so many trades!!! gl dig and TDH
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Great, i hope he will stream even more often now.
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Nice pick up by Dignitas even if he may end up spending most of his time with his studies!
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Dont think i'm familiar with tan. has he participated in any gsl's or gstl's?
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I bet he joined dignitas just to score one of their awesome hoodies. : )
Great pickup, gl!
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he is moving there with a title to play sc2 and study but in fact, all he care about is getting Manchester United signature :3 i bet 100 ESPORT dollars on that!
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gratz, good news for dignitas
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On July 23 2011 08:20 Craminit wrote:
Dont think i'm familiar with tan. has he participated in any gsl's or gstl's?
Nah. He's awesome though. Won an iCCup KR weekly recently (bracket in tags)
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A lot of people are commenting about how so many koreans are leaving their teams for foreign teams. While a lot of them are... this situation isn't exactly the same. It appears that his #1 reason for leaving is to study in the UK. The changing of teams is secondary to that IMO.
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Only see a couple of his games, but for who he beat, he seems promising.
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TDH is a beast, good pickup. Dignitas doesn't have many zergs, do they? Besides killer.
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This is fantastic! I'm glad to see that the talent pool is starting to get spread around, with TanDongHo to dignitas, and PuMa to EG, things are starting to shape up for foreigner teams and Korean players alike!!
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Fuckin YES MATE! This is awesome! Go Manchester, go Dignitas, go Zerg, GO TANDONGHO!
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Great to see! Glad Dignitas did it the right way Very impressive line-up, can't wait to see him in the Dig colours.
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I'm starting to fear for the SC2 scene in korea. It's clear many teams are having financial difficulties. And if koreans keep moving to foreigner teams, we may just see some teams go under.
SC2 needs to survive in korea to thrive in the rest of the world. God I hope OGN picking up the WCG qualifiers will at least give it some sort of boost.
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On July 23 2011 07:03 godemperor wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 06:59 Jombozeus wrote:On July 23 2011 06:57 superbabosheki wrote:
It's also great that Select will be there to get rid of the language barrier. You'd expect he can speak English... Since hes moving to the UK Also hes attending uni in Manchester, don't think they offer Korean course materials. But more importantly will he be a ManU or a Man city fan?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Ji-Sung
United.
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Wonder if I'll see him at Manchester Gamerbase XD.
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Classy. Well done Dignitas and nice pickup.
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Congrats to him! Even if he can't practice enough to perform well in tourneys he'll be another excellent practice partner for Dignitas.
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On July 23 2011 08:43 DoomsVille wrote:
I'm starting to fear for the SC2 scene in korea. It's clear many teams are having financial difficulties. And if koreans keep moving to foreigner teams, we may just see some teams go under.
SC2 needs to survive in korea to thrive in the rest of the world. God I hope OGN picking up the WCG qualifiers will at least give it some sort of boost.
I doubt this move has very much do to with the status of Korean scene. I see it more as a natural step for him since he's moving to the UK to study. Obviously if Zenex would be able to support him studying abroad he might have stayed on the team but I wouldn't read to much into this.
In any case, it'll be awesome to see him regularly in the many tournaments we have in the EU/US scene.
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damn all these team picking up koreas lol Its time for Liquid to pick up somebody to lol LiquidMVP lol
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On July 23 2011 08:51 Laneir wrote:
damn all these team picking up koreas lol Its time for Liquid to pick up somebody to lol LiquidMVP lol
Instead of stealing gosus from Korea, liquid sends white dudes over there and makes them gosu. :D
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He was the streamer right? he hasn't seemed to be on lately
It's a bit sad (but good) that koreans are joining foreign teams
hurray for globalization ^_^
On July 23 2011 08:54 Bibbit wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 08:51 Laneir wrote:
damn all these team picking up koreas lol Its time for Liquid to pick up somebody to lol LiquidMVP lol Instead of stealing gosus from Korea, liquid sends white dudes over there and makes them gosu. :D
Lol yesss
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awesome he's a sick zerg :D
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well, he's got the sexual inuendo nick going for him. So thumbs up to that, made my sides hurt.
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Seen him play in the Korean weeklies and he played quite well. Congrats to Dignitas on the pick up. Hope to see TDH perform well in the future.
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Yay! More Koreans to foreigner teams :D
TanDongHo fightiiing!
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Wow, mass exodus, congrats Dignitas
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On July 23 2011 07:00 sekritzzz wrote:
Echo I do not appreciate your biased reporting. You have a legal, moral and ethical duty to provide us with the other side of the story. Please do not post this news until you have taken the perspective of Zenex' coach, tandongho's mother and the neighborly dog. Very unprofessional.
LOL, so much win right here.
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Very nice player. Congrats to both sides on a successful and CLEAN transaction.
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I'm more interested in what he's studying at Manchester University. I've not heard of him prior to this announcement so I'll be looking forward to what results he'll be able to give for Team Dignitas.
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On July 23 2011 06:52 Zaphid wrote:
See EG, this how you do it
Correction: Coach Yoon, this is how you do it. You don't shit on Team Dignitas for taking your player.
The only reason this isn't a total shitfest is because A: it's not EG, B: he was leaving korea anyways.
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Oh shit. If I get the grades I'll be there too. I wonder what he's studying.
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Greatz! good luck to him!
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Awww yeah.
Love how the foreigner teams are also picking up some Koreans! :D
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Dignitas has always been one of my favorite teams. This is great news for them.
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hmm~ if you cant win a korean, then buy a korean
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Wow, soon it will be hard to name teams that haven't picked up Korean pros. Good luck to all involved!
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easier to recruit Koreans then try and turn 300 lb. white dudes into them
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On July 23 2011 09:31 CellTech wrote:
easier to recruit Koreans then try and turn 300 lb. white dudes into them
lol... You should look at the foreigner pro's and realize not many of them weigh that much rofl.
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Awesome! I'm liking this new globalization trend.
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Damn, I chose my university too hastily D:
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On July 23 2011 07:00 sekritzzz wrote:
Echo I do not appreciate your biased reporting. You have a legal, moral and ethical duty to provide us with the other side of the story. Please do not post this news until you have taken the perspective of Zenex' coach, tandongho's mother and the neighborly dog. Very unprofessional.
I have to add that this is not a personal attack
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On July 23 2011 09:15 Kich wrote:Correction: Coach Yoon, this is how you do it. You don't shit on Team Dignitas for taking your player. The only reason this isn't a total shitfest is because A: it's not EG, B: he was leaving korea anyways.
you do realize that Dignitas didn't go behind the ZeNEX Coach's back and actually included him in the process, which EG never did.
Congrats Dignitas! best of luck in your future competitions and best of luck to TanDong on his new team.
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TanDongHo already mentioned on his stream that we was trying to find a foreign team (ones mentioned that he was interested in were Dignitas, FXO and EG is what I remember.) He was going to go to the UK and his coach respected his wishes and even helped him find a team (as mentioned in TanDongHo's statement). Just saying, before more people like Kich try to turn this thread into a shitfest.
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On July 23 2011 07:00 sekritzzz wrote:
Echo I do not appreciate your biased reporting. You have a legal, moral and ethical duty to provide us with the other side of the story. Please do not post this news until you have taken the perspective of Zenex' coach, tandongho's mother and the neighborly dog. Very unprofessional.
I'm just a volunteer copy and paste-er, I don't get paid for this, I'm not a professional journalist.
EDIT: I am a photojournalist by day.
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On July 23 2011 09:41 SiCkO_ wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 09:15 Kich wrote:On July 23 2011 06:52 Zaphid wrote:
See EG, this how you do it Correction: Coach Yoon, this is how you do it. You don't shit on Team Dignitas for taking your player. The only reason this isn't a total shitfest is because A: it's not EG, B: he was leaving korea anyways. you do realize that Dignitas didn't go behind the ZeNEX Coach's back and actually included him in the process, which EG never did. Congrats Dignitas! best of luck in your future competitions and best of luck to TanDong on his new team.
You do realize that unlike with EG, TanDongHo is already SIGNED to Dignitas, something Puma is not with EG. We can't just say EG never would have made a statement if the news gets leaked beforehand...
Either way Congrats to Dignitas, great Zerg addition
Edit: And by statement I mean both publically and a statement to coach Lee
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Never heard of the guy but best of luck to him! Goodness knows we need more players here in the UK.
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On July 23 2011 08:10 Ruscour wrote:Hahaha :D Hopefully they give him a 'wam' welcome.
thank you, fixed.
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oh come on stop doing this !!!
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Why didnt they get other better players?
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On July 23 2011 10:08 Heathen wrote:
Why didnt they get other better players? TanDongHo is really really good though. He might not be a DRG or a Losira but he's a very talented Zerg that'll achieve great things if he uses this great opportunity well.
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Epic! Now SeleCT can have someone to talk to behind others backs. XD
Dignitas is getting stronger.
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his id is less imaginative than 'jaedong' =[
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more koreans to foreign teams, this is so weird
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On July 23 2011 10:08 Heathen wrote:
Why didnt they get other better players?
And i don't think that Dignitas was thinking: omg.. all those foreign teams get koreans.. lets look at the GSL and acquire the best player we find there.
I think it was more of an oppertunity that came on their road. Maybe Zenex/TandongHo even initiated the signing. Since Tandongho would not be able to stay with the team because of his studies, but still wants to play with a professional sc2 team. And Dignitas was the team that accepted it.
I might be totally wrong though
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On July 23 2011 10:14 GTR wrote:
his id is less imaginative than 'jaedong' =[
How is it any worse than DongRaeGu? 
TDH, DRG, MVP, etc ;p
Yay acronyms!
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whats happening to the korean sc2 scene T______T
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Yay i go to manchester university AND i play zerg like him too.
BASICALLY... im on team dignitas already
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Pretty cool news. I think he's streamed a couple of times on TL too.
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Whew clean acquisition, thank god.
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Good news. Congrats to both the team and players.
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On July 23 2011 10:19 GenesisX wrote:
whats happening to the korean sc2 scene T______T
Good players are probably tired of sitting in Code B for month not able to make any money because theres only one major tourney in KR.
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On July 23 2011 10:19 GenesisX wrote:
whats happening to the korean sc2 scene T______T
It's transforming in ´the Sc2 scene´
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korean teams pick up new korean players all the time. a few good ones are trickling into foreign teams thats all. its not like these teams are falling apart its that the foreign teams are getting more promising for koreans.
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On July 23 2011 09:41 SiCkO_ wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 09:15 Kich wrote:On July 23 2011 06:52 Zaphid wrote:
See EG, this how you do it Correction: Coach Yoon, this is how you do it. You don't shit on Team Dignitas for taking your player. The only reason this isn't a total shitfest is because A: it's not EG, B: he was leaving korea anyways. you do realize that Dignitas didn't go behind the ZeNEX Coach's back and actually included him in the process, which EG never did. Congrats Dignitas! best of luck in your future competitions and best of luck to TanDong on his new team.
Really? Because that's exactly what it looks like. They contacted TanDon, TanDon contacted his coach, his Coach didn't flip shit and worked with TanDon to help make the transition easier.
That's what happened differently. What Lee did was incredibly unprofessional and incredibly rude and accusatory when it was completely uncalled for. He could have, much like Coach Yoon did, react positively and supportive of Puma.
Instead, what did he do? Coach Lee threatened Puma with telling me that he'd get massive negative lashback for it and then went on a crusade against EG. He even quoted puma himself saying that puma told him that he'd bear any negative backlash for it and that he could handle it. Who the fuck does that? Who goes out of their way to purposefully pile on more stress to someone who according to Lee was already very stressed out??
What he should have done was be supportive of Puma being able to actually make money for what he wants to do. Ultimately, Lee is just salty that so many people are leaving him and this was just his last straw--he would have flipped out no matter what happened. He would have flipped out if they spoke to him first, he would have flipped out if Puma never spoke to him, he would have flipped out if they all sat down and had ice cream together.
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On July 23 2011 10:29 JiYan wrote:
korean teams pick up new korean players all the time. a few good ones are trickling into foreign teams thats all. its not like these teams are falling apart its that the foreign teams are getting more promising for koreans.
And i think its pretty good for the korean teams too actually. Since some foreign teams seem to be able and willing to pay for playertransfers, the Korean teams could get some extra revenue. This will allow them to provide their players with better conditions. And the Korean scene is very talented, so more players could rise to the status of progamer.
The foreigners just need to make sure that the negotions about playertransfers are being done in a non-shady way, that leaves all parties satisfied. And the koreans need to see the necessity of contracts in this globalizing industry, instead of basing their team on traditional/cultural korean values like loyalty and trust.
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On July 23 2011 10:19 GenesisX wrote:
whats happening to the korean sc2 scene T______T
I don't think this is really comparable to situations like Puma or Rain. TDH was leaving Korea anyway to study and this was just a good opportunity that presented itself because of that, he wasn't sought out by a foreign team, nor was it the other way around, its an alliance of convenience.
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Congrats to TanDongHo and Dignitas. Good to see Korean interest in the foreign scene.
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On July 23 2011 10:36 Kich wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 09:41 SiCkO_ wrote:On July 23 2011 09:15 Kich wrote:On July 23 2011 06:52 Zaphid wrote:
See EG, this how you do it Correction: Coach Yoon, this is how you do it. You don't shit on Team Dignitas for taking your player. The only reason this isn't a total shitfest is because A: it's not EG, B: he was leaving korea anyways. you do realize that Dignitas didn't go behind the ZeNEX Coach's back and actually included him in the process, which EG never did. Congrats Dignitas! best of luck in your future competitions and best of luck to TanDong on his new team. Really? Because that's exactly what it looks like. They contacted TanDon, TanDon contacted his coach, his Coach didn't flip shit and worked with TanDon to help make the transition easier.
Bullshit. It looks nothing like that, stop looking for drame where there is none. TDH thanks his coach for looking into the information for him, what it looks like is the player decided to come to university in England and his coach helped find him a team that could better support him abroad.
Select won i42 maybe TDH will win i43.
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he's not going to university till october?
he's still in korea till then? will he play for F. United, cause Moon and Lyn are playing WC3
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On July 23 2011 11:04 Eufouria wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 10:36 Kich wrote:On July 23 2011 09:41 SiCkO_ wrote:On July 23 2011 09:15 Kich wrote:On July 23 2011 06:52 Zaphid wrote:
See EG, this how you do it Correction: Coach Yoon, this is how you do it. You don't shit on Team Dignitas for taking your player. The only reason this isn't a total shitfest is because A: it's not EG, B: he was leaving korea anyways. you do realize that Dignitas didn't go behind the ZeNEX Coach's back and actually included him in the process, which EG never did. Congrats Dignitas! best of luck in your future competitions and best of luck to TanDong on his new team. Really? Because that's exactly what it looks like. They contacted TanDon, TanDon contacted his coach, his Coach didn't flip shit and worked with TanDon to help make the transition easier. Bullshit. It looks nothing like that, stop looking for drame where there is none. TDH thanks his coach for looking into the information for him, what it looks like is the player decided to come to university in England and his coach helped find him a team that could better support him abroad. Select won i42 maybe TDH will win i43.
The post explicitly stated that Select recommended TanDon to Team Dignitas. And I'm not trying to stir up drama, I'm trying to point out that no drama should have occurred since this is the exact same thing. I read that as saying that the coach looked into relevant information after the fact.
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koreans: apart of every team outside of korea
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Good for both sides!
Gogo Dignitas.
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He studies abroad, AND has a job?!
Damn, does he have his Shit together! Good luck TDH!
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On July 23 2011 09:44 Elem wrote:TanDongHo already mentioned on his stream that we was trying to find a foreign team (ones mentioned that he was interested in were Dignitas, FXO and EG is what I remember.) He was going to go to the UK and his coach respected his wishes and even helped him find a team (as mentioned in TanDongHo's statement). Just saying, before more people like Kich try to turn this thread into a shitfest.
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So now the only Dignitas SC2 player who actually resides in their country of operation is a Korean studying abroad?
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On July 23 2011 12:46 Aquafresh wrote:
So now the only Dignitas SC2 player who actually resides in their country of operation is a Korean studying abroad?
What about dApollo, or is he a mascot?
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Interesting pick up, I personally just learned of TanDongHo this morning and from what I've seen of his games today the kid is a beast and has potential for a very bright future. All these trades/pick ups/ partnerships are getting exciting can't wait to see how it all plays out in the next few months.
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Yeah, I didn't know too much about TanDongHo until very recently (think it was the iCCUP Finals, maybe?) and he looked impressive. Nice pick up by Dignitas and I like the class that all parties are showing.
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On July 23 2011 12:46 Aquafresh wrote:
So now the only Dignitas SC2 player who actually resides in their country of operation is a Korean studying abroad?
You're forgetting dignitas.BlinG
Probably the best player in the UK along with DemusliM of course, but he's up and coming, I'd look out for him!
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On July 23 2011 11:11 Kich wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 11:04 Eufouria wrote:On July 23 2011 10:36 Kich wrote:On July 23 2011 09:41 SiCkO_ wrote:On July 23 2011 09:15 Kich wrote:On July 23 2011 06:52 Zaphid wrote:
See EG, this how you do it Correction: Coach Yoon, this is how you do it. You don't shit on Team Dignitas for taking your player. The only reason this isn't a total shitfest is because A: it's not EG, B: he was leaving korea anyways. you do realize that Dignitas didn't go behind the ZeNEX Coach's back and actually included him in the process, which EG never did. Congrats Dignitas! best of luck in your future competitions and best of luck to TanDong on his new team. Really? Because that's exactly what it looks like. They contacted TanDon, TanDon contacted his coach, his Coach didn't flip shit and worked with TanDon to help make the transition easier. Bullshit. It looks nothing like that, stop looking for drame where there is none. TDH thanks his coach for looking into the information for him, what it looks like is the player decided to come to university in England and his coach helped find him a team that could better support him abroad. Select won i42 maybe TDH will win i43. The post explicitly stated that Select recommended TanDon to Team Dignitas. And I'm not trying to stir up drama, I'm trying to point out that no drama should have occurred since this is the exact same thing. I read that as saying that the coach looked into relevant information after the fact.
TanDon was already looking to join a foreign team, something his coach knew about beforehand. The coach even helped TanDon with that process.
Please don't state your interpretation as facts or make a conjecture like "this is how it should be done" when you don't even know the story.
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Not a fan up ZenEx but hope he does well for Dignitas!
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good news, will be looking forward to seeing him play in foreign events.
congrats to Dignitas and TanDongHo!
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That's cool. It's a good way for the player to keep on playing instead of missing out on being a pro while studying.
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woohoo Koreans going everywhere! This really is their national sport lol.
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Select helping his mates get recruited. They have an even solider lineup. Easily one of the strongest foreigner teams.
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OH good, now we all need is MC leaving for Team Liquid!
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This will just get better and better.
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On July 23 2011 07:17 KebertXela wrote:
They're climbing in your windows, their snatchin' your players up,tryn' take em so you gotta hide your Pumas, hide your Rains, hide your Tae Dongs, hide your Oz and hide your fOu cause their takin' everyone out here.
This situation is bizarre. I really think the root of all of this is the fact that GOM has sole exclusive rights to Starcraft 2, thus not generating enough buzz, thus lower wages and lower incentives for players. It's all a domino effect. The Korean scene just has to hold out one more year and hope the contract is not renewed.
Read the Coach Lee interview. He expresses that the competition is too fierce and too narrow i.e. GSL is hard to win and all they have is GSL.
I'm not sure what kind of exclusivity deal GOM has, but I imagine at least there would be smaller tournaments. Wasn't there a small tournament where July won to go to MLG Columbus? Is GOM prohibiting other tournaments from forming or is there just no interest there?
Compare this to the foreign scene where a guy like Naniwa has to pick and choose where he can be. Many more opportunities to make a splash.
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Good pickup for Dignitas .
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nice, and btw he is the first high level zerg for dignitas
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Wow! Manchester is like half an hour from my uni! And I go up there from time to go to some mini lans at internet cafes, maybe i'll get to meet him! Go dignitas!
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On July 23 2011 15:34 Ownos wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 07:17 KebertXela wrote:
They're climbing in your windows, their snatchin' your players up,tryn' take em so you gotta hide your Pumas, hide your Rains, hide your Tae Dongs, hide your Oz and hide your fOu cause their takin' everyone out here.
This situation is bizarre. I really think the root of all of this is the fact that GOM has sole exclusive rights to Starcraft 2, thus not generating enough buzz, thus lower wages and lower incentives for players. It's all a domino effect. The Korean scene just has to hold out one more year and hope the contract is not renewed. Read the Coach Lee interview. He expresses that the competition is too fierce and too narrow i.e. GSL is hard to win and all they have is GSL. I'm not sure what kind of exclusivity deal GOM has, but I imagine at least there would be smaller tournaments. Wasn't there a small tournament where July won to go to MLG Columbus? Is GOM prohibiting other tournaments from forming or is there just no interest there? Compare this to the foreign scene where a guy like Naniwa has to pick and choose where he can be. Many more opportunities to make a splash.
IIRC even that was organized by CSN. I think any tournament beyond Gom's in korea are organized by foreigners. There were a few attempts around Christmas, but those didn't have any english coverage so I assume the viewer counts were pretty low.
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Hes moving to Manchester to study? Doesnt sound like an optimal player to pick up imo. Starcraft 2 and studies dont go well together.
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On July 23 2011 17:05 Klaent wrote:
Hes moving to Manchester to study? Doesnt sound like an optimal player to pick up imo. Starcraft 2 and studies dont go well together.
lol ? i see most of sc2 players who are not full time players are students ^^ as far as i know it fits perfect see QXC he studys as well xD
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Awesome news! Hope to see him get involved in the UK SC2 scene.
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With an additional capable Zerg in the lineup, Dignitas will be blazing through pretty much every Teeam league they enter outside of Korea. Their Lineup is soo deep now.
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wow alot of koreans are leaving there teams for foreign clans lately, but still awesome to see that more and more koreans will compete in foreign tourneys due to their new team.
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On July 23 2011 17:58 hadang wrote:
Thats how you do it EG !
I loled...was that wrong? Even if it was just a question of good PR vs bad PR.
Anyway, Dignitas lineup looks even better than before, and I would already consider them one of the top foreigner teams.
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GJ to dignitas for giving up and coming players a chance!
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Let's hope the study does not meddle that much with his gameplay. ^^"
(at least if he is aspiring to become a professional gamer)
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By formerly of ZeNEX does that mean he left the team and was teamless before Dignitas picked him up? Or did they reach an arrangement with ZeNEX in getting him?
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On July 23 2011 18:08 DystopiaX wrote:
Anyway, Dignitas lineup looks even better than before, and I would already consider them one of the top foreigner teams.
Already? They've been one of the top teams for a long time now.
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awesome catch for dignitas - looking forward to see more of him =)
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On July 23 2011 06:52 Zaphid wrote:
See EG, this how you do it
Haha yes Congratulations to Dignitas and him
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Haha, awesome! I live in Manchester while going to Uni there.
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nice, gl man. sjowtime told me about u. u´ve got really nice zvp!
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Gratz!
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On July 23 2011 19:05 Denzil wrote:
By formerly of ZeNEX does that mean he left the team and was teamless before Dignitas picked him up? Or did they reach an arrangement with ZeNEX in getting him?
He decided to move to the UK for studies, so his coach helped him find a team to transfer to.
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Very exciting to see how more and more Korean players are joining foreign teams. It really is nice to witness this, and I hope that more and more transfers like this will happen in the future. Adding a very promising Korean player to Team Dignitas will definitely improve them as a team, but they sure as hell are already a very solid team wo begin with. Good luck TanDongHo and enjoy the stay in the UK!
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congratulations to both sides, that's a great addition to my favorite team
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On July 23 2011 07:23 godemperor wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 07:18 Turenne wrote:On July 23 2011 06:52 ProxyKnoxy wrote:
Awesome he's gonna live in England :D Wonder what Uni it will be. Well he is moving to Manchester so one would assume the LSE... LSE is in london.
Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 07:23 KebertXela wrote:On July 23 2011 07:20 godemperor wrote:On July 23 2011 07:17 KebertXela wrote:
They're climbing in your windows, their snatchin' your players up,tryn' take em so you gotta hide your Pumas, hide your Rains, hide your Tae Dongs, hide your Oz and hide your fOu cause their takin' everyone out here.
This situation is bizarre. I really think the root of all of this is the fact that GOM has sole exclusive rights to Starcraft 2, thus not generating enough buzz, thus lower wages and lower incentives for players. It's all a domino effect. The Korean scene just has to hold out one more year and hope the contract is not renewed. I dont think it has much to do much gom's exclusivity, korea is just not interested in SC2 much. All the people care about are BW, if people start caring about SC2 more, we see blizzard to seek out a secondary broadcast. I think a major part of that lack of interest is cause by GOM's exclusive rights. It is far easier to just flip on the TV then having to watch it online. If MBC Game or OGN showed SC2 I am for sure the scene will explode. The WCG qualifiers is really the test of that hypothesis. I don't think SC2 will have good rating if broadcast on tv in korea, from some of korean friends, they and the people they know just do not have as much interest in SC2 and its players, kinda like "meh, its cool i guess" Also there was an article some time back, that Gomtv is still operating at a loss for broadcasting GSL. don't quote me on that yet, will edit once i find link.
...I know, I was teasing the person that asked.
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Gl with dignitas killer, & enjoy
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I am loving the koreans joining foreign teams. Esports globalization is a good thing.
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Wow, I love that the scene is spreading through koreans joining foreign teams!
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grats! gj on not pulling an EG lol
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On July 23 2011 23:02 Turenne wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 07:23 godemperor wrote:On July 23 2011 07:18 Turenne wrote:On July 23 2011 06:52 ProxyKnoxy wrote:
Awesome he's gonna live in England :D Wonder what Uni it will be. Well he is moving to Manchester so one would assume the LSE... LSE is in london.
On July 23 2011 07:23 KebertXela wrote:On July 23 2011 07:20 godemperor wrote:On July 23 2011 07:17 KebertXela wrote:
They're climbing in your windows, their snatchin' your players up,tryn' take em so you gotta hide your Pumas, hide your Rains, hide your Tae Dongs, hide your Oz and hide your fOu cause their takin' everyone out here.
This situation is bizarre. I really think the root of all of this is the fact that GOM has sole exclusive rights to Starcraft 2, thus not generating enough buzz, thus lower wages and lower incentives for players. It's all a domino effect. The Korean scene just has to hold out one more year and hope the contract is not renewed. I dont think it has much to do much gom's exclusivity, korea is just not interested in SC2 much. All the people care about are BW, if people start caring about SC2 more, we see blizzard to seek out a secondary broadcast. I think a major part of that lack of interest is cause by GOM's exclusive rights. It is far easier to just flip on the TV then having to watch it online. If MBC Game or OGN showed SC2 I am for sure the scene will explode. The WCG qualifiers is really the test of that hypothesis. I don't think SC2 will have good rating if broadcast on tv in korea, from some of korean friends, they and the people they know just do not have as much interest in SC2 and its players, kinda like "meh, its cool i guess" Also there was an article some time back, that Gomtv is still operating at a loss for broadcasting GSL. don't quote me on that yet, will edit once i find link. ...I know, I was teasing the person that asked.
k lol sarcasm/teasing is hard to read online.
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He's going to Manchester? Good god, I'm starting at Manchester University this autumn. That's going to be weird to think about. Congrats to Dignitas for picking up a great player :D
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On July 23 2011 20:15 Liquid`HayprO wrote:
nice, gl man. sjowtime told me about u. u´ve got really nice zvp!
plase dont tell me he asks you to call him that? ; /
anyway, 'the big sjow' is much cooler
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Nice. I knew he was looking for a team since he said he left Zenex a month or two ago I think. He was asking people in Stream chat which teams are good for him to join. He was looking for a US team he seemed but a couple of people and I mentioned Dignitas and it seemed to follow through. Congratulations to TanDangHo and Dignitas. He is a great player.
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Is he the player "DiginitasTan" who registred for TLOpen?
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On July 23 2011 17:58 hadang wrote:
Thats how you do it EG !
There was no difference here.
TDH wanted to leave korea and got picked up to help him in europe
Puma wanted to leave TSL and got picked up to help him in foreign events.
The only different is there is no Coach Lee raging around korean press.
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Ah cool, I remember when he was asking his stream about foreign teams and I told him about dignitas and how they have their base in England and he should ask SeleCT about more information, I guess he did.
Gl man
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EG could learn a thing or two, oh wait, they ain't geniuses.
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I wonder if he knows english already
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On July 24 2011 02:16 SafeAsCheese wrote:There was no difference here. TDH wanted to leave korea and got picked up to help him in europe Puma wanted to leave TSL and got picked up to help him in foreign events. The only different is there is no Coach Lee raging around korean press.
That's the only difference
That and good faith negotiations between the player and both management teams
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On July 24 2011 02:16 SafeAsCheese wrote:There was no difference here. TDH wanted to leave korea and got picked up to help him in europe Puma wanted to leave TSL and got picked up to help him in foreign events. The only different is there is no Coach Lee raging around korean press.
We don't know the full story of either transfer but it seems like with puMa he was approached and with TDH he approached teams, or at least they were made aware that he was looking for a foreign team.
On July 24 2011 02:16 mitschi wrote:
Is he the player "DiginitasTan" who registred for TLOpen?
Yes. I would have preferred DignitasTani, so he could match Naniwa's ID.
On July 24 2011 01:03 godemperor wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2011 23:02 Turenne wrote:On July 23 2011 07:23 godemperor wrote:On July 23 2011 07:18 Turenne wrote:On July 23 2011 06:52 ProxyKnoxy wrote:
Awesome he's gonna live in England :D Wonder what Uni it will be. Well he is moving to Manchester so one would assume the LSE... LSE is in london.
On July 23 2011 07:23 KebertXela wrote:On July 23 2011 07:20 godemperor wrote:On July 23 2011 07:17 KebertXela wrote:
They're climbing in your windows, their snatchin' your players up,tryn' take em so you gotta hide your Pumas, hide your Rains, hide your Tae Dongs, hide your Oz and hide your fOu cause their takin' everyone out here.
This situation is bizarre. I really think the root of all of this is the fact that GOM has sole exclusive rights to Starcraft 2, thus not generating enough buzz, thus lower wages and lower incentives for players. It's all a domino effect. The Korean scene just has to hold out one more year and hope the contract is not renewed. I dont think it has much to do much gom's exclusivity, korea is just not interested in SC2 much. All the people care about are BW, if people start caring about SC2 more, we see blizzard to seek out a secondary broadcast. I think a major part of that lack of interest is cause by GOM's exclusive rights. It is far easier to just flip on the TV then having to watch it online. If MBC Game or OGN showed SC2 I am for sure the scene will explode. The WCG qualifiers is really the test of that hypothesis. I don't think SC2 will have good rating if broadcast on tv in korea, from some of korean friends, they and the people they know just do not have as much interest in SC2 and its players, kinda like "meh, its cool i guess" Also there was an article some time back, that Gomtv is still operating at a loss for broadcasting GSL. don't quote me on that yet, will edit once i find link. ...I know, I was teasing the person that asked. k lol sarcasm/teasing is hard to read online.
For the actual answer, I would assume he's going to the University of Manchester. You don't generally travel around the world so you can attend Manchester Met.
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Got stomped by this guy on ladder yesterday.
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On July 24 2011 02:16 SafeAsCheese wrote:There was no difference here. TDH wanted to leave korea and got picked up to help him in europe Puma wanted to leave TSL and got picked up to help him in foreign events. The only different is there is no Coach Lee raging around korean press.
... There is a difference. The difference is Tan wanted to go to Europe to study so he would obviously need support from a foreign team. PuMa wanted to join EG but he will continue to live in Korea
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foreign team needs to develop their own talents, signing players from Korean isn't a long term solution.
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Those comparing this deal to EG/Puma haven't really understood either, it seems. Completely different premises.
On July 24 2011 11:58 EaryKing wrote:
foreign team needs to develop their own talents, signing players from Korean isn't a long term solution.
Signing a player living in England for years to come is about as long-term as it can get in this industry.
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Good pick up, grats to Dignitas!
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Let's start a rumor that he's studying physics at Cambridge
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On July 25 2011 11:18 SalsaShark wrote:
Let's start a rumor that he's studying physics at Cambridge
Nah bro, that's for a protoss. He's really studying bio-engineering so he can create the Zerg for realzzz!
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Keeping the new trend alive with all these koreans going to foreign teams, loving it
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On July 25 2011 11:26 FinestHour wrote:
Keeping the new trend alive with all these koreans going to foreign teams, loving it
I don't see this changing anytime soon...All there is in korea is GSL, and even getting into code A is ridiculously hard, even if you practice 10 hours a day every day there is no guarantee you will get there, and even if you win code A you don't get that much money...
For anyone that isn't the top 10 best player in korea the opportunities are fairly small :/
The rest of the world has plenty of tournaments that are done within a few days and have big cash prizes; dreamhack, mlg, homestory, and plenty of other smaller and possibly bigger ones that I forgot. I can understand this sucks for korean teams, but something has to change to give the pros not in code S incentive to stay.
Edit: To be on topic though, best of luck to TanDongHo and Dignitas.
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On July 23 2011 17:58 hadang wrote:
Thats how you do it EG !
Yeah thats how.. wait for the player to move country. This has almost no parralels with the EG situation so dont be that guy.
On topic im real happy for dignitas, just hope this guy can balance uni life and sc2
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On July 24 2011 02:16 SafeAsCheese wrote:There was no difference here. TDH wanted to leave korea and got picked up to help him in europe Puma wanted to leave TSL and got picked up to help him in foreign events. The only different is there is no Coach Lee raging around korean press.
wroooooooooooong. they contacted the coach and dealt with him properly. if that isnt enough to change your mind, the player was moving to england to study anyway, so he could not stay on zeNEX anyway.
Congrats to both parties!
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This is an interesting time, you don't often see South Koreans going "foreign" for StarCraft! And now the BW contracts are gonna be up soon, there are probably more surprises to come..
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On July 25 2011 22:51 Tachyon wrote:
This is an interesting time, you don't often see South Koreans going "foreign" for StarCraft! And now the BW contracts are gonna be up soon, there are probably more surprises to come..
... wrong game?
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Epic news! Congrats to dignitas
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i live in manchester! im so gonna hunt him down..lol
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finally Dignitas picks up another Zerg. Hopefully this will help round out their team.
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Wow! All these koreans joining foreginer teams; gl to him!
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On July 23 2011 06:51 -FoX wrote:
Wow! So many foreigners leaving Korean teams for foreign teams. This is very interesting. Congratulations to both Dignitas and TanDongHo!
I can only second that. It seems a large shake is going through the current teams / players. Very interested in how that will turn out in the mid/long run.
Also very nice to see Korea and the world getting closer together. First step in eSports, next step politics?
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Just if anyone was interested this guy went as NEXON before he switched to dignitas (and still plays under that account i guess). Grandmaster on korean server as expected..
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so he lost to boxer in GSL Open 3?
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Looks like every Foreign team is in a race to see who can get the most Koreans and thus, become the best. GOTTA CATCH EM ALL!
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ok nvm he was just playing a few games on that account. thats not actually him.
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awesome. good luck to dignitas with their new pickup! :D
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Guess he's not going to Raleigh then, maybe Orlando..
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Its results / uni acceptance day in the UK. So that was related to him getting the grades i guess :D
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On August 18 2011 19:56 Benjef wrote:Its results / uni acceptance day in the UK. So that was related to him getting the grades i guess :D
Yeah, I assumed it was something like that. It's just when you don't know the context he sounds like he's gonna bomb the UK. xD
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Good pick up. That is two players from ZeNEX that have left recently...
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On August 18 2011 20:00 TheAmazombie wrote:
Good pick up. That is two players from ZeNEX that have left recently...
If you say 6 weeks ago is recent, this is quite old news
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On July 23 2011 06:52 Zaphid wrote:
See EG, this how you do it
Yeah, just waiting for a player fall into your laps is the correct way to do it.
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